The world cup champion team will get an amount of 45 million dollars and the runner-up team to receive 30 million dollars. Meanwhile, the third-placed team will be given $27 million and the fourth-placed team will win $25 MILLION
rgentina and France will face off in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Final today at Lusail Stadium.
Their respective journeys have been more similar than distinct because both teams lost one game on the road to the championship game.
After a terrible performance against Saudi Arabia, Argentina has been flawless, scoring goals and playing solid defence, while riding the Messi Magic. They just finished a nearly flawless game against Croatia, where Lionel Messi’s sensational performance helped Argentina reach their second World Cup Final in three years.
Argentina and France have played three times previously at the FIFA World Cup. Argentina won the first two meetings in 1930 and 1978, while France knocked Argentina out of the 2018 World Cup in the Round of 16.
France ended up on the winning side after a seven-goal thriller. Kylian Mbappe was introduced to the world during the 4-3 victory in 2018 when his double was a major factor in Les Blues’ advancing to the quarterfinals.
never really seemed to be in peak shape. The French have nonetheless advanced to a World Cup final and given themselves a solid chance to retain the title they earned in 2018.
They found it difficult to fully utilise their abundance of attacking talent against England because England outplayed them. They once again prevailed over Morocco without really appearing to be playing at their best.
Against Argentina, France will be tested thoroughly. France will look to players like Kylian Mabppe to lead them.
The top four scorers from each team in the FIFA World Cup 2022 are distributed equally.
With five goals each, Kylian Mbappe of France and Lionel Messi of Argentina are tied for the most goals scored at the FIFA World Cup 2022.
With four goals each, Julian Alvarez (ARG) and Olivier Giroud (FRA) are tied for second. As a result, it is safe to assume that the 2022 FIFA World Cup Golden Boot race will also be decided in the Final, making it an intriguing side story to the main event.
Although it is a result that the Argentinians will undoubtedly not have forgotten either. Even though they have six of the previous 12 encounters between the two, they would gladly swap all of those memories if they lift the World Cup trophy on Sunday.
Argentina has been able to im-
prove throughout the competition to the point, where they are just inches away from a surprising World Cup victory. After they managed to defeat both Mexico and Poland in their group, their 2-1 setback to Saudi Arabia feels like a distant memory.
Argentina was tested to the limit in challenging encounters against Australia and the Neth-
Comments of Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto against PM @ narendramodi who is truly a tall global leader, is comical and shows Mr. Bhutto in very poor light lacking even the basic civility on a prestigious international forum like the UN.
erlands, but their best was yet to come as they outplayed Croatia in a superb 3-0 victory in the semifinals.The outcome of this game will probably be influenced by Messi’s antics, and if France permits him to receive the ball in space, he will harm them.
At this World Cup, France has
It will be France’s fourth World Cup championship game and Argentina’s sixth in the forthcoming ARG vs FRA match. France will only be the third side in history—following Italy (1934 and 1938) and Brazil to successfully defend a World Cup title if they win the 2022 World Cup final (1958 and 1962).
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The Bhagavad GitaRavi Shankar Prasad@rsprasad LIONEL MESSI, ARGENTINA The spotlight will be on Messi throughout the Final. The 35-year-old will beat Germany’s Lothar Matthäus for the most World Cup appearances with 26 just by participating in the final. Messi now has 11 goals overall at the World Cup, making him Argentina’s all-time leading scorer with his penalty kick goal against Croatia. JULIAN ALVAREZ, ARGENTINA Alvarez has been one of the breakout stars in Argentina. In the round of 16, he scored the game-winning goal in a 2-1 victory over Australia, and in the semifinals, he gave his team two insurance goals. Alvarez is tied with France’s Olivier Giroud for third in the Golden Boot race with four goals, trailing Messi and Mbappe by only one goal. KYLIAN MBAPPE, FRANCE Mbappe had a spectacular opening to the World Cup, scoring three goals and providing one assist in France’s opening two games. Then, he contributed two goals and an assist to help Les Bleus defeat Poland 3-1 in the round of 16, surpassing his fourgoal total from the previous tournament. OLIVIER GIROUD, FRANCE When France lost Karim Benzema to injury ahead of the World Cup, the defending champs needed Olivier Giroud to step up - and he’s delivered. In the opening match against Australia, Olivier Giroud scored twice and added two more goals in the knockout round.
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Rajasthan has become a model state in the country with responsive public welfare decisions, transparent works and good governance, says CM
Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot completed fourteen years as Chief Minister of Rajasthan on Saturday, across three terms, a feat rarely achieved said, while highlighting the success of Gehlot Governance Model on the fourth year anniversary of his current government that Rajasthan has become a ‘Model
State’ in the country with responsive public welfare decisions, transparent works and good governance.
He said that state GDP has increased by Rs 3 lakh crore in the last 3 years and per capita Income increased by 26.81 percent in three years. “It is our priority to provide relief to people.
The economy of Rajasthan is continuously
growing despite the illeffects of covid-19 pandemic,” he said.
Gehlot said that the growth of the state’s GDP at the rate of 11.04 percent is a good sign of the economy and the growth in double digit has been possible due to the positive policies of the state government.
Gehlot said the size of the state GDP has increased to Rs 12 lakh crore and the per capita income in the last 3 years has increased by 26.81 percent.
The per capita income in the country is increasing at the rate of 6.08 percent whereas, in Ra-
jasthan, the per capita income is increasing at the rate of 8.24 percent.
Gehlot said that the state government has done unprecedented work in medical and
health services and Rajasthan is the only state in the country where 7 percent of the budget is being spent on healthcare, whereas 5.6 percent of the budget is spent on
It is no longer the India of 1962 as its brave soldiers also have a strong political leadership under Modi, BJP said
Kartikey Dev SinghNew Delhi: A day after Rahul Gandhi said that Chinese soldiers are “beating up jawans in Arunachal Pradesh”, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders condemned his statement and demanded his expulsion from the Congress.
BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said if Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge is not “remote-controlled”, he should expel Gandhi from the party, since his comments “belittle” India and break the morale of its armed forces.
If Congress does not take action against Gandhi, it will mean his statement is reflective of the Congress’ mind-
New Delhi: Mallikarjun
set, Bhatia said. He further alleged that the party has become less of a political party and more of a den of antiIndia activities. Bhatia also said that “it is no longer the India of 1962
as its brave soldiers also have a strong political leadership under Modi”, adding that “not even an inch of Indian territory was captured by anyone” in the last eight years.
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said India had no intention of capturing the land of other nations in its quest to become a superpower. India will be a superpower that works towards the “welfare of the world”, Singh said. Referencing Pm Narendra Modi’s public address at Red Fort this year, Singh said: “We want to be a superpower to work for the welfare of the world. But when I talk about India becoming a superpower, it should not be misconstrued as India wanting to dominate other countries or that we want to take even an inch of someone else’s land,” he said.
Whether it is Galwan or Tawang, our defence forces have proved their bravery and valour.
Rajnath Singh, Defence Minister
Rahul Gandhi’s statement works to demoralise our Army; no matter how much it is condemned, it is less. Indian army is a symbol of bravery and valour. We know that the Communist Party of China had signed MoU with the Congress party.
JP Nadda, BJP President
Gandhi has become a huge embarrassment for the country as well as a problem for the Congress. Gandhi is not only insulting Indian Army but damaging nation’s image.
Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister for Law and Justice
Rahul Gandhi’s statements on soldiers is condemnable and shameful. It is indecent and childish and going to inspire anti-India elements. It amounts to humiliating India and India’s brave army internationally.
Yogi Adityanath, CM Uttar Pradesh
The Council could decide on only 8 out of the 15 agenda items due to paucity of time, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, adding the items not considered included one pertaining to setting up of appellate tri-
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs the 48th meeting of the GST Council via virtual mode, in New Delhi on Saturday.
bunals for GST.
