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➤Students tell us how theyplan to make their weekendmore effective

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➤As the unlocking process inmany states begin, experts tellus about the precautions we needto take while stepping out

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Jammu and Kashmir delimitationWHAT Prime

MinisterNarendra

Modi's invitation to 14 key leaders from J&K fora meeting in New Delhi on June 24 has raisedspeculation about a possible scheduling of theAssembly elections in the Union territory. Onthe Independence Day last year, Modi hhad ssaidthat tthe eelections wwould bbe hheld iin JJ&K aafterthe ddelimitation pprocess iin tthe UUnion TTerritorywas oover. Delimitation is crucial for kick-start-ing the political process in J&K. Delimitation isan act of redrawing boundaries of an Assemblyor Lok Sabha seat to represent changes in pop-ulation over time.

HOW IS IIT DDONE: Thisexercise is car-ried out by a

Delimitation Commission. Its orders have theforce of law, and cannot be questioned beforeany court. The objective is to redraw bound-aries (based on the data of the last Census) in away so that the population of all seats, as faras practicable, be the same throughout thestate/UT. Apart from changing the limits of aconstituency, the process may result in achange in the number of seats in a state/UT.

J&K DELIMITATION PROCESSTo carry out the exercise in Jammu andKashmir in the aftermath of its specialstatus revocation, a DelimitationCommission was set up on March 6, 2020.The commission is headed by Justice(retired) Ranjana Prakash Desai, andincludes an election commissioner, alongwith the state election commissioner, aswell as five associate members for J&K.

Under the Jammu andKashmir ReogranisationAct, 2019, the numberof constituencies in theUnion Territory are to beraised from 107 to 114. But this alsotakes into account the 24 seatsfalling under Pakistan-occupiedKashmir (PoK). Excluding these 24,the effective strength of theAssembly would become 90 as com-pared to 83 earlier

X-PLAINED

1The amendments talk ofa ban on 'flash sales' one-commerce platforms,

if such sales are organised byfraudulently intercepting theordinary course of business,using technological meanswith an intent to enable onlya specified seller or group ofsellers managed by such enti-ty to sell goods or services onthe platform

2The government hasproposed that e-com-merce entities should

ensure that registrationnumber and invoice of ordersare displayed prominently toits users in a clear andaccessible manner on itsplatform

3It has also proposed aban on display and pro-motion of misleading

advertisements. E-commerceentities offering importedgoods/services will also haveto mention the name anddetails of the importers andthe 'country of origin'

No flash sales

Centre proposes banon mis-selling,fraudulent flashsales on e-commerceplatforms

The government has pro-posed a series of amend-ments in the ConsumerProtection (E-Commerce)

Rules, 2020, including a ban on mis-selling and fraudulent flash sales on e-commerce platforms. All measures havebeen taken after the Centre receivedseveral representations from aggrievedconsumers, traders and associations,complaining against widespread cheat-ing and unfair trade practices beingobserved in the e-commerce ecosystem,it said in an official release.

Comments and suggestionson the proposed amendmentshave been sought within 15days by email to the con-sumer affairs ministry

THE PROPOSAL

F ilmmaker Shekhar Kapur took to social media recently totalk of how parents often tend to impose their unfulfilleddesires and ambitions on children. "It's really important

not to impose your ambitions and desires on your children, for,your unfulfilled desires are filled with fear and apprehension. So,your kids grow up trying to prove themselves to you long afteryou're gone. And carry your fear for the rest of their lives,"

Kapur tweeted. Sharing another piece of life lesson for netizens, Kapur

expressed that while having a creative ego is good forone's creativity, it should not be confused with per-sonal ego. "There is no creativity without your cre-ative ego. Yet, how do you tell the difference between

your creative ego and your personal ego?" he wrote.

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$64 BN

T he amount of ForeignDirect Investment(FDI) that India

received in 2020— the fifthlargest recipient of inflows inthe world, according to a UNreport. The report said in India,the FDI increased 27 per centto $64 billion in 2020 from $ 51billion in 2019, pushed up byacquisitions in the informationand communication technology(ICT) industry. The pandemicboosted demand for digitalinfrastructure and servicesglobally. This led to higher val-ues of greenfield FDI projectannouncements targeting theICT industry, rising by morethan 22 per cent to $81 billion.

