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TODAY’S
EDITION
Your marks in class XII boards
won’t impress colleges anymore U
Yes, you read it right. From the academic session 2022-23, no weightage will be given to board
exam performances in undergraduate admissions in all the central universities and their
affiliated colleges, according to a decision by the University Grants Commission(UGC)...
SO, HOW WILL ADMISSION HAPPEN?
1
While the universities will be
allowed to set a minimum eligibil-
ity on board exams marks,
entrance to undergraduate courses will
be through a Common University
Entrance Test (CUET) score, which will
be the basis for admission
2 3
The National Testing Agency will
conduct the CUET for the under-
graduate and postgraduate pro-
grammes. According to the UGC, all the
central universities will have to consider
THE PATTERN
 The computer-based test,
to be conducted in the first
week of July, will be sched-
uled in two shifts
 The syllabus of the CUET
will be mirrored with the
class XII model syllabus of
the NCERT
 The CUET will have section
1A, section 1B, general test
and domain-specific sub-
IS IT A
NEW
SYSTEM?
‘Best way to get a
seat at the table is
to pull up a chair’
F
ormer PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi has a valuable advice for all,
which can be applied at work, home and in life, in general. She
believes the best way to get a seat at the table is to “pull up a
chair”, which means actively seek out opportuni-
ties instead of waiting for them. In a short
video on social media, the business
leader said, “I believe the best way to
get a seat at the table is to pull up a
chair. Don’t wait to be invited because the
invitation may never come.”
Actively
seek out opportuni-
ties to participate and
take every opportunity
you can to share your
talent and unique
perspective
Indra Nooyi, one of the
most-powerful business
leaders in the world, has
often spoken about her person-
al and professional journey, and
about the challenges of rising
up the corporate ladder as an
immigrant in the United States
➤ Are you a binge
watcher? We tell you how to
get rid of this habit before it
becomes an addiction
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the CUET scores for admissions to their
programmes. There are 45 central univer-
sities funded by the UGC. The UGC has
also made the test broad-based by doing
away with central university from the
nomenclature so that state, deemed and
private universities, too, can join
For admissions to programmes in
audio-visual or performing arts,
and extra-curricular and sports
category, universities or colleges can give
weightage to practical or trials, it added
jects. Section 1A, which will
be compulsory, will be in 13
Indian languages, and candi-
dates can choose the lan-
guage of their choice
 If a university has a cer-
tain percentage of seats
reserved for local students,
it can retain that. But these
students will also have to
take admission through
CUET, the UGC said
Celeb
talk
STUDENT EDITION
➤ Did you know that ➤ India stays alive in
Udaipur, the city of lakes, is the ICC Women’s WC
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2022
Newspaper in
Education
also famous for its rich his- with win over
tory and architecture? Bangladesh External affairs minister S
Jaishankar had rejected putting
PAGE 3 PAGE 4 Ukraine on the QUAD agenda last
month, telling reporters after the
QUAD meeting in Melbourne that
“this meeting is focused on the
Indo-Pacific, so I think you should
figure out the geography there”
US President Biden calls India
‘shaky’ in Russia confrontation
S President Joe Biden said on Monday
that India was an exception among
Washington’s allies with its “shaky”
response to the Russian invasion of
Ukraine. Speaking at the business round table’s CEO
quarterly meeting at the White House, Biden said
that while some members of the Quadrilateral
Security Dialogue (QUAD), like Japan and Australia,
have responded to Russia’s aggression strongly,
India has been “somewhat shaky” on some of the
issues. Biden said, the North Atlantic Treaty
Organisation (NATO) and the QUAD have presented a
united front against Russian President Vladimir
Putin’s aggression and lauded the US-led alliance,
including NATO, the European Union and key Asian
partners, for its united front against Russia.
Since the beginning of the The QUAD —