The issue of mechanism to curb tax evasion in pan masala and gutkha businesses also
could not be taken up. No new taxes have been brought, Sitharaman said on the deliberations.
Mumbai: In a show of strength, the opposition MVA constituents in Maharashtra took out a ‘Halla Bol’ protest march in Mumbai on Saturday against the Eknath Shinde-BJP government in the state, and emphatically demanded removal of Governor B S Koshyari for passing “insulting” remarks against iconic personalities, including Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
Senior leaders of the
health in Gujarat. He said that the system of providing free coverage of health facilities to all has been implemented in the state and the Right to Health Bill
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has also been brought, which is under consideration in the assembly.
Speaking about the Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme, he said that cashless treat-
ment up to Rs 10 lakh and accident insurance of Rs 5 lakh is provided under the scheme which has received a huge response from the public. Turn to P10
Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday chaired the 25th Eastern Zonal Council (EZC) meeting at the West Bengal secretariat in Kolkata. In his inaugural address, the Union Home Minister said that in the last 8 years under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, more than 1,000 issues were discussed in the meetings of the Zonal Councils and 93 percent of them were resolved, which is a huge achievement.
He said that in the 8 years from 2006 to 2013, a total of 6 meetings of the Zonal Councils were held, but in the 8 years since 2014, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, a total of 23 meetings have been held. The Union Home Minister said that Left Wing Extremism has almost been eliminated from the Eastern region of the country and efforts should be made to sustain this decisive dominance over Left Wing Extremism.
He stressed that ef-
forts should be sustained as extremism should not re-emerge in LWE-free States and that these States should develop at par with other parts of the country.
Shah urged the Chief Minister to ensure the creation of a districtlevel structure of the
NCORD mechanism and its regular meetings for the prevention of narcotics. He said the fight against drugs in the country is now at a crucial stage and there is a need to accelerate the campaign against drugs with the help of Artificial Intelligence.
Jaipur: A man, engineer by profession, allegedly murdered his 62-year-old aunt Saroj Devi chopped the body into pieces and dumped them at different places near Delhi highway here, police said on Saturday. He then informed the police that his aunt was missing and also started looking for her along with other relatives, they said.
The police, however, got suspicious of him and interrogated him, following which he revealed that he bludgeoned his aunt to death with a hammer on December 11. The man,
Anuj Sharma alias Achitya Govind Das (33), Anuj Sharma, an engineer by profession, was arrested on Thursday, police said.
On December 11, Anuj Sharma’s father had gone to Indore and the accused and the victim were alone in the house, police said. Anuj wanted to go to Delhi but the woman refused. It led to a heated argument and he hit her with a hammer, they said. More on P5
test march.
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No intention of capturing others’ land, says Rajnath SinghKharge on Saturday accused PM Modi of not allowing a discussion in Parliament on the situation along the border with China and asked why he was not taking the nation into confidence in the matter. Claiming that Chinese build-up in Doklam is threatening the strategic “Siliguri Corridor” — he asked when the nation will have “China pe charcha”. PM IN MEGHALAYA & TRIPURA TODAY New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi will visit Meghalaya and Tripura on December 18 and unveil projects worth over Rs 6,800 crore. The projects encompass a wide array of sectors including housing, road, agriculture, telecom, IT, tourism and hospitality. In Shillong, Prime Minister will participate in the golden jubilee celebration of the North Eastern Council. The Council was formally inaugurated on November 7, 1972. Union Home Minister Amit Shah with West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on the sidelines of the 25th meeting of the Eastern Zonal Council at Nabanna, in Kolkata on Saturday. —PHOTO BY PTI three MVA allies shared the stage after the pro- MVA during a protest rally against Maha govt, in Mumbai, Saturday. —PHOTO BY PTI Satyanarayan Sharma JAIPUR
CM Ashok Gehlot addressing the media as Sukhjinder S Randhawa and GS Dotasra look on in Jaipur.WILL IT BE ‘PROFESSOR GEHLOT’ AFTER POLITICAL RETIREMENT?
Jaipur: Calling the Congress government in Rajasthan as useless and corrupt, BJP state president Satish Poonia on Saturday said BJP will spare no corrupt person in state on coming to power in the next assembly elections.
Poonia, while commenting on the musical concert held in Jaipur on Friday night on completion of Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, said that the Congress has lost ground and therefore artists from the film industries had to be used to pull crowds for the party.
“It seems that Sunidhi Chauhan has more popularity than Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. And if the support of a film artist had to be taken to mobilize the crowd, then it becomes clear that the ground of
Jaipur: In a major reshuffle in Income Tax dept, 48 officers of Principal Commissioner and Principal Director level have been transferred. Additional charges have been given to 14 officers. 48 officers at director & commissioner level have been transferred & additional charge has been given to 73. Central Board of Direct Taxes issued two separate orders.
Principal Commissioner Manisha Chandra has been posted in Udaipur. While Principal Commissioner Ramchandra Meena posted to Ajmer.
Sikar: The coldest day of the season was recorded on Saturday in Shekhawati. The temperature reached near the freezing point. The Agriculture Meteorological Department recorded a temperature of 1.9 degrees in Fatehpur, which remained the coldest in Rajasthan. Due to the cold wave, the condition of common people is in trouble. People have changed their daily routine to save themselves from the cold by lighting bonfires.
Jaipur: The ACB court has convicted a former electricity meter reader in a bribery case and sentenced him to rigorous imprisonment for one year and imposed a fine of Rs. 20,000. The verdict came thirteen years after the meter reader, Jagdish Prasad Meena, was caught redhanded while accepting a bribe of Rs 1100 in September 2009.
Jagdish Prasad had taken a bribe from one Ramsahay Meena for
In the inauguration of state government exhibition ‘4 Saal Bemisaal’, CM Ashok Gehlot praised ACB working in Rajasthan. He mentioned that the way ACB Rajasthan is working, it is breaking it’s own records, is highly appreciable. The ACB staff was highly motivated over the motivational message from the CM.
giving electricity connection. Judge Rajendra Kumar Saini found him guilty and convicted the accused after hearing final arguments in the matter.
govt has slipped,” he said at a press conference on the fourth anniversary of the Ashok Gehlot government.
He said that it was a corrupt government and no corrupt person will be spared and bulldozers will be used when the BJP government comes to power in 2023.
Jaipur: BJP burnt effigies of Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto at the district level all over Rajasthan against indecent and indecent remarks made by him against PM Narendra Modi.
Bhutto’s effigy was burnt under the leadership of BJP State President Satish Poonia at Raj Mahal Palace Circle in Jaipur. Poonia said that the remarks have come from the minister of a country known for spreading terror.
District media incharge Sumit Shrimal, State General Secretary Bhajan Lal Sharma, State Ministers Laxmikant Bhardwaj, Ashok Saini, District President Raghav Sharma, Jitendra Sharma, Ramanand Gurjar, State Yuva Morcha President Himanshu Sharma,
State Minority Morcha President Sadiq Khan were present while burning effigy.
All India Sufi Sajjadanashin Council chairman Naseeruddin Chisti on Saturday condemned Bilawal Bhutto’s remarks against PM Modi, saying language he used downgraded his nation.
Jaipur: The results of Rajasthan High Court Bar Association elections have been declared. Mahendra Shandilya has registered a one-sided victory for the post of High Court Bar Association President by 542 votes.
Mahendra Shandilya has secured 1621 votes while his nearest rival Prahlad Sharma got 1079 votes. For the post of general secretary, Balram Vashishtha secured 1292 votes and defeated his nearest ri-
Jaipur: A female leopard was injured after collision with a vehicle on Jawahar Nagar bypass. Senior Veterinarian Dr. Ashok Tanwar tranquilised the leopard who suffered injuries on waist and fractures in both hind legs due to vehicle collision. Range Officer Janeshwar Chaudhary, Forester Jogendra Shekhawat, Assistant Forester Krishna Kumar Meena and
other staff reached the spot. The injured leopard was taken to
val by 108 votes.