NASA's Ingenuity helicoptercompletes 8th flight on Mars

N ASA's Ingenuity helicoptercompleted its eighth flight onMars on Monday, according to

NASA. It flew for 77.4 seconds and

travelled 160 metres to a new landingspot, about 133.5 metres from NASA'sPersevere rover. Ingenuity arrived atMars' Jezero crater on Feb 18,attached to the belly of thePerseverance rover. The helicopter is atechnology demonstration with a

planned test flight duration of up to 30Martian days. The Mars helicopter wasbuilt by NASA's Jet PropulsionLaboratory in Southern California,which also manages this technologydemonstration project for NASAHeadquarters.

HEALTHTry a Sugar Detox today to feel fitter

RETHINKAdopt art therapy as self-care

TRIVIA TIMEOn June 26, 1997 the first Harry Potterbook was released – and a culturalphenomenon was born

ETIQUETTEDo you know where your napkinshould go when you sit down at thedinner table? Do you know howthe practice of pulling chair outfor ladies started?

FILMS, BOOKSComing-of-age films and books

SPORTS India’s first Olympic medals and thelikely winners at Tokyo

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SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 2021

IMPORTANT NOT TO IMPOSEYOUR AMBITIONS ON

CHILDREN: SHEKHAR KAPUR

Celebtalk

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KEEP SOCIALIS-ING LIMITED TO

BUBBLES “Though everything is open-

ing up, now is the time to takeutmost precautions when it

comes to our kids. Whether it isabout schools reopening or not,

vacations or no vacations, we needto make sure that masking and socialdistancing is followed whenever out-side, and that their interactions arelimited to a certain social bubble,”shares Dr Ilin Kinimi, consultant, pae-diatric pulmonology, Manipal Hospi-tals, Bengaluru. Another paediatri-cian Dr Rachna Sharma, BLK MaxHospital, Delhi, adds: “At parks, makesure the area is big enough for thechildren playing there to maintainsufficient distance. But kids shouldnot wear a mask while playing as theymay have difficulty breathing.”

ALWAYS SUPERVISE CHILDREN OUTDOORSBoth parents and children need to fol-low Covid appropriate behaviour“Since children won’t be getting vac-cines any time soon, they need to fol-low CAB (Covid Appropriate Be-haviour), and they will need to besupervised by parents wheneverthey go out. Parents will alsohave to ensure they take careof themselves and don'tbring the infection home.They need to follow allthe Covid protocolseven after they getthe jab,” explains Dr Krishn Chugh, direc-tor and HOD, paediatrics, FortisMemorial Institute, Gurgaon. At thesame time, doctors advise parents notto panic, and also not to pass on theirfear to children because of specula-tions about a third wave.

TEACH KIDS ABOUT FACEMASK AND HYGIENE

Dr Sharma explains, “With re-gard to children below fiveyears of age, the WHO andUNICEF have said that they

should not be forced to weara mask. Children who are6-11 years of age should be

wearing a mask andadults need to show themhow to use it.” Delhi-basedpaediatric gastroenterologist

Dr Anupam Sibal adds, “Masksare crucial. Of course, to

get young children to wearthem is hard. Attractive

and colourful cloth masks with car-toon characters might be easier andwill appear interesting to kids.” Itis also imperative, of course, to

teach all the mask-related rules andoverall Covid hygiene to kids.DELHI TIMES

PositiveParenting

➤ Encourage children towash their hands withsoap/hand wash and waterfor at least 20 seconds.➤ Teach them how to wear amask correctly and safely.➤ Both you and your child shouldstay at least six feet away frompeople who don’t live with you andpeople who are sick (such as thosecoughing or sneezing).➤ Don’t miss your child’s routine and vaccine appointments even during the pandemic.➤ Keep your child socially connectedthrough video chats with friends and family.➤ Take care of their mental health by learning about signs of stress and how to alleviate them.

(THE US CENTRES FOR DISEASE CONTROL

AND PREVENTION)

WAYS TO KEEPKIDS HEALTHY

DURINGPANDEMIC

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Keep your kids safe during unlocking

Wellness

Natural ingredients found in Indian kitchensare best for hair growth and lustre. Wellnessexpert Shahnaz Husain shares some DIY oilrecipes to strengthen hair and also to add alot of body and bounce to tresses

ALOE VERAHAIR OIL

Aloe Vera is great for preventing hairfall, dandruff and for treating dry scalp.It also restores the pH balance of yourscalp and hair.

