Новости за 24.01.2020

During British rule, no one “discovered” Nazi affiliations in those who drew 'swadeshi' kolams to support the nationalist cause. This month, Tamil women registering peaceful kolam protests were accused of Pakistani connections

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday said the government has decided to recruit around 1500 coaches to fill up existing vacancies and ensured full support to the country's athletes.

In the midst of ongoing protests against the amended citizenship law, Lucknow University's political science department has come up with the idea of including it as a topic in its curriculum. Political science department HOD Shashi Shukla said currently the topic is at the stage of a proposal before it passes through the entire academic process to be approved.

New Zealand's Ross Taylor on Friday lamented that their bowlers didn't put enough pressure on the Indian batsmen in the first T20 International, held at a ground with odd dimensions.

Fireworks lit up the night sky above Tokyo Bay on Friday and a giant monument of the Olympic rings was unveiled in the shadow of Rainbow Bridge as the Japanese capital marked six months until the start of the Games.

Bigg Boss 13 contestant Mahira Sharma, who has managed to survive in the show till the last leg is often being termed as a weak contestant either by housemates or by guests. Mahira's mom Sania Sharma is miffed with these statements. She feels that her daughter is being targeted for no good reason and she answers it well with facts.

Addressing the young crowd who will participate in the Republic Day parade, PM Modi on Friday asked youngsters to set an example by following their duties to the country and said this will pave the way for the building of a 'new India'. He also extolled India's diversity saying geographical and social diversities are features of India's greatness.

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Former India pacer Ajit Agarkar on Friday entered the race for the national selector's job and is a front-runner for the chairman's post. Agarkar confirmed that he has applied for the national selector's position. Agarkar, former chairman of Mumbai senior selection committee, is in contention for the post as there are no provisions for the zonal system.

Some 1,000 BJP workers were arrested as a precautionary measure during a protest against the Kamal Nath government in Indore in Madhya Pradesh on Friday, a senior police official said. Among those arrested and taken to the district jail were BJP MP chief Rakesh Singh, former Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, Shankar Lalwani and Malini Laxman Singh Gaur.

"We enjoyed this. Landing two days before and playing a game like this, it was fantastic... This sets up for the whole tour for us. Felt like 80 percent support was for us and the crowd was right behind us. You need that sort of push chasing 200 plus. We never spoke of the jet lag in the team. We didn't want any excuse," said Kohli at the post-match presentation.

Gursharan Singh, interim president of the Paralympic Committee of India, believes an unprecedented haul of 15 medals, five of them gold, is well within India's reach when they send their biggest ever contingent to a Paralympic Games at Tokyo 2020.

Shweta Tiwari, who is currently seen as Guneet Sikka in Mere Dad Ki Dulhan, is quite surprised at how time has flown by. The actress has reunited with Fahmaan Khan on the sets of their show, and shared a throwback picture in which she looks younger, and the latter is a kid.

Speaking at the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2020 in Davos, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva on Friday said growth slowdown in India appears to be temporary and she expects the momentum to improve going ahead. She also said the world appears a better place in January 2020 compared to what it was when IMF announced its World Economic Outlook in October 2019.

With Kangana Ranaut's 'Panga' and Varun Dhawan-Shraddha Kapoor's 'Street Dancer 3D' releasing today and locking horns at the box office, fans have been caught up in a huge dilemma. While Street Dancer takes the ABCD franchise ahead, Kangana's sports drama revolves around the comeback story of a Kabaddi player post marriage.

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Bigg Boss 13 is touted as one of the most successful seasons till date and thanks for its contestants for giving a variety of content over a period of time. The show which was slated to end on January 14th got an extension of 4 weeks and the finale will now be aired on 15th February 2020.

Shreyas Iyer guided India to a six-wicket victory over New Zealand in the first Twenty20 international at Eden Park in Auckland on Friday as the tourists showed few signs of fatigue or jet lag. Iyer scored his second Twenty20I half-century with 58 not out and finished the game with his third six as India reached 204-4 to chase down New Zealand's 203-5.

Shreyas Iyer guided India to a six-wicket victory over New Zealand in the first Twenty20 international at Eden Park in Auckland on Friday as the tourists showed few signs of fatigue or jet lag. Iyer scored his second Twenty20I half-century with 58 not out and finished the game with his third six as India reached 204-4 to chase down New Zealand's 203-5.

A case was registered against BJP MP Shobha Karandlaje for "misleading" and spreading "incorrect information" over the new citizenship law. A police official said the BJP MP destroyed the communal harmony and claimed: "the problem of water shortage was existing even before CAA." Karandlaje had tweeted about water shortage being a consequence for CAA supporters.

"Phone-tapping is not the culture of Maharashtra. My government had not given any such orders," Fadnavis, who is the Leader of Opposition in the state Legislative Assembly, said in a statement.