Thursday, May 19, 2022
Oct 15, 2021 Associated Press (AP) Brazil and Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar had earlier suggested in an interview that the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar might be his last.
Oct 15, 2021 Associated Press (AP) Argentina, who defeated Peru 1-0 a few hours earlier, have 25 points, six behind leaders Brazil. Top four teams will qualify directly for 2022 FIFA World Cup.
The top four teams in South America will secure an automatic spot at next year’s World Cup. The fifth-place team will enter an intercontinental playoff for a spot in Qatar.
Oct 12, 2021 Associated Press (AP) The four Argentinean players, who were suspended midway into the match for not following health protocols, are still under investigation.
With 28 points from 10 games, Brazil lead the qualifying competition with nine wins and a draw. Argentina are placed second with 22 points.
Brazil's clash with Argentina, which was suspended in September after seven minutes due to COVID-19 protocols, is yet to be played.
FIFA has proposed a plan to hold the mega extravaganza every two years instead of the traditional four years. The idea has been widely criticised by the football fraternity globally.
Brazil's game against Argentina in the World Cup Qualifiers last month was suspended after health officials removed four Argentinean players from the pitch for breaching quarantine rules.
This is being done to help UEFA and CONMEBOL build closer ties amid power struggles with FIFA over the future of soccer.
The 34-year-old netted all the goals at Argentina's 3-0 win against Bolivia in the FIFA World Cup qualifying, and now has 79 for the national team
Brazil have 24 points and second-place Argentina 18, both with eight matches played, one less than the other rivals
The match was interrupted after seven minutes when an Anvisa agent and a policeman walked on to the pitch to remove four Argentina players
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Four of Argentina’s Premier League players were accused of flouting quarantine requirements and of falsifying Brazilian coronavirus declarations
Four Argentina players from English Premier League clubs were accused by agents of Brazil's health agency, Anvisa, of breaching coronavirus restriction rules
The Brazil-Argentina qualifier was interrupted after seven minutes when agents of Brazil's health agency, Anvisa, for possible quarantine breach
Brazil’s health agency walked onto the pitch to remove three of Argentina’s England-based players who they say should have been in quarantine
Brazil is missing nine England-based players who did not travel because of Britain's coronavirus restrictionsWhile, Argentina star Lionel Messi is a slight doubt
Brazil topped Chile 1-0 in Santiago in a tense match despite the absence of nine of its England-based players, while Argentina beat Venezuela 3-1
A farmer sits near his red chillies at a deserted APMC market, during the weekend curfew imposed by the Karnataka government to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Hubballi.
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Delhi Chief Minister & AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal being welcomed by women supporters during his door-to-door campaign ahead of the Goa Assembly elections, in Goa.
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A health worker collects swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test, amid concerns over rising Omicron cases, in Gurugram.
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Traffic jam on a road at Shalimar Bagh during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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The Lajpat Nagar market wears a deserted look during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
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The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Jan 15, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Jan 08, 2022 Rakhi Bose 
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
Jan 01, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.
Dec 28, 2021 Tanvir Aeijaz 