RECIPE: Take one whole aloe vera leaf andslice it open into two halves. Scoop out thegel from the leaf. Take half cup of this geland mix it with half cup of coconut oil (themixture must be 50-50). Heat the mixture onlow flame for 5-7 minutes and allow it to coolcompletely. Add to this cooled mix 5 drops ofrosemary essential oil. Store this oil in adark bottle and place it in a cool place fortwo weeks before you start using it.

APPLY HAIR OIL GENTLY

While applying these home-made hair oils, be gentle.Rubbing them hard over thescalp aggravates hair loss andpromotes frizziness as the haircuticles don’t get the requiredamount of hair oil. Take a cottonball and dip it in hair oil andplace it all over your scalp byparting your hair side by side.Cotton helps cuticles in absorb-ing the sticky hair oil.

HIBISCUS HAIR OIL

Hibiscus is loaded with vitamin A, C andother nutrients that promote hair growth,improve volume and make your hair softand shiny.

RECIPE: Take 1 cup of hibiscus leaves and 2hibiscus flowers. Wash and dry them. In a pan,add half cup of organic coconut oil and half cupof almond oil. Heat mixture and add dried hibis-cus petals and leaves. Heat for 5 minutes on lowflame and let cool. Strain the oil and store in abottle. Warm the oil every time you use it.

ONION HAIR OIL

The high sulphur content in onion helps in treating many hair prob-lems including thinning and dandruff. It is also an effective anti-bacterial that can effective-ly combat scalp infections. RECIPE: Chop a small onion finely

and add 6 tbsp coconut oil and 2cloves of garlic to it in a pan. Heatthe mixture until it begins to bub-ble and then allow it to cool down.Add 3-4 drops of lavender or rose-mary essential oil and store themix in a refrigerator for 10 daysbefore you start using it. TNN

AMLA (GOOSEBERRY) HAIR OIL

This home-made hair oil can be used by both men andwomen suffering from damaged hair, early greying,and excess hair loss. Amla oil helps stimulate hairgrowth, cools the scalp, and makes your hair shinier

as well as darker.

RECIPE: Chop 2 amla fruits into 4 slices each, and leavethem to dry under a shade. Allow at least 1 hour for drying.Add 2 tablespoons of sesame oil and 4 tablespoons of extravirgin coconut oil to the dried pieces of amla. Heat the mix-ture on low flame until it starts bubbling. Let it cool in thepan itself. Pour this mix into a dark bottle and store it awayfrom the sun in a cool spot for one week before using it.

Between the late 1800s toearly 1900s, these royalladies have been revolu-tionary, changing the fash-ion world with their time-

less looks. Take a look at the simplis-tic, classic, and elegant side of impe-rial Indian fashion.

Maharani Gayatri DeviShe was the epitome of grace and wasconsidered a fashion icon in both India and Europe. With her pastel, chif-fon saris, pearl necklace, and long-sleeved blouses, she used to inspirewomen to emulate her dressing style.Gayatri Devi loved wearing handloomsaris and her bob hair cut screamedunapologetic glamour.

Maharani Indira Devi ofBaroda and Cooch Behar

Also known as Indira Raje, she broughtthe trend of wearing silk chiffon saris. Indira Devi was a non-conform-ist, a strong-willed woman, who worediamond shoes and visited the casinosin London. Her social life was colour-ful and her taste for fine fashion couldbe seen in her collection of beautifulsaris and neckpieces.

Maharani Sita Devi of Baroda

The queen who died at the age of 72,had lived a fine life in Paris with herdressing room containing thousandsof saris, matching shoes, and purses.She used to travel with hundreds ofsaris, shoes, and furs, and even her cig-arette holder was studded with rubies.She was largely known for her lovelyFrench chiffon saris and royally exquisite pieces of jewellery.

Princess Niloufer FarhatBegum Sahiba

Married at 16, princess Niloufer was

rebellious and believed in followingher own sense of style in the con-servative society of that time. Sheredefined the Indian sari by blend-ing eastern and western cultures to-gether and therefore westernisingthe designs of our traditional saris.With her curly bob hair and em-broidered saris and elaborate neck-pieces, she could make anyone swoonover her style. Princess Niloufer alsolooked fabulous in stylish gowns andoff-shoulder dresses.

