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TODAY’S force to knowing more about safety of animals be more Tokyo Olympics?
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THE IMPACT: Once Pegasus is on a phone, it can potentially spy on the PEGASUS BUGS INDIA
targeted user completely and thoroughly. Even encrypted chats like the ones
 According to reports,
made through WhatsApp were accessible to Pegasus 40 journalists, three
major Opposition figures,
one constitutional
It first came to the limelight in 2016, when an Arab activist got suspicious after authority, and two serving fter a year
receiving a shady message. It was believed that Pegasus was targeting iPhone users.
Several days after its discovery, Apple released an updated version of iOS, which
ministers in the Narendra
Modi government have
been affected by the spy-
A and a half
absence because
MUSIC
of the pandemic, relentless road warrior
reportedly patched the security loophole that Pegasus was using to hack phones. Bob Dylan returned to a concert stage on
ware  This is the second such revelation about Pegasus.
Sunday at least online. He performed for
Pegasus in 2021 is a far more evolved avatar of its 2016 version, and can now exe- Previous investigations by Citizen Lab had revealed that the fans, who paid $25 to watch online
cute what is known as a ‘zero-click’ attack, which means it can infiltrate a phone spyware was used to target activists and lawyers across the through the live-streaming platform
world, including Indian lawyers and activists related to the Veeps. Dylan hasn't performed live since
with practically no action from the target Bhima Koregaon case, through a flaw in WhatsApp December 2019. Since 1988, he had kept
performing regularly: 78 gigs in 2019 and
84 in 2018

HARRY FOLLOWS Meet the Olympic refugee Julia Roberts lends voice to powerful
MEGHAN'S STEPS team, a team with a cause video on environment conservation
n a bid to create awareness on conservation,

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rince Harry is writing what
his publisher is calling an actress Julia Roberts has done the voiceover in a Some call me nature, others call
“intimate and heartfelt video uploaded on the YouTube channel of the me mother nature. I have been
memoir.” The book by the Duke of
organisation Conservative International. In the video, here for over four and a half bil-
Sussex, currently untitled, is ex-
pected to come out late in 2022. which is one minute and 58 seconds-long, the actress lion years — 22,500 times longer than
“Prince Harry will share, for the speaks from the point of view of Mother Earth. She goes you. I don't really need people but peo-
very first time, the definitive ac-
on to make a powerful statement on behalf of Earth. She ple need me. Yes, your future depends
count of the experiences, adven-
tures, losses, and life lessons that says, "But I have been here for eons. I have fed species on me. When I thrive, you thrive. When I
have helped shape him,” Random greater than you, and I have starved species greater than falter, you falter, or worse
House announced on Monday. The
Last month, Meghan pub- you. My oceans, my soil, my flowing streams, my forests, Julia Roberts, actress
announcement comes four months
after Harry and his wife, Meghan, lished the picture book they all can take you or leave you."
the Duchess of Sussex, made 'The Bench' through
worldwide news during their in- Random House Books for
terview with Oprah Winfrey near
the couple's home in Montecito, Young Readers
California.

T
he Olympic refugee team arrived in Tokyo on
India bags Best Documentary Sunday. The team, which will compete under
the Olympic flag and comprises people from
Award @Cannes film festival countries including Syria, South Sudan, Eritrea, STUDENT EDITION
umbai-based
Afghanistan and Iran, is almost three times as big as

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FRIDAY, JULY 23, 2021
filmmaker HONOUR the inaugural team at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 CITIUS ALTIUS FORTIUS
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Payal Olympics. Of the 26 athletes, five are originally from  ALL ABOUT THE MOTTO
Kapadia has bagged the Iran, four from South Sudan, and three from Trivia and history of Olympic hymn,
Oeil d'or (Golden Eye) Afghanistan. Ten are women. motto, symbol
award for Best TOKYO OLYMPICS  THINK TOKYO

