PM Face For INDIA Bloc To Be Decided After Coming To Power: Sitaram Yechury

CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday said that the prime ministerial face for the opposition bloc INDIA would be decided after the alliance comes to power in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

Talking to reporters in Bihar's Rajgir in Nalanda district, Mr Yechury said it is not an appropriate question to ask now who will be the PM face for the INDIA alliance.

The alliance INDIA, of which the CPI(M) is a constituent, was formed with a view to preventing the division of anti-BJP votes in the parliamentary elections in 2024.

"All alliance partners of the INDIA will decide on the prime minister after winning the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Elected MPs from the coalition will elect the prime minister," he said.

The question about the prime ministerial face was raised before the 2004 parliamentary polls.

"What happened in the 2004 Lok Sabha polls? The UPA came to power and Manmohan Singh became the PM and he remained PM for 10 years", said Mr Yechury.

Later, Mr Yechury attended the valedictory session of the CPI(M)'s state-level training camp.

"In the midst of heavy rain, urging the people of Rajgir, Nalanda (Bihar) in the CPI(M) organised public meeting to join the battle to save India today in order to change it for the better by emphatically defeating the BJP & ensuring INDIA wins all 40 seats in the state," he posted on X, formerly Twitter.

In the midst of heavy rain urging the people of Rajgir, Nalanda Bihar in the CPI(M) organised public meeting to join the battle to save India today in order to change it for the better by emphatically defeating the BJP & ensuring INDIA wins all 40 seats in the state.#JUDEGA… pic.twitter.com/go9PxJxmd2

— Sitaram Yechury (@SitaramYechury) September 21, 2023

He also shared a photo of the programme.

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Team India Sweats It Out In Nets Ahead Of 1st ODI vs Australia - See Pics

The Indian cricket team on Thursday sweated it out in nets ahead of its first ODI of three-match series against Australia. India will take on Australia in the first ODI at Mohali on Friday. The three-match series against Australia will be India's final assignment before the ICC Cricket World Cup at home from October 5 onwards.  Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul, India's skipper for the first two ODIs, and Suryakumar Yadav were seen practicing in the nets. This series will be crucial for Ruturaj and Tilak as it will give them some game time ahead of the start of their Asian Games men's cricket campaign from October 3 onwards. KL, who made a triumphant return in India's Asia Cup winning campaign recently, will also be aiming to unleash "KL 2.0", as he has been described by fans for looking more confident and aggressive while batting, on Aussies. 

Suryakumar Yadav's future as an ODI player could also be dependent on this series, as after a disappointing run of performances in the 50-over format has seen many fans call for his axing from the squad. Scoring 537 in 27 ODIs at an average of around 24 with just two fifties, time is ticking for this batter, who has on the other hand has experienced one of the greatest peaks of form ever in T20Is.

1,841 runs in 53 T20I matches at an average of over 46, a strike rate of above 172 and three centuries, and 15 fifties sit in contrast with his ODI stats. This has left many wondering why he has not cracked the ODI code till yet. On the other hand, many players, fans and even team management continue to back him, hoping that this ferocious ball-striker will find his feet in ODIs and replicate his otherworldly T20I performances. 

Preps before the start of a cracking series #TeamIndia | #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/Jmwm7FkfmN

— BCCI (@BCCI) September 21, 2023

Ahead of the match, head coach Rahul Dravid said about Surya, "We have picked our team for the World Cup and Surya is in it."

"We made that decision to do that and we completely back him. We back him because he's got a certain quality and an ability that we have seen. Yes, I know we have seen it at the moment only in T20 cricket, but we know the kind of impact a player like him can make batting at six."

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— BCCI (@BCCI) September 21, 2023

"He can change the course of a game, so we have completely backed him.  We have been pretty clear about that.  There's been total clarity on the fact that we are completely behind him."

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— BCCI (@BCCI) September 21, 2023

"We know that hopefully, he will be able to turn it around in these three games. Again, he is someone who will get these three games, and at least the first couple certainly, to be able to again develop and keep growing on his journey as a one-day cricketer," Dravid concluded. 