The counting of votes for the Bar Association elections was done in the Satish Chandra Auditorium of High Court. In the counting which
lasted for about seven hours, Mahendra Shandilya took the post of President and Balram Vashishtha was found in the lead right from the first round.
Out of 5259 voters, 4494 voters exercised their vote in this High Court Bar Association elections. During the counting of votes, the supporters of the winning candidates created a festive atmosphere in the High Court premises. Winning candidates were welcomed with garlands while slogans were shouted in support of winners in HC. Newly elected President of HC Bar Association Mahendra Shandilya dedicated his victory to young advocates.
Jaipur: A government college principal has been accused of molestation in Ajmer’s Kishangarh. Girl students of government college have accused the principal of molestation. The students gheraoed Principal and accused him of chatting on WhatsApp and calling students in his chamber on pretext of giving them toffees and chocolates. Angry students locked main gate of college.
the rescue centre where it will be further treated.
Jaipur: JDA’s enforcement squad took action against illegal occupants of road. Road was occupied on basis of a fake lease. JDA commissioner Ravi Jain told that Mohan Lal Meena, a resident of Sheopur Sunny Nagar, had occupied land in front of the coaching hub in Pratap Nagar. 160 feet wide road located in front was captured. JDA will register a case against trespasser.
Jaipur: Governor Kalraj Mishra reached ‘Rangmahal’ residence on Vatika Road in Sanganer, Jaipur to pay tributes to Shanti Devi Bohra, mother of MP Ramcharan Bohra. He paid floral tributes to Bohra’s mother.
Besides, Vasundhara Raje, former ministers Arun Chaturvedi, Kalicharan Saraf, Jyoti Khandelwal, Mayor Saumya Gurjar, district chief Rama Chopra, MP
Jaipur: A youth reportedly died while 3 more were injured when a car fell down from a hill near Nahargarh Fort on Saturday night. The police and civil defence teams rushed to the spot to carry out the rescue. Earlier in November also, a man was killed and four others were injured when their car fell into a 300-feet-deep gorge in the Nahargarh hill area.
Jaipur: The Police headquarters have given compulsory retirements to five police inspectors of Rajasthan Police. Of the five circle inspectors, one was posted in RAC. Sources informed that performance of the concerned police inspectors were not satisfactory for a long time, following which, it was
decided to give compulsory retirement to these officials. It is expected that some more policemen will be given compulsory retirement in the coming days.
Youth dies, three injured as car falls down hill in N’garh
Jaipur: In a heart wrenching incident, a 62-year-old woman was brutally murdered and her body was cut into eight pieces with a marble cutter by her nephew in Vidhyadhar Nagar area. Police informed the deceased, identified as Saroj Devi (62), was suffering from stage 4 cancer and accused Anuj Sharma's father has been bearing expenses for her treatment.
“The woman was killed by her nephew, Anuj Sharma (38), on December 11 after she stopped him from going to a religious gathering. The accused then thrashed her head with a hammer and murdered her in the kitchen. Later, Anuj dragged her body in the bathroom and cut her body into eight pieces,” said DCP (North) Paris Deshmukh.
Sharma had been associated with Hare Krishna’ movement for the last seven-eight years. However, a spokesperson of the organisation in Jaipur
said
Following the incident, Saroj’s daugh-
Police recover most of the parts; accused arrested from Haridwar
Kolkata (PTI): Union
Home Minister Amit Shah has asked West Bengal BJP leaders to strengthen the grassroot level of the party in the Trinamool Congress-ruled state ahead of the panchayat polls, a senior party leader said on Saturday.
Shah, who held a meeting with senior state party leaders after coming here, said that the BJP should harness “public discontent against the TMC”, BJP’s national Vice-President Dilip Ghosh said.
On Shah’s meeting held at the state BJP headquarters, the TMC’s West Bengal spokesperson Joy Prakash Majumdar claimed that it was a futile attempt to save his party’s state unit from disintegrating.
“Amit-ji is alarmed about the present situation in West Bengal — how TMC leaders have swindled public money and central funds, taken bribes to give jobs to ineligible candidates in schools, the continuing attacks on our men. He wants to see an end to this situation,” Dilip Ghosh told PTI.
Kolkata (ANI): West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday will hold a party core group meeting regarding Lok Sabha election in 2024 and upcoming panchayat polls, said sources.
The state BJP is fully geared up for the Lok Sabha elections and has started pre-
Shah knows that the people want change in West Bengal, but to counter the TMC’s at-
paring for it. Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Union Minister Amit Shah has also visited West Bengal, taken the ground report there, and continuously motivated the workers.
Subhash Sarkar, Nishith Pramanik, Suvendu Adhikari, Dilip Ghos, Sukanto Ma-
tacks and threats, the BJP will combat them democratically,” Ghosh, a former West Bengal
jumdar, Locket Chatterjee, all MPs and BJP organization general secretary BL Santosh will take part in this meeting.
This meeting will be held in the evening at the residence of Subhash Sarkar, the meeting will be chaired by BL Santosh and Sunil Bansal.
BJP chief, said. The Union home minister held a half-an-hour meeting on Friday
New Delhi (PTI): A big number of farmers from Amaravati in Andhra Pradesh organised a protest here against the state govt’s plan for bringing a law to develop three capitals instead of one, with MPs from various parties joining them to extend their support.
TDP members, including Jayadev Galla and K Rammohan Naidu, BSP’s Danish Ali and YRS Congress’ K Raghu Rama Krishna Raju, a dissident leader in the
state’s ruling party, were among the MPs besides several other leaders, including from the Congress and the Left, who expressed their support to the farmers protesting under the banner of the ‘Amaravati Parirakshana Samithi’, according to a statement.
Farmers have demanded that the state govt should stick to the earlier plan of having one capital city in Amaravati as envisaged by former Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu.
Dehradun (PTI): The Uttarakhand Police has prepared a chargesheet against the accused in the Ankita Bhandari murder case, an official said on Saturday.
Bhandari, 19, who worked as a receptionist at Vanantara Resort in the Ganga Bhogpur area of Pauri district near Rishikesh, was allegedly pushed into the Chilla canal in September by the resort’s operator Pulkit Arya and his two employees Saurabh Bhaskar and Ankit Gupta.
night with leaders like Ghosh, state president Sukanta Majumdar, Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari and others.
To a question, if Shah also asked leaders to sink their differences, Ghosh said, “Amit-ji knows we stand united. There can be differences of opinion among individuals at times, but that happens in a family. No such issue was discussed.”
Shah came here to chair the Eastern Zonal Council (EZC) meeting at the state secretariat on Saturday.
Patna (Agencies): The ruling JD(U)-led Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) and the BJP in dry state Bihar are engaged in blame game over hooch tragedy that claimed 73 lives in Saran.
The BJP alleges that due to liquor ban in the state, spurious liquor is being manufactured leading to the death of people.
Over 1,000 people have lost their lives in hooch tragedies and state exchequer is losing Rs 30,000 crore as revenue per year, the BJP claimed.
Though Nitish Kumar always takes credit of liqior ban in the state, whenever a
hooch tragedy occures, he puts the onus of it on every political party which supported the Bill in the Legislative Assembly.
At the same time, Nitish also wants to prove that the “BJP is against the liquor ban” and wants to
send this message to a large section of society, especially women. In his speech in state Assembly, Nitish asked the BJP to clear their stand on liquor ban, saying that: “If you advocate the withdrawal of liquor prohibition law, I will take it back.”
Patna (PTI): Close on the heels of the hooch tragedy in dry Bihar that left many dead in Saran, eight more died allegedly after consuming some spurious liquor in two other districts, officials said on Saturday. Six people died in Siwan district adjoining Saran, while Begusarai witnessed two deaths.