1 THE
Documentary for her film New sports in Tokyo, biggest Olympics  ALL ABOUT INDIA
'A Night of Knowing The refugee team was ever till now Who all are in the Indian
Nothing' at the Cannes envisioned by the contingent
Film Festival. 'A Night of International Olympic  HOW IT STARTED Past Indian glory
Knowing Nothing' Committee, following the case COUNTDOWN Trivia on Ancient in Olympics
emerged as the winner of marathon runner Guor
BEGINS Olympics (Greece),

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on a list of 28 documen- Marial, a refugee living in the how it started and
taries submitted from US, who competed at the 2012 There are a few stalwarts how it ended with
around the world. The London Games as an independ- in the ranks too. Kimia Romans
announcement came through the Twitter account of Cannes Alizadeh, who defected conquering them +

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ent athlete
Independent movie selection handle Quinzaine Des Real. from Iran to Germany last year, quiz and trivia
Four years later, at the
2016 Games, the team is an Olympic medallist (bronze-

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'A Night of Knowing'
ead more at: follows a university student  HOW IT’S
made its debut. taekwondo), while Yusra Mardini,
in India, who writes letters to her estranged
is a refugee from Syria, who GOING  GREATEST FEATS
lover while he is away Ten athletes took part Greatest achievements and
competed in Rio History of modern
Olympics from 1896 to 2021 glories in Olympics till date.
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see in the world.”
MAHATMA GANDHI
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 2021

TIMES NIE EDITORIAL POWERED BY STUDENTS

THE GROSS Women make

up only 28% of
MISMANAGEMENT the workforce
OF PANDEMIC in STEM
We need to debate on how and why the govt fumbled during the pandemic
T
he fight against patriarchy
has been an ongoing one. WRITE TO US
A
health crisis was emerg- US President Donald Trump refused to Feminist movements have as-
ing, spreading the disease endorse masks until July and refused serted for equal rights for
and economic losses By DURGA BASU to endorse lockdowns. British PM Boris women and equal opportunity when it SEND YOUR REPLIES,
across the globe. Countries Class: X, Vasant Johnson initially dismissed Covid 19 as comes to education, career opportu-
CONTRIBUTIONS AND LETTERS
were locking down and by Valley School, a ‘scare story’ and based his pandemic nities, equal pay and more. Despite the
the time our Prime Minister announced
a one-day Janata curfew the message New Delhi
management strategy on herd immu-
nity. But, despite this early mishandling,
tremendous achievements that girls
and women have had in education and
TO THE EDITOR ON
was becoming clear. Lockdown during both of them cut deals with vaccine man- the workforce during the past 50 years, By GARVITA YADAV TIMESNIE175@GMAIL.COM
such a pandemic was inevitable, but did ufacturers early on and ran effective women make up only 28% of the work- class XI, Shiv Nadar
we lock down too soon? According to evidence that they consulted the finance vaccination campaigns. In fact, it is PM force in STEM. Men vastly outnumber School, Noida TOINIE175@GMAIL.COM
Abhijit Banerjee, yes. The Nobel Lau- and health ministries or even the Chief Johnson’s highly effective vaccination women in most STEM fields in college,
reate feels that state governments did Ministers of Delhi, Assam and Telan- program that has led to his immense and in the upper levels of these fast-growing, high paying pro- You can also post your articles,
not give priority to producing high qual-
ity statistics which led to an absence of
gana, to when Modi ji declared victory
over the disease last September and this
popularity in the last couple of months.
But unlike the two leaders mentioned
fessions.
Science, technology, engineering, math (STEM) is regarded
paintings, sketches, debates,
March and also claimed that the BJP above, Mr Modi has not run a success- as a vital sector for the growth of the national concerns and feedback on
victory in Bihar was due to the centre’s ful campaign to vaccinate the nation. economy. This isn’t to say we as a society
A significant moral blunder handling of Covid 19. We are the only major country which al- haven’t progressed. According to the All In- WWW.TOISTUDENT.COM
was committed when the Along with the health crisis, came
an economic meltdown. Last December,
lowed vaccines to be sold to private in-
stitutions and state governments for a
dia survey of higher education, there has been
a sharp growth in girl students pursuing
government could somehow
afford to bring back Indians
and outperforming boys in
subjects like math and engi- WE ARE WAITING
neering, a large concentration of
from foreign countries with them being in the state of UP. His-
torically boys have outperformed
chartered jets, but could girls in subjects like math, due to

