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the skeleton in your
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teach it to dance

n GeorGe Bernard Shaw

Sports will be mainstream subject

Sainik Schools to open doors for girls

W hile addressing
the people on
the 75th Independ-
ence Day at the his-
toric 'Red Fort' in the
national Capital on
Sunday, Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi
announced that all
Sainik schools across
the country will now
be opened for girls as
well. The Prime Min-
ister said there has been a de-
mand from the girl students
to allow them to study in
Sainik schools and therefore
the Union government has
decided to open the doors for
girl students. The step will
not only be an opportunity
for flourishing girl students
but will also pave the way for
a new India, he added.
As of now, India has as
many as 33 Sainik schools
across the country and are
operating under the
supervision of the
Ministry of Defence
as joint ventures
with the respective
state governments.
Subsequently, Modi
spoke about India's RAHANE, PUJARA
new education poli-
cy, asserting that the
STEADY INDIA
National Education
Policy will become a
major force in the
I ndia's Ajinkya Rahane scored a hard-fought
fifty in the final session and added crucial
runs for the fourth wicket with Cheteshwar
fight against poverty. Apart Pujara as they steadied India after the loss of
from these, Prime Minister three early wickets on Day 4 of the second
said sports have been a tem- Test at Lord's. India was placed at 181/6 after
porary activity in schools 82 overs with a lead by 154 runs. Earlier, Eng-
which now would be added as land got off to a terrific start as Mark Wood
a mainstream subject in all dismissed openers Rahul and Rohit Sharma
schools. in quick succession.

I-Day amid rains Vaccinated can board locals

R ains in many parts of the
state failed to dampen the na-
tionalistic spirit as Maharashtra
celebrated 75th Independence Day
with patriotic fervour and colour.
Governor Bhgat Singh Koshyari
hoisted the National Tricolour at
an official function in Pune while
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray
did the honours at Mantralaya and
at his official residence 'Varsha' in Mumbai. Bombay High Court Chief Jus-
tice Dipankar Datta hoisted the flag at the court premises.
M umbai local train services resumed for people who have taken both
the doses of the Covid-19 vaccine from Sunday, after a gap of four
months. Passengers were re-
stricted from commuting in lo-
cal trains in the first week of
April after the second wave of
coronavirus pandemic. Speak-
ing to ANI, Kishore, a com-
muter said, "It will give relief to
the people. People should follow
the SOPs and COVID protocols
issued by the government."

India develops
anti-drone system A dding to the security measures taken
as part of India's Independence Day
360 degrees up to 4 kilometres. This sys-
tem is effective on all types of drones. It

Laser Celebrations on Sunday, a Counter Drone

Technology developed by the Defence Re-
beams to search and Development Organisation
(DRDO) was installed to monitor the Red
blow up Fort and its surrounding area. The sys-
flying tem has the ability to detect and deacti-
vate drones of any size within a radius of
intruders 4 kilometres. Its radar covers an area of
takes only 15 to 20 seconds to disable any
drone. This technology was developed as
an anti-missile defence system. The laser
beam in it moves at the speed of light. As
soon as we see an object, it takes only a
few seconds to destroy it with a laser
beam at this speed. It can remain in oper-
ation 24*7," a DRDO scientist said.
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ONE FOR INSPIRATION TO IMPROVE FORECASTS

Farmer and IMD crowd-sourcing weather inputs

A little over six served weather phe-

hiS wiFe
months since the nomenon. Along with
India Meteorological the information and a
Department (IMD) URL, was a message re-
started crowd-sourcing questing people "to

A farmer said to his

wife, "You are lazy. You
work slowly and lethargical-
woman went to the field. The
farmer stayed back at home.
He took a vessel and went to
information regarding
observed weather phe-
nomena such as rains,
spare some time to fill
up the proforma and
submit photos and in-
ly. You waste your time." The the cow to milk it. He tried to thundershowers or formation", which the
wife was angry at the words milk the cow. He received a squalls etc, more than 8,700 people have sent IMD said, "will be of great help to IMD for
of her husband. She said to good kick. He then went to in their observations. These observations - verification of weather forecast and further
her husband, "You are the pig-sty. about rain, thundershower, fog and gusty improvement in forecasting". No sooner did
wrong. Stay at He hit winds - have come from across India and the the word go out, weather enthusiasts start-
home to- his head IMD has claimed that it is helping improve ed reporting local weather events, such as
morrow. I against their forecast. It started with the IMD post- rain, hailstorm or fog, from their areas. As
will go to the ing on its different regional websites and the on August 13, the IMD has received 4,017
field. I beam. He main one a message requesting people to alerts for rain, 2,802 for thunderstorm,
will do went to feed send in their observations regarding the ob- 1,070 for fog, and 870 for gusty wind.
your work the hen. He for-
there. Will you got to spin. The
Fire station in AIIMS
do my works at
home here?" The farmer said
wife returned
from the field when it turned
Blaze in Israel
happily, "Very well. I will do
your works back at
evening. The farmer hung
down his head in shame. A massive wildfire outside of
Jerusalem on Sunday sent a thick
D elhi Fire Service (DFS) Director
Atul Garg on Sunday announced
that AIIMS, Delhi, has become the
home."The wife said, "Milk Thereafter he did not find cloud of smoke over the city as authori- first hospital in the country to house a
the cow. Feed the pigs. Wash fault with his wife. They ties struggled to contain the blaze. The
the utensils. Take care of lived happily together for a cloud stretched over much of the city on
our hen. Spin the yarn." The long time. Sunday afternoon, covering the skies
overhead with a black and orange blan-