Maharani Jind KaurHer prominence prevailed in recentyears due to numerous enrichingbooks and plays being written on herstruggles and love life. The rebelqueen was unconventional and worecrinoline (structured petticoat meantto hold out a woman’s skirt) over hertraditional outfits. Emerald jewelsand seed pearl necklaces under herdupatta, choli, odhani, and Punjabighagra were her timeless styles thatmused the fashion world. TNN

5 Indian Maharanis whoredefined Indian fashion

History of fashion

Season’s Offering

Why you need to eat Jamun in summer

The deep purple, almost black juicysummer-monsoon fruit is deliciousand loaded with health benefits.

Get your share of these seasonal good-ies this season – here are reasons whythey will do you a whole lot of good.

LOW CALORIE FOOD: The tasty fruit isrich in vitamin C, iron, calcium, phospho-rus, magnesium and folic acid. The ver-dict: jamun is great for overall health.

IMPROVES HAEMOGLOBIN COUNT:Being rich in vitamin C and iron, jamuncan increase the haemoglobin count.Iron is a blood purifier that providesoxygen to organs to keep you healthy.

GOOD FOR SKIN: Jamun has astringentproperties, which protects the skin fromblemishes, wrinkles, acne and pimples.Vitamin C also purifies the blood andmakes your skin radiant.

With many states in the country in the unlocking process in phases, people have begunstepping out once again. The process of limited socialising – be it for work or with

families or friends – has also started as adults get fully or partially vaccinated. But is itadvisable to let our kids, the only age group that cannot be vaccinated currently, go

out and socialise as well? Here’s what the experts have to say

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02 “I sustain myself with the love of a family.”

MAYA ANGELOU, POET

FAMILY TIMETHURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2021

03SCHOOL IS COOLTHURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2021

It’s not just a place where you get to learn Einstein’s Theory ofRelativity. It’s also a place where you can think beyond theclassroom. Hence we say, SCHOOL IS COOL!

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‘Wonder’ is a movie based on the2012 novel of the same name byauthor R J Palacio. This American

family drama film was a soul smashing beauti-ful experience that I watched during my sum-mer break and would like to share with ourreaders.

The story revolves around 10-year-old boy August Pullmanplayed by Jacob Tremblay. He livesin Brooklyn with his loving, support-ive parents played by Julia Roberts and OwenWilson. August is born with a rare geneticmedical facial deformity called TreacherCollins syndrome. The young boy has under-gone 27 facial surgeries to be able to smell,see, speak and hear (things we take for grant-ed). Young August has been home-schooleduntil grade 5th when his parentsdecide to enrol him at a privateschool. And this is where the movietakes a turn.

Director Stephen Chbosky has beautifullydepicted how bullying in school can impactyoung minds. The two-hour long film is anemotional rollercoaster. The movie highlightshow we should learn to choose kindness overbullying, appreciate everyone for who theyare rather than judge them on the basis of

what they look like (which we unfortunatelyall do).

The movie gets us thinking as to howour actions dictated by hate can hurt

innocent people. It imploresus to look beyond phys-

ical beauty and search for beautyof the heart. I would suggest thismust-watch movie for anyone whowants to brighten uptheir day.

A ‘Wonder’ful watch

Me r i d i a nSchool, Kukat-pally, marked

its 13th Founder's Daywith great fervourand enthusiasm. Stu-dents put together avirtual show to paytributes to thefounders of theschool, NeelakanthaButta and RenukaButta. Parents, teach-ers and students con-nected to expresstheir gratitude to the founders for theirimmense contribution towards the edu-cation of hundreds of children.

The celebration was alsograced by the CEO ofMeridian schools, UshaReddy. The programme,which had the theme, 'Saura,the Inspirer,' began with an in-spiring speech by principalAakrusha Bellaney, who spoke aboutthe role of teachers in guiding andmotivating students. Her message con-veyed that teachers are facilita-tors and motivators and can bring

about a huge change in their students.While she set the tone of the show, stu-dents presented an interesting skit 'Gu-rubhyo Namaha' depicting the story ofLord Hanuman and Jambavan, wherethey showed how Jambavan motivated

Lord Hanuman and brought outhis hidden potential, just asteachers do for their students.Dances and the Founder's Day

song were presented by stu-dents. The programme end-

ed with words of encour-agement from thefounders and Usha Reddy.