Our Word...
not offer early support to the fundamental difference in
their upbringing and the way
thousands of impecunious boys and girls used to be encour-
migrant workers! aged about education in the past.
It had established the nar-
rative that fields like STEM
science-based decision making. This
absence of science-based decision mak-
aren’t suitable for women. But in the past few decades, the gender
gap has narrowed, and today girls are doing as well as boys in math Let’s get to know
‘Nature’
ing, lack of economic and moral sense, on average. Girls and boys take up a roughly equal number of math
combined with hubris might have led and science courses in primary, middle and high school.
to the failure of the first lockdown. This shows the importance of culture and learning envi-
The lack of respect for science ronments in cultivating interests and honing our abilities. About

W
showed when the world’s strictest lock- as many girls as boys leave high school prepared to pursue sci- hat is Nature? Does it only mean forest,
down was triggered at a time when we ence and engineering subjects in college. Yet fewer women trees, mountains, lakes? No! It is the phe-
had only 519 cases. There were no cen- than men pursue these careers. nomena of the physical world. It has its own
tral government ordered regional lock- And sadly around 80% of all women who re- music, rhyme and rhythm. It listens to us, under-
downs as well – red, orange and green Do you agree? Mail ceive equal quality of education as boys don’t stands, tells us what we are and connects our body
zones were announced only six days
into the lockdown. Health experts be- us your thoughts on choose STEM careers! to our soul.
Humans are a part of nature and nature is a part
lieve that localised lockdowns would toinie175@gmail.com of humans. The rise of technology has distanced us
have worked better during the initial India, for the first time, fell into techni- larger price, a policy from mother nature. We have so disconnected our-
stages of the pandemic. While other cal recession. Unemployment peaked at that was questioned by selves from the natural world that we tend to forget
countries were pre ordering vaccines 27.1% last May. 2020’s economic reces- the Supreme Court. The what it has given us. It gives us water, shelter, food,
last summer, we waited till January sion also pushed 75 million into pover- government has allowed manu- medicines and many more things. We should not for-
2021 before placing any orders. A sig- ty and shrunk the middle class by 30% facturers to hike prices and has left the get that nature is our solo supplier. The most beau-
nificant moral blunder was committed or even higher. Of course, we are not people to pay for it. Free vaccines for all tiful part of nature is the flora and fauna.
when the government could somehow the only country to have mismanaged was only declared on June 21.
afford to bring back Indians from for- the pandemic in its early stages. Former We initially wanted 300 million peo-
eign countries with specially chartered ple vaccinated by July, but as for now,
jets, but could not offer early support to the number stands just above 4.3 mil-
thousands of impecunious migrant We wanted 300 million lion. We are now paying the price for
workers. The government closed state
borders, buses and trains leaving the
people vaccinated by July, our government’s refusal to order shots
in advance. After the first wave reced-
workers to attempt dangerous journeys but as of now, the number ed in September, a wave of complacen-
cy swept India, with states and the cen-
to walk thousands of kilometres on foot
in the hope of returning home someday.
stands just above 4.3 mil- tre easing restrictions and telling the
And the central government has now lion (approx). We are now whole world about India’s incredible vic-
announced that there will be no com- tory. It was because of this complacen-
pensation for the families of dead mi- paying the price for our cy that the government underestimat-
grant workers. The hubris was on full government’s refusal to ed demand for vaccines in January. What
display throughout the crisis starting followed in the second wave is history
when the Prime Minister enforced the order shots in advance. and hope the history isn’t repeated.
world’s strictest lockdown without any
The opinions expressed in this page are those of the authors. They do not purport to reflect the opinions or views of Times Newspaper in Education or its members.
Unfortunately humans are devastating nature.
Biodiversity spots are decreasing day-by-day. There

TEACHERS HAVE THEIR SAY are many environmental problems like global warm-
ing, ozone depletion, etc. However, these problems
have solutions. Using jute bags instead of plastic
bags can be helpful, promising yourself to plant a

Delhi Board Secondary Education seed on every special day or occasion, going for beach
cleaning once a month, promoting the use of bio-
mass energy from waste litter can help us tackle all
the environmental issues. These small steps will con-
tribute to a better and happy future.