war, India has expressed deep comprising
concern over the deteriorat- Japan, India,
ing humanitarian situation in Australia and the
Ukraine. India has repeatedly United States — is
asked all the stakeholders to not an alliance but a grouping
resolve differences through of countries driven by shared
dialogue but has abstained
interests and values, and
from condemning Russia’s
interested in strengthening a
invasion of Ukraine in the
rules-based order in the
United Nations Security
strategically-important Indo-
Council
Pacific region
Not really, according to M Jagadesh Kumar, chairperson, UGC, who pointed
out that “all the IIT admissions use JEE scores primarily because of the
diversity of the boards and the different kinds of evaluation systems.” The
same is true with the university admissions, which is why we are giving one New Delhi world’s most-polluted
standard NCERT syllabus so that everybody can prepare and have a common
reference ground, he added  The CUET will also be applicable to all the capital city for 2nd consecutive year
minority institutions, such as the St Stephen’s College, Delhi; Aligarh Muslim
University, and Jamia Millia Islamia, where aspirants for seats reserved for
minority communities will also have to clear the CUET
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FLYING DUTCHMAN NUIS BREAKS
100 KPH BARRIER ON NATURAL ICE
hree-time Winter Olympic champion speed skater Kjeld Nuis
T has become the first person to break the 100 kph barrier,
shattering his own record set four years ago. Nuis, who won
N
ew Delhi has been ranked the
world’s most-polluted capital city
for the second consecutive year,
The annual PM2.5 concentration aver-
ages in 48 per cent of India’s cities,
gold medals at the Pyeongchang and Beijing Games in the 1,000m
followed by Dhaka (Bangladesh), exceeded 50 Ig/m3 or more than 10
and 1,500m races, clocked 103 kph in Tynset, Norway — 10 kph faster
N’Djamena (Chad), Dushanbe (Tajikistan) and times the World Health Organisation’s
than his previous record set four years ago in Sweden.
Muscat (Oman). Of the 15 most-polluted cities (WHO) air quality guidelines. Fine par-
ON RECORD BOOK in Central and South Asia in 2021, 12 were in ticle pollution, known as PM2.5, is
On a 3-km-long India. New Delhi saw a 14.6 per cent increase in commonly-accepted to be the most
natural ice rink PM2.5 concentration in 2021, 96.4 Ig/m3, up harmful, widely-monitored air pollu-
from 84 Ig/m3 in 2020. Only the territories of tant, and has been found
on Savalen New Caledonia, US Virgin Islands and Puerto to be a major contribut-
Lake, Nuis skat- Rico met the updated WHO PM2.5 air quality ing factor to health
ed behind a guidelines. IQAir’s 2021 World Air Quality effects, such as asth-
Report is the first major global air quality ma, stroke, heart and
shield called a report based on an updated annual WHO air lung diseases.
‘wind catcher’ quality guidelines for PM2.5. The new guide- PM2.5 leads to mil-
lines were released in September 2021
dragged by a Dakar Rally car to reduce wind and cut existing annual PM2.5 guideline
lions of premature
resistance deaths every year
values from 10 Aug/m 3 to 5 Aug/m 3.
6-year-old boy heads to police station to complain about traffic
A
video of a six-year-old boy questioning a policeman and talking about
the traffic issues near his school in Andhra Pradesh, has gone viral.
The boy named Karthik, who studies in UKG, reached the local police
station in Palamaner of Chittoor district on Thursday, and complained
about the traffic near his school to the Palamaner circle inspector N Bhaskar
about tractors blocking traffic and the dug-up roads. He even requested the
policeman to visit the area and solve the issue. The policeman was impressed
by the little boy and offered him sweets. He even assured the boy that his
complaint will be taken care of, and gave his phone number to the boy, asking
him to give a call whenever he faced such a problem while going to school.
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THE OTT TRAP: ARE YOU
A BINGEWATCHER?
How to know if your TV
habits are a problem –
and what to do about it
T
he term “binge-watch” was a contender for the
Oxford English Dictionary’s 2013 word of the
year. Although it didn’t win (“selfie” ultimately
took the crown), this pointed to the rise of what
was becoming a popular activity of watching
