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Know your India U19 WC All Stars Kamalini, Aayushi Shukla, Vaishnavi Sharma and superstar Trisha
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Know your India U19 WC All Stars Kamalini, Aayushi Shukla, Vaishnavi Sharma and superstar Trisha

While Trisha Gongadi took the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup in Kuala Lumpur by storm, three other Indians made it to the Team of the Tournament, after India emerged world champions, drubbing South Africa in the final. Trisha was joined by G Kamilini, Aayushi Shukla and Vaishnavi Sharma who formed part of the team captained by Kayla Reyneke Kamalini registered 2 of the top 5 individual scores of the tournament, including a 50-ball 56 with 8 tours against England U19s and a 42-ball 51 against Scotland U19s with 9 4s. She tallied 143 runs from 7 innings, averaging 35.75. she had the most 50s with two. Story continues below this ad Kamalini is from the temple town of Madurai. She started playing cricket because her brother used to play. When her father was coaching them, he sa...
Has T20 cricket deskilled Indian batting?
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Has T20 cricket deskilled Indian batting?

India’s 1-3 loss in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy marked the end of its decade-long dominance in the series against Australia. This was not an exception; India’s performance in Test cricket has been dismal for a while now. Over the last four months, the team has lost six out of eight Tests, including a shocking 0-3 defeat against New Zealand at home. Has T20 cricket deskilled Indian batting? Wasim Jaffer and Jaydev Unadkat discuss the question in a conversation moderated by Amol Karhadkar. Edited excerpts: Let’s cut to the chase. Has T20 cricket deskilled Test cricket? Wasim Jaffer: It surely has, and it’s quite exciting too. In our time, we had to play three-day or four-day cricket. We had to score big hundreds and double hundreds to get noticed. But ever since T20 came in, at t...
Gavaskar slams Rohit Sharma for missing first Test in Australia, urges India to not give caps ‘just like that’
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Gavaskar slams Rohit Sharma for missing first Test in Australia, urges India to not give caps ‘just like that’

India’s large contingent and the absence of captain Rohit Sharma in the early days of Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in Australia has not gone down well with batting legend Sunil Gavaskar. Gavaskar lamented that Rohit’s absence in the Perth Test due to the birth of his second child did not help the side, after having opined in October that the Mumbaikar be replaced by Jasprit Bumrah as the captain for the entire tour. With Rohit’s horror series also ending in an embarassing 3-1 defeat for India that also knocked them out of the ICC World Test Championship, Gavaskar has launched a fresh attack on the captain and the team management. In his latest column for Sportstar, Gavaskar remarked that India must make overhauls before the next WTC cycle begins in England with five Tests between June and...
‘Aussie tactic to break skipper (Rohit Sharma) and make him anonymous empowers them and worked’ – Kerry O’Keefe
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‘Aussie tactic to break skipper (Rohit Sharma) and make him anonymous empowers them and worked’ – Kerry O’Keefe

Former Australian spinner Kerry O’Keeffe said the age-old Australian tactic “to look to bring down the opposition captain” had worked once again, as the Baggy Greens humbled India 3-1. In a blunt assessment of how the ploy works, recalling how Ajinkya Rahane and Jasprit Bumrah had thwarted them, O’Keeffe declared the Aussies succeeded in pulling down Sharma though. Other captain scalps he flaunted were of Pakistan, West Indies and New Zealand. “They couldn’t get Ajinkya Rahane the last time and he won the series,” O’Keeffe told foxsports.com.au at the SCG on Sunday night. “But if you look at the captains they’ve brought down in recent times, Sharma. Tick. Shan Masood with Pakistan. It was three-nil. Kraigg Brathwaite, it was one-all, but they were on top of Kraigg. They went to New Zeala...
WTC Points Table update: India out of race after Sydney loss, Australia qualify for World Test Championship final vs South Africa
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WTC Points Table update: India out of race after Sydney loss, Australia qualify for World Test Championship final vs South Africa

ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 Points Table: India’s qualification chances for the WTC final ended on Sunday as they suffered a defeat in the fifth Test against Australia in Sydney, conceding the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in 10 years by a 3-1 margin. Australia qualified for their second successive final alongside South Africa with the BGT series triumph and two games remaining in the cycle. The defeat reduced India’s points PCT at third place from 52.77 to 50.00, with an eighth loss this cycle. Meanwhile, Australia recorded their 11th win this edition, elevating the points percentage to 63.72 from 61.45. Having won the previous WTC final beating India at the Oval in 2023, Pat Cummins’ men will step up to meet South Africa in the WTC 2025 final to be held at Lord’s betw...
WTC Points Table after MCG Test: Australia near WTC final as India drop PCT with Melbourne loss
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WTC Points Table after MCG Test: Australia near WTC final as India drop PCT with Melbourne loss

ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 Points Table: India’s chances for the WTC final took a massive hit after they suffered a 184-run defeat in the Boxing Day Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Monday. The defeat reduced India’s points PCT at third place from 55.89 to 52.77, with a seventh loss this cycle while Australia boosted their final chances with their 10th win this edition, elevating the points percentage to 61.45 from 58.89 before the fourth Test. With South Africa having already qualified for next year’s Lord’s final with a win over Pakistan, Australia can knock India out of contention if they draw or win the final Test in Sydney, starting January 3. Updated WTC points table after India vs Australia 4th Test on December 30, 2024 Pos. Team M...
Sanjay Manjrekar blames Virat Kohli in mix-up with Yashasvi Jaiswal calls it ‘Cardinal sin’
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Sanjay Manjrekar blames Virat Kohli in mix-up with Yashasvi Jaiswal calls it ‘Cardinal sin’

Yashasvi Jaiswal Run Out In disastarous turn of events Yashasvi Jaiswal who was batting splendidly on 82 got run-out after a 102-run partnership with Virat Kohli. Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar blamed Kohli for the run out and called it as the “cardinal sin.” Jaiswal pushed the ball to mid-off fielder and ran for a single and Kohli after responding to the call intially and taking couple of steps looked back to see where the ball was and refrained from taking the single and returned to his crease, meanwhile Jaiswal has already crossed half of the pitch and both the batters ended up at non-striker end which resulted in Jaiswal’s runout. “What happened here? Yashasvi Jaiswal called for the single, but Virat Kohli is looking back [at the ball and]. It is a cardinal sin [to not be lo...
Tapping into Kazakhstan’s rare earths potential
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Tapping into Kazakhstan’s rare earths potential

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev recently highlighted rare earths as the “new oil” for Kazakhstan’s economy. File photo: Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP As the world accelerates its transition to cleaner energy through cutting-edge technology, the demand for rare earths has increased globally. India, the third-largest carbon emitter, is pivoting to renewable energy and faces a growing need for rare earths. Despite being the fifth-largest holder of rare earth elements, India relies heavily on China for imports as it lacks advanced technologies for extraction. Amid supply chain disruptions and security concerns tied to China’s dominance in this sector, New Delhi is diversifying its sources through agreements with the U.S., Latin American, and Af...
IND vs WI: Harleen Deol’s hits maiden ton, Pratika Rawal impresses as India clinch series with big win
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IND vs WI: Harleen Deol’s hits maiden ton, Pratika Rawal impresses as India clinch series with big win

The last ODI century by an Indian woman batter not named Smriti Mandhana or Harmanpreet Kaur was in March 2021 by Punam Raut. That wait finally ended on Tuesday in Vadodara as Harleen Deol notched up her first international hundred in the second ODI against West Indies. Her 115 and half-centuries by three other Indians – Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal and Jemimah Rodrigues – powered the hosts to 358/5, their joint-highest total in the format, which was enough for a 115-run win that sealed the series with a match to go.In response to India’s mammoth total, Hayley Matthews showed her class with her 7th ODI century, but unlike Deol’s knock, that was surrounded by other significant batting efforts, the West Indies captain waged a lone battle as they were bowled out for 243 in the 47th over. De...
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Pakistan: ICC announces schedule on December 24, 2025
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ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Pakistan: ICC announces schedule on December 24, 2025

India will play all their matches of the Champions Trophy in Dubai with the marquee clash against arch-rivals Pakistan scheduled on February 23, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Tuesday (December 24, 2024). PTI had reported last week that India will play all their matches in Dubai including the semifinal and final if they qualify.As has been the case with ICC events, India and Pakistan have been clubbed in the same group which also have New Zealand and Bangladesh.Group B comprises South Africa, Australia, Afghanistan and England. The tournament opener will be played in Karachi on February 19 when hosts Pakistan face New Zealand and the final is scheduled for March 9. The premier 50-over event, last played in 2017, will have 15 matches with at least 10 games sche...
How India’s T20 batting in domestic cricket went on a six-hitting spree in 2024
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How India’s T20 batting in domestic cricket went on a six-hitting spree in 2024

