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Rajnath Singh becomes first Defence Minister and Indian Politician to fly in LCA Tejas fighter aircraft in Bengaluru

September 23, 2019 by Nasheman

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Rajnath Singh becomes first Defence Minister and Indian Politician to fly in LCA Tejas fighter aircraft in Bengaluru :

Union Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday became the first defence minister and first Indian Politician to fly in the indigenous light combat aircraft Tejas,at HAL Airport in Bengaluru.
The 68-year-old Minister completed a 30-minute sortie and also controlled the aircraft for some time.
The Minister arrived at the HAL Airport centre at around 9am and tweeted a photos wearing the G-suit, a white helmet and an oxygen mask before taking off for a 30-minute sortie from the HAL airport in Bengaluru. on a twin-seater version of the fighter jet,which was developed by state-run aerospace company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.
Before the flight, the pilot and other top Indian Air Force officials briefed Singh. Air Vice Marshal N Tiwari was among the officers who accompanied him to the jet.
The indigenously-developed Tejas Light Combat Aircraft has been manufactured at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) for the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy.Tejas is a fully-weaponized light fighter with a single engine multi-role.Although a lightweight aircraft with a short range,Tejas aircraft can carry the same array of modern weapons that bigger warplanes carry, from precision guided and standoff weaponry to long-range beyond visual range’ missiles that can take down enemy planes from a safe distance.
“The Defence Minister controlled the aircraft for sometime, said DRDO Chairman,Dr G Sathish Reddy”.
G Sathish Reddy,Chairman Chief of DRDO,said the Indian Aeronautics fraternity today Honourable Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh is flying now in the Light Combat Aircraft Tejas.He is the first Minister from India who is flying in LCA.In Fact this year is a great eventful year for the LCA Tejas Aircraft.In February we got the final operational clearance then for the 83 Aircrafts the negotiations have completed in the MOD a large number of production orders and now today Honourable Raksha Mantri is flying in this Aircraft.The space way for the long journey what we have ahead for the fighter aircrafts in India. We will take on from here the production of the present FOC Aircraft and then the Mark -1A,MK-1A which is will be ordered very soon.After that the road map is very clear the Mark-2,MKII activities will pick up and in the coming years we will have the role out the first flight.Also the advance medium combat aircraft activities have started design activities are going on seriously and AMCA will finally it will have it’s trails and gets inducted into the Air Force.This is the road map for the Indian fighter Aircrafts what we have and all activities the industry and the design activities the corresponding research activities in the academic year all have grade up and all are going ahead as expected.Once again I in the end thank Honourable Raksha Mantri for taking his time and flying in the Tejas Aircraft and making a mark that the first Raksha Mantri flying in Tejas Aircraft.When asked this 83 Tejas aircraft we have been hearing this sometime it going to happen can you tell us how soon these 83 will be signed DRDO Chief replied saying the negotiations are already completed and other formalities are taking place and soon it should happen.AMCA project reports have been move any fund requirements has been mentioned he said the initial design activity related sanction has already been given and the final program sanction will be taken off.What will be the cost for that for developing this he said I think after few months when we are working on the details and go into sanction details.when asked what is the progress in the Tejas MKII, upto he said the design activities seriously going on configuration studies have been completed and once it is completed the actual manufacturing work will be done he added.
“The LCA Tejas flight was very smooth and comfortable,the after flying in the flight flight.I was thrilled – Defence Minister Rajnath Singh”.
Defence Minister,Rajnath Singh,said LCA Tejas is fourth generations fighter Aircraft which is indigenously manufactured Aircraft is Tejas.First time I have got a opportunity to fly in Tejas Aircraft and to fly this Tejas Aircraft I was trained and guided by captain Air Vice Marshal N Tiwari,who is standing next to me and while on flying I was talking to the Pilot and while flying in the Sortie it was very smooth and very very comfortable for me and I was enjoying.I wanted to say while flying I even saw how it functions I can say that I am proud of our Indian scientists,HAL,ADA,which is our agency which has made its designed and HAL,DRDO and other organizations I congratulate all of them.Tejas is getting demand in other countries also and I can tell you now we have reach to the extent we can supply the fighter planes,and many arms and ammunition also we can export.Exporting the fighter planes,arms and ammunitions we have already started altogether I can tell is that this is one of the pride moment for me in my life.He even said I was told that I am the first Defence Minister who has flied in Tejas.Raksha Mantri replied telling that while flying I even collected information about Air Vice Marshal N Tiwari family also and I even got to know why he joined Air Force also.Rajnath Singh even said that controlling the aircraft for two minutes is the most memorable moment in my life.I chose Tejas since it is made indigenously.Countries in South East Asia have shown interest in buying Tejas aircraft.
Air Vice Marshal, N Tiwari said,Honourable Raksha Mantri was flying the aircraft in the air and he liked it.When reporters asked he was also flying and what was the zeal like,Tiwari said he went upto only two two and half zeal but I was showing him more of avionic sophistication system that we have on the board like laser pot diving maneuvering and turning and we can pick up targets from 20-25 kilometres.During the flight,I showed him various operations of the radar as well as laser pot,maneuvering and turning off the aircraft,I showed this to Raksha Mantri he even said he was very happy with the flying quality,Smoothness and controls and the way the Aircraft was flying we went close to Mark1 speed of sound but he couldn’t make out I had to tell me that this the speed now.Raksha Mantri controlled the aircraft and flown the aircraft for sometime.When reporters asked Defence Minister,Rajnath Singh that how you feel after controlling the aircraft he said I dint had any problem in controlling the aircraft I was following the instructions of AVM N Tiwari when reporters asked that controlling the fighter plane With co-pilot is big achievement he said it is a great honour for me and for him see he is the first Defence Minister to fly on Tejas and for us it is a very unique experience and it is a honour also to us he even said Raksha Mantri was fully comfortable.
I compliment Defence Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh Ji for flying on Tejas, the indigenously built multi-role fighter aircraft, today. His gesture in flying on the LCA will provide a big boost to the morale of the Armed Forces and also to DRDO & HAL @DRDO_India @rajnathsingh #Tejas Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu tweeted. 
The Air Force has already inducted a batch of the indigenous fighter jets. Initially, it had asked the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for 40 Tejas aircraft but last year the Air Force issued a request for procurement of 83 more such jets at a cost of more than Rs 50,000 crore.
Later in the day, Singh also attended an exhibition of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) products in Bengaluru.Tejas,a four-and-half generation light combat aircraft is developed by state-run aerospace giant HAL.The indigenous aircraft has already been inducted by the Indian Air Force (IAF) in its fleet. However, the naval version of Tejas is in the development phase.
Since June 2018, the IAF has inducted 16 weaponised LCAs into its combat fleet after its earlier version was validated by its pilots with initial operational clearance (LoC) given by the military aviation regulator Cemilac in December 2013. Although the IAF will have two squadrons of Tejas initially with 18 fighters each, it intends to have more squadron with an additional 83 of them as Mark-1 version.
Though he is the first defence minister to fly in a Tejas, his predecessor and current Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman flew in a Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter on January 17, 2008, from Jodhpur in Rajasthan.
Earlier in February, ace shuttler PV Sindhu and Army chief General Bipin Rawat flew in the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft Tejas during the Aero India 2019 air show in Bengaluru.
Former presidents Pratibha Patil and APJ Abdul Kalam also flew in Sukhoi-30 on November 25, 2009, and June 8, 2006, from Pune in western Maharashtra while in office. Kalam was the first president of India to fly in a fighter jet.