multiple episodes of a TV show in a single sitting.
Today, millions of us regularly consume our favourite
series in this way. The proliferation of streaming servic-
es over recent years has made it very easy to do. Unsur-
prisingly, during Covid lockdowns, research shows many
of us spent more time binge-watching than usual.
Can binge-watching become
problematic or addictive?
P
roblematic binge-watching isn’t defined by the num-
ber of episodes watched (although most researchers
agree it’s at least two in a row), or a specific number
of hours spent in front of the TV or computer screen. AS
WITH OTHER ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOURS, MORE IMPORTANT IS
WHETHER BINGE-WATCHING IS HAVING A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON
OTHER ASPECTS OF THE PERSON’S LIFE.
A Look At The Evidence
I
n the latest study on this topic, a research
team in Poland surveyed 645 young adults,
all of whom reported that they had watched
at least two episodes of one show in a single sit-
ting. The researchers wanted to understand
some of the factors underlying problematic
binge-watching.
1
The authors (who based their definition of
problematic binge-watching partly on my
components model of addiction) used a ques-
tionnaire they developed in an earlier study to
assess problematic binge-watching among par-
ticipants. Questions included: “How often do you
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neglect your duties in favour of watching series?”
“How often do you feel sad or irritated when you
can't watch the TV series?” and “How often do
you neglect your sleep to binge-watch series?”
2 SIGNS THAT SHOW YOU ARE A BINGE WATCHER
Participants had to give answers on a six-
point scale from one (never) to six (always).
A score above a certain threshold was deemed
indicative of problematic binge-watching.
3
Using a range of other scales, the researchers
found that impulse control difficulties, lack of pre-
meditation (difficulties in planning and evaluating the
consequences of a given behaviour), watching to escape
and forget about problems, and watching to avoid feeling
lonely were among the most significant predictors
of problematic binge-watching.
4
Using the same data, the researchers reported
in an earlier study that problematic binge-
watching had a significant association with anx-
iety-depressive syndrome. The greater the symp-
toms of anxiety and depression, the more prob-
lematic a person’s binge-watching was.
5
An American study found the behaviour was
associated with depression and attachment
anxiety. Most related studies – like this one
from Portugal – have also shown escapism to be a
key motivation of problematic binge-watching.
6
In terms of personality traits, research has
shown that problematic binge-watching ap-
pears to be associated with low conscientious-
ness (characterised by being impulsive, careless
and disorganised) and high neuroticism (charac-
terised by being anxious and prone to negative
emotions). We see these types of associations in
addictive behaviours more generally. PTI
IT’S CRICKET AGAIN: IPL PIPS CoWIN IN
“Let’s go invent tomorrow instead of worrying about what
happened yesterday.”
STEVE JOBS
#THEGADGETLIFE
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2022
GADGETS
& Gizmos
Stop making these
storage mistakes on your
Android phone right now
I
n days when 64GB storage has become almost
standard across Android phones, storage is usu-
ally not a big issue. However, it may become a
problem if you are not using your Android phone
right. There are basic steps/tips that you need to
follow to keep storage space free on your Android
phone. Here are ‘mistakes’ that you need to stop
making on your Android phone right now to make
sure there are no storage woes for you.
Not saving photos and videos online
P hotos and videos are one of the biggest space
consuming items on your phone. So, remember
to save your photos and videos online to a cloud
storage service like Google Photos. Every Google
account comes with 15GB free storage that includes
Google Photos. Once done, make sure you delete
them on your phone. You can see the backed-up
copies in the app using Wi-Fi or mobile data.
▲ Binge-watching is the most impor- ▲The number of hours the person
tant thing in the person’s life spends binge-watching each day has
(salience) increased significantly over time
