A meeting of major PSUs and PSBs was held here to discuss promotion of sports in the country.The meeting was chaired by Goel. “It was for the first time that such a meeting was convened by the minister to make concerted efforts for the promotion of sports,” a Press and Information Bureau (PIB) release said. Goel said the PSUs and PSBs have a vast reach and resources which can be used for growth of sports in the country....
Ghanaian central defender Mohamed Awal, who was Gokulam’s high profile acquisition ahead of the 2020-21 season, will lead the Malabarians in the tournament. Fellow Ghanaian Dennis Antwi and Malian forward Saliou Gunindo are the other foreigners in the squad. Kannur-born shot-stopper Ubaid CK has been named Awal’s deputy. Ten players from Kerala have made it to the final roster for the IFA Shield. The trio of Thahir Zaman, Emil Benny, and Mohammed Jasim, who were a part of the reserve team, have been promoted to the senior squad....
Taking in the scene, David Saranga can’t help but grin. The Israeli consular official based in New York approached Maxim six months ago. His proposal: the government and other pro-Israeli groups would fly a camera crew across the Atlantic in an effort to remake the Jewish state’s public image. Israel’s reputation had suffered after last summer’s war with Lebanon; in a recent BBC poll taken in 27 countries, 56 percent of respondents considered Israel a “negative influence” in the world, higher than both Iran and the United States....
Les Bleus were making their competitive homecoming after winning the 2018 World Cup and dazzled early on, with the irrepressible Kylian Mbappe netting a 14th-minute opener. But Didier Deschamps’ men allowed the game to drift and Ryan Babel equalised for the visitors midway through the second half. It fell to Giroud to find the winner, having not scored over the course of seven appearances in Russia, as he volleyed home Benjamin Mendy’s 74th-minute cross....
During Super Bowl media day on Monday, Brady said his supermodel wife gave him a ‘protection’ necklace before the Patriots left for Houston. MORE: Tom Brady: ‘Damn, now it’s starting to feel like the Super Bowl!’ So what does the necklace look like? We’re not sure. Here’s one result for a search on “protection necklace” on Twitter: MORE: Tom Brady emotionally tells why his dad is his hero Bündchen understandably doesn’t like seeing her husband get hit on the field....
While speaking at a Trump campaign press conference in Philadelphia, Giuliani criticized mail-in ballots and said that, “not a single Republican has been able to look” at any mail-in ballots in the city, suggesting that “they could be from Mars, as far as we’re concerned.” “Joe Biden could have voted 50 times, as far as we know, or 5,000 times,” Giuliani said during the briefing. Despite being raised in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the former vice president is not registered to vote in the state....
Nearly 1 in 2 children in the United States has a parent with a criminal record. Every year, the stigma of a criminal record denies millions of families access to fundamental resources that can mean the difference between charting a path toward future prosperity and being stuck in a cycle of poverty and recidivism. High-quality jobs can be hard to come by when 9 out of 10 employers use criminal background checks to make employment determinations....
In a statement to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, Hengda Real Estate Group said it would meet an interest payment of $35.9 million for a bond due on September 23. Hengda’s filing added that the last-minute deal had been struck through “private negotiations,” but did not offer more details. This payment, however, represents only a tiny proportion of Evergrande’s $300 billion in debt, accumulated through rapid expansion into various industries in China....
NEWSWEEK: What exactly is “rogue economics”? Loretta Napoleoni: It’s an umbrella term for black markets and criminal markets but also gray areas that aren’t regulated. It occurs in periods of political upheaval when the economy moves faster than political sentiment and [at a rate which makes] politicians and governments lose control. The credit crisis is an example. Carlyle Capital borrowed $33 for every dollar it held in assets. Bear Stearns, its largest lender, went down when Carlyle Capital became insolvent....
Today the Arlington plant is the latest symbol of GM’s decline, and the talk is no longer about how to slow down the car giant but how to staunch its massive financial wounds. Faced with a devastating $7 billion loss in North America this year, chairman Robert Stempel had little choice but to take the drastic step of closing 21 plants, possibly including Arlington, and eliminating 74,000 jobs over the next three years....
