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Time of India
2 hours ago
- Sport
- Time of India
Bihar's Shatakshi working on ‘slow start' while eyeing inter state nationals
Kolkata: Shatakshi Rai couldn't have hoped for a better result at home. After running her personal best of 11.91 seconds in 100m at the Indian Grand Prix 2 in Trivandrum and putting up an impressive show at the state meet early this month, the Patna girl won the overall 100m at the Indian Open Athletics ahead of Srabani Nanda at Patliputra Sports Complex in Kankarbagh, Patna, on Saturday. The 23-year-old ran 12.04 seconds in Race A, which was .01 faster than Nanda, who ran 12.05 seconds in Race C, and is now looking forward to continuing her good show at the National Inter State Senior Athletics Championships in Chennai next month. But to do well there she will have to work on her start, and she is well aware of it. "Something I'm confident about is my max velocity. And when I'm at my max velocity, I can catch most of the athletes. But I have a very slow start. My reaction is not good. That is something I need to work on," said Rai during an interaction with TOI. Besides the Chennai meet, she will be competing at two more events this year, but her main target is to make it to the Asian Games and the Commonwealth Games in 2026. It will be quite an achievement for Rai, who had two surgeries, the latest of which was just two years back, because she was having constant injuries. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like This Could Be the Best Time to Trade Gold in 5 Years IC Markets Learn More Undo "I had two ACL reconstruction surgeries on my left knee — the first in 2019 and the second in 2023. It's been about two years since I started training again, and my progress has been very encouraging. I've been hitting personal bests in almost every competition," added the Patna athlete, who trains at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar under former India sprinter Manikanta Raj. And training in Bhubaneswar itself has been quite an experience for the KIIT University student, who is doing masters in Transportation Engineering. "I got to train with one of my idols — Dutee Chand — for a few months, and it was special. The environment is very professional, and you are always surrounded by other major athletes, and that gives you competitive energy," she further added. However, she wasn't too pleased with her performance at the Indian Open Athletics but felt good beating Nanda, who was part of the 4x100m relay team that won the silver in the Asian Athletics Championships. "She's a legend. She has achieved so much success. Obviously, timing better than her was a very good experience. But I know I must work hard to get to her level," she said. Hopefully, she will be able to do that with the support from her coach and her parents, but, for now, this win will certainly give her a huge boost that will inspire her to work even harder.
New Indian Express
3 hours ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Preparation for digital data collection, caste enumeration on: MoS Nityanand Rai
NEW DELHI: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday announced that preparations for Census 2027 have started, with a two-day conference of Directors of Census Operations held earlier this month to discuss the roadmap. The ministry confirmed that the census will be conducted in two phases and will include digital data collection as well as caste enumeration. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai informed that a two-day conference was held in the national capital on July 3 and 4. The event was attended by Directors of Census Operations, senior officials from the Directorates of Census Operations, and officers from the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. The Minister added that the conference focused on the roadmap for the upcoming Census and related activities. Key topics discussed included finalisation of the administrative unit framework, data collection through mobile applications, management and monitoring via the Census Management and Monitoring System (CMMS) portal, self-enumeration, training of census personnel, and other related matters. Rai also pointed out that the preparation for Census 2027 started with the publication of gazette notification dated June 16, 2025 expressing the intent of the Government to conduct a Population Census. The Central government earlier last month announced that the Population Census-2027 will be conducted in two phases, and for the first time, it will also include enumeration of castes.
L'Orient-Le Jour
3 hours ago
- Politics
- L'Orient-Le Jour
Rai stance on expat vote isolates FPM on Christian scene
On Sunday, for the very first time, Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai expressed a firm position on the issue of expatriate voting in the 2026 legislative elections.'Lebanese from the diaspora must be able to vote freely based on their original constituencies,' Rai said in his Sunday sermon, in the presence of President Joseph the 'exclusion' of the diaspora, the head of the Maronite Church openly called for the repeal of Article 112 of the 2017 electoral law, which grants expatriates the right to elect six members of Parliament in a special constituency created just for them. Context Rai: Diaspora voting for only 6 MPs instead of all 128 'form of exclusion' Less than a year before the elections, Rai appears to have aligned himself with those advocating for expatriates to vote for all 128 MPs. In doing so, he positioned...
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Business Standard
7 hours ago
- Business
- Business Standard
Centre released ₹9578.4 to 22 states this fiscal as share under SDRF: Govt
The government has released ₹9578.40 crore to 22 states in the current financial year till July 15 as central share under SDRF to support those affected by natural disasters, Lok Sabha was informed Tuesday. In a written reply, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said the financial assistance under State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF)/ National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) in the wake of natural disasters is by way of relief and not for compensation of loss as suffered and claimed. "An Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) has been constituted for Himachal Pradesh, without waiting for the memorandum, to visit the affected areas of the state for assessment of damages caused by the flash flood/floods, cloudburst and landslides," the minister said. He said according to the National Policy on Disaster Management (NPDM), the primary responsibility for disaster management, including disbursal of relief assistance on ground level, rests with the state governments concerned. "However, financial assistance to notified calamity, including landslides and floods, is provided from SDRF/ NDRF as per established procedure. The state government concerned is required to undertake necessary relief measures in the landslides affected areas out of the SDRF, already placed with the state government, as per government of India norms," Rai said. During the current financial year (as on 15th July, 2025), the Centre has released central share of ₹9578.40 crore to 22 states under SDRF, in order to support the affected people of the state, he said.
Time of India
7 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
Centre released Rs 9578.40 to 22 states this fiscal as share under SDRF: Govt
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel The government has released Rs 9578.40 crore to 22 states in the current financial year till July 15 as central share under SDRF to support those affected by natural disasters , Lok Sabha was informed a written reply, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said the financial assistance under State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF)/ National Disaster Response Fund ( NDRF ) in the wake of natural disasters is by way of relief and not for compensation of loss as suffered and claimed."An Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) has been constituted for Himachal Pradesh, without waiting for the memorandum, to visit the affected areas of the state for assessment of damages caused by the flash flood/floods, cloudburst and landslides," the minister said according to the National Policy on Disaster Management (NPDM), the primary responsibility for disaster management, including disbursal of relief assistance on ground level, rests with the state governments concerned."However, financial assistance to notified calamity, including landslides and floods, is provided from SDRF/ NDRF as per established procedure. The state government concerned is required to undertake necessary relief measures in the landslides affected areas out of the SDRF, already placed with the state government, as per government of India norms," Rai the current financial year (as on 15th July, 2025), the Centre has released central share of Rs 9578.40 crore to 22 states under SDRF, in order to support the affected people of the state, he said.
