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THE GOOD WORD Jan 17, 2022 - Week 3

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India inoculates 70% of its adult population in

the world’s largest Covid 19 vaccination drive

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Jan 13, in a big win for

Kashmiri journalist Aarti

Tikoo, Twitter India was

forced to restore her

account, two days after

the Delhi High Court

issued it a notice. The

tweet in contention,

which had been labelled

as 'hateful conduct' by

the micro-blogging site

was also reinstated.

Tikoo said that Twitter

realized that a legal

battle could cost it

dearly. ‘Twitter has

abused its power by

blocking, suspending and

labelling far too many

Indians and far too many

times, that this issue can

be given up just because

they have restored my

account. I will launch a

new battle for the sake

of other citizens.’ she

wrote. Twitter had

restrained her account

on Dec 15 over a tweet

in which she sought

protection from the

Ministry of Home Affairs

for her brother in

Srinagar who was

receiving death threats

from jihadi terrorists.

At: RepublicWorld

Shri Swami Vivekananda’s birth anniversary – Jan 12 – image courtesy – YouTube; Indian Army Day – Jan 15 – image courtesy - CatchNews

US: Russia trying

to create pretext

to invade Ukraine

Jan 14, US intelligence

revealed Russian

operatives have been

deployed to conduct a

‘false flag’ attack in

eastern Ukraine that will

act as a trigger for

Moscow to invade its

western neighbor.

Agents had been tasked

to carry out ‘sabotage

attacks’ against Russian

interests to ‘fabricate’

Ukrainian provocations

and justify a Russian

intervention.

A top Russian official

also refused to rule out a

military deployment to

Cuba and Venezuela if

tensions with the United

States escalate. Putin

argued that NATO could

use Ukrainian territory

to deploy missiles

capable of reaching

Moscow in just five

minutes. He warned that

Russia could do the

same by deploying

warships armed with the

latest Zircon hypersonic

cruise missile in neutral

waters.

At: NYPost, SMH

Jan 15, Responding to

the outrage amongst

some Nepalese political

parties to India’s

announcement that ti

will construct a road in

Lipulekh, the Indian

Embassy in Kathmandu

made a press release

stating that the position

of the government of

India on the India-Nepal

boundary is well known,

consistent and

unambiguous. It has

been communicated to

the government of

Nepal. The release went

on to say that border

disputes should be

resolved using

established inter-

governmental channels

in a friendly manner.

Lipulekh, which lies at

the tri-junction between

India’s northern

Uttarakhand state, China

and Nepal, is claimed by

Kathmandu. Earlier, the

ruling Nepali Congress

issued a statement that

Lipulekh and Kalapani

are Nepalese territory

and demanded India

withdraw its troops from

Kalapani. At: ZeeNews

India tells Nepal

Lipulekh is India’s

intergral part Jan 11, the government

will own 35.8% stake in

Vodaone Idea as the

company's board

approved conversion of

dues into equity,

making it one of the

largest shareholders in

the company. About

₹16,000 crore interest

and dues liability

payable to the

government will be

converted to equity.

Vodafone-Idea is a debt

burdened company with

a debt of about ₹ 1.95

lakh crore. Post the

preferential allotment

of shares promoter

shareholders would

hold around 28.5%

(Vodafone Group) and

around 17.8% (Aditya

Birla Group). The

company took the

decision to convert debt

into equity as part of

the Telecom Relief

Package announced by

the government in

October last year.

Following the

development the stock

fell as much as 19% to

hit a low of ₹12.05.

At: OutlookIndia

Twitter restores

Tikoo’s account

after court notice

were given in rural

areas and a fourth of

these in tribal belts, a

testimony to the drive’s

vast geographical

coverage.

At its outset the

vaccinations were

administered to

healthcare and frontline

workers. Today they are

being given

‘precautionary shots’

along with people

above the age of 60

years. Starting Jan 3,

teens in the 15-18-year

age bracket also

received their first shot.

The high uptake saw

nearly 46% of this group

getting one jab in just

about 10 days.

Prime Minister

Narendra Modi took to

Twitter to say, ‘Jan 16,

2021 was a historic day

for India. From

developing and

manufacturing our own

vaccines, to running the

fastest vaccination

drive, we showcased

our ability to face every

adversity with

stupendous strength.

