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Former Indian Super League champions Mumbai City FC (MCFC) overcame early hiccups to beat Indian Navy 4-1 in their opening Durand Cup match at the Saltlake Stadium here on Thursday. A two-goal blitz by substitute Lallianzuala Chhangte (89th, 90+1st) in the space of two minutes, following goals from Vikram Pratap Singh (45+4th) and Greg Stewart (65th) gave the Islanders full points from Group B. ALSO READ| FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Ticket Sales Top 2.45 Million, 500,000 Still Left The star-studded Mumbai outfit dominated the possession but lacked in finishing early on as the Indian Navy took the lead with a peach of a strike from Adersh Mattummal (43rd) against the run of play. Navy’s seasoned goalkeeper-cum-captain Velutha Kulathil Vishnu was resolute under the bar and effected some fine saves to keep the ISL heavyweights at bay. Finally, Des Buckingham’s side got the much-needed breakthrough in the first-half injury time when Vikram made a fine run inside the box from the … [Read more...] about Durand Cup: Mumbai City Beat Indian Navy 4-1

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear during the day itself the appeal of the Indian Olympic Association challenging the Delhi High Court direction for setting up of a three-member Committee of Administrators (COA) to take over the affairs of the sports body. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana took note of the submissions of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that the appointment of the CoA may lead to the Association’s suspension by the International Olympic Committee as it happened in the case of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) recently. ALSO READ | Explainer: Why Has FIFA Suspended AIFF and What Will be The Consequences The bench agreed to hear the appeal of the IOA during the day after finishing the hearing of listed matters. The Delhi High Court on August 16 had ordered the setting up of a three-member CoA to manage the affairs of the IOA. The high court said the persistent recalcitrance of the IOA to comply with the Sports Code made it … [Read more...] about Supreme Court to Hear Appeal of IOA against Delhi HC Order Setting Up Panel to Run it

The global politics of data is rapidly evolving as leading and emerging digital economies like the European Union (EU), the U.S., India, Indonesia, and South Africa strive to protect, monetise, and leverage data collected within their territories for domestic purposes. The age of borderless data with limited or no government control, once an aspiration, appears behind us. Increasing privacy and security concerns coupled with economic interests have compelled governments to institute rules and standards that govern and restrict cross-border flows with natural implications for negotiations on global trade and commerce. Indeed, the sheer amount of data being generated and shared globally has necessitated governments to exert more control over the use, sharing, and cross-border flow of data. According to the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), data localisation laws have more than doubled from 2017 to 2021, indicating that states seek and want increasing levels of … [Read more...] about Data opportunity at the G20

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday that the relationship between India and China is going through an “extremely difficult phase” after what Beijing has done at the border and emphasised that the Asian Century will not happen if the two neighbours could not join hands. Jaishankar made the remarks while responding to a series of questions after delivering a lecture on ‘India’s Vision of the Indo-Pacific’ at the prestigious Chulalongkorn University here. Responding to a question, Jaishankar said that the Asian Century will happen when China and India come together but the Asian Century will be difficult to happen if India and China could not come together. “At the moment (the India-China) relationship is going through an extremely difficult phase after what China did at the border,” he said. Chinese and Indian troops are engaged in a prolonged standoff in Eastern Ladakh. The two sides have so far held 16 rounds of Corps Commander Level talks to resolve the … [Read more...] about India-China Relationship Going Through ‘Extremely Difficult Phase’: EAM Jaishankar

The fourth phase of the Common Universities Entrance Test (CUET) 2022 began on Wednesday. On the second day of phase four of the exam, August 18, students found the papers to be easy except for mathematics, which has been considered as little moderate in difficulty level. The economics paper had questions based on concepts taught in class 12 while accountancy and English papers were on the easier, claimed students. In economics, “there was one case study with five questions and surprisingly the graph based questions were more like data interpretation. Topics covered included macro-economic policy indicator, goal of five-year plan, great leap forward campaign, among others,” said Amitendra Kumar, Product Head – CUET & Under Graduate Programmes, Career Launcher. Also read| CUET 2022: A Saga of Tech Glitches, Everything That Went Wrong in First-ever Common Entrance Test In accountancy, questions were covered from accounting-not for profit, partnership, shares and … [Read more...] about CUET 2022 Phase 4 Exam Analysis: Math Continue to be Difficult, Accountancy, English Easy