Transition seems inevitable in the longer formats. Falling Test standards, home and away; defeat in the only ODI series in Sri Lanka, a first in 27 years. While the ICC Champions Trophy is round the corner, several stalwarts are in the autumn of their careers in the 50-over format. Amidst this uncertainty, 2024 was also the year when India embraced T20 batting to its fullest. While the senior team was wrapping up a series in South Africa after the World Cup triumph, India’s T20 season had already started with the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT). The major takeaway from the 133-match tournament was most batsmen discovering new methods and ability to hit big shots. DNA dynamics The seeds of the tectonic shift were sown with the introduction of the Impact Sub Rule in SMAT in 2022. The BCCI’s q...
Staging big athletics events can help boost India’s credentials for Olympic bid: Sebastian Coe
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Staging big athletics events can help boost India’s credentials for Olympic bid: Sebastian Coe

Hosting a Continental Tour athletics event next August in Bhubaneswar and bidding to stage the 2028 Under-20 World Championships are good signs even as India prepares to bid for the 2036 Olympics, World Athletics president Sebastian Coe has said. Successful staging of major events can help India ‘demonstrate a track record of sporting delivery at the international level’ which will be helpful for the country in its quest to become the 2036 Summer Games host, according to Coe, who has thrown his hat in the ring for the post of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) president. The AFI’s 2025 calendar includes a bronze-level Continental Tour event in the Odisha capital on August 10 next year. During Coe’s recent visit to India, the AFI also submitted a letter of intent to host the Under-20...
‘Israel can learn from India the use of soft power to win war of narratives’ | India News – Times of India
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‘Israel can learn from India the use of soft power to win war of narratives’ | India News – Times of India

Reuven Azar (Reuters photo) NEW DELHI: Israel can learn from India the use of soft power to win the war of narratives in times of conflict, Israeli ambassador to India Reuven Azar said during an interaction with TOI editors. As Israel has pressed on with its military offensive to destroy Hamas, there's been a wave of support for Palestinians in Gaza. Azar said Israel, as the only Jewish state in the region, was outnumbered in geopolitical composition. "We are the one and only Jewish state. You have very powerful media outlets that are investing billions of dollars like Al Jazeera, TRT, and many other outlets. Frankly, we haven't been investing enough because most of our investment went to hard power, not to soft power. You have been combining hard and soft power in the way that you have be...
Delhi Polls: Door Not Shut For AAP-Congress Alliance? INDIA Parties May Hold Seat-Sharing Talks
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Delhi Polls: Door Not Shut For AAP-Congress Alliance? INDIA Parties May Hold Seat-Sharing Talks