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By-Elections In 18 States Along With Haryana, Maharashtra Assembly Polls

September 21, 2019 by Nasheman

By-Elections In 18 States Along With Haryana, Maharashtra Assembly Polls

NEW DELHI

The bypolls in 63 assembly seats in 18 states and one Lok Sabha seat in Bihar will be held along with the state elections in Haryana and Maharashtra on October 21, the Election Commission said today. The results will be announced on October 24.

The by-elections will be held in Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Assam, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora told the reporters.

In Karnataka, where disqualification of 17 rebel MLAs led to collapse of HD Kumaraswamy government in July, bypolls will be held in 15 seats, he added.

In Assam, where the citizens’ list was published last month, by-elections will be held in four assembly constituencies. 

These are the first state polls after the national election this year that the BJP swept, clearing the way for a second term of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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Abdul azeez seeks congress ticket for shivaji nagar assembly by polls

September 21, 2019 by Nasheman

Faizan rizwan

MR. ABDUL AZEEZ , the General Secretary of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee(KPCC)
and also the ex-members of National Council(AICC). Mr Azeez, belonging to freedom fighter family and his grandfather being “Thamara Pathra” awardee in 1972 on silver jubilee Independence day of India, he himself is a”Kempegowda” awardee for outstanding
Sportsmen of Karnataka 1979.