Today is a proud day for

India!’. He thanked

doctors and nurses for

their exceptional role.

Going forward experts

will explore the benefit

of mixing vaccines and

consider shots for

children below 15 years.

Image: TributeIndia At: Republic,

Federal

Jan 16, India completed

one year of its Covid-19

vaccination program.

The mega vaccination

drive is the largest in the

world. Nearly 157 crore

vaccine doses have been

administered. It

commenced with the

rollout of two vaccines

Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin

and the Serum Institute

of India's, Covishield.

Today 70% of India’s

eligible adult population,

above 18 years of age,

has been given two

shots and 90% has

received one dose.

Nearly half, 49%, of the

vaccine doses were

administered to women.

Six out of ten doses

UP Polls : BJP

denies tickets to 20

sitting MLAs

Virat Kohli steps down as India Test

cricket captain

Jan 15, Virat Kohli stepped down as Indian Test cricket captain having been

the most successful Indian skipper in the longest cricket format. Kohli led

India in 68 Tests, winning 40 and losing 17. During his tenure India became

the No 1 side in the ICC Tests. Kohli has played 99 Tests and scored 7,962 runs

at an average of 50.39. He had struck 27 Test centuries .

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Jan 12, India's Defence

Research and

Development

Organisation (DRDO)

successfully test-fired

the naval variant of the

supersonic BrahMos

cruise missile. DRDO

said the missile hit the

target with ‘pinpoint

accuracy’.

The BrahMos supersonic

cruise missile has an

extended range of 350

to 400 km in the

advanced ‘sea-to-sea-

variant’. The missile was

tested from India's

warship INS

Visakhapatnam. The

BrahMos missile can fly

at a speed of 2.8 Mach

which is almost three

times the speed of

sound. It is the Navy’s

newest indigenously-

built guided-missile

destroyer.

The BrahMos missile

can be launched from

submarines, ships,

aircraft or land. This

variant can be

dispatched either in a

horizontal or vertical

mode, from a moving

or stationary launch

pad to destory both

land and sea targets.

BrahMos was first

deployed by the Navy

on its warships first in

2005, and had the

capability to hit sea-

based targets beyond

radar horizon. It is

designed and

developed by BrahMos

Aerospace, a JV

between DRDO and

Mashinostroyenia of

Russia. India has

deployed a number of

BrahMos missiles in

strategic locations.

Image: FirstPost

At: WION, IndianExpress, TOI

India to export

Brahmos missiles

to Philippines

Government to

get equity for

dues in Vodafone

Jan 14, the Philippines has

placed an order on India’s

Brahmos Areospace (BA)

to purchase Brahmos

supersonic cruise missiles

for its navy. The major deal

worth $375 million was

communicated to India

through a Notice of Award

by the Philippines

Department of National

Defence. It directed BA to

provide shore-based anti-

ship missile systems within

ten calendar days of

receiving the order.

The deal is a major step

forward in pushing

defence exports and a

boost for the ‘make-in-

India’ programme. Both

DRDO and BA have been

looking to export to

friendly foreign nations.

The Philippine order is the

biggest for the country

after DRDO bagged orders

from the Armenian

government for weapons

locating radars. India is

expected to receive more

orders from ‘friendly

nations’ in the coming time

as New Delhi is now in an

advanced stage of

discussions in negotiations.

At: RepublicWorld

India test fires naval variant of

BrahMos supersonic cruise missile

Jan 15, the Bharatiya

Janata Party released its

first list of 107 candidates

for the upcoming

Assembly polls in Uttar

Pradesh in which it denied

tickets to 20 sitting MLAs

and fielded 21 new

candidates in the polls

scheduled to begin on Feb

10. The list has 83 current

MLAs of BJP. 60% of the

tickets were given to

women, OBC and SC

candidates. Elections for

the 403 assembly

constituencies in Uttar

Pradesh will be held in

seven phases starting Feb

10 and last up to Mar 7.

The counting of votes will

take place on March 10.