As preparations for the Delhi Assembly elections next year gather momentum, murmurs of an alliance between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Congress within the INDIA bloc have surfaced. Sources indicate that discussions over seat-sharing might soon begin. Leaders from the Delhi Congress reportedly favour such an alliance. #BREAKING | दिल्ली विधानसभा चुनाव को लेकर 'INDIA' में सुगबुगाहट- दिल्ली कांग्रेस नेता चाहते हैं गठबंधन - सूत्र@chitraaum | @jainendrakumar | @deepakrawat45https://t.co/smwhXUROiK#ChitraTripathiOnABP #Delhi #BreakingNews #IndiaAlliance pic.twitter.com/sVmsRioRFQ — ABP News (@ABPNews) December 10, 2024 In a significant development, AAP's National Convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, along with party leader Sanjay Singh, visited Nationalist Cong...
Defence minister Rajnath Singh meets Putin in Moscow, says India will continue to stand by Russia | India News – Times of India
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Defence minister Rajnath Singh meets Putin in Moscow, says India will continue to stand by Russia | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh, during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, reaffirmed India's support for Russia and highlighted the immense potential of the India-Russia partnership. Both leaders expressed confidence that their collaboration would pave the way for "remarkable outcomes" in the future."Despite geopolitical challenges and great pressure on India, both in public and in private, India has made a conscious decision that the country will not only continue close contacts with Russia but will also deepen and expand our interaction. We will always be with our Russian colleagues," Singh said as quoted by Russian defence ministry.Conveying warm greetings from PM Modi, Singh reiterated India’s longstanding support for Russia. “Friendship between ou...
‘Museum of corruption’: Delhi BJP shares clip of CM house; AAP hits back | India News – Times of India
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‘Museum of corruption’: Delhi BJP shares clip of CM house; AAP hits back | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Sharing the video of the renovated Delhi CM house, which was revamped when AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal held office, BJP's local unit chief Virendra Sachdeva on Tuesday called the residence a "museum of corruption", a remark the AAP dismissed as "baseless propaganda".The BJP stepped up its attack on Kejriwal over the controversial renovation, saying "It is the 'sheesh mahal' which he wanted to hide from the people of Delhi".The Delhi BJP chief challenged the AAP chief to "open the doors of this palace and tell the people of Delhi how he has fooled them"."It is the 'sheesh mahal' which he wanted to hide from the people of Delhi. We have shown the first video of it. Look at the bathroom and the gym of that house. There are granites and equipment, look at the sauna and jacuzzi baths...
India made 178 extradition requests but secured only 23 extraditions in past 5 years: Government in Lok Sabha | India News – Times of India
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India made 178 extradition requests but secured only 23 extraditions in past 5 years: Government in Lok Sabha | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: As many as 178 requests were made over the past five years to different countries for extradition of fugitives wanted by the Indian law enforcement agencies, though only 23 persons were successfully extradited in the period starting from 01.01.2019. Sharing this information in reply to a written question in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, junior home minister Nityanand Rai said 65 requests made by India for extradition of fugitive criminals based in the US, “are under consideration of the US authorities”.The information mentioned above, Rai said, is based on records received from the ministry of external affairs.Stating that the fugitives sought to be extradited include persons wanted for terrorist activities committed in India, Rai assured that “the government of India has been makin...
‘NDA has majority’: Kiren Rijiju on opposition’s no-confidence motion against Dhankhar | India News – Times of India
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‘NDA has majority’: Kiren Rijiju on opposition’s no-confidence motion against Dhankhar | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Dismissing opposition's no-confidence motion against Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said that the ruling NDA enjoys a clear majority in the Upper House and expressed confidence in Dhankhar’s leadership.Speaking on Tuesday, Rijiju condemned the motion and defended the vice president, who serves as the Rajya Sabha chairman, describing him as a leader deeply committed to farmers and public welfare.“The opposition disrespects the dignity of the Chair, be it in Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha. The Congress party and its allies have consistently disregarded the Chair’s directions. Vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar ji comes from a humble background and always speaks about people’s welfare inside and outside Parliament. We respect him. I condemn the...
No mismatch found in VVPAT slips and votes polled in Maharashtra polls: EC | India News – Times of India
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No mismatch found in VVPAT slips and votes polled in Maharashtra polls: EC | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday claimed that, in a mandatory count, there was no mismatch found in the Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trial (VVPAT) slips and the votes polled in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) during the recently concluded Maharashtra assembly elections.The commission said as per the guidelines it is required to count VVPAT slips of randomly selected five polling stations across each assembly segment of a state. The poll body, accordingly, counted the slips on November 23 (during the result day) in the presence of the counting observer and representatives of candidates."As per that, slip count of 1440 VVPAT units from 288 assembly constituencies of Maharashtra state has been tallied with respective control unit data. There is no discrepancy f...
Who is Shekhar Kumar Yadav, HC judge whose remark at VHP event triggered uproar | India News – Times of India
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Who is Shekhar Kumar Yadav, HC judge whose remark at VHP event triggered uproar | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Allahabad high court judge Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav's remark on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), calling it a measure to "eliminating unequal legal systems" has triggered controversy, with the Supreme Court intervening in the matter.Justice Yadav's speech, made on December 8 while addressing a provincial convention of the legal cell and high court unit of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) in Allahabad high court, included remarks that did not go well with a certain section."UCC's purpose is to promote social harmony, gender equality and secularism by eliminating unequal legal systems based on different religions and communities," Justice Yadav told the gathering in Allahabad. "The aim is to replace various personal laws that currently govern personal matters within different relig...
Stalin urges PM Modi to increase family income ceiling for SC, ST, OBC students for matric scholarships | India News – Times of India
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Stalin urges PM Modi to increase family income ceiling for SC, ST, OBC students for matric scholarships | India News – Times of India