2021: Reactions and Expectations TANVI SHINDE, class VIII, Bombay Cambridge
International School

W
ill this new education Board bring about a paradigm

The Delhi Government has

shift in the education sector in the Capital? We found
out reactions from educators and principals across
the city. A special report by TIMES NIE.
Inspirational Sport
started the process of (About Vishwanathan Anand)

setting up its independent Brilliant move; must include Separate Board

W
hen we hear the word ‘chess’, some people
think that it is a game which was invented
state board – Delhi Board application-based learning will divide, not in India and some may think about the first

of School Education
The idea of having a State Educa- unite! Indian chess grandmaster, Vishwanathan Anand.
tion Board that caters specifically He was born on December 11, 1969, in the state of
to Delhi students and its function- Unity has always Tamil Nadu. Anand started learning chess at the age
(DBSE). Chief Minister ing in close alignment with nation- been our strength. of six and his mother was his first teacher. Apart
al and international Boards is a CBSE as a standard from chess, he
Arvind Kejriwal had earlier brilliant move. We hope to witness Board adds to that likes to listen
a shift in teaching-learning prac- unity and weaves us to music and
announced (this year in tices across Delhi. The other thing in a common nation- enjoys swim-
that the Board must include is al thread. Creating a ming. Because
March) that to begin with, application-based learning and parallel Board (for of his achieve-
assessment. which there is no ments, he is
nearly 21-22 state MONIKA KOUL SULTAN, HOD English, need) would not just called the
confuse but would ‘Tiger of
government schools will Khaitan Public School, Sahibabad, also divide. I don’t Madras’ and
Ghaziabad see the need for a his nickname
be affiliated to DBESE, and separate Board. is Vishy; he is
married to
in the next four years all NAMITA SHARMA,
Look forward to new May help to narrow skill- A r u n a
Hope it brings instrumental teacher, Queen’s Valley
the schools will be brought School, Dwarka
paradigm of continu- set gap Anand and
has a son
changes to curriculum ous learning This is a welcome step as it can named Akhil Anand. Anand was the undisputed
under the new Board. Delhi holds a very high regard with- With the new Board allow the Delhi govt to plan and World Chess Champion from 2007 to 2013; he got the
in our country’s educational eco- for Delhi schools, en- devise strategies based on the rare honour to be awarded Padma Shri at the age of
Presently, there are system. The govt has been constantly bring- compassing entre- demographic, cultural and so- 18 and later also got the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratan
ing constructive changes within the educa- preneurship and self- cial background of students in Award, Padma Vibhushan, Arjun Award and Chess
around 1,000 Delhi tion system of Delhi. Introduction of DBSE reliance, it appears the state. The curriculum can be Oscar. He published his collection of games under
is a welcome addition. On the one hand, to be a novel initia- detail oriented which is great. the title ‘Vishy Anand: My Best Games of Chess’.
government schools and it affirms the commitment of the govt tive. We look forward Also, addition of skill-set can Anand was the first Asian at the age of 17 to win the
towards improving education, while on to the new paradigm of vary in every state and hence, World Chess title at the FIDE (The International
1,700 private schools, the other, it seems to cater to the needs continuous learning and this narrowing will go a long Chess Federation) Junior Championship, 1987. He
of students ready for critical thinking. assessment. way in bridging the gap that we is also the five-time World Chess Championship win-
affiliated to the CBSE, I hope it brings innovative and instru- DR PTAIBHA KOHLI, principal, feel today. ner. Vishwanathan Anand brought great honour to
mental changes to curriculum and atti- India due to his many achievements in chess.
in the city tude of students. Punam Gupta, principal, Maharaja Agrasen Model School, Latesh Chaudhary, principal, Lancer
S SRISABARIVEL, VII A, Essar International School
Maharaja Agarsain, Ashok Vihar, New Delhi CD-Block Pitampura, New Delhi Convent, Rohini, New Delhi
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SCHOOL IS COOL
WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 2021
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!
03
Creating awareness K.L.E SOCIETY’S INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES,
BENGALURU
DEPARTMENT OF PERIODONTICS

