Tag: 2018 In Retrospect

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Odisha aspiration to be India's sports hub crystallises

Bhubaneswar: The year 2018 was eventful for Odisha as it successfully put itself on the world sports map and as an emerging sports hub in India. The eastern India state successfully hosted the Men’s Hockey World Cup at the iconic Kaling Stadium here, where players from 16 countries and a host of celebrities, including from […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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Sharply fluctuating fuel prices defined oil and gas sector in 2018

New Delhi: For the Indian oil and gas sector, the year was defined by what occured outside with crude oil prices rising steadily to cross $86 a barrel owing to oil producers starting output cuts from January, before a sharp correction in the third quarter brought it down to below $50 earlier this month. Consequently, […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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Rahul earns his spurs, emerging as effective campaigner, strategist

New Delhi: It was a year Congress President Rahul Gandhi came into his own as a campaigner and strategist, emerging as a powerful voice in the opposition against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He also earned his electoral spurs in tough Hindi heartland battles, helping his party win three states that will have ramifications in the […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
Grappling with judges' 'rebellion', SC delivered on morality and gender justice

New Delhi: The Supreme Court entered 2018 on a tumultuous note with four senior-most judges, on January 12, going public over its functioning and the allocation of cases, including certain cases being selectively allocated to select benches. What was not said then was recently revealed by Justice Kurian Joseph — one of the four “rebel […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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