Unconfirmed reports claimed that up to 60 people died by drinking
New Delhi (PTI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) held nationwide protests on Saturday against Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto’s personal attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the ruling party sought to rally support from all sections over the issue.
Its members raised slogans and burnt effigies of Pakistan and Bhutto during their protests in state capitals across the country.
Its various state unit presidents, including Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary in Uttar Pradesh and Sanjay Jaiswal in Bihar, led a march of party workers against Bilawal Bhutto’s statement.
“India came together to condemn and protest Bhutto's uncivilized and distasteful comment on PM Modi,” the party said, adding that protests were held in every state.
Islamabad: Pakistan on Saturday rejected India's criticism of Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto’s “uncivilised” outburst against PM Narendra Modi, alleging that it showed New Delhi’s “growing frustration”. Bhutto resorted to a personal attack against PM Modi and slammed the RSS after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar described Pakistan as “epicentre of terrorism” during his recent visit to New York.
illicitly brewed country liquor in Saran district.
Even the official toll of 30 there is the biggest since Bihar went dry six years ago. About the six
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Washington: The CBI and Delhi Police have helped the FBI in busting a major trans-national scam that duped thousands of Americans, mostly senior citizens, of millions of dollars in about 10 years on the pretext of providing them with tech-support, a US attorney has said.
Bareilly: Two men were arrested here on Saturday for allegedly firing at a constable inside a police outpost, a police official said. The incident took place at the Nakatiya outpost, which falls under the Cantt police station, on National Highway 24 on Friday night, he said. The accused have been identified as Vikas and Yashpal.
New Delhi (ANI): Days after the successful trials of the nuclear-capable Agni-5 ballistic missile, India has now developed the capability to strike targets beyond the range of 7,000 kms.
Sources in the defence establishment told ANI that the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has been able to reduce the weight of the Agni-5 missile by replacing steel content with composite materials. “The
weight reduction that has been achieved in the missile system is beyond 20 per cent and if the government wants, the nuclear-capable strategic missile can go beyond 7,000 kms,” they said.
Sources cited the example of the Agni-3 which weighs around 40 tonnes and can strike targets at 3,000 kms but the Agni-4 weighing slightly more than 20 tonnes can cover a much longer range.
The extended range
of the missile which is part of the Strategic Forces Command will give a variety of options
—Pic for representational purpose
to the planners during times of conflict.
India’s nuclear weapon programme is main-
ly for deterrence against its adversaries including China and Pakistan as it has a no-
first-use policy. It has been strengthening the second strike capability and is also working
on the development of a submarine-launched ballistic missile. The sources said the decision to test the missile for its new maximum possible range will have to be taken by the government.
India had successfully carried out night trials of Agni-5 nuclearcapable ballistic missile on Thursday at its full range of 5400 kms.
The test was carried out to validate new technologies and equipment on the missile
which is now lighter than before.
In October last year, India carried out the successful launch of the surface-to-surface ballistic missile, Agni-5 from APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha.
The missile, which uses a three-stage solidfuelled engine, is capable of striking targets at ranges up to 5,000 kilometres with a very high degree of accuracy, the defence ministry said in a statement.
Union Minister tells party leaders to harness “public discontent against the ruling TMC”Union Home Minister Amit Shah chairs a meeting with the West Bengal BJP core group and other senior leaders, at the Bharatiya Janata Party office, in Kolkata on Saturday. —PHOTO BY ANI deaths in Bhagwanpur division of Siwan dist since Thursday, SDM Sanjay Kumar said the administration has initiated an investigation. Raipur: Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday condemned Pakistani Minister Bilawal Bhutto’s derogatory remarks on PM Modi and said no one has the right to make such a statement about India’s PM. condemn the statement made by Pakistan’s Foreign Minister. A befitting reply must be given,” Baghel said.
PAKISTAN REJECTS INDIA’S CRITICISM OF FM BILAWAL’S OUTBURST ON MODI
“MODI IS OUR PM, NO ONE HAS RIGHT..” BHUPESH BAGHEL CONDEMNS PAK FMAmaravati farmers hold a protest over various demands from the Central government, in New Delhi on Saturday. —PHOTO BY ANI BJP workers protest over Pak Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s remarks against PM Modi, in Jabalpur, on Saturday. PLAN FOR 3 CAPITALS IN ANDHRA Bihar CM Nitish Kumar. —FILE PHOTO New Delhi: The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea challenging the election of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in 2019 from Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala. A bench of justices AS Bopanna and Dipankar Datta rejected the petition filed by Saritha S Nair, who had moved the apex court against an October 31, 2019 decision of the Kerala High Court by which her election petitions challenging the Lok Sabha polls in Wayanad and Ernakulam also were dismissed.
Bundi: The people of Bundi got an opportunity to witness the wonderful display of valor by the soldiers of the Border Security Force.
On the initiative of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, BSF held the show under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav in which the soldiers presented astonishing stunts. Also, people got to see the stunts of the dog squad of the force and the display of lethal weapons.
In this show, BSF’s famous Seema Bhavani motorcycle team stunned the people with its stunts. The performance of the dog squad accompanying the jawans was also displayed. The squad’s ability to catch intruders as well as locate explosives
astounded people.
While doing the Gajraj and Chetak drill, the BSF personnel disassembled vehicles like mini trucks and gypsy into several pieces and then reassembled the vehicle with the same speed.
BSF jawans also did a drill with weapons in the show.
Jaipur: RCA’s election officer Sunil Arora conducted a virtual hearing on objections of seven district unions regarding voter list for the RCA elections.
The objections were from Ajmer, Alwar, Banswara, Baran, Dausa, Dungarpur and Hanumangarh district unions.
The hearing was held from 11 am to 4 pm. TR Meena, who is assisting Arora, coordinated from Jaipur.
The hearing on objections of 8 district unions will be held on Sunday.
The elections were
earlier supposed to be held on September 30, but the high court had put a stay on it. It was on Tuesday that the court vacated the stay, clearing way for the RCA polls.
After the conclusion of the hearing on the voter list issue, final voter list will be out on December 19.
Jodhpur: A man set himself ablaze in the middle of street in Chirghar area of Devnagar police station in Jodhpur after his wife refused to go back with him. Soon, a crowd gathered on the spot and he was taken to the hospital.
The man has sustained about 60 per cent burn injuries. The incident happened on Friday and the incident has been captured on CCTV camera. The dispute came to light when the police brought his wife to the police station and questioned her. However, the police have not yet registered a case.
Devnagar police station officer Jaikishan Soni said that the victim, Rakesh Mali, is a resident of Balotra in Barmer district. He had married Aarti from Tripura about three years ago.
Bikaner: Former Minister Devi Singh Bhati will take part in the allcommunity protest in Jodhpur on Sunday to raise demand for increasing financial aid and providing government jobs to the family members of those killed in Bhungra gas cylinder blast.
First India Bureau
Rajgarh (Alwar): State’s Liquor Contractors Union, CHA, Educated Unemployed in the presence of Rajya Sabha MP Dr Kirori Lal Meena took out a rally demanding cancellation of penalties imposed on liquor traders for less sale during Covid period.
The protesters also issued a memorandum from the Meena hostel
ground located in village Thanagazi.
Liquor Contractors Union State president, Pankaj Dhankhar said
First India Bureau
Baran/Rajsamand/ Jaipur: Activists of Hindu organisations on Saturday staged a protest in various parts of Rajasthan against the upcoming Bollywood film ‘Pathaan’ starring Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone. In Baran, the protestors gathered at Pratap Chowk and burned the posters of the film.
Hindu activist Dwarka Lal Sharma said that they have no enmity with anyone, but those
against Sanatan Dharm will not be spared and Shah Rukh Khan has made fun of Hindu culture in many movies even before.