India squad for first 2 ODIs: KL Rahul (Captain & Wicket Keeper), Ravindra Jadeja (Vice-captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Shardul Thakur, Washington Sundar, R Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna

India squad for final ODI: Rohit Sharma (C), Hardik Pandya, (Vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel (subject to fitness), Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, R Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj.

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"Reservation Bill A Jumla, Brought In With Intention To Befool Women": AAP

The BJP-led Centre has brought in the women's reservation bill with the intention to befool women and has made sure with the riders of delimitation and population census that it will not be implemented before 2039, senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh said on Wednesday.

Addressing a press conference, Mr Singh said his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supports the bill but wants it to be implemented in the 2024 elections as well.

"All the promises made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi have turned out to be jumla. Whether it's the promise of two crore jobs to the youth, Rs 15 lakh to every Indian, doubling farmers' income, bringing back black money, pucca house to everyone or controlling inflation, everything has been proven to be a mere jumla.

"Women's reservation bill is a jumla and has been brought in with the intention to befool women. We have been continuously saying it is 'mahila bewakoof banao bill'," he alleged.

Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal introduced the Constitution amendment bill which seeks to reserve 33 per cent seats in the Lok Sabha and state Assemblies for women in the Lower House of Parliament on Wednesday.

According to the bill, it will come into effect after the delimitation of Lok Sabha constituencies which will be carried out after the completion of the next population census.

Speaking on the bill, AAP MP Singh said, "There is a big question mark on when this will be implemented -- whether it will be implemented in 20 years or 25 years. In the women's reservation bill that was passed in 2010, there was no provision for census or delimitation and it simply said there will 33 per cent reservation." 

"If the intention of the BJP-led central government was right then the bill passed by the Rajya Sabha wouldn't have lapsed, and the central government could have passed the same bill in Lok Sabha in nine years. The central government has prepared a bill to garner votes of women stating many terms and conditions such as census, delimitation, and then implementation without any time limit," he said.

Mr Singh stressed that in the bill the government has said census and delimitation will happen but it did not give a time frame for the implementation.

"Delimitation will only happen after the Census. When will the Census happen? The Census will take place in 2031 and it will take two to three years, which means it will be completed by 2034. Then six to seven years will go in completing delimitation which means it won't be implemented before 2039," he claimed.

This "highly anticipated" bill has been coming for years now. For the first time it came in 1996, then in 1998, 2002, twice in 2008, 2009, and 2010. After a long period of 27 years, this bill has again been brought which has no clear vision, he noted.

Mr Singh called the Centre a "credit chor" government and said this is just an election gimmick.

"The Centre is always prompt to inaugurate the development works done by other governments, whether it's new flyovers, roads, metro. BJP has a mentality against women. They have always stood with people who have oppressed women. This is just a jumla," he said.

He was also asked about the decision of the INDIA alliance on voting for the bill.

"The members of INDIA alliance had a meeting this morning. We will decide and vote according to what is decided. We are in support of the women's reservation bill but in 2024," he said.

When asked about the fact that some INDIA alliance parties have supported the bill, he said all the partes are on the same page regarding the fact that this is an "election gimmick".

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IND WMN vs MAL WMN: भारत- मलेशिया में टक्कर, क्वार्टर फाइनल खेलने कब और कहां उतरेगी उतरेगी महिला क्रिकेट टीम, जानें

IND WMN vs MAL WMN Live Streaming: भारतीय टीम हरमनप्रीत कौर के बगैर मलेशिया के खिलाफ पहले क्वार्टर फाइनल में उतरेगी. इस मुकाबले को देखने के लिए आपको सुबह जल्दी उठना होगा.