Mr. Azeez ,started off his political career from the unit level as a party worker in 1976. Apart from flourishing as a congress activist, a national delegate and the election in-charges of Shri C.k Jaffer Sharief for Lok Sabha since 1977 to 1999, he also played a vital role as a social worker and runs various welfare trusts, organization and associations.

Mr. Azeez has also been honored with Asia Arab chambers Award 2018-2019 for humanity and social works.

MR. ABDUL AZEEZ has worked selflessly for the upliftment of the poor and impoverished class of the society, irrespective of caste, creed, and religion and he has has always worked for the welfare of the deprived. He has also conducted various blood camps, books.Medical
camp, Eye camps, Heart camp etc distribution School books , wheel chairs and Ration for the under privileged. Mr. Azeez is hard core grassroots worker of congress.

Mr. Azeez has been the election in charge for numerous assembly elections he is well established popular member of the congress party and in his constituency.
He had a good very good rapport with significant leaders, Smt. Indira Gandhi, Shri Rajiv Gandhi and he is closely associated with Smt Sonia Gandhi Sri Rahul Gandhi and also with all National and state leaders.

Since 1985 Mr. Azeez has been an aspirant for the assembly seat from Shivaji nagar assembly constituency and due to unavoidable circumstances he was denied a ticket and on many occasions he was many a times he was offered MLC seat in the minority quota which he refused saying that he wants to be peoples representative and by contesting
elections. He is president of Vasanth Nagar Residents welfare association he is conducted various programme like Vasanta nagar habba and he was instrument in sapling more than 500 trees
in Shivaji nagar constituency particularly in Vasantanagar and Jayamahal. He is popular in
all section of society and Currently he is one of the most popular and deserving aspirants for
by poll elections to be held shortly from Shivaji nagar assembly constituency.

Mr azeez is confident that he will get congress ticket to contest in the shivaji nagar by polls to be held shortly.


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Trump joining Modi event will be message for world, says Jaishankar

September 18, 2019 by Nasheman

PM Narendra Modi, during his visit to the US, will be addressing the Indian diaspora at an event called ‘Howdy Modi’ in Houston on September 22.

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar

NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump joining Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s diaspora event in Houston next week will be a message for the world and it is up to Pakistan what they wish to read, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said here on Tuesday.

Modi, during his visit to the US to attend the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), will be addressing the Indian diaspora at an event called ‘Howdy Modi’ in Houston on September 22, and will be joined by Trump as a special gesture.

Addressing a press conference on the achievements of the External Affairs Ministry in 100 days of the Modi government’s second term, Jaishankar spoke about Indo-US relations and said these have come a long way and were in “good health”.

To a question, the minister described as a “matter of great honour” Trump accepting to attend the diaspora event on the invitation of the Indian-American community. “And obviously, we will welcome President Trump in the warmest manner,” he added.

Jaishankar, who has served as Indian Ambassador to the US, said the Houston event is the third time Modi would be doing a major community event in the US. “And I regard this as a great achievement of the India-American community,” he said.

“If today, there is an event of this size and have someone like President Trump coming there, this shows where the community has reached, how it is regarded in the US, the respect it commands out there. It is obviously the achievement of the community,” he added.

He said with such events, the community definitely stands more motivated, united, inspired by the fact that Modi is the Prime Minister.

Asked whether Trump’s presence at the event would be a message for Pakistan, the External Affairs Minister said there are going to be multiple messages there. “And obviously it will be up to Pakistanis to read what they wish to read and the same applies to other parts of the world.”

Noting that communities and countries develop a reputation, he said, “In my sense, it’s not just Pakistan, the whole world will be watching the Houston event and take lessons from there what Indian-Americans have achieved, what India-US state of relations are today.”

The minister said India-US relations have gone through repeated changes with administrations like that of former US President Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump.

“The India-US relationship has come a long way and if we look today at the quality of the relationship, amount of the trade, amount of political comfort, amount of security cooperation, amount of movement of people, students, research, there is no facet of relationship today which hasn’t sort of gone upwards over the last 20 years,” the former diplomat said.