Similarly, in Rajsamand and Jaipur, Hindu outfits including Bajrang Dal and VHP burned the posters of the movie.
that during the Corona period, a memorandum was submitted to end the penalties imposed on liquor traders for
less sale of liquor and to cancel the auction of movable and immovable property of the traders being held across the state.
During this rally, former Union Minister Bhanwar Jitendra Singh, Cabinet Minister Tikaram Juli, BD Kalla, Dharmendra Rathod, District Chief Balbir Chhillar and other Congress leaders were also out to participate in the programme.
Devi Singh Bhati, while addressing a press conference in Bikaner, said that the CM comes from Jodhpur and a Union Minister is also from Jodhpur, but none of them even went to meet the victims and did not get time to express condolences.
“We are with the victims and will work to raise their voice. There
is a demand that Rs 50 lakh should be given as compensation to the families of the dead and Rs 25 lakh to the injured and a job in each family,” said Devi Singh Bhati.
“At present, public representatives run to the places where there are votes, but they do not see the suffering and the needy,” added Bhati.
is lying at the site.
The age-old building was dismantled as there was a heap of problems and a new building would have addressed the prevailing issues
Jaipur: The construction of new Rajasthan House in New Delhi has witnessed an unexpected halt as the project has not been given approval for construction by the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC). Even the approval file for the site plan of the new building is also stuck. In fact there has been a stay on picking up the debri also and tonnes of debri
Rajasthan House is situation in the VIP area of Prithviraj Road and Lutyens Zone of New Delhi where two buildings, of fifty rooms each, were existent. The current Gehlot government took decision to dismantle the existing structure and construct a new Rajasthan House with completely futuristic facilities for which the state government approved a budget of 138 crore rupees. The PWD has been
given the responsibility of construction and the target has been set to complete the project by
March 2024.
The work to dismantle the building, keeping in mind the target
of March 2024, was initiated in April 2022 and in four months, the building turned into a heap of debri. The plan was that the debri would be removed and in the meantime the permission for construction would be received, vut since the NDMC has not given any permission, the plan has not moved forward.
The officials concerned claimed that to get permission from
Jaipur: The foreclosure monitoring petition of former Sessions Judge Askaran Prajapat has been dismissed.
The case relates to Advocate Bhanwarlal, son of Sessions Judge Askaran Prajapat.
Bhanwarlal was married to Pratibha, a resident of Jhunjhunu district. She was harassed and beaten up by her in-laws for dowry after
which she lodged an FIR in 2001 at Police Station Bagad.
Askaran presented a petition in the High Court and got the FIR dismissed, against which Pratibha through her advocate, Poonamchand Bhandari, presented an appeal in the Supreme Court and in 2007, the Supreme Court accepted the appeal and upheld the order of the High Court.
NDMC, application had been given at the start of the year and it was believed that permission would be accorded. But due to the area being ‘VIP area’ and the Lutyens Zone, the file has been stuck due to various objections.
Moreover, permission has not been granted to pick up the debri due to the increased pollution level since clearing the debris would add to the pollution level.
So the million dollar
question that is doing the rounds in political and bureaucratic circles is that when the permission for new construction had not been given, where was then the need to dismantle down the old building.
This has resulted in a problem of plenty for the ministers, MPs and MLAs of Rajasthan who do not have a place to stay in. Interestingly, no one is in a situation to answer when the NDMC will give permission.
taken to church which is against their religion. VHP workers created ruckus at the school.
Jodhpur: There was a dispute over taking children to church in Jodhpur. VHP workers and parents objected to this and also protested. Later, the school management apologized and admitted that they had taken the children to the church without
permission and they would not repeat this in future.
According to information, Mahesh Public School of Mahesh Shikshan Sansthan took the school children for an outing to a church in Sardarpura. Later, VHP workers and parents of some children reached the school.
VHP activists alleged that they were also made to pray in the
Sirohi (PTI): Police have arrested a woman who dressed up as a man and allegedly kidnapped a minor girl in Rajasthan’s Sirohi district.
Police had initially charged the woman under sections of rape after she was falsely identified as a man. The charges were later dropped and she was booked for kidnapping.
Shankar on the complaint of a minor girl, who alleged that she was abducted and raped by the accused.
According to the minor, the accused had sent her home in an auto.
On December 5, the police detained the accused, who was identified with the help of a picture produced by the girl
church. Parents said that without their consent, the children were
After getting the information, Dev Nagar police station officer Jai Kishan Soni reached the spot and tried to pacify the VHP leaders and parents. After a written assurance of the school administration not to do so without permission in future, the protesters calmed down.
Bikaner: A police complaint has been filed against the Mayor of Bikaner Municipal Corporation, Sushila Kanwar, for allegedly breaking the lock of the almirah of Municipal Corporation’s Secretary Hansa Meena. Secretary Hansa Meena had filed a theft complaint through email stating
that her personal belongings have also been stolen from the almirah. “What the mayor did amounts to an illegal act. No higher authority can break the lock of the almirah of a public servant like this. Things can be done as per procedure and here public servants can be held accountable for any loss of important things,” said Meena.
Sawai Madhopur: The Forest Department has again revised the rates for visiting the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve Park. Now once again tourists will pay more than before for visiting the park. The rates were increased
twice this year. In Ranthambore, since 2016, the rates of park tours have increased continuously.
In 2016, the Forest Department decided to increase the park visit rates by 10 percent every year. Since then, the amount is being raised by 10 percent every year. However, since last year, the Forest Department had increased the amount by 10 percent twice a year.
Bhilwara: Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat was on a day’s visit to Bhilwara on Saturday to attend the condolence meeting on the demise of his childhood friend’s brother.
Shekhawat was welcomed by BJP office bearers and leaders at the helipad at Modi Ground in Bhilwara city. While addressing the press, Shekhawat attacked Congress on Rahul Gandhi’s statement on China. He said that during the time of Rahul Gandhi’s great-grandfather, China grabbed
Bundi: The body of a woman crushed with stones has been found in the mining area of Thadi village of Dabi in Bundi district. She was crushed with big stones that were lying on top of the woman’s body at a stone quarry in an isolated place. On Saturday morning, the laborers informed the police about the body.
thousands of kms of India’s land & made an agreement with the Chinese Embassy, and took Rs 1 crore 35 lakh from the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation. “What did Rahul do with that money?,” he said.
After getting the information, the police reached the spot and got the post-mortem of the deceased woman done, and handed over the body to the family members. The woman lived in Giani Bai Bhil Thadi village. Her husband had left her. The woman’s father Ramaji said that she used to live in a kutcha house built on the farm. Additional SP Kishorilal said that a case of murder of the woman has been registered.
Jaipur: The NCRB has awarded Rajasthan for being among the top three in three different categories. According to the officials, Rajasthan Police, Prosecution Department, and Jail Department have been selected as the top three in the country.
Director General of Police (DGP) Umesh Mishra informed that Rajasthan Police has been awarded Best Practices in the top three categories. “The
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L ast week, BJP MP Kirodi Lal Meena introduced a private member’s bill in Parliament seeking a Uniform Civil Code. When it was time to vote, Aam Aadmi Party’s Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha stood up, told a fellow MP sitting with him that he had an important phone call, he had to go out and talk (even though jammers are installed in
House and thus, there is no phone netowrk within the House). Soon after Chadha left the house, AAP MP Sanjay Singh also got up to leave, and told his fellow MP sitting next to him, ‘Look, our party’s stand on this issue is neither in favour nor against, so I will not be able to vote, so I am also going out.’ So, fi nally the bill got 63 votes in favour 23 votes against it.
