Author: i2wtc
April 5, 2016 marked a significant milestone in Indian political history. While launching the ‘Stand Up India’ initiative to support SC, ST and women entrepreneurs in Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to senior Congress leader Babu Jagjivan Ram for his tireless contribution to the country. His portrait was displayed on the stage as the Prime Minister addressed the rally. There could never have been a more important time to launch an initiative of this kind to commemorate and modernise Babu’s achievements. Jagjivan Ram was born on April 5, 1908.The Modi government’s bipartisan policy has called for a…
“Love, Loss and What I Wore” brings technological magic to the Lincoln Theatre. The River Company and Lincoln Theatre have teamed up for an insightful stage production of “Love, Loss, and What I Wore,” a reading of short stories, stories and monologues based on Eileen Beckerman’s best-selling book, on Friday, June 28th at 7pm and Saturday, June 29th at 2pm and 7pm at the Lincoln Theatre in Damariscotta. Damon Reibert, technical director of the Lincoln Theatre, is the unsung hero who quietly works behind the scenes to make the impossible possible on stage. There is a scene in Love, Loss…
Pakistan’s defeat in Group A of the T20 World Cup against Ireland in Florida on Thursday saw them crash out of the T20 World Cup 2024 at the first stage. The 2009 champions’ disappointing exit infuriated the nation and led to scathing criticism of Babar Azam’s team. Amidst all this, former wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal’s hypothesis, centred around Indian batting legend Virat Kohli, is intriguing as well as an acknowledgement of Pakistan’s past mistakes.Speaking on Pakistani television, Kamran suggested that if his brother Umar Akmal had been given the support and promotion he could have achieved what he has done for…
Hubert Davis and his staff have set their sights high for recruiting in the class of 2025. And there’s plenty of evidence: Nearly a third of the 15 high school seniors on the University of North Carolina basketball offer sheets are set to be at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., for the 2024 USA Basketball Men’s U-17 National Team training camp, which begins Saturday.See also: Physical forward Harley Brutus wants offer from Tar HeelsThe Tar Heels are targeting five-star forward Koa Peat from Perry High School (Ariz.), five-star forward AJ DiVanza from Utah Prep…
Impact of Ahmed’s return from injured list for Giants Wisely, Luciano originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area.SAN FRANCISCO — It took a little longer than initially expected, but shortstop Nick Ahmed has returned to the Giants.Ahmed was activated from the disabled list before Friday’s game against the Los Angeles Angels at Oracle Park. The two-time Gold Glove winner had been recovering from a sprained left wrist suffered after being hit by a liner in early May.Ahmed struggled during his rehab and missed 30 games. Prior to the injury, he was batting .236 with 11 RBIs in 36 games.”It’s been…
EAST LANSING – Hillman scored more points this season than any team in state history, averaging more than 13 points per game. But on the big stage at Secchia Stadium on Friday, the combination of slick Holton High School junior pitcher Kenzie Green and a stellar defense backing her up meant the machine never got going. And senior slugger Ryan Robbins handled the rest of the work. Robbins hit a two-run single in the second inning and then sealed the game with an incredible three-run homer over the right-field wall, leading Holton to an 8-0 victory in Friday’s Division 4…
Alicia Amos cried for her 3-year-old daughter when she learned of the Southern Baptist Convention’s resolution issued Wednesday opposing the widespread practice of in vitro fertilization.Her healthy infant was conceived through in vitro fertilization and is now among the approximately 2 percent of babies born each year as a result of this procedure. Amos, 32, who grew up Southern Baptist and still attends a church in Missouri with her husband, is not “disparaging” the convention or the delegates who voted in favor of the resolution.But she doesn’t want her daughter to get hurt.”I never want her to feel ashamed that…
A federal grand jury charged this week that an Arizona man was planning a mass shooting this spring aimed at Black people in an attempt to foment a “race war” before the 2024 election.According to the indictment, Mark Prieto, 58, of Prescott, Arizona, planned to carry out attacks in Atlanta with the intention of targeting African-Americans and other non-whites. Between January and May, Prieto allegedly discussed the plan with people he believed shared his racist beliefs, who turned out to be an FBI source and an undercover FBI agent.According to the criminal complaint, Prieto met with people at gun shows…
The Mega Millions jackpot for Tuesday’s drawing increased to $61 million because no one won it on Friday.The winning numbers were drawn just after 11pm ET on Friday and the results are below.The lucky winner in Friday’s drawing could receive a lump sum of an estimated after-tax cash value of $22.6 million, according to the lottery association.Two different people have won the Mega Millions jackpot so far this year: A player from New Jersey won a massive $1.13 billion prize in early March, and another player from Illinois won $552 million last week.See below for the winning numbers for the…
VISALIA, Calif. (KFSN) — A special support night will be held at Valley Strong Ballpark in Visalia.”Not only can the kids be their true selves, but the parents can be their true selves too,” says Our House founder Karina Carillo.For the third year in a row, Visalia Rawhide has partnered with Adapted Athlete, a nonprofit organization that helps a variety of people struggling with mental, physical and cognitive challenges.”It’s really great to see the excitement these kids get knowing they can come to a baseball game and have fun with everyone,” said Dalila Palacios, ticket operations manager for Visalia Rawhide.Nikki…