“The trajectory was always upwards. Even today if we are planning an event like Houston, the thinking from our part is very bi-partisan. And from their (US) side also the approach is bi-partisan. I want to reassure all of you people India-US relationship is in very good health,” he said.

Jaishankar also said he was very satisfied about what has happened in the last few years. “And I am very optimistic about where we are going,” he said.

Talking about trade issues with the US, he said, “As the relationship grows, there will be some issues. The only thing there will be no problem if you don’t trade. And the trade problem happens with the people who are closest too because those are the ones with whom you do most of the trade.”

Jaishankar noted that the trade issues are in fact normal, in many ways reflective of very substantial relationship.

Asked what would happen if the issue of Kashmir comes up during Modi’s US visit, he said, “Don’t worry much about what people will say on Jammu and Kashmir… Let me tell you one thing, there is complete predictability about my position. My position has been clear since 1972 and my position is not going to change. At the end of the day it is my issue. So on my issue my position has prevailed and will prevail. So don’t worry about those aspects.”

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Ghulam Nabi Azad, Ahmed Patel meet Chidambaram in Tihar jail

September 18, 2019 by Nasheman

The leaders are learnt to have discussed the current political situation, including Kashmir, upcoming elections and the economic situation in the country, during the half-hour meeting.

Former Union Minister P Chidambaram

NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Ahmed Patel met former finance minister P Chidambaram at Tihar Jail on Wednesday morning, sources said.

They were accompanied by Chidambaram’s son and Congress MP, Karti.

The leaders are learnt to have discussed the current political situation, including Kashmir, upcoming elections and the economic situation in the country, during the half-hour meeting, the sources added.

Chidambaram has been lodged in Tihar jail since September 5 on charges of corruption in the INX Media case.

The senior Congress leader, who celebrated his 74th birthday on Monday, is in good health, sources said.

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Development should not be at cost of citizens: Aaditya Thackeray on opposing Nanar refinery project

September 18, 2019 by Nasheman

The proposed Rs 3 lakh crore refinery at Nanar in the state’s Ratnagiri district was scrapped earlier this year after the Shiv Sena put up a stiff resistance.

Yuva Sena chief Aaditya Thackeray

THANE: Asserting that development should not be at the cost of citizens and environment, Yuva Sena chief Aaditya Thackeray has said his party opposed the Nanar refinery project in Maharashtra as “sons of the soil” were against it.

The proposed Rs 3 lakh crore refinery at Nanar in the state’s Ratnagiri district was scrapped earlier this year after the Sena put up a stiff resistance.

Justifying his party’s opposition to the project, Thackeray said its proposed location would have adversely affect the environment.

“Wherever else it is suitable and does not affect the environment and locals welcome it, the Sena will never oppose it. The Sena is not against development, but not at the cost of citizens. We are against the Nanar project as ‘sons of the soil’ are opposed to it,” he said.

Incidentally, Thackeray has been quite vocal against the proposed felling of over 2,600 trees to make way for a Metro car shed in Aarey Colony of Mumbai.

Environmentalists and activists are also opposing the Metro car shed project and have been demanding its relocation.

The Yuva Sena chief, who is the son of Sena president Uddhav Thackeray, was talking to reporters here on Tuesday night on the sidelines of his ‘Jan Ashirward Yatra’, a public outreach programme, ahead of the upcoming state polls.

Asked about rumours that former state chief minister and Maharashtra Swabhiman Party leader Narayan Rane may join the ruling BJP, the Yuva Sena leader said, “We don’t discuss such small issues. We have a big dream of creating a new Maharashtra.”

“I want to build a new Maharashtra, which is the dream of every citizen, and bring ‘Mantralaya’ (secretariat) at the doorsteps of citizens,” said the young Sena leader, whose party is an ally of the BJP at the Centre and in the state.

He said the relevant issues for them are the recent abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, and their party’s demand for construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya.

Asked about the numerous potholes in Thane, he said such road conditions were seen in many parts of the state, including the Mumbai-Goa highway.

“There is a dire need to have a relook into the tendering system where contract is given to the lower bidder. This affects the quality of construction,” he said.

He said time has come when the Centre, the state government and local bodies should think over it and bring about a change in the process to improve the quality of roads.

This year there has been heavy rainfall and also due to the ongoing Metro work, roads have become bad, he noted.