Ever since Akhilesh Prasad Singh, a Bhumihar leader from Bihar, has been made the new President of the Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee, courtesy of Kharge, his spirits are soaring. On December 11, Akhilesh brought some tall Congress leaders from Bihar in a chartered flight from Delhi to Patna, where they were to perform a ‘mega show’ at the local Bapu Auditorium in Patna. Leaders like Meera Kumar, Tariq Anwar, Congress in-charge of Bihar Bhakta Charan Das had reached Patna by boarding this chartered flight of Singh. When these leaders reached the Bapu Auditorium, they were stunned to see that the stage was packed with a crowd of leaders, but there were only two to four people to listen to the speakers. Now it is no longer a matter of saying that Congress workers are missing in Bihar and only leaders have, somehow, survived.
When the Congress won in Himachal Pradesh, Rani Sahiba i.e. Congress MP from Mandi, Pratibha Singh bluntly said that ‘this is the tribute of the people of Himachal Pradesh to Raja Virbhadra Singh.’ After this, Priyanka Gandhi, through Rajeev Shukla, conveyed a message to the victorious Congress MLAs that ‘even if any leader of the party calls them for a meeting at their house, they do not have to go.’ But still, 12 Congress MLAs went to Rani Sahiba’s house on her invitation, while Rani Sahiba expected that some 25 MLAs are definitely their own this time. After this, Pratibha, through Harsh Mahajan, who joined BJP, sent a message to the BJP top brass that ‘if BJP is ready to make her the Chief Minister, she can juggle more than 12 MLAs.’ But this proposal was rejected. PM Modi straight-forwardly declined as the PM did not want that ‘Operation Lotus’ should be splashed on such a big victory of Gujarat. Right now, Sahiba has been asked to wait till the right time comes, and it has to be seen whether Rani Sahiba will also prove to be ‘Eknath Shinde’ of Congress in the coming days.
Amit Shah was continuously receiving plaints from party unit in Madhya Pradesh that Jyotiraditya Scindia was running a parallel organization of party in state, alleging that he was repeatedly reaching Bhopal & Gwalior and taking meetings of his loyal ministers, MLAs & party workers and planning his future strategy with them. Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan also had the same complaint that ‘no person in BJP can be bigger than the organisation, since only the state president has the right to call such meetings.’ He reprimanded them by calling them to ‘focus on their ministry instead of MP.’ Only after this there was hue & cry in the media about the chaos at Delhi airport and Jyotiraditya also had to shift his immediate focus towards that.
Two prominent leaders of South India i.e. DMK Chief MK Stalin and Janata Dal Secular Chief HD Kumaraswamy of Karnataka are busy preparing the blueprint of their future politics. Sources say that the health of both these leaders is not too good. It is also being heard that they have to go to Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore every month for their treatment.
Stalin has fixed his son Udhayanidhi Stalin as his successor, although no formal announcement has been made in this regard, but Udhayanidhi has been made a Cabinet Minister. This preparation is for the 2024 elections. Although Stalin’s father Karunanidhi declared himself an atheist, but Stalin’s views are slightly different from his father’s. He does not support Brahmanism and Manuism, but he has deep faith in God. Before every auspicious work, he goes to Madurai’s Meenakshi Temple to offer prayers. He also follows the advice of a special astrologer, and on the advice of that astrologer, he has decided his successor.
A am Aadmi Party’s concerns about Punjab have increased. The party itself has a tradition of conducting surveys from time to time in the states it rules. A recent opinion poll by a recognized agency of the party has revealed that “if the Lok Sabha elections are held today, AAP will be able to win only 4 out of 13 parliamentary seats in Punjab.”
The reason for it is that Akali Dal is doing ‘Panthic Politics’ on ground level in the state, which is a matter of concern.
The Congress is still in disarray there.
Captain Amarinder SIngh joining BJP with all his ‘might’ has increased BJP’s support base in the state and Hindu vote is largely going away from Congress and siding with the BJP. This is also one of the biggest concerns for AAP.
Few days back, Chandrashekhar Rao was in New Delhi, where he inaugurated the party office of his newly named party ‘Bharat Rashtra Samithi’. The next day, he invited more than 1,500 people for dinner, including MPs, MLAs, Ministers and many office bearers of his party, where Rao expressed his desire that he wishes to contest the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. At the same time, Rao also emphasised that unlike Nitish Kumar, ‘no strong front can be formed against the ruling BJP unless the Congress is included in it’.
Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday inaugurated the state- level development exhibition organised at Jawahar Kala Kendra on the completion of four years of the State Govt. He visited all the stalls of 25 departments and observed the development works, achievements and innovations done by the departments. Gehlot instructed all the departmental officers to spread maximum awareness about the schemes to benefit the person sitting at the last end.
The Chief Minister inaugurated the exhibition by cutting the ribbon and lighting the lamp. He saw photographs, sketches, models and other materials including publications of the development works and schemes carried out in various fields during the tenure of the present government in the development exhibition giving the message of ‘Seva Hi Karma, Seva Hi Dharma’. He appreciated the exhibition showing the resolve of the government for good governance and said that with this the general public would be able to get information about the welfare decisions, programmes, policies and schemes of the government.
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Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot once again praised Rajasthan Housing Board (RHB) Commissioner Pawan Arora on Saturday. During the visit to the exhibition organised at Jawahar Kala Kendra on the 4th anniversary of the government, Gehlot along with the in-charge of Rajasthan Congress Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and PCC Chief Govind Singh Dotasra reached the stall of the RHB.
ed with farmers who are beneficiaries of loan waiver at the stall of Agriculture Department. In the exhibition, the CM inaugurated Sujas App, Sujas Bulletin, Sujas E-Bulletin and Sujas Podcast ‘Awaaz’
of DIPR. The Chief Minister also recorded a video message to the people of the state on the completion of 4 years of the government from the Sujas studio built at the venue. He saw a live demo
Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said that there is no dispute in his party and Rahul Gandhi has also made it clear. Responding to the question asked by First India Correspondent Naresh Sharma during the press conference on Govt’s 4th anniversary, Gehlot said, “We have no dispute, Rahul Gandhi has also made this clear.” He was asked will the government repeat on the basis of schemes or the controversy within the Congress will overshadow these plans? Gehlot laughingly said, “We talk about love among ourselves.”
of the training imparted to save the lives of accident victims at the stall of Transport and Road Safety Department. He also observed the 7-D cinema in the mobile studio installed in the exhibition.
Jaipur:
On completion of 4 years of the Congress Government, he said that law and order in the state is good, but more monitoring will have to be done because like Punjab, Rajasthan shares the border with Pakistan. Talking about BharatJodoYatra, Randhawa said. “The purpose of the Yatra is to keep India united,” he said. Opposition in Rajasthan has nothing to speak against the government, Randhawa added.
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CM Gehlot said that so far, transplants & implants worth Rs 11 crore have been done under the Chiranjeevi scheme.
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Govt English Medium Schools have been opened in 4 years. In the last 3 years, 211 new Govt Colleges have been opened.
MoUs signed for investment of Rs 1 lakh cr in solar sector. Govt created an investmentfriendly environment.
Gehlot said that the Housing Board was on the verge of closure in the previous BJP government, but after becoming the Commissioner, Pawan Arora not only brought the Board out of losses but today the Housing Board is running at a profit of crores.
On the praise of CM, Randhawa also congratulated Pawan Arora.
The Commissioner informed Gehlot, Randhawa and Dotasra about the plans and projects of the Housing Board.
Even before this, the
Chief Minister has praised Pawan Arora on many occasions.
Later, speaking to the media, RHB Commissioner Pawan Arora said that Chief Minister’s speech is motivational for his entire team. “It is a matter of great pleasure for the team to be praised by the CM,” he said.
Meanwhile, the stall of the Housing Board remains the most preferred for the common people visiting the exhibition.
The RHB has displayed the model of the
under-construction Constitution Club at the stall, which is very much liked by people. RHB has developed two Chaupatis in Jaipur city in less than a year.