Which means you should now put all your chips on Philadelphia winning the NFC’s worst division. MORE: Eagles’ win among Week 13 shockers | Worst beat of the year? What happened in New England on Sunday made no sense, just like much of the Eagles’ 5-7 season. Philadelphia did little offensively, but it won 35-28 by scoring once on defense and twice on special teams. It’s insane to think a team that got ripped 45-17 by the Buccaneers and 45-15 by the Lions just knocked off the Patriots, who just don’t lose two games in a row and tend to throttle reeling teams at home in December....
controversial subjects like Islamism, terrorism and the war against it, as well as what he believes is a decline of morals in a post 9/11 world. NEWSWEEK’s Silvia Spring spoke to Amis last week. Excerpts: Amis: His face, so rich and malevolent that it haunted me. It’s self-evidently true. You’re always onto a winner if you can persuade people they can be righteous and violent at the same time. Nothing beats that....
In a recent trailer, Santa Monica Studio went into quite a lot of detail about what accessibility features players can expect in the highly-anticipated title. While some fans were hoping for just a God of War: Ragnarok gameplay trailer, this accessibility showcase highlights the importance of keeping video games open for all and shows that God of War: Ragnarok is leading the charge for the latest generation of accessible video games....
There are some key differences between the God of War world and Norse mythology, but by and large Atreus’ secret name – Loki – will have far more meaning to the next game’s players than its main characters at the start of the story. The new trailer made it clear that Atreus is oblivious to knowledge many players will already have about Loki and his role in Ragnarok. Player assumptions could provide an interesting perspective shift and God of War: Ragnarok will likely be playing with player expectations as much as Norse mythology itself....
Although the Marvel version of Thor is without a doubt a popular icon in modern media, his more lighthearted and often humorous personality wouldn’t really mesh with the story in the God of War series. The journey of Kratos is filled with despair, tragedy and heavy dramatic themes, which would result in an MCU inspired Thor sticking out like a sore thumb. For this reason, and based on the cameo Thor made in God of War’s ending, it seems apparent that his appearance in the follow up title will be more in line with Ubisoft’s effort....
On the Sony Santa Monica Studio site, the developer has posted a job listing for a gameplay camera designer to join the God of War team on contract. The hired designer will have to “design and implement player-controlled gameplay cameras and camera systems,” “support player navigation, traversal and combat with a keen eye for the combination of composition and usability,” and will be working with other gameplay and design teams to “help create a smooth and seamless player experience....
It’s safe to say 2018’s sequel/semi-reboot ranks among the God of War series’ best games, and even among the best games in general. With its deeper story, memorable characters, RPG elements, and reworked combat, it took what fans loved about the series, cut out much of what they didn’t, and forged its own identity in the process. This resulted in near-universal acclaim, several awards, and some of the best sales figures of any PS4 game....
However, like most modern PC releases, the action-adventure is limited to Windows 11, and 10. The base game does not allow users to experience the title on older Windows versions, disappointing many God of War enthusiasts who are still using these legacy operating systems. Fortunately, the PC modding community has come up with a patch that will allow these users to run the title on Windows 7, 8, as well as Windows 8....
Recent statements have made it clear that not all PS4 exclusives are coming to PC, which led many to believe that its biggest titles like God of War would retain that special exclusivity. If these rumors are true, though, that’s not the case whatsoever, and it would seem almost any title is eligible. However, despite contrary belief, PC ports are good for console games and especially so for God of War....
Earlier today, Barlog posted his reaction to, “Looking at some of the news over the last 24 hours” on Twitter: A gif of Devastator from the old-school Transformers cartoon laughing before saying “no” to said news. Though the post is vague enough that it could theoretically be in reference to anything, the widespread nature of this recent God of War sequel rumor publicized by the YouTube channel Moore’s Law is Dead does not leave a whole lot of room for interpretation....