Celebrating Founder's Day

Yoga, music enlighten young mindsYoga, music enlighten young mindsYoga, music enlighten young mindsYoga, music enlighten young mindsYoga, music enlighten young mindsYoga, music enlighten young minds

The students from junior wingof Johnson Grammar School,ICSE, Habsiguda, celebrated

the International Yoga Day on a vir-tual platform. School yoga instruc-tors Ravi Babu Pitta discussed thebenefits of practicing yoga on a reg-ular basis, while Geetha Pittademonstrated various asanas suchas Vakrasana (Half spinal twistedpose), Parvathasana (Mountainpose), Bhujangasana (Cobra pose),and Setubandhasana (Bridge pose).

A video was also shown inwhich Lasya M of class VIII B spokeabout the origin of the word 'Yoga'and emphasised that 'health is apriceless wealth and one should be-gin accumulating this eternal treas-

ure at the earliest.' She advised stu-dents to embrace the ancient pow-erful healing effects of yoga amidstthese times of stress and anxiety.

The celebration of this day wasa reminder to encourage everyoneto incorporate yoga into their dailylives to lead a healthy life, reducestress, and improve concentration.As a result, one can strive for a ho-listic approach to achieve overallwellness of the body, mind, and soul.

Gitanjali Devakul celebratedthe International Yoga Dayvirtually through a special

assembly with students and theirfamilies. The celebrations had atheme of 'Yoga at home, Yoga withFamily' and kickstarted with aprayer followed by an address to theaudience about the importance ofyoga.

Yoga teacher Shakunthala per-formed sun salutation and the chil-

dren participated with their teacherin obedience. Videos of parent-childduos performing various otherasanas were also showcased duringthe programme. Guru Mantra orGuru Vandana was chanted byeverybody and the programme con-cluded with a special quiz for stu-dents of primary and high school.

The students from classes VIII, IX and X ofSri Gurudatta Highs School, Hyderabadattended a virtual yoga orientation ses-

sion on the occasion of International Yoga Dayorganised by Sri Avadootha Datta Peetam,

Mysore. The message of yoga in promotingboth physical and mental wellbeing was

highlighted by yoga instructors Venkate-shawara Reddy, Kameswari, Girijabai

and Balaiah.They showed the audience how to

do Pranayama and talked about itsimportance on our health. They alsotaught us how to do asanas. Theyshowed us the eye exercises for good

vision. We practiced theSimhasana by sitting like lionand putting the tongue out. Itwas informed that this coolsthe throat. The importance ofyoga in the morning (Suryodaya) and evening(Suryasthamaya) was stressed upon.

The session was interesting, and I learnt afew yoga exercises.

Students and staff of Army Pub-lic School Bolarum celebratedthe International Yoga Day un-

der the guidance of principal SmithaGovind. The theme for this year's cel-ebrations at the school was 'Yoga withFamily,' so students along with theirparents and relatives joined the on-line event.

Yoga instructors Abha Rao andJayashree S H took charge andshowed the gathering some of the ef-fective yoga asanas. The anchors gavea step by step narration, explainingthe benefits of each asanas, whichenabled its easy execution.

Asanas such as Chalana Kriyas,Tadasana or mountain pose coupledwith Vrikshasana, Bhadrasanas, Va-

jrasan Ushtrasana, Shashankasana,Bhujangasana, Setubandhasana keptthe audience deeply involved in allyogic practices for the day. Breath-ing exercises like Kapalbhati, Anu-lom-Vilom were also carried out ef-ficiently. The session ended with med-

itation to calm the mind, and a 'Shan-ti Path' for the wellbeing of hu-mankind. The programme conclud-ed with a vote of thanks for the or-ganisers and participants. The ses-sion encouraged the participants toembrace yoga as a way of life.

Ihad a stressful week as I amrecovering from high feverand at the same time trying

to complete my summer proj-ect. A relaxed Netflix bingeweekend is just what I needbut my calendar has otherplans for me. I put off trying tocomplete my sum-mer project becauseI knew it was goingto be a big task, butthe time has come tofinish it as my schoolis about to reopensoon.

So besides focussing onthe summer project, I alsofound the courage to finallypublish my blog during theweekend on which I had workedall summer. I have done a lot ofresearch on what works andwhat doesn't, so I think I am

prepared to work on my journalevery day from now on.