(tolerance)
▲ The person engages in binge-
watching as a way of reliably chang- ▲The person experiences psychologi-
ing their mood: to feel better in the cal and/or physiological withdrawal
short-term or to temporarily escape symptoms if they’re unable to binge-
from something negative in their life watch (withdrawal)
Not removing downloaded movies,
(mood modification)
▲ If the person manages to tem- music and other media regularly
▲ Binge-watching compromises key
aspects of the person’s life like rela-
porarily stop binge-watching, when
they engage in the activity again, M ake sure you delete the movies, music and
other media that you have downloaded regu-
larly. To delete content from Google Play: Open the
tionships and education or work they go straight back into the cycle
(conflict) they were in previously (relapse) Google Play app with the content, like Play Music
or Play Movies & TV. Tap the Menu and then
If you want to cut down on If you can’t control at all, talk Settings and then Manage downloads. Tap
Start watching as a reward to
BREAKING watching in one sitting, a gold- yourself after you’ve done every- to a clinical psychologist. Most Downloaded and then Remove.
THE HABIT en rule is to stop watching thing you need to in terms of addictions are symptomatic of
mid-way through an episode work and social obligations other underlying problems
2021 TRENDS Not uninstalling apps that you don’t use
U ninstall the apps you don’t use much. For, you
can download the app later again when you
N
othing can come gal elections, Tropical cyclone Tauktae
between India’s and Lockdown made it to the top 10 among need it. If you paid for the app, you won’t have to
love for cricket the most searched news events by Indi-
and it was proved ans, according to the list.
buy it again.
yet again as the In- Euro Cup, Copa America, Wimbledon,
dian Premier League (IPL) and Paralympics and French Open were
ICC T20 World Cup fills the top Neeraj Chopra among the most searched sporting events
spots for the trending query this year.
overall in the year, beating even arched to the apex Neeraj Chopra arched to the apex of
the likes of Covid vaccine or
CoWin portal, according to
of the personality the personality list with his history-mak-
ing performance at the Tokyo Olympics –
Google India’s ‘Year In Search
2021’ announced recently.
list with his Independent India’s first ever medal in
athletics. He was followed by superstar
IPL, which was also the history-making Shahrukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan, who
most searched sporting event, got embroiled in a major controversy af-
was followed by CoWIN, ICC T20 performance at the ter being booked by the NCB in an alleged
World Cup, Euro Cup, Tokyo
Olympics and Covid Vaccine in Tokyo Olympics – drug case in October 2021.
Tesla founder Elon Musk and page
the top trending query list on
search engine giant Google.
Independent India’s three celebrities such as Vicky Kaushal,
Shehnaaz Gill, and Raj Kundra were
Not clearing the app’s cache and data
first ever medal in
Y ou can usually clear an app’s cache and data
Notably, the IPL had topped among the names that piqued interest of
the trending query list last year the nation. The list also included two more
athletics 2020 Tokyo Olympic medalists PV Sindhu
through your phone’s Settings app. This deletes
as well. Tokyo Olympics, Black
Fungus, Afghanistan, West Ben- and Bajrang Punia. Agencies temporary data. These settings vary from phone to
phone, depending on the model. Gadgets Now
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SCHOOL IS COOL
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2022
It’s not just a place where you get to learn Einstein’s Theory of
Relativity. It’s also a place where you can think beyond the classroom.
Hence we say, SCHOOL IS COOL!
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DPS awarded at Design Festival of Holi celebrated with enthusiasm
Confluence -2022
Delhi
Public School Jaipur
received the prestigious Design
Culture School Award for having the
Outstanding Art and Design Department at the
Pink City Design Confluence-2022 organized by
ARCH College of Design & Business Jaipur.
Principal, Rita P Taneja presented the Skill
Development Manual of Blue Pottery for class VIII to
Biswajeet Saha, director, Skill Education and
Training CBSE. This project was highly appre-

