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Why India must take first step towards 5G rollout this year
Reports surfaced late last month that 5G spectrum may finally see the light of the day in 2022. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has reportedly informed the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) that it is likely to submit 5G pricing recommendations in March. It means that if things go as planned, the country can witness 5G auction in July-August.
Wrestling: Future looks bright but challenges await courageous performers in 2022
Bajrang Punia's bronze medal bout at the Tokyo Olympics is still a topic of discussion among the Indian wrestling fraternity. The coaches share the courageous tale with their pupils at the 'akhadas'. The scenes of an injured Bajrang removing his knee strap and then going all out in the bronze medal playoff will be remembered for years to come. He was a gold medal prospect, but managed to win a bronze. However, his courage earned him more respect among the masses.
Can and Able: Para athletes need to build on Tokyo 2020 Paralympics record
Having won 12 medals (4 gold, 4 silver, and 4 bronze) in the Paralympics so far, India scooped 19 medals at Tokyo as their tally swelled to 31 medals, more than double of their previous tally. Before Tokyo, India had sent the maximum number of participants to the Rio Paralympic Games, 19 in all. At Tokyo, 54 Indians qualified to represent the country in the quadrennial games.
This is what India needs to do to tackle new variants
As we near the end of the year, India has reported 35 million positive cases and nearly 5,00,000 deaths over the two years of Covid pandemic. As per the last seroprevalence study, there were 40 asymptomatic infections for every reported positive case. An attempt is being made to arrive at true Covid deaths for every State from death registries.
UP polls: Why Kashi and Mathura are not Ayodhya
"Ayodhya hui hamari, ab Kashi-Mathura ki baari' -- this was a tweet put out by Uttar Pradesh deputy Chief Minister Keshav Maurya on December 1. On the same day, the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha quietly withdrew its call for installing a Krishna idol inside the Shahi Eidgah mosque. The tweet did not create the storm it was expected to and the Mahasabha decision did not even evoke a minor reaction.
Shardul Thakur must play to add balance to India's playing XI
Ravichandran Ashwin is probably the most effective spin bowler in the world today. It was a mistake to ignore him in England. While the pitch at Centurion, the venue of the first Test, is not known to respond to spin, it has historically provided bounce, which should suit the off-spinner. Indeed, his variety and deception in the air and off the wicket is likely to trouble the South Africans.
CLOSE-IN: India should get the better of the Proteas in the Test series
The South African side, after a victorious Test-series win against the West Indies away from home recently and with a seven-straight win record at the Centurion ground, could turn out to be quite a handful for India. The Proteas have the bowling firepower to create a dent in India's well-acclaimed batters. The Covid-19 virus has brought about an unique situation wherein a visiting side unfortunately is unable to play practice matches before the Test series. This, therefore, does not give sides time to acclimatise to the conditions.
India and Indonesia: A promising start but still a long way to go
In 2018, bilateral relations were elevated to "Comprehensive Strategic Cooperation" which added heft to the building momentum. Cooperation in the field of human resource development, education, science and technology have also been given some attention.
Putin's visit to India: Deepening convergences and managing differences
Geopolitics was seen as compelling both sides to strengthen partnerships with countries viewed respectively as antagonistic towards them. Russia's ties with the US, always fraught, have worsened to the point of virtual hostility at present. At the same time, India's ties with the US have vastly improved. Russia sees India as drifting steadily into the US orbit at the cost of the traditional independence of its foreign policy.
Shock action from above: What can we learn for future warfare?
The importance of Tangail can be gauged from the fact that an entire Pakistani Brigade was enveloped and cutoff from retreating, trapping them in the process. This enabled them to stop the reinforcement of Dacca (now Dhaka) and facilitated its early capture by General Sagat Singh's formations. A shock action like this recalls the early breakthrough by German paratroopers during the capture of Fort EbanEmael in May 1940.
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