I am also working on mov-ing towards a minimalistlifestyle. I've always been inter-ested in the philosophy of itand something I want to incor-porate into my life. I'm prone to

messiness, clutter andliving in a space thatstresses me out withits disorder. I thinkowning fewer thingswill help solve that.Enjoy the early stepsby letting go of some

old clothes, books and clearingthe cupboards as I am planningto do this weekend.

SAI SRINIKA GANGA, classVII, Silver Oaks InternationalSchool, Hyderabad

CLEARING THE CLUTTER

Anunidhi Sharma,NIE Coordinator,Jain Heritage ACambridge School

Kondapur

Army Public School

Bolarum

Deepmala Marak, Middle School,English Facilitator, JohnsonGrammar School, ICSE

Habsiguda

Meridian School

Kukatpally

NILANJANA SINGH ROY, class X,Delhi Public School, Nacharam

"Yoga is not a work-out, it is work-in toopen our hearts and focus our awareness" "Music is the shorthand of emotion"

To inculcate healthy life practices,improve focus and to make childrenphysically and emotionally strong,

the pre-primary wing of Gitanjali De-vshala celebrated Yoga Day and World Mu-sic Day.

Students per-formed differentasanas of yoga like the tree pose, trianglepose, face yoga, animal poses as well aspranayama and meditation.

It was a treat to watch the little oneslaugh aloud with laughter therapy, try tomeditate and do all the asanas in their ownway.

The tiny maestros then enriched them-selves and learnt about the different mu-sical instruments around the world. Theytook to the stage themselves with their livemusical performance using different mu-sical instruments. Some even created theirown music using things at their homes.

Jain Heritage A Cambridge School,Kondapur celebrated the Interna-tional Yoga Day by organising sever-

al activities to inculcate the good habit ofyoga and Pranayama in stu-

dents.In yogic tradition, the sci-

ence of breathing is calledPranayama. Teachers ex-

plained the concept and

benefits to students.The significance of yoga is now un-

derstood better by people around the worlddue to the impact of coronavirus on lungs.Yogic breathing enhances the lung capac-ity and also helps people affected to im-prove their immunity.

The teachers explained step by step onhow to perform some of the Pranayamatechniques and the benefits accrued to the

mind and body by doing them.Some of the benefits include relieving

and treating stress-induced illnesses, im-proving autonomic functions, relievingsymptoms of asthma, treating stutteringin speech, developing a stable and steadymind, improving will power, and helpingin enhancing perception. The PT teacheralso performed Surya Namaskar whichhas multiple benefits.

Gitanjali Devashray

Gitanjali Devakul

Gitanjali Devshala

The students from pre-pri-mary II of GitanjaliDevashray celebrated the

World Music Day with full gus-to and enthusiasm. Music hasbeen adapted as a method ofteaching the little ones whichmakes learning fun.

"We have grown listening toour mothers singing, especially the

lullabies and other songs, be it de-votional or fun, which with its repet-

itive rendition has helped childrengrasp it better," one of the teachers ex-

pressed. To make the occasion specialand different, children sang songs using

different musical instruments. They weremelodious, and their energy was highly con-

tagious. Showing their love and affection fortheir music teacher, they made 'Thank you' cards

for him. It was a wonderful way to encourage chil-dren to actively participate and enjoy their classes.

Jubilee Hills Pub-lic School held a vir-tual celebration of the In-

ternational Yoga Day to highlight the im-portance of yoga and its benefits in leading a

stress-free life. The session began with a prayer toinvoke the blessings of God followed by a welcome

speech by vice-principal P Kanchana Valli where she em-phasised that yoga can help all by reducing stress and pro-

ducing a sense of peace.Students demonstrated Surya Namaskar, Pranayama and

various asanas which help in improving the physical, mental andspiritual well-being of oneself. The flexibility and perfection with

which the students performed these asanas left the audience spell-bound.

Vice-principal P Kanchana Valli appreciated the efforts put in bythe students and emphasised on the need to practice yoga regulary. Shethanked chairman A Murali Mukund for always being there as a men-tor during online sessions and celebrations.