Sitting MLAs who have

been denied another run

this election include

Radha Mohan from

Gorakhpur, where Chief

Minister Yogi Adityanath

has been fielded for the

first time in an Assembly

poll. Notably, Adityanath

has been an MP from the

constituency five times

since 1998.

At: DeviDiscourse

Multiple IEDs detected and destroyed in Delhi,

Kashmir and Punjab in the run up to Republic Day

mix of RDX and other

explosives. An NSG

bomb disposal squad

destroyed the IED with a

controlled explosion

(picture above). Nearly

4,000 people were

present in the market at

the time and a major

tragedy was averted.

In Kashmir two IEDs,

one that weighed 10 kg

at Bandipora and

another in a pressure

cooker in Srinagar were

detected and defused.

In Punjab an IED

weighing 5 kgs, including

about 3 kg of RDX was

recovered from

Gharinda, Amritsar just

2.5 km from the

international border with

₹1 lac in currency. The

presence of RDX

indicates an international

conspiracy. In Gujarat, a

plan to derail the

Mumbai-Delhi Rajdhani

train by placing a cement

column on the tracks

failed when the impact of

the train forced the

column off.

Alert forces and divine

intervention helped foil

terrorists designs each

time. Investigations are

underway to nab culprits.

Image: TribuneIndia

At: NewsX, MSN-1-2, HT, ET

At: FirstPost, LiveMint Image:

ZeeNews

Jan 15, security forces

were able to locate and

destroy or diffuse four

Improvised Explosive

Devices (IEDs) weighing

nearly 18 kgs

collectively, containing a

mix of RDX and

ammonium nitrate from

Delhi, Kashmir and

Punjab in the run up to

the Republic Day.

In Delhi’s Ghazipur

wholesale flower market

locals reported a

suspicious looking black

laptop bag lying

unattended. It was a

timer triggered 3 kg IED

that prima facie had a

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as I played few good

three game matches

and I played more

freely in the final

today.“

Earlier, Satwik and

Chirag displayed nerves

of steel and even put

their more illustrious

opponents under

pressure with their

tactics to clinch the

men’s doubles title.

Aware of their

opponent’s prowess to

play quick points,

Chirag and Satwik had a

clear game plan of

playing longer rallies.

That meant they were

prepared to play softer

net strokes and even

lift the shuttle high to

force the Indonesians

into making mistakes.

But they also prepared

to counter the top-

seeds game of playing

flat rallies in the middle

at the start and that

allowed them to keep

pace with the

Indonesians at the

start. It was in the 15th

point in the opening

game that they

managed to push the

rally longer.

The approach was to

tire their senior

opponents and

Chirag/Satwik were

willing to lose points

but stick to the plan. It

allowed Setiawan and

Ahsan to win a few

quick points in the

opening game and

close the gap at 13-13.

But Satwik’s big

smashes bailed them

out and helped them

run away with the

opening game.

The second game was

neck-and-neck

through-out as the

Indonesians began

taking more risks. Even

Setiawan tried to go

for the big smashes to

unsettle the Indians

but to their credit,

Chirag and Satwik

stood strong in

defence.

However, the

Indonesians used all

their experience

overturn a 14-18

deficit to earn their

first game point. It was

a tense affair from

there on as both the

combinations were

guilty of making errors

while looking for quick

points.

Setiawan once served

in the net while Ahsan

fouled while going for a

flick serve on game

point and the Indians

kept on the pressure

with some fantastic

shot selections. They

ultimately wrapped up

the match in 43

minutes, having saved

five game points to

begin the new season

with a title triumph.

Speaking about the

five-game points in the

second game, Satwik

said, “we knew they

were tired and would

take risks. So, we kept

things tight and it

worked.”

Chirag, who spent some

time practicing his net

play after Saturday’s

semi-final, said, “We

were ready for the way

they played today.

Earlier, second seed

Busanan

Ongbamrungphan of

Thailand had to dig

deep before beating

compatriot Supanida

Katethong 22-20, 19-21,

21-13 to clinch the

women’s singles title.

Thailand’s Benyapa and

Nuntakarn Aimsaard

defeated Russia’s

Anastasiia Akchurina

and Olga Morozova 21-

13, 21-15 to win the

women’s doubles title

while Singaporean

husband-wife

combination of Hee

Yong Kai terry and Tan

Wei Han upset

Malaysian third seeds

Chen Tang Jie and Peck

Yen Wei 21-15, 21-18 in

the mixed doubles final.

