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PM Modi Reaches Nagpur, Pays Tribute To RSS Stalwarts With Mohan Bhagwat

PM Modi Reaches Nagpur, Pays Tribute To RSS Stalwarts With Mohan Bhagwat

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PM Modi’s visit coincides with the Sangh’s Pratipada programme. Nagpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited Dr Hedgewar Smruti Mandir in Nagpur and paid tributes at memorials dedicated to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) founder Keshav Baliram Hedgewar, and second sarsanghchalak (chief) MS Golwalkar. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat was present during PM Modi’s visit to the Smruti Mandir in Reshimbagh, the administrative headquarters of the RSS. PM Modi’s visit coincides with the Sangh’s Pratipada programme, marking Gudi Padwa, the beginning of the Hindu New Year.  (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

“Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma Aren’t Bad People”: Ex-England Star On India Stalwarts’ Poor Form

“Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma Aren’t Bad People”: Ex-England Star On India Stalwarts’ Poor Form

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File image of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.© ANI Out-of-form veterans Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma deserve a lot of empathy as they are “not robots” and one shouldn’t forget the kind of joy they provided in their pomp, former England skipper Kevin Pietersen said on Tuesday. Both Kohli and Rohit have been struggling form form and after 1-3 defeat against Australia, the calls of retirement has only grown louder. “(It’s) unfair. How can you tell somebody who’s scored as many runs as these guys, they must retire? Yes, it’s a discussion and it’s a topic I get it, I understand it, but they deserve more respect than that,” Pietersen said during a promotional event. Pietersen had a love-hate relationship with British media and he knows exactly how the two stars feel. “Having had exactly the same challenges in my career, it happens. Rohit and Virat are not robots. They don’t walk out there and get a hundred every time they bat. Maybe they had one bad Australian tour. Does that make them …

Kapil Dev on Indian stalwarts – India TV

Kapil Dev on Indian stalwarts – India TV

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Image Source : GETTY Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. India’s 1983 World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev feels Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli know when they have to play and when they have to call it time to their International careers. Rohit and Kohli’s poor returns with the bat have put them under the scanner with ropes slipping out of their hands quickly.  Rohit had a horrific tour of Australia when he made only 31 runs in three Tests, while Kohli made 190 in nine innings. Rohit had dropped himself for the fifth Test in Sydney owing to his bad form. While Rohit has said that he is not going anywhere, speculations over his future are rife.  Former India skipper Dev opened up on the duo. “How can I comment on the judgement of others? I think the selectors would have though about it…So, if I say something it would be criticising them. I don’t want to criticise them. They are a group of people who must have planned and thought about that,” Kapil Dev said. …

“Credit To Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma”: Amid Poor Batting, India Stalwarts Praised For This Reason

“Credit To Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma”: Amid Poor Batting, India Stalwarts Praised For This Reason

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File image of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.© AFP Akash Deep made his India Test debut only in 2024, but already seems like a vital cog of the team. In the third Test against Australia, playing just his sixth Test match, Akash Deep made big contributions with both ball and bat. Coming in as the No. 11 batter, Akash Deep slammed 31 off just 44 balls to rescue India from a follow-on in a dramatic ninth-wicket partnership with Jasprit Bumrah. Ahead of the fourth Test, Akash Deep has credited Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli for preparing a young India side for an Australia tour. “The fact that we do not look novices while playing our first match in Australia – a lot of that credit goes to Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, who constantly give feedback to the bowlers,” said Akash Deep, ahead of the fourth Test in Melbourne. Akash Deep also stated that advice from Jasprit Bumrah has been crucial to his performances. “This is my first time in Australia. I trust …

LS polls 2024: Not in fray, but prestige of 10 stalwarts at stake in Prayagraj region

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As the seven-phased Lok Sabha election enters the penultimate round, discussions about the outcome are in full swing in various localities and busy intersections not just in Kaushambi where polling was held on May 20 in the fifth phase but also in Prayagraj, including Allahabad and Phulpur seats, and Pratapgarh where voting will be held in the sixth phase on May 25. Prayagraj and Pratapgarh will go to polls in the sixth phase on May 25. (For Representation) Regardless of who is contesting the polls, everyone’s eyes are on 10 stalwarts who though themselves are not in the fray but have their prestige very much at stake on these four seats of Prayagraj region. Having climbed the ladder of success in politics on the basis of public connect and their political skills, now the onus is on them to ensure wins of candidates fighting the polls for their parties. Unlock exclusive access to the latest news on India’s general elections, only on the HT App. Download Now! Download Now! U.P. deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad …

Modi meeting gaming, esports stalwarts, trying hand at virtual reality, mobile games a shot in arm for industry | Sport-others News