Saketh Kumar Bhaskara, class IX, Sri Gurudatta High School

Hyderabad

Jubilee Hills Public School Hyderabad

Q1:In which year was the first

Davis Cup held?

a) 1914 ❑ b) 1938 ❑ c) 1900 ❑ d) 1966 ❑

Q2:Which Grand Slam tennis

tournament is also known

as Roland-Garros?

a) French Open ❑ b) Australian Open ❑

c) Wimbledon Championships ❑ d) US Open ❑

Q3:Who was the first captain

of India’s national football

team?

a) Chuni Goswami ❑ b) Sailen Manna ❑

c) Talimeren Ao ❑ d) Krishanu Dey ❑

Q4:Which country houses

Matthews Arena, the oldest

ice hockey arena in the world?

a) Canada ❑ b) United States of America ❑

c) Finland ❑ d) Sweden ❑

Q5:Who is the only tennis

player who has completed

a calendar year Golden Slam?

a) Roger Federer ❑ b) Steffi Graf ❑

c) Serena Williams ❑ d) Rafael Nadal ❑

Q6:Who is the first Indian

badminton woman player

to earn an Olympic silver medal?

a) Saina Nehwal ❑ b) Jwala Gutta ❑

c) Ashwini Ponnappa ❑ d) P V Sindhu ❑

Q7:How many International

Cricket centuries has

Sachin Tendulkar scored?

a) 100 ❑ b) 90 ❑ c) 120 ❑ d) 64 ❑

Q8:Which was the firstmultilateral competition in

cricket at the international scale?a) The Ashes ❑ b) The World Cup ❑

c) World Series Cricket ❑

d) Triangular Tournament ❑

Q9:When was the Olympic flagcreated?

a) 1912 ❑ b) 1914 ❑ c) 1915 ❑ d) 1913 ❑

Q10:When was the ThomasCup founded?

a) 1926 ❑ b) 1938 ❑ c) 1949 ❑ d) 1957 ❑

Q11:Who is the head coach ofIndian National Football team?

a) Sunil Chettri ❑ b) Manvir Singh ❑

c) Igor Stimac ❑ d) Bob Houghton ❑

Q12:Which Indian Boxer has wonthe 5th successive medal

at the Asian boxing championship?a) Manish Kaushik ❑ b) Shiva Thapa ❑

c) Vikas Yadav ❑ d) Narayan More ❑

Q13:How many teamsparticipated in ICC

Women’s T-20 World Cup that washeld during February-March 2020in Australia?a) 15 ❑ b) 10 ❑ c) 9 ❑ d) 12 ❑

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QUIZ TIME!

Sachin Tendulkar

ANSWERS: 1) c. 1900 2) a. French Open

3) c. Talimeren Ao 4) b. United States of

America 5) b. Steffi Graf 6) d. P V Sindhu

7) a. 100 8) d. Triangular Tournament

9) d. 1913 10) c. 1949 11) c. Igor Stimac

12) b. Shiva Thapa 13. b) 10

Papu Gómez scoredin the 10th minuteas Argentina beatParaguay 1-0 and se-cured its place in

the Copa America knockoutstage. The result at the ManéGarrincha stadium in Brasil-ia moved Argentina atopGroup A with seven pointsfrom three matches. The gamealso gave Lionel Messi a record147th cap for the nationalteam, equalling the mark ofretired defender JavierMascherano. Chile, which alsoadvanced to the quarterfinals,is second in the group withfive points after the 1-1 drawwith Uruguay. Paraguay has

three points, followed byUruguay (1) and Bolivia (0).

Captain Messi, seeking hisfirst major title with the na-tional team, had to work witha team impacted by sixchanges in the starting line-up. Defenders Germán Pezzel-la and Nicolás Tagliafico, mid-fielders Rodrigo de Paul andLeandro Paredes; and for-wards Sergio Aguero and Án-gel di Maria started. NicolásOtamendi, Marcos Acuña, Le-andro Paredes, Giovani LoCelso, Lautaro Martínez andNico González were left out ofthe starting lineup. Thechanges did not stop Argenti-na from starting strongly. Ear-

ly in the game, Messi found DiMaría on the right, and theveteran winger eluded theParaguayan defense with anassist to Gómez. The strikerlifted a shot over Paraguaygoalkeeper Antony Silva.