Incidentally, Sena supremo late Bal Thackeray had once during an election rally in Thane prostrated before the audience and sought their blessings.

Replicating his grandfather’s action, the Yuva Sena chief also prostrated before the gathering during his rally here on Tuesday and sought their blessings for his party in the upcoming state polls.

He said the Sena has a special love and affection for Thane as it gave his party a political fillip in 1960s.

“The same love I want throughout the state. Whatever development work has happened (in Thane), I want to replicate it in the entire state. Hence, I have come to this city to seek your blessings,” he told the gathering.

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Driving License registrations go up by 15-20% in Karnataka

September 18, 2019 by Nasheman

With higher traffic fines coming into effect and cops cracking down on violators, many are making an effort to get their papers right

BENGALURU: With the new traffic fines in place now, the Transport Department has seen a 15-20 percent increase in driving license (DL) registrations. Since August 15, there have been over 1.60 lakh DL registrations across the state.

“In 15 days, we received over 1.09 lakh DL registrations in the state, and the number of applications for pollution certificates has also increased. People are starting to realise that it is better to keep a hold of documents rather than pay hefty fines,” said a senior department official to The New Indian Express.

The number of registrations are expected to remain high for the next month. Officials also said that the new fines have increased the work burden for RTO officers, who are busy getting the DLs to the citizens at the earliest. “We have the capacity to print 1.15 lakh smart cards in a month, but the applications are increasing, with more than 20,000 applications in 15 days in Bengaluru itself,” said Shivraj Patil, Additional Commissioner for Transport (E-governance and Enforcement). 

“Now we are printing 1.68 lakh cards and there is a 25 per cent increment going to the department due to this. Our goal is to meet the demand and ensure that nothing is pending,” Patil told TNIE. When asked about RTO officers collecting increased commissions from applicants in order to get the documents ready early, Patil said that there are, in fact, officers taking advantage of such emergencies, but that they do not entertain them. “We have officers who are coping with the pressure.

We are taking in more inventory of cards and have some buffer stock as well,” he said, adding that there is no question of taking bribes. Under the amended rules, violation of PUC norms attracts a penalty of Rs 10,000 – Rs 2,000 without insurance and Rs 5,000 for without DL.

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‘Section 375’ film review: A sneaky courtroom drama that pretends to be neutral

September 18, 2019 by Nasheman

Akshaye Khanna delivers an involved performance in a film that uses impartiality as a front.

Bollywood actor Akshaye Khanna in 'Section 375' movie.

Film: Section 375

Cast: Akshaye Khanna, Richa Chadha, Rahul Bhat, Meera Chopra

Director: Ajay Bahl Rating: 2 stars

The sanctity of a courtroom is upheld by reduced theatrics. The sanctity of a courtroom drama is upheld by steely objectivity. For the longest time, Section 375 — a film about the contentious rape laws in India — fulfills both metrics. We get the slow reeling out of what appears, at first, an open-and-shut case. The performances are animated, but firmly bound in fact. The film builds up its dissonance towards a susceptible legal system, pointing out its cracks and fissures and gaping freeways. But then, just on the brink of completing that feeling, it switches back and self-detonates. Turns out, director Ajay Bahl was aiming for a plot twist — all while we thought he was aiming to spark a conversation.

A successful filmmaker (Rahul Bhat) is pulled out of his sets and convicted by a Mumbai sessions court. He has been accused of rape by a junior costume assistant (Meera Chopra). The law stands clear on the matter: the accused held a position of power over the victim, sexual intercourse has been established. Also, this is happening in mid-to-late 2018 — the peak of the Me Too Movement in India. When the case goes up for appeal in the High Court, criminal lawyer Tarun Saluja (Akshaye Khanna) steps up to the plate. Willingly, he goes skinning dipping in the hot waters of public outrage. Sure, he’s charging a lot for it and doesn’t seem to care about political correctness, but those couldn’t be his only reasons to jeopardize a steady career. What else, then?

In an earlier scene, we see the seasoned attorney addressing a class of law students. “Law is about facts,” he reminds them. “Justice is abstract.” Tarun, it becomes apparent, is addicted to arguing against the motion. His cynical self-positioning as a literal devil’s advocate makes him an engrossing character, but also an unreal one. He is constantly chewing away at the verity of the case, even getting his practicing license suspended at one point. As though to balance out Akshaye involved handling of the part, he is matched opposite a visibly zoned out Richa Chadha. As public prosecutor Hiral Mehta, Richa gets tragically outflanked in the courtroom, flaring up from time to time with an unheeded ‘objection’.