Divyangs' Siachen expedition ket of smoke. Hundreds of firefighters

from across the country were trying to

U nion Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Dr Viren-

dra Kumar on Sunday flagged off 'Operation Blue Freedom',
an expedition of people with disabilities to Siachen Glacier. A
bring the blaze under control.

team of people with disabilities from

across the country is undertaking
this expedition to Siachen Glacier to
create a new World Record for the fire station on its campus, terming it a
largest team of people with disabili- "proud moment". Garg said that AIIMS
ties to reach the world's highest bat- has collaborated with DFS to open a
tlefield. The team of people with disabilities has been trained by fire station inside the hospital to meet
'Team CLAW', a team of Armed Forces veterans. any emergency.

'Infra announcement stale' Across-the-border love

T he Congress on Sun-
day took a swipe at
Prime Minister Narendra
I ndia and Pakistan may be divided
by sub-continental politics, but
one popular OTT platform, Zee5, is
Modi over his announce- quietly building cultural bridges be-
ment of Rs 100 lakh crore tween the two traditionally hostile
for the infrastructure sec- neighbours. Over the past year, Zee5
tor, saying he has been has streamed three Pakistani web
talking of it since 2019. series - 'Churails', directed by Asim
The Congress also shared Abbasi; the family drama series 'Ek
his Independence Day Jhoothi Love Story' (EJLS); and 'D-
speeches of 2019, 2020 and 2021, where he is heard talking about the Rs 100 hoop Ki Deewar' (DKD), revolving
lakh crore investment in infrastructure. Modi in his speech on Sunday an- around the friendship of two young
nounced a landmark Rs 100 lakh crore "Gatishakti" initiative to boost. people from India and Pakistan.
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QUICK NEWS
SKYDIVING AT JAISALMER
Prez flees T he Indian Air Force held a sky-
diving event at Jaislamer's

Afghanistan Chandan Range to mark the 75th In-

dependence Day of the country on

A fghanistan Presi-
dent Ashraf Ghani
Sunday. As part of "Azadi Ka Amrut
Mahotsav", the tri-services skydiv-

winner OF TwO gOld medalS has left the country af-

ter the Taliban entered
ing team, having 75 skydivers and
led by Air Commodore K Kale, jumped from 10,000 feet,

This javelin thrower

Kabul on Sunday. Ac- utilising four Mi 17 class helicopters. The team displayed
cording to the sources, excellent professionalism grit and determination while
his close aides have also executing the jumps, a defence spokesperson said.

has only one arm

W hen everybody is busy
cheering for India's
new golden boy, Neeraj
Chopra, there is a double
gold medallist in the same
discipline -- far away from
the limelight -- fine-tuning
his skills to clinch a third
gold for himself and India.
And unlike Chopra, Deven-
dra Jhajaria has only one
arm. His is a name that not
many may know, but Deven-
dra was the one who made In-
dia proud by winning their
throw even at the 2004
Athens Paralympics and fol-
lowed it up with another at
the 2016 Rio Paralympics. His
efforts, including a world
record throw of 62.15m, were
recognised with a Padma
Shri, making Devendra the
first para-athlete to be ac-
corded this national honour.
In a candid conversation
with IANS, Devendra, 40 and
supremely fit, said he was
ready to represent India at
the upcoming Tokyo Para-
left the country along
with him. Earlier in the
day, acting Defence Min- 100-FT FLAG AT SRINAGAR
ister Bismillah Moham-
madi said that the Pres-
ident has handed the au- L ieutenant Governor of
Jammu and Kashmir
and J&K administration
on the occasion of Inde-
thority of solving the Manoj Sinha on Sunday pendence day.The flag was
crisis in the country to hoisted the 100 feet tall hoisted in the presence of
political leaders. flag in- top offi-
stalled at cials
Hari Par- from
bat on the the
Mini-marathons western Army,
side of Police,
in Arunachal the Dal and Ad-
T he Indian Army or-
ganised mini-
marathons in the remote
Lake in Srinagar in col-
laboration with the Army
ministration of Jammu
and Kashmir.

first gold in the F-46 javelin lympics. Anjaw district of

Arunachal Pradesh as TRICOLOUR ON 100 ISLANDS
Museum in trams part of the 75th Independ-
ence Day celebrations. T he Indian Cost
Guard hoisted

