"This is something to be proud of," said Raj Panjabi, who is currently serving as Senior Director for Global Health Security and Biodefence on the White House National Security Council.
PM, Advani pay tribute to Vallabhbhai Patel
Shah also said Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's unfulfilled dream of integrating Jammu and Kashmir with the rest of the country was accomplished on August 5 when Article 370 and 35A were repealed.
Chief Minister Narendra Modi, Union ministers Arun Jaitley and Kashiram Rana, BJP national treasurer Harin Pathak and others were also present on the occasion.
Vinit Indulkar and Sushant Marathe enabled Mumbai overhauled a target of 214 runs on the final day of the Ranji Trophy match.
Jacob Martin and Zaheer Khan steered West Zone to a five-wicket win over East Zone in the final.
The East Zone has never won the Duleep Trophy in its 45-year history.
India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Thursday came down hard on the pitch at the Sardar Patel stadium in Ahmedabad saying pitches must be prepared to suit the home bowlers.
Dale Steyn took five wickets and Jacques Kallis hit an unbeaten half-century as South Africa took a firm grip on the second Test against India on Day One, at the Sardar Patel stadium in Ahmedabad, on Thursday. Led by Steyn's magnificent spell of 5 for 23, South Africa dismissed India for a paltry 76 in the morning session and then made a strong reply, thanks to a solid 60 by Kallis that saw them end the day on a healthy 223 for 4.
India's sporting fraternity on Monday led by cricketer-turned-politician Gautam Gambhir congratulated the Central Government for abolishing Article 370 that gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday appealed to farmers and other stakeholders associated with the cooperative sector to make GCMMF, which owns the 'Amul' brand, the world's number one dairy company from its current eighth position. He was addressing nearly one lakh people, mostly cattle rearers and farmers, gathered at the Narendra Modi stadium in Motera area of Ahmedabad for the golden jubilee celebration of the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF).
Arindam Das blasted his maiden double century to help his team take a massive 300-run first innings lead over Gujarat.
After conceding a 143-run first innings lead, Gujarat were 152 for 5 in their second innings at close of day 3 in the Ranji Trophy match against Karnataka.
The fast bowler claimed 5 for 61 as Gujarat were bowled out for 210 on day 1 in the Ranji Trophy match.
After conceding a first innings lead of 125, Lankans were precariously placed at 196 for four on the penultimate day of the four-day match against India 'A'.
Spectators might be allowed in the second India-England Test in Chennai after the central government's fresh COVID-19 guidelines permitted crowd attendance at fifty per cent of capacity at sporting venues.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the recent Gujarat violence over the quota issue had upset the entire nation and asked the people to work together to resolve all problems through development.
Gujarat picked up a couple of points on first-innings lead after their match against Railways teetered to a draw.
Speedster Amit Bhandari claimed three wickets as Delhi took control of the Ranji Trophy match against Gujarat.
'The reason the protests are not happening in Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Gurgaon and Noida is that there are options available to the youth in those cities. And many people can access this sort of job because most of them are armed with English, integrating them into the global economy. This is something not available to most youth in Gujarat (the government schools do not teach English till Class 5),' says Aakar Patel.
Aswathy Jwala, a social worker from Kerala, has launched a hunger strike at the Sharaniyavas slum where the Ahmedabad civic body has built a 600-metre wall apparently to hide slums from United States President Donald Trump's sight during his Ahmedabad visit on February 24.
Government offices located in New Delhi's central area, including North Block and South Block, will be closed from 2 pm on Thursday till 9:30 am on Friday in connection with the 'Run for Unity' to be flagged off by Prime Minster Narendra Modi.
Bengal reached 275-4 on the second day of Elite Group 'B' Ranji Trophy match against Gujarat.
The Tamil Nadu batsman is batting on 97 in a total of 252 for six in the first innings against Gujarat in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'A' match.
Mohammed Kaif hit an unbeaten 50 on the final day of the four-day match against Sri Lanka 'A'.
India 'A' gained a 60 run first innings lead over Sri Lanka 'A' with four wickets still standing on the second day of their four-day match.
Fine bowling by Vishnu Vardhan and Venkatapathy Raju gave them a 150-run victory over Gujarat in the Ranji Trophy match.
Gujarat, chasing a target of 302, were 75 for 3 at draw of stumps on the third day.
Pace bowler N P Singh claimed six wickets as Hyderabad gained a vital 143 run lead over the hosts.
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