Section 375 is tethered to the complexities of the legal process, but is consumed more by what’s happening outside. Predictably, it paints social media platforms as the playpens of a certain polity. Tarun blames Facebook and Twitter for prematurely— and permanently — demonizing his client. In doing so, he ignores the fact that the man was already convicted by law, so whatever outrage that followed was legally validated. Moreover, the film’s playing up of recurrent #hangtherapist tweets is biased, and does not square with the million apologies that floated around for tainted men on Twitter.

In fact, as the politics of Section 375 gradually comes into view, it loses all claim on even-handedness. This is a film too smug about its own neutrality, using it as a front to sneak in a damaging conclusion. It’s certainly not the first film to rally against dubious sexual politics, and the legal and social ostracism that follow, but it does so with an impish broadbrushing of a victim’s trauma — a blatantly paperback move from a film that opens with documentary precision. Section 375 enters the courtroom as a mute spectator. By the final scene, it has assumed the Bench.

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Saina Nehwal crashes out of China Open

September 18, 2019 by Nasheman

The eight-seeded Indian lost 10-21, 17-21 to World No. 8 in just 44 minutes at the Olympic Sports Center Xincheng Gymnasium. It was her second consecutive defeat against the Thai shuttler.

CHANGZHOU: Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal was knocked out of the ongoing China Open World Tour Super 1000 tournament on Wednesday after suffering a crushing defeat to Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the opening round.

The eight-seeded Indian lost 10-21, 17-21 to World No. 8 in just 44 minutes at the Olympic Sports Center Xincheng Gymnasium. It was her second consecutive defeat against the Thai shuttler.

China Open has been one tournament where Saina has had a decent outing in the past. The 29-year-old triumphed Changzhou in 2014 and went on to reach the final the very next year, where she fell to 2012 Olympic champion Li Xuerui.

However, on Wednesday, the London Olympic bronze medallist didn’t seem to be in any sort of rhythm as out of the 69 points played, she could only manage to win 27 while the remaining 42 went to Busanan’s way.

2019 hasn’t been a great year for the former World No.1. Ever since her comeback from injury, things haven’t panned out the way she would have liked. Having played the New Zealand Open in May, she was forced to stay away from the court for more than two months due to fitness issues.

When she made a return at the Thailand Open, Saina, who was only the second Indian to be World No. 1 after Prakash Padukone till then in 2015, managed to win just one match before bowing out to Sayaka Takahashi.

At the World Championships held in Basel, Switzerland, she made a second-round exit as she went down to Mia Blichfeldt.

The only competition she won was the Indonesia Masters in January where she defeated Olympic gold medallist Carolina Marin, who was forced to retire in the summit clash.

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With Sonia’s appointment as interim chief, power balance shifts again in Congress

September 18, 2019 by Nasheman

In last one month, changes in party units reflect Sonia reposing her trust in old hands. In Jharkhand, Rahul appointee Ajoy Kumar was replaced by Rameshwar Oraon. 

Congress chief Sonia Gandhi with son and party leader Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi.(Photo| Shekhar Yadav/EPS)

NEW DELHI: Is the Congress old guard returning to party’s power centre? Since Sonia Gandhi took over as party chief, many members of Rahul Gandhi’s young brigade are slowly being replaced with veterans.

The latest to join is Tripura PCC chief Pradyot Debbarman, who had quit over differences with AICC in-charge for Northeast Luizinho Faleiro.

In last one month, changes in party units reflect Sonia reposing her trust in old hands. In Jharkhand, Rahul appointee Ajoy Kumar was replaced by Rameshwar Oraon. 

Haryana Congress chief Ashok Tanwar was shown the door and Kumari Selja replaced him while Hooda was made the CLP leader. In Maharashtra, Sonia accepted Mumbai Congress chief Milind Deora’s resignation and Eknath Gaikwad was brought in

Rahul during his two-year tenure as party chief had appointed many young leaders as state in-charges but things seem to change with Sonia at helms of affairs.

However, a senior party functionary said young leaders could be given bigger responsibilities in the central office. 

“A balance would be maintained between young and old leaders,” said the leader.

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