It’s been a month now that the Central University Entrance Test (CUET) 2022 began for admissions to undergraduate courses across colleges in the country. The initial plan of the exam-conducting body, National Testing Agency (NTA) was to complete the exams by August 20. But there have been several cases of technical glitches and administrative errors in the exam due to which many of the exams have been postponed. There have also been cases of last-minute exam centres changes. The CUET 2022 has now been split into six phases. Further, after several postponements, it is now set to conclude on August 28. In its debut-year, let’s check at everything that went wrong in the common entrance test: Exam centre changed on very first day of CUET 2022: The exam began on July 15. A last-minute change of exam centre on the first day of the exam led to many candidates missing the exam. Conducted in 510 cities in India and abroad, students who appeared for the exam at several centres in Delhi … [Read more...] about CUET 2022: A Saga of Tech Glitches, Everything That Went Wrong in First-ever Common Entrance Test

“A lack of financial model and the total absence of administrative autonomy are severely hampering the growth of IITs. A proper financial model is needed if we want to scale up the existing IITS,” says V Ramgopal Rao, former director of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi. Sharing insights to make IITs successful, he added that creating more IITs can’t be a solution always. Talking about the lack of proper financial model at IIT, he said, “IITs receive generous grants is a myth. A major part of the grants (roughly 85 per cent at IIT Delhi) goes for payment of salaries, pensions and maintenance.” The former director shared the tips through social media platform, Twitter. Also read| IIT Delhi Researchers Propose Non-invasive Diagnostic Tool for Focal Epilepsy Detection There is absolute academic autonomy with senate being the supreme body for making all policy decisions related to academics, added Rao. Further, the admission process is 100 per cent transparent and … [Read more...] about Lack of Financial Model, Absence of Administrative Autonomy Hampering Growth of IITs: Former IIT Delhi Director

Born on May 9, 1989, Vijay Deverakonda debuted in the Nuvilla movie in 2011. He is an Indian actor and film producer who works mainly in Telugu cinema. He was born in Achampet, Nagarkurnool district. His father is a television serial director while his mother is an entrepreneur in Hyderabad. She was also a soft skill and personality developer trainer. He has a younger brother, Anand, who is also an actor. Deverakonda was always a good student. He spent most of his childhood away from his family. He studied in Sri Sathya Sai Higher Secondary School, a boarding school, till Class 10th in Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh. He likes his school very much and feels it was the one of the causes for what he is now. He says that the school environment was so peaceful that it helped improve his acting skills. Also read | Celebrity Education Qualification: Kareena Kapoor Khan a College Dropout But Also Studied at Harvard After completing his Class 10th, he went to Hyderabad and studied … [Read more...] about Celebrity Education Qualification: Vijay Deverakonda is a Commerce Graduate, Pressured by Family to Pursue MBA

Sapna Choudhary, popularly known as the Haryanvi dance queen, leaves the audience awestruck with her performances. The dancing diva started her journey with Teri Akhya ka yo Kajal and is now a sensation with countrywide acclaim. The latest about the queen is that her song ‘Gajban’s rendition by Samuel Singh has crossed over 1 million views and is now inching towards the 2 million mark. The video, although posted on 16 July 2020, has 1.9 million views with more than 5k comments. In the song, along with Samuel Singh, TeeBan is also there. The 4-minute-long video has stolen the hearts of the people. Samuel Singh recorded the video in his studio. In the comment section, the singer wrote, “Struggled a lot with the edit due to some codec issues. Sorry for the delays.” Fans have thronged the comments section even as a user wrote, “It’s really nice to see a foreigner singing an Indian song… Proud to be Indian.” Another user wrote, “Oh my god. Even I cannot imagine our Haryanvi songs … [Read more...] about Samuel Singh’s Rendition of Sapna Choudhary’s Gajban Inches Closer to 2 Mn Views

Investigating This Myself, Says Scindia Amid Outrage Over IndiGo Staff’s Treatment of Special Needs Child Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday took strong note of an incident wherein IndiGo barred a special needs child from boarding a flight at the Ranchi airport as he was in “a state of panic”. READ MORE ‘It Was His Dream’: Galwan Valley Martyr’s Wife to Carry Forward His Legacy as Lieutenant in Army For Rekha Singh, it was her husband’s dream that pushed her to make it to the Indian Army and today, as she becomes a lieutenant, there is only one thought on her mind — carrying forward the legacy he left behind. READ MORE ‘If I Die’: Elon Musk After Russian Space Agency Boss Fires A Veiled Threat Towards Him Rogozin’s veiled threat to Musk came after he shot a warning towards NATO on Sunday where he said Russia can obliterate all the members within 30 minutes. READ MORE Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas’ Little Girl Is Finally Home After 100 Days | … [Read more...] about News18 Afternoon Digest: Scindia Reacts to Outrage Over IndiGo Staff’s Treatment of Special Needs Child & Other Top Stories