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Will Qatar World Cup crown new champion?

Each of the 32 teams vying for World Cup glory revolves around at least one inspirational superstar who will play pivotal roles in the quest for victory and though France and Brazil have got the tags as favorites, it still could be a toss up this time between the teams which in the last four World Cups have not won this prestigious tournament. Four European teams have won the last four World Cups in 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018. Managing the heat of the Qatar sun could be one of the impediments for the European teams especially in the later rounds when the matches could go up to the tie-breaker. Whichever teams' individuals and team effort hit the target consistently will savour ultimate triumph. Never underestimate an underdog and thus as the World Cup progresses, the field will be open for those teams that are more professional in their approach. The costliest World Cup ever will have moments of ecstasy and agony and the ultimate winner will the that team that survives till the end on December 18.



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Poaching MLAs biggest threat to the nation

KG VILOP, Chorao
Published Nov 21, 2022, 8:02 PM IST
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The recent issue of attempting to buy TRS MLAs by BJP leader in Telangana with offers of money is cheap politics.  The framing of `Operation Lotus’ has meant destabilization and eventual removal of elected opposition state governments.   In most of the states the poaching of ruling party MLAs has been reported in the past also. The strategy is to engineer defections, poaching MLAs by offering them bribes and other incentives. This shows that there is an…

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