H
oli- the festival of col-
ciated and applauded by everyone.
ours is one of the most
important festivals in
India. It is celebrated each
year with utmost fervour, zeal
and enthusiasm especially
among young children.
Coloured in the same
spirit, Cocomelon Club of
Subodh Public School, Air-
port, organized the celebra-
tion for the tiny-tots of
Pre-Primary wing. A colour-
ing activity was conducted
for them where they exhibit-
ed their art skills and got to
know the importance of col-
ours.
The young kids synchro-
nized with the Holi beats and
created symphony around
them. They also learnt the
values -love, harmony, and
brotherhood. School princi-
pal, Sarika Gaur wished and
blessed the students on this
auspicious occasion.
a

Women of substance honoured

I ROLE OF SCIENCE AND
nter national Women’s
D ay, i s t h e d ay t h at
symbolizes the strength
and power of women. Stu-

TECHNOLOGY THE 21ST CENTURY

dents of Dolphins Group
of Schools participated in
the Publication house’s
“Women of the year 2022"
celebration ceremony. The
program began with the excellent gift of technology.
lighting of the lamp by for-
mer chief minister, Vasun-
Though medicine has made
dhara Raje. Dolphins stu- major health advancements
dents gave wonderful per- by supplying care for differ-
formances on Ganesh Van- ent chronic conditions, tech-
dana and girl power show-
casing their talent and zeal nology has enabled us to
towards women empower- access these therapies via
ment. It was a proud mo- numerous methods and
ment for dolphinites to
w i t n e s s 4 6 wo m e n wh o
devices such as X-rays, MRI
were being awarded as the machines, operating systems,
“Women of the year 2022” pacemakers, and much more!
by Vasundhara Raje for

their commendable contri-
bution towards the society
in the form of motivating
girl child education, clean
g reen environment, set-
ting standards for a suc-
cessful business entrepre-
neur, women safety cam-
paign and young achiev-
ers. She admired and in-
spired the women, address-
ing & acknowledging them
for their incalculable sup-
port towards society, for
their bright future in the
field in which they are
working. For mer CM ac-
knowledged that age does
not determine the unique
power of the women from
dif ferent age g roups be-
T
cause women proved them-
selves that they can
achieve goals at any stage
of life. The event conclud-
ed with refreshments for
students and visitors.
his is indeed the century
of science and technolo-
gy. Whatever we do,
almost all our work is some-
where related to science.
India is progressively devel-
oping in the field of science
and technology. Technology
itself has made education
simpler. It has offered us
We are also equipped with
numerous fitness devices,
several wellness applica-
cooking, and commuting eries in these areas are
tions, online doctors, and
processes easier and faster, always used in the interest
other items that help us
respectively! All the com- of the entire human race
sustain good health and life.
forts we enjoy on a day-to- and to make the world a bet-
It has provided us with
day basis, whether we are ter place for all of us. We are
devices for comfortable
acutely aware of them or sure the coming generation
sleeping, quick-cooking, and
take things for granted, is will take the future of sci-
fast commute – In short,
all due to the advancements ence to new heights and will

CITY OF UDAIPUR
science and technology
choices such as smart class- mankind has made in the become the future Kalpana
have made our life easier.
rooms, computers for multi- field of Science & Chawla & Abdul Kalam for the
With the help of objects like
media, e-libraries, e-books, Technology and we are coming years.
A.C, microwaves, and vehi-
etc. Information technology growing better day by day.
cles, science and technolo- Rohit Gupta, PGT , Physics,
We must try and ensure

ROYAL AND PRISTINE!

including the internet is an gy have made our sleeping,
that inventions and discov- Dolphins High School

T ravel is something my whole

family enjoys and this trip to
Udaipur after a long gap was
refreshing. When we reached there,
we checked in at a beautiful
next day we visited Fatehsagar Lake,
Pichola Lake and City Palace. The
Palace is huge and I was informed
WORLD OF MAGIC AND ADVENTURE !
meaning of friendship and
family, and one of the big-
will never fail to amaze you.
I highly recommend this
teleport you to completely
different world you could
gest life lesson- that some- book specially to never dream of.
resort. After relaxing, we times you have to make Potterhead's and ones who —Jaishree Dhamani, class
went to Chittorgarh which is hard choices. love magic and adventures. VIII, India International
150 kms away from Udaipur. This magical fiction mystery Keeper of the Lost Cities will School, Jaipur
Chittorgarh is famous for its
fort with seven gates known
as “Pol”. To enter that fort,
we need to cross all the seven
gates. We also visited Meera
Bai and Shree Krishna Temple,
which are very few in India.
Our next halt was where Rani so small that the Mughals were
Padmavati had performed not able to enter it easily.
“Johar” with other 16000 It was an amazing trip. I was