On the City Park developed by the RHB in Mansarovar in Jaipur, Arora said that it was the dream of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to develop this park. There is a huge interest among the coaching operators regarding the project. Arora said that classes will start in the Coaching Hub in the coming six months.
Zero Electricity Bills of 8.85 lakh farmers.
Social security pensions to 1 crore people.
OPS for govt staff.
Govt increasing the dignity of women.
Govt jobs have been given to 1.35L candidates, 1.20 lakh jobs are in process.
Despite policy of compulsory FIR registration, there was 5% less registration of crimes in 2021 compared to 2019, CM said.
CM accused Union Min GS Shekhawat of misleading masses on ERCP. He reiterated the demand to declare ERCP as National project.
MK STALIN’s HEALTH IS BADAAP PLAYS ‘SAFE’ IN UNIFORM CIVIL CODE VOTING
To be praised by CM is a matter of great pride for the team, says AroraNewly appointed in charge of Rajasthan Congress Sukhjinder Randhawa while addressing media at a press conference of CM Gehlot at CMR, praised the schemes of Gehlot govt and said that there is a need to publcise the work. C hief Minister Ashok Gehlot will visit Delhi on December 23 as AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge has called an important meeting. All the General Secretaries, Secretaries and in-charges of the Congress will attend the meeting. State Congress in-charge Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa will also attend the meeting.
1978 and 1986 champions. Who will it be today?
Every four years the fans wait eagerly, patiently, and hopefully, while the players slog, work out, play hard, practice, practice, and practice some more….. and here we are waiting for the whistle to blow for the 2022 FIFA World Cup final game between Argentina and the defending champion France.
These two teams with many experienced, dedicated, quick footed professional players have clashed only three times, in 1930 and 1978 Argentina beat France in group matches, and in 2018 were beaten by France in the ‘round of 16’. France has won the coveted FIFA WC trophy in 1998 and 2018, while Argentina were the
As the hours drag by, I am mulling over a few things like- is this game today between two countries or is it Messi vs. Mbappe? Will the gentle football legend Messi achieve the one record he lacks? Is this really his last World cup? Who is going to get the Golden Boot? Who will win the Golden Ball award? We will just have to wait and watch…
Lionel Messi, the Argentinian hero, has left an indelible mark and is regarded as one of the greatest football (soccer) players all times. At 35, Messi holds the record of playing in 5 world cups, and scoring in his teens, 20’s and 30’s. In this World Cup, he has scored 5 goals and assisted or created chances for three more.
Kylian Mbappe, the talented French scorer, is just 23 years old. He is the highest paid football player earning 9.09 crores/year. Like Messi he is known for his dribbling, speed, and finishing touch. Both of them are vying for the Golden boot and Golden Ball awards. Both are the
THE FIFA WORLD CUP IS IN FULL SWING. ULTIMATELY, HOLDERS FRANCE AND ARGENTINA ADVANCED TO THE 2022 FIFA WORLD CUP FINAL, WHICH WILL BE HELD TODAY AT LUSAIL STADIUM IN LUSAIL, QATAR, WITH KICKOFF AT 8.30 P.M. IST. WITH ALL EYES ON ARGENTINA MAESTRO LIONEL MESSI AND FRANCE’S MBAPPE, CITY FIRST BRINGS TO YOU AN INSIGHT OF THE MAGNIFICENT MATCH!
teammates and play for the Paris Saint-Germain club. But as we all know, individual players alone can not win games and these two teams share this credit with their managers both talented professional footballers Didier C. Deschamps for France and Lionel Scaloni who coaches Argentina.
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B-TOWN CELEBS IN QATAR Bollywood will make its presence at the FIFA World Cup 2022 with dancer Nora Fatehi taking part in the closing ceremony of FIFA World Cup 2022 and superstar Deepika Padukone is expected to unveil the FIFA World Cup trophy at the Lusail Iconic Stadium in Qatar ahead of the final on Sunday. It is a huge honour for Indian celebs. Shah Rukh Khan will be attending the finals of the FIFA World Cup 2022 from the studios of Jio Cinemas. The actor will be present during the broadcast of the game, while he will not be in Qatar.
It is hard to make people understand that the sun will rise tomorrow, whether you win or lose.—Lionel Scaloni
MARCH 21 - APRIL 20
You are likely to have fun at work today. A changed lifestyle promises good health. You may not be in the best of financial situations, but things are likely to improve. Much excitement is foreseen on the family front. There is some scope of improving your scores on the academic front.
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
You may get motivated to shake a leg just to get on the fitness trail. It will be important to keep a tab of your expenses today. Some shuffling on the work front is likely but will not affect you. Peace and tranquillity prevail on the home front and will help you unwind. Romance seems on the upswing.
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Job prospects for those freshly out of professional institutes are set to brighten up soon. A positive outlook will help you throw out the negativity within. You will manage to ignore distractions and interruptions at work to complete a pending task in time. is so miffed.
SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 22
This is the day to play your winning card on the professional front. A lot of time may be wasted in socialising, but you will love every moment of it! Time is ripe for investing in a scheme you have been considering for long. Your upbeat mood and a happy demeanour will brighten atmosphere.
NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 22
Sticking to workout routine may benefit you on the health front. Meeting relatives at a marriage or party cannot be ruled out. Accompanying someone you click with is likely to make your business journey entertaining. Support from the family may seem most encouraging.
JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 19
Balancing act between home and office will remain most smooth for working women. You succeed in putting an ambitious project on the tracks and cross all hurdles in making it a success. Love beckons and promises to give immense joy and fulfillment. Homemakers can exceed budget.
APRIL 21 - MAY 20
A major purchase may make a dent in your savings, but will help in keeping up with the jonesses. Speculation may not be profitable and you can very well burn your fingers. Some of you may get hard pressed to find a good match for someone eligible in the family down, Saturn will save you.
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Homemakers will get a chance to implement their ideas. You are likely to be recognised for your efforts on the professional front. Some of you can be invited for guidance or consultancy. Chance of a raise is possible for some.
Timely and correct decision will help you in saving a lot of money.
AUGUST 24 - SEPTEMBER 23
Satisfaction is foreseen for the image conscious people trying to achieve perfect figure and physique. You will succeed in surmounting the odds to get a stalled job back on the tracks. Your efforts on the academic front will keep you in contention. You are likely to spend an enjoyable time.
OCTOBER 23 - NOVEMBER 22
You will succeed and move ahead in your professional life, as the year begins. Be careful, though, as your daily routine may be affected adversely. Your boss may be the reason for your annoyance. Pressure tactics can infuriate you. Probably, by 5th or 6th, you may think of taking up a new job.
DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 20
Focussing on your career graph at this juncture will be a step that will take you far. A rethink is in order for those going in for a heavy investment. Recovering a loaned amount from someone will not pose much difficulty. You will manage to defuse tensions prevailing at home.
FEBRUARY 20 - MARCH 20
Financial condition of those down in the dumps is set to improve. Your efficiency at work is likely to impress those who matter at work. Your biggest asset is your sense of humor try to use it to cure your not so good health. Spending time with family.
Love is comparable to a diamond, a priceless gem with many facets. It is beautiful any way we look at it. Like a diamond with numerous reflecting surfaces, love has many aspects, all good and desirable. It has been said, “Youth is for an hour, beauty is a flower but love is the jewel that wins the heart.”
Suspicion and mistrust result in jealousy. It is a very harmful emotion that can ruin the best of relationships. A suspicious husband sees in his wife what is not there and fails to see what she actually has.
A husband said, “I was under a lot of financial stress due to which I didn’t really communicate with my wife. She came under a lot of pressure. My time- consuming job caused us to clash in jealousy.”
A wife once expressed, “my husband would show jealous reactions whenever I received attention from male colleagues or performed better than him.”
Jealousy can be defined as an emotion that causes an individual to suspect another person without cause, or resent the attention others receive, feeling that he/she alone is entitled to it. This harmful emotion can ruin the best of relationships.