W est Bengal Transport and Housing Minister

Firhad Hakim inaugurated an iconic museum on
wheels inside the historic trams of Kolkata on the 75th
Independence Day. The minister said that Kolkata is
getting the world's
first museum on a
tram, a dedicated
peace museum that
symbolizes how peo-
ple's solidarity sur-
vived the freedom
struggle, partition and the events of 1947. The Museum
on wheels has been created by the Arts and Cultural
Heritage Trust in collaboration with the West Bengal
Transport Corporation (WBTC).
AI flies embassy staff from Kabul
The event, in three cate-
gories of 15 km, 10 km and
5 km, was organised by
the national flag at
100 selected islands,
both inhabited and
Dao Division at Hayuliang uninhabited, off
Circle of Anjaw on Satur- the mainland to
day, an Army spokesper- mark the 75th Inde-
son said at Kolkata. The pendence Day. Out
response was overwhelm- of these, 36 islands are off the west coast while 25 are off
ing and over 200 youths the east coast. The tricolour was also unfurled simulta-
from the nearby villages neously at 24 islands of Andaman & Nicobar and at 15 is-
participated. lands of Lakshadweep & Minicoy.
Covid claims 800 in russia Only e-vehicles post 2025
D aily coronavirus deaths in Russia ex-
ceeded 800 for the fourth straight day O la Chairman and Group Executive Of-
ficer Bhavish Aggarwal is of the view

A n Air India flight with around 129 passengers has

left the capital city of Afghanistan, Kabul for Del-
hi. The AI 244 took off at 6.06 p.m. on Sunday from the
on Sunday, with the authorities reporting
816 new fatal-
ities. The
that the industry and consumers should
come together and commit towards the
selling only electric
Kabul airport. daily tally two-wheelers in In-
The passen- surpassed dia after 2025. In a
gers also in- 800 for the blog after the launch
clude diplo- first time in of Ola's electric
mats and secu- the pandem- scooters, Aggarwal announced 'Mission
rity officials ic on Thursday and has remained at that Electric'. "We are taking this moment to
posted in the Indian embassy of Kabul. We are moni- level ever since. Russia faced a surge of in- announce 'Mission Electric', a pledge that
toring the situation and as of now continuing with our fections last month that officials have no petrol two-wheeler will be sold in India
scheduled flights to Kabul," AI said. blamed on the spread of the delta variant. after 2025," he wrote.
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Cash inCentives for medalists

muller passes away TOPS to be widened Team india hoists tricolour

G ermany and Bayern Munich legend Gerd
Muller passed away on Sunday morning
at the age of 75. Muller made history with
D riven by India's best medal haul in Tokyo
Olympics, the government will expand
the size and scope of the Target Olympic Podi-
B efore the start of Day 4 of the ongoing
Lord's Test against England, Team India
hoisted the tri-colour as the country cele-
Bayern and the German um Scheme (TOPS) keeping the 2024 and 2028 brates its 75th
national team. He Games in mind, Independence
scored an incredible 566 Sports Minister Day. The official
goals in 607 competitive Anurag Thakur said Twitter handle
appearances for Bayern on Sunday. During a of BCCI shared
and still holds the felicitation pro- a photo in
record for the most gramme organised which Kohli and
goals scored in the Bun- for the triumphant Indian athletes, the Indi- Co can be seen
desliga with 365, as well an Olympic Association awarded Olympc hoisting the national flag and then singing the
as being top scorer seven times. He got 68 Neeraj Chopra with a cash award of Rs 75 national anthem. "On the Independence Day,
goals in 62 caps for the national team. He orig- lakh. This is the first time, IOA is offering #TeamIndia members came together to hoist
inally joined Bayern in summer 1964. cash incentives to Olympic medallists. the flag," tweeted BCCI.

Delhi sports varsity Rapturous ovation for Messi

D elhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said that prepara-
tions have begun so that the national capital can bid for hosting the
Olympics after 2047. In his Independ-
L ionel Messi was introduced to some 49,000
fans in a full Parc des Princess stadium be-
fore watching his teammates beat Strasbourg
ence Day address, Kejriwal said the 4-2 on Ligue 1 action late on Saturday evening.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) govern- The former Barcelona ace was presented with
ment has set up the Delhi Sports Uni- PSG's other four summer signings Sergio
versity to realise the Olympic dream Ramos, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Georginio
and groom talent. Former Wijnaldum, and Achraf Hakimi in a welcome
weightlifter and the first woman to ceremony. The six-time Ballon d'Or winner
bring home an Olympic medal, Karnam Malleswari, has been appoint- then joined Neymar and his fellow Argentine
ed as the vice-chancellor of the university. Angel di Maria to watch from the stands.

Olympians at Red Fort

S peaking from the historic ramparts of the Red Fort on Inde-
pendence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi showered praise
on India's Olympians, urging the nation to "give them a big round
of applause for their achievements." Making it a point to draw the
nation's attention to the Olympians present in the audience, the
Prime Minister said: "The athletes who have made us proud at the
Tokyo Olympics are here among us today."

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