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the pace from the start

but to Sen’s credit, he

was up to the task. The

Indians was patient in

the rallies and his

opponent made

mistakes under

pressure. At the same

time, Sen was always

ready to unleash his big

cross-court smashes

and that ensured that

Loh could never breathe

easy.

And those smashes, one

to the left and the other

to Loh’s right, clinched

Sen his champion point

and a place in history.

"It was a crucial first

game. I was leading and

then it became 20-20.

But I managed to pull

out the first game and it

gave me a lot of

confidence," Sen said

after the match.

Speaking about the

overall tournament, the

20-year-old said, "I

didn’t come with a lot

of expectations in this

tournament as I didn’t

get a lot of practice

after the world

championship. But I

came into the final with

a much better rhythm

In the Hindu system of

morality we find that

this fact has been

recognised from very

ancient times; and in

their scriptures and

books on ethics

different rules are laid

down for the different

classes of men — the

householder, the

Sannyâsin (the man

who has renounced

the world), and the

student.

The life of every

individual, according

to the Hindu

scriptures, has its

peculiar duties apart

from what belongs in

common to universal

humanity. The Hindu

begins life as a

student; then he

marries and becomes

a householder; in old

age he retires; and

lastly he gives up the

world and becomes a

Sannyasin. To each of

these stages of life

certain duties are

attached. No one of

these stages is

intrinsically superior to

another. The life of the

married man is quite

as great as that of the

celibate who has

devoted himself to

religious work. The

scavenger in the street

is quite as great and

glorious as the king on

his throne. Take him

off his throne, make

him do the work of the

scavenger, and see

how he fares. Take up

the scavenger and see

how he will rule. It is

useless to say that the

man who lives out of

the world is a greater

man than he who lives

in the world; it is much

more difficult to live in

the world and worship

God than to give it up

and live a free and

easy life. The four

stages of life in India

have in later times

been reduced to two

— that of the

householder and of

the monk.

Swami Vivekananda

Karma Yoga

a series of extracts

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championships

medallists facing off for

the fourth time this

year. Sen, who had won

the bronze medal in his

debut world

championship last

month, was first to get

off the blocks as he

controlled the rallies

brilliantly and put Loh

under pressure.

He soon raced to a 16-9

lead and though Loh

began to find his

rhythm, the Indian

looked in total control

as he had five-point

advantage at 19-14. But

the world champion

wasn’t going to just

fold up and he turned

the tables on the Indian

by clinching six straight

points to earn a game

point. Sen saved two of

them, wasted one

himself but kept his

cool to clinch the

second and changed

ends with a definite

advantage.

The second game

started on a more even

keel as both players

engaged in long rallies.

The Singaporean upped

Source - sportscafe.in

Image – Lakshya Sen

Author - Press Release

India’s up and coming

men’s singles star and

world championship

medalist Lakshya Sen &

doubles specialists

Satwiksairaj-Chirag

Shetty created history

as they bagged their

first Yonex-Sunrise India

Open crowns with

convincing wins over

their respective

opponents at the KD

Jadhav Indoor Hall.

Sen upset world

champion Loh Kean Yew

24-22, 21-17 in 54

minutes to win his first

Super 500 title while

Satwik and Chirag got

the better of top seeds

Hendra Setiawan and

Mohammad Ahsan 21-

16, 24-22 to add the

Yonex-Sunrise India

Open title, which is part

of the HSBC BWF World

Tour tournament series,

to their Thailand Open

crown in 2019.

The men’s singles final

was definitely the

marquee match of the

day with two world

India Open 2022 | Lakshya Se n wins men's title, Satwiksairaj-Chirag Shetty lift men's

doubles trophy

Sen upset world

champion Loh

Kean Yew 24-22,

21-17 in 54

minutes to win his

first Super 500

title while Satwik

and Chirag got the

better of top

seeds Hendra

Setiawan and

Mohammad

Ahsan 21-16, 24-

22 to clinch the

Yonex-Sunrise

India Open title.