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin on Tuesday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to increase the annual family income ceiling for post and pre-matric scholarships for SC, ST and OBC students from Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 8 lakh, which is essential and fully justified. Underscoring an urgent need to enhance the income cap, Stalin, in a letter to Modi, said that the Centre has revised the income ceiling for the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) to Rs 8 lakh. Also, the union government has raised the income ceiling for schemes such as National Overseas Scholarship and Top-Class Education Scheme to Rs 8 lakh for SC, ST students. "The refixing of income ceiling has benefitted many students from disadvantaged backgrounds." According to the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) Rep...
‘Partisan’: Opposition moves no-confidence motion to remove Rajya Sabha chairman Dhankhar | India News – Times of India
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‘Partisan’: Opposition moves no-confidence motion to remove Rajya Sabha chairman Dhankhar | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The opposition led by Congress on Tuesday submitted a notice to move a motion for the removal of Rajya Sabha chairperson and vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar, accusing him of acting in a "partisan manner."The INDIA bloc managed to rally around 60 opposition MPs from parties including Congress, RJD, TMC, CPI, CPI-M, JMM, AAP, and DMK to sign the notice, according to news agency PTI quoting sources.Congress leader Jairam Ramesh announced that the motion had been submitted to the Secretary-General of the Rajya Sabha, saying that the opposition was compelled to take this step in the "interest of parliamentary democracy.""All parties belonging to the INDIA group had no option but to formally submit a no-confidence motion against the Hon'ble Chairman of the Rajya Sabha due to the extre...
When John F Kennedy wrote to ex-Karnataka CM SM Krishna | India News – Times of India
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When John F Kennedy wrote to ex-Karnataka CM SM Krishna | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Former Karnataka chief minister SM Krishna, who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 92, considered ex-US President John F Kennedy as his 'political guru'.In 1960, as Democratic leader JFK campaigned for the presidency, a 28-year-old law student Krishna, then studying in the US, wrote to Kennedy offering to campaign on his behalf in Indian American communities. The following year, when Kennedy was elected President, he remembered the support of the young Indian student.The Padma Vibhushan awardee shared the thanks note from Kennedy which said: "I hope that these few lines will convey my warm appreciation for your efforts during the campaign. I am most grateful for the splendid enthusiasm of my associates. I am only sorry I have not been able to personally thank you for the excel...
After T shirts and masks, Congress MPs don ‘Modi-Adani’ bags as Parliament showdown continues | India News – Times of India
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After T shirts and masks, Congress MPs don ‘Modi-Adani’ bags as Parliament showdown continues | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: After T shirts and masks, the Congress MPs on Tuesday protested outside Parliament donning "Modi-Adani" bags, which had caricatures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and billionaire Gautam Adani printed and ‘Modi Adani Bhai Bhai’ written on the side. This marks the latest in a string of opposition attacks on the government, alleging that it is sidestepping discussions about the bribery allegations involving Adani in the US."The parties of the INDIA alliance want to discuss the Adani mega scam, but the Modi government is continuously running away from it. Today the leaders of INDIA alliance protested against this dictatorship of Modi government," the Congress posted on its social media handle.A fresh blame game also has erupted between the government and opposition over who is resp...
‘Remarkable leader, prolific reader and thinker’: PM Modi pays tribute to former Karnataka CM SM Krishna | India News – Times of India
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‘Remarkable leader, prolific reader and thinker’: PM Modi pays tribute to former Karnataka CM SM Krishna | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed his condolences over the passing of former Karnataka chief minister SM Krishna, describing him as a "remarkable leader, prolific reader, and thinker." SM Krishna passed away early Tuesday morning in Bengaluru at the age of 92.Sharing a series of posts on X, PM Modi said, "Shri SM Krishna Ji was a remarkable leader, admired by people from all walks of life. He always worked tirelessly to improve the lives of others. He is fondly remembered for his tenure as Karnataka’s chief minister, particularly for his focus on infrastructural development. Shri SM Krishna Ji was also a prolific reader and thinker."Recalling his interactions with the former leader, PM Modi said,"I have had many opportunities to interact with Shri SM Krishna Ji o...