NATIONAL ORAL HYGIENE DAY CONTESTS - 2021

against drug abuse, •

Create from imagination !
Painting contest
Topic : Oral health, a piece of the puzzle in
What ’s my Line ?
Slogan writing contest

human trafficking
overall health during COVID-19. • Theme: Oral health for overall
• Acceptable tools to be used - health.
Category I - Pencil/ crayon/ water color/oil
• Slogan should not exceed 20
paint.
Categories II and III - Water color/ oil paint. words and can either be in English
• Drawings/paintings should be done on A4 or Kannada.
size paper, should not include words or • Slogan should be sent as an

T
he school observed the 'World Day achieving an international drug-free society. slogans and should be scanned and sent as attachment in pdf format by
an attachment in JPEG/PDF format by e
Against Drug Abuse and Human It was in the year 1987 that the general mail. e mail.
Trafficking' on June 26. assembly decided to observe the
• Category I- Grades 1 to 4; Category II- Grades 5 to 7; Category III- Grades 8 to 10.
Children had been engaged International Day against • A single participant can take part in both contests.
in poster making activities, CHINMAYA VIDYALAYA, Drug Abuse and Human • The subject of the e mail should contain name of the contest and body text should contain category of
and sent pictures of them. Trafficking on June 26 contest, name of the participant , name of the school, and year of study.
A video creating awareness
BANASHANKARI every year. Individual
• Entries should be mailed to oralhygieneday@gmail.com on or before 29th July 2021.
• Winners will be announced on 2nd August 2021 on our website www.kledentalbengaluru .com. Decision
on the topic was presented. organisations and their societies across the of judges will be nal.
• All winners will be awarded e-certicates and can avail complimentary oral prophylaxis (for 3 additional
The day is significant as United Nations has globe support this initiative, which aims at family members) at Room no.5, KLE Society’s Institute of Dental Sciences, Yeshwanthpur suburb,
been making efforts to strengthening action increasing awareness about how major a Tumkur road, Bengaluru-22, before 31st October 2021.
and spread awareness about drug abuse and problem drug abuse is. • All participants will receive e-certicates of participation and can also avail complimentary dental check
up (for 3 additional family members) at our institute before 31st October 2021.
illegal drug trade in the world. It is an expres- This year's theme is, "Share facts on drugs,
sion of determination towards the goal of save lives." Together we can tackle it.

Student wins international

Assembly commemorating Olympic Day held prize in public speaking
T
he Olympics is a much-awaited international event that

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unifies the global community into a euphoric sporting f you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride, and never quit, you'll be a win-
Arena. On June 23, the students of class VI literally trans- ner. The price of victory is high but so are
ported us into the stadiums of this gala event by presenting an the rewards.
assembly on Olympic Day, which is celebrated every year to The school is proud to have dedicated and goal-
commemorate this event. driven students who constantly leave their
The Assembly started off with the Olympic oath "Let me win, school and parents in awe of them.
but if I cannot win, let me Siddhanth Gupta of class VIII participated in the
NPS WHITEFIELD be brave in the attempt." Nordic-Baltic International Certificate Program,
This was followed by the students speaking on various aspects for public
of the Olympic games _ the history of the games, its impor- EUROSCHOOL, speaking, in
tance, the ceremony involved in the lighting of the Olympic WHITEFIELD the independ-
torch and the various mascots, chosen year after year. The stu- ent category
dents, through the various presentations, highlighted the role held between May - June 2021.
played by these games in unifying the countries across the NB-8 School Project is a certificate program on
world. Post Covid 19 International Perspective for 21st
A separate segment was devoted to showcase the various century. The objective of the program is to cre-
countries that excelled in these games over the years. ate awareness about NB8 Cooperation and its
Students also spoke about the upcoming Olympics to be held in potential in India.
Tokyo. They highlighted the Olympic rings by donning these He won the second prize in his age category,
colours for the Assembly presentations. representing Team Latvia. He did his school and parents proud by winning this amongst
hundreds of children.