Ranis. It is the place where Rani
became Sati.
While exploring the fort, I
came across the Vijaya
Stambha- the imposing victory
monument constructed by the
Hindu Rajput king Rana Kumbha
of Mewar.
After returning to Udaipur, the
POLITICIANS WHO MARKET THEMSELVES ON SOCIAL MEDIA
ARE PRAISED MORE THAN THOSE DOING REAL ACTION…
that this is the only palace, where
Mughals never ruled. The gates were
A
so happy to know about the histo-
re you a Potter
ry of kings like Maharana Pratap,
Head ? Want to
Maharana Kumbh and many oth-
read more books
ers. I was also amazed by their
like Harry Potter ? Then
architect and all the things they
I have the perfect solu-
had done to protect the kingdom
tion for you !
from Mughals.
Keeper of the Lost Cities
AARUSH AGRAWAL, class III, St Kabir
is one of the best fanta-
High School, Ahmedabad
sy adventure novel
series by Shannon
Messenger. It is about
twelve years old high
school senior Sophie
Foster, who can hear
thoughts, an ability she
hasn’t been able to

T he only constraint in the contemporary era is time and

social media has emerged as a major platform for
politicians to capture the attention of their target audi-
ence. Many leaders use it to sell their political messages
and ideas to the voters. And nothing wrong with it
S ocial media has come to play an important role in dem-
ocratic societies. It not only allows people to express
their views, but also helps them to form an opinion.
But that does not mean that awareness among them is a
miss and they are impressed by good
explain to anyone. Her
life changes when she
meets a mysterious boy
on a field trip who tells
her she is an elf. Sophie
as everyone has a right to promote self. words put by politicians on social media.
FOR Politics is like a war and those who have Some politicians do use social media AGAINST discovers the world that
was only supposed to be
resources, will use all means to win it and to woo their voters, but citizens are equally aware a legend and struggles
this includes glorifying themselves on social media. and now they don’t easily believe in politicians’ to settle in her new life
It is a bitter truth that people have lost words. Awakened citizens do not just go by
but even in this magical
touch with reality and the virtual world is social media and in some cases, leaders have
world she isn’t ordinary,
real for them. Majority of people refuse to got trolled for spreading wrong. We cannot
she is something more.
see beyond and hence leaders who know how assume that the leaders active on social
The author has already
to use social media for their benefit are media are always praised more as people are
praised, while leaders who believe in ground aware of the kind deeds of Sonu Sood, even written 8 books (plus
action have a limited audience. though he did not use social media. book 8.5) in series.
NIMISHA SONI, class IX, Zebar School for PAVNI SHAH, class IX, Zebar School,
This book teaches us to
be strong and responsi-
Children Ahmedabad Ahmedabad
ble. It tells us the true
 I can’t digest defeat, I am a very bad loser.
There have been times when I got sleepless nights because of it.
Jhulan Goswami, Indian cricketer
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2022

Beat Bangladesh by 110-runs to keep semis hopes alive

astika Bhatia’s gritty half-centu- Jhulan Goswami when she dismissed the latter, while

Y
ry and Sneh Rana’s all-round per- Vastrakar accounted for the former a few overs lat-
formance powered India to a dom- er. The pace duo of Goswami (2/19) and Vastrakar
inating 110-run win over Bangla- (2/26) shared four wickets between them.
desh and kept them in the hunt for
a semifinal spot at the ICC
Women’s World Cup, on Tuesday. BATTERS PUSHED
Opting to bat, India recovered from a mid-inning Earlier, Smriti Mandhana (30) and Shafali Ver-
collapse to post a modest 229 for seven, riding on a ma (42) shared 74 runs for the opening wicket but
responsible 80-ball 50 by Bhatia and a late flourish Ritu Moni (3/37) and Nahida Akter (2/42) reduced
from Rana (27) and Pooja Vastrakar (30). India from 74 for no loss to 108 for 4 . Mandhana
ended up hitting straight to Fargana Hoque off Ak-
ter, while Moni struck twice in two balls in the next
SPINNERS SHINE over to leave India at 74 for 3 in 15.4 overs.
Defending the total, the spinners, led by Rana Skipper Mithali Raj (0) was out for a first-ball
(4/30), controlled the proceedings as they struck at duck as India lost three wickets
regular intervals. India bowled out Bangladesh for in quick succession. Vice-cap-
119 in 40.3 overs to register their third win of the tain Harmanpreet Kaur
tournament. The big win helped India improve (14) then joined Bhatia
their Net-Run-Rate (0.768) further. as the two tried to res-
urrect the innings but
duo scored only 34
runs in 70 balls. Lata
Photo: GETTY IMAGES