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Some of India’s top gaming influencers recently met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the man wielding the most influence in the world’s most populous country. The meeting saw roundtable conversations about the issues facing the esports and gaming industry and ended with the 73-year-old Modi trying his hand at VR (virtual reality) and mobile games. The seven Indian gamers who were invited to meet the Prime Minister are some of the most popular names in the esports and gaming industry. Take, for example, Naman Mathur, who goes by his gaming name of Mortal. With 5.3 million followers on Instagram, besides seven million subscribers on YouTube, his social media fame puts into shade that of ‘mainstream’ athletes like India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin (who has 4.7 million Instagram followers and 14 lakh subscribers on YouTube) or PV Sindhu, who has 3.7 million followers on Instagram. Mortal’s YouTube videos have aggregated over 131 crore views, most of them from Gen-Z viewers. When David Beckham visited India last year, Mortal was one of those who got an audience with the …

Blast from the past: When stalwarts tumbled in 1952 and 1957 Lok Sabha polls

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Chennai (then Madras) went to the polls on March 8, 1957 to elect two members to the Lok Sabha and 10 to the State Assembly. Picture shows voters queuing up before a booth in George Town. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Archives Tamil Nadu has never failed to surprise voters and poll pundits alike. This trend was evident in the first general election to the Lok Sabha. In the first poll held in the then Madras State (which included parts of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala) during January and February 1952, Congress stalwarts, including P. Subbaroyan, Ramnath Goenka and T. Chengalvarayan tasted defeat.  For this study, seats in the existing territorial limits of Tamil Nadu were only considered while assessing the performance of various political parties in the 1952 election. Though the Madras State had 75 seats, including 13 double-member seats in a total of 62 constituencies, only 38 seats, spread over 31 constituencies, were taken into account as they formed part of the existing State. Subbaroyan, who was Chief Minister of the Madras Presidency during …

End Of An Era: Five Domestic Stalwarts Bring Curtains To Illustrious Ranji Trophy Careers

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The ongoing Ranji Trophy season marks the end of an era in domestic cricket with five heavyweights bidding adieu to the game, leaving a huge void to fill. Bengal legend Manoj Tiwary, Jharkhand duo of big-hitting Saurabh Tiwary and express pacer Varun Aaron, Mumbai stalwart Dhawal Kulkarni and Vidrabha’s Ranji Trophy-winning captain Faiz Fazal have decided to bring curtains to their illustrious domestic careers. The reasons for their retirement are varied, ranging from not having anything to play for (IPL contract or national call-up), to embarking on new adventures or focussing on politics. For Aaron, Manoj and Faiz life came a full circle as they said goodbye at the same venue they began their domestic journeys. But needless to say, domestic cricket will be poorer without the quintet turning out. One of the doyen’s of domestic cricket, Bengal’s Manoj Tiwary said goodbye to his “beloved 22 yards” after leading his state to a comprehensive win over Bihar on Monday. Tiwary served his state for over 19 years, the 38-year-old had taken Bengal to …

Jasprit Bumrah’s Injury Tempers Return Of Stalwarts For ODIs Against Sri Lanka

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India were left with a mixed feeling on the eve of their ODI series against Sri Lanka as on one hand they will have stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli returning to the side while on the other, unfit pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah will yet again miss the action. rahBum was expected to bolster the bowling attack in the three-match series commencing in Guwahati on Tuesday, but his return has been delayed further after he failed to recover completely from the stress fracture in the lower back, which has seen him miss several assignments including the Asia Cup and the T20 World Cup. There is now a question mark over whether the pace spearhead will be available for the white-ball home series against New Zealand beginning on January 18, and whether he will be in contention for the four-Test Border-Gavaskar series commencing on February 9. With India set to host the ODI World Cup in October-November this year, Bumrah’s last-minute exclusion is only adding to the mystery surrounding the pace bowler’s recovery and rehabilitation process. …

“Not Acceptable”: Virat Kohli’s Childhood Coach Gives Honest Assessment Of India Stalwart’s Batting

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Virat Kohli scored just 45 runs in 2 Tests against Bangladesh© AFP The Indian cricket team emerged triumphant 2-0 in the Test series against Bangladesh but the scoreline doesn’t give a true reflection of how the series turned out. In the second Test, the team had to rely on runs from Ravichandran Ashwin to secure victory as the top-order batters, including stand-in skipper KL Rahul and Virat Kohli continued to struggle. Kohli’s performance was such that even his childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma didn’t budge from criticising him. He even said that the manner in which Virat is getting out is ‘not acceptable’. In a chat on India News Sports, Rajkumar Sharma said that it is ‘unfortunate’ to see a batter of the class of Virat Kohli struggling against spinners from Bangladesh. “A batter is quite disappointed after he gets out, and Virat Kohli is very aggressive by nature,” he said on India News Sports. “But the way he has been getting out is not acceptable. It’s unfortunate to see a batter of his stature struggle …