Laws against animals cruelty in India lack teeth Life is like a flowing river: A tributary which will flow And the end it meets the majestic sea'.
THE RIVER

It is a giver… with it huge sea; All humans at the end meet:

Of either happiness or sad- And share its sorrows and Along with other rivers. The 'Majestic and Almighty

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nimal cruelty is an inter- to the right authorities. Instead nimals can give us humans one of the
national issue that causes they deal with the animals best emotional support ever. But are ness. joys. Here all the rivers have only God'.
harm to all creatures. An- in their own way. They losing them daily at a rapid speed. Now, Sometimes it hits a rock, But the river, never stops; one name and fame Aashritha Girish, class VIII,
imals are subject to cruelty for nu- tend to kill or harm the an- this is what we think, but the truth is that Sometimes it gets a partner flows continuously. That is 'the magnificent & SFS Public School
merous reasons, such as satiating imals, secure in the knowl- the government is taking innumerable
the hunger of non-vegetarian peo- edge that the law is not steps to prevent the extinction of
ple, for experiments, in circuses effective enough and cruelty towards animals. The
for entertainment. They are sac- to punish them. Union Government has proposed
rificed for religious customs. Al- In the few an amendment to the Prevention
though many animal pro- cases when inci- of Cruelty to
tection laws have been dents are report- Animals Act,
FOR passed in India, they are ed to the author- 1960 (POCA) AGAINST
not effective enough nor ities concerned, to increase
are they implemented strictly, of- there is little in penalties against animal cruel-
ten due to corruption. the law to protect ty from Rs 50 to Rs 75,000 or
Numerous videos flood social the animals. "three times the cost of the ani-
media where mobs of villagers can Hence it is obvi- mal" in addition to five years' im-
be seen thrashing tigers and leop- ous that laws prisonment.
ards while forest authorities stand against animal The government is doing a
by as mere spectators. In many cas- cruelty lack teeth. lot more to protect these adorable creatures,
es, a small penalty of just Rs 100 It must be however, said that and to prevent cruelty towards animals, both
enables animal abusers to get away laws alone will not be able to safe- domestic and wild. However, problem is that
with acts of cruelty. Many a time, guard animals from cruelty. We we are not viewing these laws as necessary.
landowners whose crops or cattle must learn to love and respect an- We all are busy criticising the government
are attacked by wild animals do imals. and are not willing to abide by the law.
not bother to report the incidents -Thisha D, class IX, DPS Whitefield Atharv Mahajan, class IX, DPS Whitefield

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EXPERIENCE 1. What has to be broken
before you use it?
2. What has 13 hearts,

V
acations are something loved by a person but no other organs?
of every age, as it lets you socialise and con-
nect more with your family, friends and a 3. What has too many
new culture. The most significant factor of
holidaying is, you get to unwind and refresh your
keys but cannot open a
mind. One such pleasure vacation keeps coming lock?
back to my mind nowadays, is that of my trip to
Bangkok, Thailand. It was a ten-day trip which 4. I am tall when I am
I thoroughly enjoyed with my fam-
ily. Bangkok is known for its
young, I am short when I
Global Edge School, Madhapur Global Edge School
beautiful temples and the am old. Who am I?
glorifying history they car-
ry. The floating markets Parinita Khanvilkar, class III, St. Teresa Secondary School Delhi Public School
of Bangkok are heaped was quite adventurous and breathtaking. The luxuries of NPS Kengeri
with tropical fruits, veggies the hotel we stayed in, the soothing swim in the pools of Vikhe Patil Memorial School Adamas World School
and local foods from the the hotel and the rejuvenating massage at the spa and of
floating kitchens. Pad-Thai course diving into endless shopping spree, made the whole ANSWERS:
noodles, exotic sea food, trip memorable and worthy. piano, 4 A candle
sticky rice and many more mouthwa- GUNNSHEEN KAUR SAWHNEY, class VII, playing cards, 3. A
tering delicacies from the night street food are worth men-
tioning. Trip to the Ocean World and Bangkok Safari World Strawberry Fields High School, Chandigarh An egg, 2. A deck of
 Football team coach’s contract extended till September next year

