Tag: PT Usha

  • Asian Video games 2023: AIFF prone to ship Sunil Chhetri-led senior soccer group if Ministry provides clearance

    Via Press Believe of India: The AIFF is bullish on sending its first group to Asian Video games led via its talismanic skipper Sunil Chhetri if it is in a position to get the fairway gentle from the sports activities ministry for participation is the continental showpiece beginning September 23 in Hangzhou.

    The nationwide soccer group, which failed to get permission to take part all over the Jakarta Video games in 2018, is these days ranked 18th in Asia and the sports activities ministry’s rule states that during a group game, handiest the ones in most sensible 8 gets the nod.

    The nationwide group beneath Croatian trainer Igor Stimac has entered the sub-100 membership within the FIFA ratings as soon as once more, having gained SAFF championship the place it performed in opposition to Lebanon and Kuwait.

    “The present nationwide group has seven U-23 first group avid gamers and because 3 over-age avid gamers are allowed, skipper Chhetri, goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and defender Sandesh Jhingan are all set to head for the Asian Video games in the event that they group will get permission,” a supply aware of the advance instructed PTI.

    If truth be told, the AIFF has ready an inventory of fifty under-23 avid gamers and forwarded it to the respective golf equipment. The speculation, the assets mentioned, is to lift some other pool of beneath 23 avid gamers, who might be used for the AFC under-23 Asian Cup qualifiers and the King’s Cup in Thailand.

  • BJP undertaking south push thru 4 RS nomination

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    NEW DELHI: In what gave the look to be a meticulously chalked-out technique the Bharatiya Janata Birthday party (BJP) gave every other push to its ‘Undertaking South’ forward of the impending meeting elections in some states and the following 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

    As a part of the undertaking, the Modi govt after a month of deliberations inside of its think-tank nominated the 4 eminent personalities on Wednesday to the Rajya Sabha from quite a lot of acclaimed fields.

    Assets in BJP on Thursday in personal dialog with this day-to-day said that extra such unexpected strikes are within the pipeline of the birthday celebration as a part of the well-thought-out ‘Undertaking South’ protecting regional electoral problems in thoughts.

    “Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala are the high goal of the birthday celebration’s undertaking south through which each factor in regards to the humans and conducive to electoral beneficial properties are being integrated after the skilled scrutinise,” shared a senior BJP functionary.

    ALSO READ | Athlete PT Usha, tune maestro Ilaiyaraaja nominated to Rajya Sabha

    As an example, athlete PT Usha, who belongs to Kerala carries a reputation and popularity in mass electorates of Kerala and her nomination to the RS has given a robust message amongst a bigger segment of sport-loving younger electorates.

    “In the similar manner, tune composer Ilaiyaraaja, philanthropist Virendra Hedge and well-known screenwriter-director V Vijayendra Prasad-all acclaimed in higher sections of electorates, who’ve now not began appreciating the birthday celebration’s choice to appoint them to the RS. In politics, belief issues so much in deciding the general result of the citizens battles,” remarked a former BJP MP, who continues to be regarded as as regards to the senior central management of the birthday celebration.

    He identified, “On this manner, at the sideline of nominations to the Rajya Sabha, BJP has attempted to present much more edge to its ‘Undertaking South’ and extra is learnt to be within the pipeline to position the Opposition in a tatter.”

    ALSO READ | Ilaiyaraaja on RS nomination: It’ll encourage extra more youthful minds to pursue tune and artwork

    International acclaimed athlete PT Usha is from Kerala. Ilaiyaraaja hails from Tamil Nadu and belongs to the Dalit group whilst Hedge heads the well-known shrine temple of Karnataka. No longer simplest this, if we glance, V Vijayendra Prasad comes from Andhra Pradesh and is broadly acclaimed among the film buffs for generating super-hit movies like ‘Bahubali’.

    “The listing from the south for the RS is a mirrored image of Modi’s imaginative and prescient of inclusivity in settling on humans, who’ve delivered and made a mark of themselves with out controversies. Indubitably, their nominations may have a fruitful affect on BJP’s electoral luck,” opined NKD Nambiar, a famous political analyst from South India argued.

    He added additional that the BJP desires to domesticate the 5 states of the South – Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Telangana in which 129 Lok Sabha seats are being eyed for electoral beneficial properties.

    Assets additional mentioned that the utmost, out of a complete of 144 Lok Sabha constituencies, just lately known as susceptible for the BJP, is in those 5 states of South India.

    ALSO READ | Veteran tune composer Ilaiyaraaja receives praises over Rajya Sabha nomination

    The hot assembly of the birthday celebration’s Nationwide govt committee used to be additionally an preliminary a part of this undertaking adopted by way of the PM’s seek advice from to Andhra Pradesh. The BJP desires to make use of Karnataka because the launching pad of its politics to different states of South India as a result of being in energy right here.

    In Karnataka, there are 28 Lok Sabha seats, out of which 26 are occupied by way of BJP+. In poll-bound Telangana and Tamil Nadu, the BJP is leaving no stone unturned to dislodge the ruling events elevating dynastic and different problems earlier than the folks forward of the 2023 meeting elections.

    In AP, there are 25 Lok Sabha seats and the BJP within the 2029 LS elections had did not win even a unmarried seat. On the other hand, the BJP received the 2 seats in 2014 in Andhra Pradesh. Now, operating to venture as a substitute for Jaganmohan Reddy’s YSR Congress, all the electoral degree is farmed right here.

    In Kerala and Tamil Nadu, the meeting elections are in 2026, so the BJP has given plentiful time for those two states proper from bringing influential faces into the birthday celebration to elevating people-centric problems thru quite a lot of media platforms. In 2024, the birthday celebration’s eye shall be on opening an account in Kerala for its overall of 20 Lok Sabha seats thru correct electoral making plans, which has been included within the undertaking south.

  • Athlete PT Usha, song maestro Ilaiyaraaja nominated to Rajya Sabha

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    NEW DELHI: Mythical athlete P T Usha and song maestro Ilaiyaraaja have been amongst outstanding personalties nominated to Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.

    Philanthropist and administrator of the Dharmasthala temple Veerendra Heggade and famous display screen creator V Vijayendra Prasad have been additionally nominated to the Higher Area of Parliament.

    “The exceptional PT Usha Ji is an inspiration for each and every Indian. Her accomplishments in sports activities are widely recognized however similarly commendable is her paintings to mentor budding athletes over the past a number of years. Congratulations to her on being nominated to the Rajya Sabha,” High Minister Narendra Modi stated on Twitter.

    He additionally shared his footage with Usha and Ilaiyaraaja at the side of his congratulatory messages in separate tweets.

    “The inventive genius of @ilaiyaraaja Ji has enthralled folks throughout generations. His works superbly mirror many feelings. What’s similarly inspiring is his lifestyles journey- he rose from a humble background and accomplished such a lot. Satisfied that he has been nominated to the Rajya Sabha,” Modi stated.

    The Rajya Sabha had vacancies within the nominated class.