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टीम इंडिया के ट्रिपल सेंचुरियन ने अंग्रेजों की धरती पर काटा गदर, शतक जड़कर बचाई टीम की लाज, बना 6 हजारी

साल 2017 में अपना आखिरी टेस्ट मैच खेलने वाला यह भारतीय बैटर अब टीम इंडिया से दूर है. भारत के लिए टेस्ट में ट्रिपल सेंचुरी जड़ चुका दाएं हाथ का यह बल्लेबाज टीम इंडिया में वापसी की राह देख रहा है लेकिन उसे जगह नहीं मिल पा रही है. अब यह बल्लेबाज इंग्लैंड का रुख कर चुका है जहां उसने अपनी टीम के लिए 144 रन की बहुमूल्य पारी खेलकर खूब वाहवाही बटोर रहा है.

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Delhi High Court Orders 24 To Clean Police Stations For Quashing FIRs

The Delhi High Court has directed 24 people to do "basic cleaning work" for three days at four police stations here while agreeing to quash a criminal case against them.

Justice Saurabh Banerjee asked the 24 individuals to divide themselves into four groups of six people each to clean Mehrauli, Fatehpur Beri, Maidan Garhi, and Neb Sarai police stations.

Two FIRs were registered at Mehrauli police station under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including for voluntarily causing hurt, culpable homicide not amounting to murder, and rioting following a scuffle between neighbours.

The high court agreed to quash the FIRs after noting that the parties have voluntarily settled their disputes and do not wish to pursue the criminal proceedings further.

"In view of the fact that a settlement has been reached between the parties and as the respondents do not wish to continue with the criminal proceedings, in order to bring a quietus to the present disputes, this court is of the opinion that continuation of the aforesaid FIR will be an exercise in futility," the judge said.

The high court quashed the FIRs with "directions to all the named 24 parties involved herein, consisting of... that all of them would divide themselves into 4 groups of 6 persons each who would undertake basic cleaning work for 3 days, that is, on Monday, Thursday, and Sunday of the week commencing from September 18 at the below-mentioned 4 police stations, namely Mehrauli, Fatehpur Beri, Maidan Garhi, and Neb Sarai, to the satisfaction of the investigating officer concerned".

These 24 people shall be at liberty to decide amongst themselves as to the composition of each group of 6 persons and also the police station where each group shall undertake the basic cleaning duty, it said.

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Ganesh Chaturthi: Anushka, Kohli Perform Puja; Karisma Has Special Message

Fresh from the Asia Cup triumph, the Indian cricket team is enjoying a mini-break before the India vs Australia ODI series starting on Friday. Star batter Virat Kohli was part of the Asia Cup but he has been rested for the first two ODIs of the three-match series against Australia. On Tuesday, Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma, the former Indian cricket team captain's wife and actor, celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi and performed Puja. Actor Karishma Kapoor wished them on the occasion.

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A day after Indian cricket team's Asia Cup triumph, the squad for the Australia ODI series was announced on Monday. There were several surprises in the squad for the three-ODI series. The biggest one being the return of Ravichandran Ashwin, who last played an ODI in January, 2022. Another surprise was that the team management rested the star trio - Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya - for a series that is being seen as the final dress rehearsal before the World Cup.

The trio, along with Kuldeep Yadav, has been for the first two ODIs, while they will make a comeback in the third ODI. BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar, who announced the squad, was asked by a journalist about the reason behind resting the stars ahead of 'Bharat Darshan' at the World Cup. The reference of 'Bharat Darshan' was given because India will be the most-travelled team in the ODI Cricket World Cup as it will be playing all it group stage matches in different cities.

Agarkar gave a deft reply to the query. "Rohit (Sharma) and Virat (Kohli) have been around forever and obviously Hardik is an important player for us, we want to manage him," he said.

"Kuldeep is in great form. It also gives us a chance to look at some of the other guys. That's the thing. Luckily, we got a fair amount of cricket in the Asia Cup.

"If not we might have looked at it some other way. At some stage or the other, more than physical, guys sometimes need a mental break which is not such a bad thing, leading up the tournament (Cricket World Cup).

"But comes the third game, everyone will be available to play. We will play our World Cup squad. It does give us a chance to play some other guys who have been sitting outside and it has been a strong squad," said BCCI Chief selector Ajit Agarkar. 

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