H
is contract as the a huge impact on the footballing world in the freedom to express themselves on the field.
men’s football coach general, and with the national team all set The Croatian was in charge of the team’s 2022
extended till Septem- to begin their campaign in their quest to World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup quali-
ber 2022, national team qualify for the AFC Asian Cup China 2023, fiers where they were drawn in Group E.
head coach Igor Stimac head coach Igor Stimac be given an exten-
on Tuesday said that sion of his contract till September 2022,” ■ While they could not advance to the
Covid-19 dented the the AIFF said in a statement. next round of World Cup qualifiers, India
plans of the Indian finished third in the group with seven
senior side, but they would not be bogged ■ The AFC Asian Cup qualifiers are points to make the third round of the Asian
down. The All India Football Federation’s scheduled to be played from February to Cup qualifiers.
(AIFF) Technical Committee on Monday de- September next year. One of the most high-
cided to extend Stimac’s contract till Sep- profile coaches to manage the Indian men’s ■ Thapa, chairman of the technical com-
tember 2022, keeping in mind the Asian Cup national football team, Stimac was ap- mittee, asked Stimac to “come up with a
qualifiers, the All India Football Federation pointed to the top post in May 2019 for a detailed long-term plan to take Indian foot-
(AIFF) has said. two-year term, and has had mixed results ball forward together”.
since. The previous contract of Stimac, who
had coached Croatia to the 2014 FIFA World ■ According to AIFF, Stimac made a pres-
AFC Asian cup in view Cup in Brazil, was valid till September af- entation on the performance graph of the
ter getting an extension in May 15. Senior Men’s National Team wherein he
■ AIFF Technical Committee under the highlighted about the change in football
chairmanship of Shyam Thapa met via a philosophy and the emergence of the fu-
video conference on Monday. AIFF inter- Opened up opportunities ture generation of the Blue Tigers in the
im technical director Savio Medeira, and national team set-up. Stimac has been on
AIFF general secretary Kushal Das were ■ While the team may not have won many contract as head coach since May 2019.
also present. “The committee deliberated games under the former West Ham United The AFC Asian Cup qualifiers will be
at length, and reached a consensus that in defender, Stimac has given opportunities to played from February 2022 to September
view of the external factors which has had many promising youngsters in the team with 2022. ANI

It’s been a pleasure having worked with Indian football since 2019 and I’m more thrilled
to have gotten this opportunity to continue working with these wonderful people for
another year. Our job is far from being done but we are on course to achieving our target.
IGOR STIMAC
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BALA DEVI, MANISHA

KALYAN WIN ANNUAL
AIFF AWARDS
I
ndia women’s forward
Photo: TOI

Bala Devi has been

named as the AIFF
Six-time world champion sets sights on elusive gold in her final Olympics Women’s Footballer of the
Year 2020-21, with young gun
Manisha winning the AIFF

