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All the meetings between Ajit Doval and Wang Yi after December 2019 have taken place to discuss multilateral issues and not boundary resolution. After a hiatus of five years, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval will be meeting his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, for the institutionalised Special Representative Dialogue in Beijing to move towards enhancing peace and tranquility all along the 3,488 km Line of Actual Control. All the meetings between Doval and Wang after December 2019 have taken place to discuss multilateral issues and not boundary resolution. Taking guidance from the meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi…

Shreyas Iyer’s instructions to Prithvi Shaw are loud and clear. Mumbai added yet another title to their domestic resume, as Shreyas Iyer captained the team to Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy honours with a 5-wicket win over Madhya Pradesh at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Mumbai had plenty of star names and firepower, with Indian internationals such as Iyer, Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Suryakumar Yadav, and Shivam Dube populating the batting order. Speaking to reporters after the final, Iyer was asked about his current Mumbai and former Delhi Capitals teammate Prithvi Shaw. Shaw only managed 197 runs in 9 innings in the…

Maybe, pointing fingers will spur batters into showing greater discipline. We don’t, as a team, point fingers at each other and we don’t want to get into that mindset where we are pointing fingers at each other – that you should do this, you should do that.” So said Jasprit Bumrah on Monday, a few hours after bowling his heart out to pick up six for 76, and not long after watching his top-order batters gifting their wickets to Australia’s high-class pace attack. Maybe you should start doing that, Jasprit. Maybe you should start pointing fingers. Maybe that will spur…

Late NFL player Jimmy Wilkerson was an assistant coach at Carl Albert High School in Oklahoma before his tragic demise. Former Kansas City Chiefs draft pick and longtime NFL defensive end Jimmy Wilkerson sadly passed away earlier this week on December 13 in Oklahoma City. He was 43 years old. Before his unfortunate demise, Wilkerson was employed as an assistant coach at Carl Albert High School. According to The Oklahoman, the Titans were scheduled to have their final practice before the Saturday game. A few hours before the planned schedule, the former OU standout was at home when a call…

With both a follow-on and a washout looming large in Brisbane, we examine India’s chances of making the WTC final. India find themselves in trouble, with the Day 3 proceedings at the Gabba opening up two possibilities, both not in favour of the touring side. Australia’s fast bowlers rattled the Indian top-order line-up, reducing them to 4 down for 51 at stumps, with a follow-on looming large. Should they be dismissed for less than 246, it would be the first time in 13 years that India would incur this fate. On the other hand, the recurring wet weather put the…

Anura Kumara Dissanayake is in New Delhi for a state visit. He chose India as his first bilateral visit after victories in presidential and parliamentary polls. Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Monday thanked India for economic support during the island nation’s financial meltdown and crucial assistance in restructuring bilateral debt. Dissanayake is on his first bilateral visit to New Delhi after assuming power in Colombo. “We faced an unprecedented economic crisis some 2 years ago and India supported us immensely to come out of that quagmire. It has also helped us immensely after that, especially in the debt-free…

Delhi-NCR has implemented GRAP-3 due to a spike in pollution levels. Restrictions include a ban on non-essential construction and strict vehicle regulations. The Centre’s air quality panel has invoked the third phase of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP-3) in Delhi-NCR as the national capital grapples with a sharp rise in pollution levels. The decision was triggered after the Air Quality Index (AQI) crossed into ‘very poor’ category on Monday. As a result, the city has imposed stringent measures to curb air pollution, including a complete ban on non-essential construction and demolition activities. The move comes as Delhi experiences a…

French economist Thomas Piketty urged India to tax the super-rich to address inequality, advocating a 2% wealth tax and a 33% inheritance tax. Thomas Piketty, a French economist and novelist, stated on Friday that given India’s high levels of inequality, more should be done to tax its super-rich. The author of the best-selling book “Capital in the 21st Century” urged India to fulfil a July commitment made by the finance ministers of the Group of 20 major countries to work together to tax the wealthiest people in the world. Piketty stated, “India should be active in taxing the rich,” during…

The father of Atul Singhania, requested police to hand over his grandson (Atul Subash’s son) who is currently with Singhania’s family. Atul Subash’s father thanked Bengaluru Police for arresting Nikita Singhania, and her family members in connection with his son’s suicide case. He also requested police to hand over his grandson (Atul Subash’s son) who is currently with Singhania’s family. Speaking to reporters after the arrest, Pawan Kumar said, “I am thankful to the police for arresting their (Nikita Singhania’s) family. We do not even know if our grandson is alive or his whereabouts. We request the police to give…

Aaditya Thackeray urged CM Devendra Fadnavis to start a formal inquiry into the alleged road scam, targeting deputy CM Eknath Shinde. Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray urged Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to exclude former CM Eknath Shinde and two other ex-ministers from the cabinet due to their alleged involvement in a road scam in the state. Thackeray has also targeted deputy CM Eknath Shinde and Mangal Prabhat Lodha along with Deepak Kesarkar in what he called a ₹12,000 crore scam. “If the BJP government is serious about acting on the road scam, they must keep the then illegal CM…