Bhatia (50 off 80) Mondal

and Richa Ghosh (26) Sneh Rana
then added 54 runs to
take India past the 150- Photo: AFP
run score. However, Ak-
ter brought Bangladesh
back into the game when she
had Ghosh caught behind. After
completing her fifty, Bhatia perished.
Vastrakar (30) and Rana (27) then came together
at 180 for 6 at the end of 44th over to add 48 off 38 balls,
taking India past the 200-run mark. With the two go-
ing strong, the last 10 overs yielded 64 runs. PTI
Shafali Verma (L) and Smriti Mandhana

The Mithali Raj-led side will take on South

AUSTRALIA STAY UNDEFEATED
Africa in the final league match Sunday. If sec-

A
ustralia’s relentless march balls as Australia won their sixth straight
ond-placed Proteas beat West Indies on Thurs-
through the Women’s World match, the star skipper scooping another
day, India’s semifinal chances get better.
Yastika Bhatia India’s decision to bring in senior spin- Cup continued with captain player-of-the-match award. “We thought
ner Poonam Yadav (1/25) in place of pac- Meg Lanning thrashing an unbeaten (270) was par and the track got better
er Meghna Singh paid dividends. With century as the tournament towards the end of South African
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spinners operating from both the ends on favourites dealt South Africa a
a slow track, Bangladesh found the run- innings,” said Lanning.
humbling five-wicket defeat in Unbeaten coming into the match, Sune

Photo: AFP
scoring difficult.
India restricted Bangladesh to 69/5 Wellington on Tuesday. Luus’s South Africa were buoyed by 90
after 25 overs. Lata Mondal (24) and Salma Australia made light work of South runs from opener Laura Wolvaardt but rued
Khatun (32) provided some resistance with Africa’s 271 for five, ticking off the
a 40-run partnership, which was broken by
a dreadful day in the field.
Meg Lanning winning runs with nearly five overs to Australia have now won 18 successive
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spare. Lanning smashed 135 off 130 matches when chasing in ODIs.

INDIA U-18 RIDE ON

JHAJHARIA RECEIVES LYNDA KOM’S HAT-TRICK
PADMA BHUSHAN
Becomes first para-athlete to win the award; Lekhara, Bhagat too win Padmas I
TO BEAT NEPAL
ndia churned out yet an-
other stellar performance
in the ongoing SAFF U-18
Women’s Championship 2022
as they beat Nepal 5-1 in their

A
ce Indian javelin thrower De-
vendra Jhajharia on Monday
became the first para athlete
to receive the Padma
This is the first time a para athlete the 50m rifle 3 positions event. third fixture of the football
Alongside Jhajharia and Lekhara, tournament. India take on
has got the Padma Bhushan,. Now I gold medal-winning javelin thrower Sum- Bangladesh in their final fix-
will have more responsibility it Anil, gold medallist in badminton ture on March 25.
Photo: AIFF

