Pic: BAI golden moment for indian badminton Anmol Kharb, 17, once again made the difference as India women’s team secured an historic gold medal in the Badminton Asia Team Championships in Shah Alam, Malaysia after beating Thailand 3-2 in the final. With the contest locked at 2-2, Anmol delivered another masterclass against Pornpicha Choeikeewong, winning 21-14, 21-9 | P11 tiruchy l Monday l February 19, 2024 l `9.00 l PAGES 12 l late city EDITION CHENNAI ■ MADURAI ■ VIJAYAWADA ■ BENGALURU ■ KOCHI ■ HYDERABAD ■ VISAKHAPATNAM ■ COIMBATORE ■ KOZHIKODE ■ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ■ BELAGAVI ■ BHUBANESWAR ■ SHIVAMOgGA ■ MANGALURU ■ TIRUPATI ■ TIRUCHY ■ TIRUNELVELI ■ SAMBALPUR ■ HUBBALLI ■ DHARMAPURI ■ KOTTAYAM ■ KANNUR ■ VILLUPURAM ■ KOLLAM ■ TADEPALLIGUDEM ■ NAGAPATTINAM ■ THRISSUR ■ KALABURAGI NDA’s 3 term crucial for India’s progress, says PM rd Opposition parties are incapable of taking the country forward: Modi R A J ES H K U M A R T H A K U R @ New Delhi PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said a third term for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is essential for India’s progress because the opposition parties lack the vision and commitment to take the country forward in terms of development. Addressing BJP delegates from across the country at the BJP’s national convention, Modi said he is not seeking another term to enjoy power but for the country’s benefit. Asserting that the ruling alliance will storm back to power with a record mandate of 400-plus seats, he said even world leaders are convinced about his continuance as PM that he is getting invitations for events that are months away “The elections are yet to . happen, but I am getting invitations from foreign countries for July August, , September... These countries know that Aayega to Modi hi (Modi’s victory is inevitable),” he said, adding that every country now wants to have deeper relations with India. In his 70-minute address to party’s delegates, Modi urged them to work hard and reach out to each and every beneficiary of Central government schemes. “For NDA to cross 400, the BJP will have to cross the milestone of 370. The next five years are going to be crucial. We have to take a big leap towards Viksit Bharat. The first imperative is to ensure the return of the BJP to power in strong numbers,” he said. Taking a jab at the opposition parties, Modi said they may not know how to plan or execute large projects but they Two dead after tusker enters K’giri villages express news service @ Krishnagiri Two women were killed and two men injured by an elephant from the Jawalagiri forest range that entered villages near Denkanikottai on Sunday morning. While one of the deceased was from Anniyalam village, the other was from the nearby Dasarapalli. Following the deaths, residents of both villages protested demanding the translocation of the tusker. The forest department has formed four special teams which are now tracking the elephant. According to sources, A Vasantha (33) from Anniyalam, a daily wager, was on her way to work in a farm nearby when she was trampled to death by the tusker at around 6.30 am. A little later, the same tusker attacked V Aswathamma (42) at Dasarapalli, killing her on the spot. Subsequently C Sakkarapa, ni (40) from Uthangarai and S Rama Sri (25) from Uttar Pradesh, were attacked near Bellur village while on their way to work. Sakkarapani is being treated at the Government Krishnagiri Medical College and Hospital while Rama Sri was admitted at a private hospital in Hosur. While Vasantha’s body was sent for postmortem examination, the Dasarapalli villagers refused to release Aswathamma’s body . P5 It’s Mahabharata war, says Shah Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the BJP National Council meeting on its second day at Bharat Mandapam | pti The next five years are going to be crucial. The first condition for realising the big goals for the country is to ensure the return of the BJP to power with a strong mandate Narendra Modi, PM are matchless in making false commitments. “Despite this, these parties lack the courage to make one promise—Viksit-Bharat. Nor do they question us about it. They have acknowledged they cannot lead India to development,” he said. Modi claimed the BJP is the only party that aspires to make India a developed nation by 2047, adding that NDA’s last 10 years have been characterised by bold decisions and futuristic policies. “We dared to complete the tasks were left unfinished for decades—Ayodhya Ram temple construction, opening of Kartarpur corridor, abrogation of Article 370,” he said. Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday likened the Lok Sabha polls to the Mahabharata war, asserting that the BJP will win. “Just as in the Mahabharata war there were two camps, Kauravas and Pandavas, today there are two camps ahead of polls,” he said Ram Rajya for 1,000 years: BJP resolution The BJP’s national convention passed a resolution on the Ram temple in Ayodhya, stating it heralds establishment of ‘Ram Rajya’ in India for the next 1,000 years. The resolution noted the temple has become a temple of “national consciousness” Nadda’s tenure extended till June BJP national president JP Nadda’s tenure has been extended till June 2024. The decision, which was announced in January by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, was approved by the party’s national council held in New Delhi on Sunday Record players: India post 434-run win g o m e s h s @ Rajkot Ravindra Jadeja was down on his knees, kissing the pitch at the Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot. He had completed a fifer, trapping Mark Wood on the pads and helped India secure a record victory in the third Test against England here on Sunday At least he thought so. . Wood reviewed and survived, but it was always going to be a matter of time. He dismissed Wood in the next over, this time the celebrations were much casual despite India registering a 434-run victory — the biggest in terms of margin of runs — taking a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. Rohit, understandably was a sat, isfied captain. After being constantly challenged by England, in Rajkot, he and the bowlers had come up with specific plans for a slowish surface and it worked. Mohammed Siraj led the way in the first essay and Jadeja in the second. R Ashwin, who had to head home for a family emergency, too, joined the team on Sunday contrib, uting to the victory This one, along . with Visakhapatnam, will remain special for Rohit because of where they were after Hyderabad and the India’s Ravindra Jadeja (L) celebrates the wicket of England’s Joe Root on Day 4 in Rajkot, on Sunday. This is India’s biggest win (in terms of margin of runs) | ap players they did not have. For England, the Rajkot Test was supposed to be their best chance. The hosts were playing with two debutants and a middle-order with a cumulative experience of one Test. England had India down to 33/3 on day one. England were 207/2 after day two. When they started batting on Saturday, they did not have to face Ashwin. And yet, over the course of 48 hours, India did what they do more often than not in a home Test. They bundled out England, piled on a massive lead — Jaiswal, once again, showing his class with record double century — before putting England back with fourand-a-half sessions to play. The rest, as said before, was all Jadeja’s magic. This Test win, as much as it is about a complete performance with everyone contributing, is also testament to India’s strength at home, and why they continue to remain giants, and the team to beat.
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