“M
y goal is to win the elu- women boxers in the country, three of whom had contracted the virus in mid-April. Women’s Emerging Foot-
sive Olympic gold will accompany her in Tokyo. Coach Yadav gave more details of that plan. baller of the Year 2020-21
medal,” came the reply Yet, as the six-time world champion was “Sumya (Halder, her physio) was in touch with Award. On receiving the ho-
from India’s most deco- making the most of the final leg of her prepa- her and made sure that all the good work that nour, the 31-year-old Bala, in
rated boxer while rations in an Italian commune strewn with Ro- we did in the past months continued. After a an official AIFF release said:
preparing for her final Games fling in the Ital- man remains, she was aware of the warrior- few weeks, we went to SAI, Pune, and trained “I’m so happy to have won
ian town of Assisi, before reaching Tokyo on like effort she has had to put up in the last one there. We took it as another challenge and did this award. A big thank you
Sunday. She added, “And I hope my last and a half years against an opposition as for- everything possible,” said Yadav. to the AIFF and all the fans Bala Devi
Olympics turns out to be the most memo- “I was doing my best with whatever was for their support. I’d also like
rable one and I can inspire people and OLYMPIC WATCH possible, keeping myself fit and training and to thank my coaches, both head coach Maymol Rocky
bring some joy in these challenging brushing up on my techniques,” added Mary at my club in Rangers, and in consultation with AIFF
times.” midable as Covid-19. “It was a tough time in Kom. “My experience also helped me in such in the national team, and Interim Technical Director
The only boxer in the world with general with the second wave rampant and tough circumstances as I knew it wouldn’t be also and all the coaches that Savio Medeira.
eight World Championship medals, MC everything happening so quickly. The train- long before things changed again for the bet- I’ve played under in the past. Meanwhile, the AIFF
Mary Kom’s status as an inspiring ing camp had to be stopped temporarily but ter. With Asian Championships and Olympics A big thank you also to my Award for the Best Referee
sporting icon is not accurately reflected we were in touch with each other through video around, I had enough motivation to train hard.” family and all my team- 2020-21 went to Tejas Nagve-
in the well-known but poorly-made Bol- calls and we devised a new plan,” Mary Kom It was this optimism and constant support of mates for all the support.” ncar while Sumanta Dutta
lywood biopic. Instead, her influence said, describing the period when she was with- her family that kept her mentally strong even Both the winners were was adjudged for the Best
looms large in the steady churning out of out her personal coach, Chhote Lal Yadav, who when she was devoid of training and sparring. chosen by the national team Assistant Referee award. ANI
Photos: PTI
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Q U IZ T IM E ! Q2: In 2019, Dutee Chand

become the first Indian
sprinter to win gold at the
Q5: Dutee Chand was the
third Indian woman to
qualify for the Olympics in the
Q7: Dutee Chand currently
holds a national record in
100m. In which other category is
The Olympians Universiade. What time did she
100m category. Who was the first
she a national champion?
a. 1000m
DUTEE CHAND clock in the 100m race? b. 800m
a. 11.32 seconds b. 11. 12 seconds woman?
Athletics c. 400m
c. 10.23 seconds d. 10.21 seconds a. Hima Das b. PT Usha
utee Chand has been creating history d. 200m

D ever since she entered the Indian athletic

scene. She is the first woman to qualify in
100m for the second time in a row. The 25- Q3: How many gold medals did
she win at the Asian Junior
c. PU Chitra d. Tintu Luka

Q8: Dutee Chand hails from

year-old scripted history at the 2019 World
Universiade in Naples when she became the
first Indian to clinch gold in a 100m event at a
Athletics Championships in 2014?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
Q6: In which competition did
she win a bronze in the
Women’s 200 metres event in the
b. Jharkhand
which state in India?
a. Maharashtra

global meet. She also holds the national record c. Odisha

in the women’s 100m and became only the year 2013? d. Madhya Pradesh
fifth Indian to participate in the women’s 100
metres at the Olympics when she qualified for
the 2016 Rio Games. Hailing from a family of Q1: In which year did Dutee Chand
clinch silver in women’s 100m
Q4: In which event did Dutee
Chand participate at Rio
2016 Olympics?
a. Asian Games
b. Japan Championships in Athletics
ANSWERS: 1. d. 2018 2. a. 11.32 seconds
3. b. 2 4. a. Women’s 100m 5. b. PT Usha
weavers she was inspired to take up running a. Women’s 100m b. Women’s 200m c. Asian Athletics Championships 6. c. Asian Athletics Championships
because of her sister, and this year she is all
at the Jakarta Asian Games?
a. 2015 b. 2016 c. 2017 d. 2018 c. Women’s 400m d. Women’s 1000m d. World Athletics Championships 7. d. 200m 8. c. Odisha
set to make a mark at the Games this year.