Did a person ever get so enraged at his hand that he used a hammer to beat it or so angry at his neck that he choked himself? Rather, one readily accommodates one’s own body’s weaknesses and peculiarities. Such accommodation works well with the marriage partner too.
One partner may be insensitive to feelings of jealousy arising in the other. A wife can be jealous because of the attention the husband gives to someone of the opposite sex. Or a wife may shower so much attention on her child or a relative that the husband feels neglected, even resentful. He may show affection to the child but lessen his
about feelings builds confidence and mutual understanding.
A husband and wife need to trust one another rather than be envious. Being suspicious and making mountains out of mole hills creates friction. Avoiding situations that give rise to jealousy, and giving the other person benefit of doubt, keeps love flourishing and comforts the heart.
attention towards his wife. Embarrassed over such feelings, both may remain quiet and show frustration in other negative ways. A high price is paid when both partners lose their balance.
Jealousy that is induced by insecurity and fed by imagination makes partners overly possessive. They fear that an outsider will win the affections of their loved one by luring him/her. This brings anger, anxiety and hatred that leads to violence and physical abuse. The jealous partner may also resort to financial abuse and verbal bullying to alleviate or hide feelings.
Questions one can ask oneself, do I nurture jealousy? Am I quarrelsome? Do I have an aggressive or fighting attitude? Jealousy is revealed as an inordinate desire to glorify oneself and one’s opinions. Such persons do not acknowledge that others can have intelligence equal or superior to them, and are worthy of due credit.
Generally, a husband expresses, “why aren’t you more like me? Why don’t you see things my way or do them as I would?” But peace can be maintained when one readily accepts the other person with his / her weaknesses.
When one disagrees with someone, naturally, a person controls one’s emotions and uses appropriate language. If a partner resorts to violence, screaming or throwing things, then one is behaving like a child. So, if the other partner is regularly defending oneself against unreasonable or accusatory questions, that signals the need to sort out the relationship.
Rather than letting jealousy build up like a head of steam in a boiler until there is a violent explosion, it is better to discuss one’s feelings quietly and not accusingly. Communicating calmly and being honest
Jealousy turns marriage into an unpleasant prison, but loving attention, consideration and trust brings security.
Jealously of one toward his / her partner is good if it is a zeal for the partner’s benefit and well-being. But improper jealousy ruins the marriage.
Both partners desire to be treated with dignity and respect. Each appreciates when the other is an active listener and cares about each others’ feelings. But still when hurt, one can say, “I’m going to do to him / her what he or she did to me.” For a relationship to continue and thrive, one needs to put into it what one hopes to get out of it!
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas are one of the most loved couples in town. The duo welcomed their first baby girl earlier this year via surrogacy. Since her arrival, Priyanka has been teasing fans with cute glimpses of her daughter. The couple is yet to reveal her face. Priyanka took to social media on Friday morning and dropped yet another adorable picture with her baby girl. The picture also featured Nick. The trio was seen having a fun family time in Los Angeles.
In the picture, Nick and Priyanka are seen having a gala time with their little one. They are seen sporting winter clothes as they are out and about in the city. Priyanka has put a white heart emoji on Malti Marie’s face. In her caption, the new mommy revealed that they visited a zoo recently. She wrote, “Family #zoo #familyday #love.” The trio is seen posing with a jellyfish in the backdrop.
few days ago, Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal celebrated their first wedding anniversary. The couple enjoyed a short getaway amidst the mountains, and also shared a few glimpses from their vacay. Now, days after their anniversary, Vicky and Katrina were spotted at the Mumbai airport once again as they jetted off to an undisclosed location. This morning, Vicky and Katrina were spotted at the airport in casual outfits, and we wonder if they are headed
for yet another vacation.
The paparazzi clicked Vicky and Katrina at the Mumbai airport this morning, and the lovebirds were seen in comfy tracksuits. Katrina was all smiles for the paparazzi as she made her way to the entrance gate with Vicky.
Both Vicky and Katrina waved and smiled at the paparazzi before entering the airport.
Deepika Padukone was spotted by the paparazzi in the wee hours of Saturday. She was clicked at the Mumbai airport as she made her way to Qatar for the FIFA World Cup 2022 finale. The actress will unveil the FIFA World Cup trophy during the finals, and it is a rare honour for any Indian or International actor in the history of FIFA. Ranveer Singh was seen dropping his ladylove at the Mumbai airport and as Deepika Padukone made her way to the entrance gate of the airport, she was seen interacting politely with the paparazzi.
Deepika was seen in a comfy yet chic airport outfit. She opted for a beige drawstring hooded windbreaker over a white top, and matching beige pants. The actress she flashed her million-dollar smile and interacted with the paparazzi.
he Govinda Naam Mera actress chose a lovely monotone corset dress. The splash of pink is what kicked our interest in us to take notes of its other features.
It’s the look of a stretchjersey fabric that brings the ruched effect into the limelight. The sleeves are a single feature that makes it look very winter-ish. You could use a jacket for an extra layer of warmth. It has a sweetheart and a plunging neckline and a fabulous body-hugging fit which gives it a cent per cent-modish look we could all use for a very special date night look as well. Kiara’s dress which cost approximately Rs. 1,00,000 was styled with silver hoop earrings and embellished anklestrap stilettos. The Bollywood actress sported a sleek and knotted bun hairdo.
Her makeup had a strong dose of highlighter, mascara, kohl, and glossy lipstick.
image also shows the wide shoulder, two pockets, notched lapels, and black chain-link print.
If you remember, this pattern is also translated into accessories as showcased by celebrities. Nora rocked this as a top layer over a sheer mostly meshlike dress.
he Jeda Nasha dancer who recently drove the crowd insane with her outstanding performance at Qatar’s FIFA Fanfest 2022 stage is off to the same country as the finale of the football tourna-
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The ‘SK Finance World Health and Wellness Fest’, the mega event of health and wellness in Jaipur, began with enthusiasm on Saturday. Held at Entertainment Paradise, Jawahar Circle, this Fest is being jointly organized by SK Finance and Sanskriti Yuva Sanstha. The festival began with a ‘Let’s Drum Jaipur’ drumming session in which over 2,000 people drummed together on the directions of the drum instructor, Prakash. People of all age groups participated with full enthusiasm in the session. It is noteworthy that this pro-
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Sports enhance every aspect of a child’s development and learning. Keeping this objective in mind, Seedling Modern High School held its Annual Sports Carnival on Saturday at the Jaipur National University’s Indoor Sports Complex.
Dr Sandeep Bakshi Chancellor of JNU and CEO & Director of Seedling Group of Institutions extended floral greetings to the esteemed Chief Guest Rahul Kotoki DIG
Crime Branch, Jaipur and Dr Preeti Bakshi, Executive Director of Seedling Group of In-
stitutions presented a memento as a token of goodwill and appreciation. The function started with the School Council and House Contingents marching forward and the Chief Guest lighting the sports flame and releasing the balloons thereby declaring the sports carnival open. The oath of
fair play was delivered by the Executive Director Dr Preeti Bakshi.
Dr Sandeep Bakshi, Chancellor of JNU and CEO & Director of Seedling Group of Institutions said, “Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, but it is also the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.”
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ceremony. Later, Mukesh Mishra, co-founder of the Fest, briefed the audience about the sessions of the event. In this series, Dr Sudhir Bhandari, Chief Patron of the Fest and Vice Chancellor of RUHS, in his address said that this Fest is a unique effort to spread awareness about health and wellness among the people. The President of Sanskriti Yuva Sanstha, Pt Suresh Mishra said that Covid has taught us how important it is to stay fit.
Rajendra Setia, MD, SK Finance, said that this two-day program is a good opportunity for people to know about diabetes and other healthrelated problems. After this Narishant Sharma thanked all the guests.
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