Bhushan, the country’s third
highest civilian award. The 40-year-old
Jhajharia received the prestigious award
from President Ram Nath Kovind at Rash-
trapati Bhavan.
Jhajharia is a multiple-time Para-
lympics medal winner, having won his
maiden gold during the 2004 Paralympics
in Athens, his second gold medal during
the Rio Games in 2016, and a silver medal
during the 2020 Tokyo edition last year. In
2012 he was the first Paralympian to be
honoured with Padma Shri.
The javelin thrower competes in the F46
events in the Paralympics and was among
the four Paralympic medallists to be con-
President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Bhushan to Devendra ferred with the Padma awards this year.
Jhajharia for Sports, in New Delhi Photo: ANI
towards the country, to win more Pramod Bhagat were the other Paralympic A splendid hattrick by
Lynda Kom
stars to be conferred with the honour. Lynda Kom in the 23rd, 38th
medals for India. To the youth, I will say That he has achieved a first was not and 61st minutes, and a goal tried to put in a header but
work hard. One minute of work will not lost on Jhajharia. each by Shilky Devi in the missed by a whisker.
get you anything. I have worked hard for Lekhara tweeted, “Honoured and 16th minute and Anita Ku- India’s first break-
the past 20 years, and 2002 was grateful to be awarded the Padma Shri. mari in the 55th minute led through came in the 16th
This award is a testament to not only my the Young Tigresses to a minute when captain Shilky
the first time I won a gold medal. efforts, but the sacrifices of my family rather comfortable win in a Devi delivered with an inch-
DEVENDRA JHAJHARIA and the support of everyone involved in show of dominance after perfect header from Nitu Lin-
my career helping me achieve all I have. Nepal had pulled one goal da’s pass. A couple of min-
Padma Shri for Lekhara “I look forward to representing the
country with the same passion!”
back in the second half.
Keeping their winning
utes later, Lynda Kom, in the
23rd minute, doubled the lead
Tokyo Paralympics double medallist The Padma awards are conferred in momentum alive after their with a glancing header.
shooter Avani Lekhara received the Pad- three categories -- Padma Vibhushan, Pad- last win against Bangladesh, Nepal looked to strike
ma Shri for her excellent showing last ma Bhushan, and Padma Shri. These the Indian girls heaped pres- back but were struggling to
year. Lekhara won a gold medal in the 10m awards are given in various disciplines sure on the opponents from create chances and keep pos-
air rifle standing event and a bronze in and fields. AGENCIES the opening minute. In the session in dangerous areas as
2nd minute itself, Lynda Kom the India stood firm. ANI

Who has become India’s Slam title in 2021? Which current player has
Q U IZ T IM E ! Q3: second-highest wicket-
taker in Test cricket?
a. Roger Federer b. Rafael Nadal
c. Daniil Medvedev d. Stefanos Tsitsipas
Q6: the longest active singles
win streak in the Davis Cup with
a. Tomas Berdych- Lukas Rosol vs Stan
Wawrinka - Marco Chiudinelli
b. Leonard Mayer vs Joao Souza
a. Jasprit Bumrah 32 singles rubbers ?
The World Youth Boxing
Q1: Championships, where Indian
women won 7 gold medals, were held
b. Mohammed Shami
c. R Ashwin
a. Andy murray
b. Rafael Nadal
c. Mats Wilander vs John McEnroe
d. Mahesh Bhupati-Leander Paes vs Jonas

Novak c. Stan Wawrinka Bjorkman-Patrick Rafter

in which country? d. Ishant Sharma
Djokovic d. Marcos Baghdatis
a. Russia
ANSWERS:
b. Poland
Where was first Under 19
c. Ukraine
d. France
Q4:
a. India
Cricket World Cup held ? Q7: Triples is a new format of
_________
1 b.Poland
2 c. Herschelle Gibbs
a. Squash 3 c. R Ashwin
b. Australia b. Tennis 4 b Australia
Who was the first cricket
Q2: to score 6 sixes in an over
in an ODI?
c. Berlin
d. China
c. Badminton
d. Chess
5 c. Daniil Medvedev
6 d. Marcos Baghdatis
a. Ravi Shastri 7 c. Badminton
The longest ever Davis Cup
b. Gary Sobers
c. Herschelle Gibbs Q5: Who did Novak Djokovic
defeat to win his 9th Q8: rubber was a titanic tussle
between _______
8 a. Tomas Berdych- Lukas Rosol vs Stan
Wawrinka - Marco Chiudinelli
d. Kieron Pollard Australian Open and 18th Grand Photo: AFP