Days after Traore's Russia trip, Putin t-shirts at event honouring Africa hero Sankara
Former militants and supporters gathered in Ouagadougou on Saturday for the inauguration of the Thomas Sankara Mausoleum, an event marking the anniversary of the 1983 Democratic and Popular Revolution. The ceremony honored Sankara and his 12 companions, who were assassinated in 1987.
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New Indian Express
6 days ago
- New Indian Express
Prof K V Thomas rebuts allegations of corruption in NH66 project, defends PAC process
KOCHI: Kerala's special representative in New Delhi and former Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman, Prof K V Thomas, has strongly countered the allegations made by Congress leader and current PAC chairman K C Venugopal regarding irregularities in the awarding of sub-contracts for the NH66 development. Thomas said such accusations risk undermining the credibility of a major national infrastructure project. Prof Thomas, a veteran parliamentarian who once headed the PAC, said that if someone were to claim the committee was delaying or obstructing the dream project of national highway development in Kerala, 'they cannot be entirely blamed.' However, he clarified that the PAC chairperson does not wield unilateral authority. 'The PAC submits its decisions unanimously and only with the Speaker's consent to Parliament. It is Parliament that decides the course of action, based on the CAG's recommendations that the committee deliberated upon,' he said, in a statement here. Distinguishing the current scenario from previous instances, Prof Thomas said, 'During my tenure as PAC chairman, I made a statement about summoning the Prime Minister in the context of demonetisation and GST implementation, both of which were done without prior Parliamentary knowledge. But even then, we could not proceed without the committee's consensus and the Speaker's permission. Eventually, we summoned the RBI Governor instead, and the report was submitted to Parliament accordingly.'
Time of India
03-06-2025
- Time of India
Isiah Thomas highlights rare playoff wins over Jordan, Johnson, and Bird
Isiah Thomas defeated three MVPs in consecutive playoff runs Instagram post underscores career milestone Live Events Thomas responds to "controversial" reputation (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Isiah Thomas has reiterated a rare distinction in NBA history, defeating Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird in consecutive playoff series while leading the Detroit Pistons to two straight NBA titles. The Hall of Fame point guard emphasized the accomplishment in a recent Instagram post and a Sports Illustrated 1988, the Pistons eliminated Michael Jordan's Bulls in the playoffs. Jordan was the regular season MVP that year. Detroit then defeated the Boston Celtics, led by 1987 MVP Larry Bird. In the NBA Finals, the Pistons extended the series to seven games against Magic Johnson's Lakers. Despite losing the series, Thomas famously scored 25 points in a single quarter during Game 6 while playing through a sprained read: Orlando Magic reveal new logo and uniforms for 2025–26 NBA season In 1989, Detroit returned to the Finals and swept Johnson's Lakers, who entered the postseason with Johnson as the reigning MVP. The following year, Thomas once again led the Pistons past Jordan and the Bulls in the Eastern Conference Finals. Detroit won the NBA title, with Thomas earning the Finals his Instagram post, Thomas shared the following:'Isiah Thomas is the ONLY player in @nbahistory to defeat three league MVPs in consecutive NBA Playoff runs — and then win back-to-back championships.💥 1988:✅ Defeated Michael Jordan (1988 League MVP)✅ Defeated Larry Bird (1987 League MVP)✅ Took Magic Johnson's Lakers to 7 games in the Finals on a sprained ankle and scored 25 points in one quarter — an NBA Finals record still today💥 1989:✅ SWEPT Magic Johnson (1989 League MVP) and the Lakers in the NBA Finals.🏆 NBA Champion💥 1990:✅ Beat Michael Jordan again in the Eastern Conference Finals.🏆 NBA Champion🏅 Finals MVP📊 ISIAH'S NBA FINALS DOMINANCE (1988–1990)✅ 3 Straight Finals Appearances✅ 2 NBA Titles✅ 1 Finals MVPFinals Averages (1988–1990):• 🧠 22.6 PPG• 🎯 7.5 APG• 🔥 49.6% FG• 💣 55.8% 3PT (24-of-43)• 💥 57.9% 3PT in 1990 Finals alone (11-of-19) — the highest in Finals history• 🧮 Combined FG% (2PT + 3PT weighted): 51.3%🔐 No Top 50 teammates while the MVPs had one or more#NBAHistory Let it Known'In his Sports Illustrated interview, Thomas questioned why he continues to be labeled as 'controversial' despite his record of success, especially against Michael Jordan.'I don't run away from it. Fortunately for me, I'm probably one of the only people that can walk around this Earth and say, in playoff competition, I beat Jordan more than he beat me,' Thomas said. 'I would put Magic [Johnson] and [Larry] Bird in that same conversation ... For some reason, that makes me controversial.'Also read: NBA Finals: Check ways to watch, betting odds, and other details He added, 'I'm okay with winning if winning comes with that controversy. I'm not going to lose to him just so some people can be satisfied. I'm not going to ignore that I won.'The Pistons and Bulls faced off in four consecutive playoff series from 1988 to 1991. In 22 postseason matchups between Thomas and Jordan, Thomas won 12 games, while Jordan won 10.
The Print
31-05-2025
- The Print
Kerala HC orders disbursal of pension of former VC Ciza Thomas
'This court cannot ignore the gross injustice meted out to such a distinguished government servant. We will have to protect her pensionary right, which is a property right under the Constitution, and it cannot be denied as such unless by a procedure established by law. A bench of Justices A Muhamed Mustaque and Johnson John noted that the government exercised its authority and power to 'harass' Thomas for taking up the VC's office at the instance of the chancellor, the then Governor Arif Mohammed Khan. Kochi, May 30 (PTI) The Kerala High Court held on Friday that the state government withholding the pension of Ciza Thomas, former vice-chancellor of the A P J Abdul Kalam Technological University, was a violation of her fundamental rights and directed that her entire terminal benefits be released within two weeks. 'In view of the above, we direct the official respondents (government) to release the entire terminal benefits due to her within two weeks from today,' the bench said. It said the question of interest payable on the amount can be left to the Administrative Tribunal to decide. The bench came to the finding after noting that the disciplinary proceedings initiated against Thomas were quashed by the high court and no judicial proceedings were pending against her. It said the Kerala Service Rules allow the state government to withhold pension only when departmental proceedings or judicial proceedings are pending. 'In the absence of any pending departmental or judicial proceedings, the government cannot withhold pensionary benefits of Dr Ciza Thomas. 'We note that the government exercised its authority and power in flagrant violation of her fundamental rights and to harass her for taking up the office of the vice-chancellor at the instance of the chancellor, the then governor,' the bench said. The order came on a plea moved by Thomas seeking a direction to the government to disburse her regular pension, arrears and all other terminal benefits. According to the court, the only justification given by the government for the delay in disbursing the pensionary benefits was that it has filed a review petition in the Supreme Court against the dismissal of its special leave petition challenging a Kerala High Court order that set aside its show-cause notice to Thomas as part of the disciplinary action initiated against her. The action was initiated after she retired in March 2023 as the principal of the Government Engineering College, Thiruvananthapuram. The government was of the view that she violated the Government Servants Conduct Rules by assuming the office of the vice-chancellor. PTI HMP RC This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