Argentina forced Silva tomake important saves in thefirst half but the energy of theteam waned in the second half,as it has in several recentmatches. “I was waiting forthis opportunity,”Argentina’sGómez said after the match. “Iam thinking of my family, myfriends. It comes to your mindthat you made a lot of effort (tobe there). I had the patience towait.” Argentina coach Lionel

Scaloni said he was concernedabout players being tired aftera long season and three straightCopa America matches. “Theseconditions were not the best toplay,” he said. “The second halfis also to Paraguay’s merit. Butwe obviously have to improve.”Messi had his least impressiveperformance at the tourna-ment so far, but he still gotpraise from the previous hold-er of the record of most match-es played for Argentina. Ar-gentina’s last group-stagematch will be on Mondayagainst Bolivia. Paraguay willtake on Chile on Thursday. Thetop four in each five-teamgroup will advance. AP

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Already assured of playingin the last 16, Englandmade certain that theknockout tie will be playedin front of their own fansat Wembley thanks to Ra-heem Sterling’s first halfwinner against the Czechs.

England will face the second-placed team inGroup F on June 29, with France, Germany, Por-tugal or Hungary all potential opponents.

There remains much for Southgate’s mento work on, but England coped efficiently af-ter a disrupted build-up that saw Mason Mountand Ben Chilwell forced into self-isolation af-ter Scotland’s coronavirus woes. Southgate se-lected Jack Grealish to replace Mount and theAston Villa midfielder provided a spark as hisperfectly-flighted cross to the far post washeaded in by Sterling in the 12th minute. Ar-senal’s 19-year-old winger Bukayo Saka, alsogiven a surprise start by Southgate in placeof Phil Foden, added pace and invention.

But England couldn’t find a killer secondas Harry Kane’s Euro goal drought extendedto three games. Kane was brilliantly deniedby Tomas Vaclik’s first-half save as he final-ly had his first shot on target in the tourna-ment. The Tottenham striker played the full90 minutes for the first time in the tourna-ment, but once again was a shadow of the play-er who finished as the Premier League’s topscorer this season.

England yet to concede goal

■ Southgate will take heart from England’ssolid defence. They have yet to concede a goalin the tournament, with Harry Maguire re-turning from ankle ligament damage to part-ner John Stones in central defence and shut-ting out the Czechs.

First defeat for Czechs

■ At Wembley, the Czechs also knew they weresure to advance before kick-off, but their firstdefeat of the tournament left them in thirdplace. Their next opponent will be decided whenthe final two groups conclude on Wednesday.Having started Group D by narrowly beatingCroatia 1-0 before being booed off after a drab0-0 draw against Scotland, England produceda slightly more cohesive display against theCzechs. The Czechs could have snatched a drawthat would have given them top spot, but TomasSoucek and Tomas Pekhart shot just wide.

■ Croatia leapfrogged the Czechs into secondplace with a commanding second half displayin Glasgow featuring one of the goals of thetournament from Real Madrid midfielder Mod-ric. The 2018 World Cup runners-up will playthe second placed team in Group E, which fea-tures Spain, Slovakia, Sweden or Poland, inCopenhagen on Monday.

■ Scotland’s first major tournament sincethe 1998 World Cup ended in heartache asthey failed to meet their target of reachingthe knockout stages of an internationalcompetition for the first time. At HampdenPark, Callum McGregor cancelled out Niko-la Vlasic’s early opener to give Scotlandhope heading into half-time.

Modric on a roll

■ Modric showed the class that made himthe man to break Lionel Messi and CristianoRonaldo’s grip on the Ballon d’Or in 2018, astunning strike with the outside of his foot

just after the hour mark restoring Croa-tia’s lead. Ivan Perisic’s header

rubbed salt into Scottish wounds13 minutes from full time.

■ Scotland finished with onlyone point and the abiding mem-ory of their tournament willbe the news on Monday thatChelsea midfielder Billy

Gilmour had been ruled out ofthe Croatia game after testing

positive for the coronavirus. With-out Gilmour, who had been the man

of the match on his first Scotland startin Friday’s draw against England, SteveClarke’s team lacked the quality to competewith Croatia.

I think there is more to come from us

definitely, we haven’t scored from a set-

play yet, we are not fluent but we have

moments when we look a good side. We’ve

set out to win the group and we’ve done

that. Can we play better? Of course we can.

Will we improve? We’ll do everything we can.

Three clean sheets, been solid. The

fundamentals are there and now

we’ve got to tidy up in every part

of our game. In tournament

football it’s about big moments in

big games and not giving the

opponents big moments to score

from and at the moment we are

doing that well. At some point you

have to face the best teams. It is

about challenging yourselves.

GARETH SOUTHGATE, England manager

England’s Raheem Sterling

celebrates after scoring his

side’s opening goal

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England bag first place in Euro 2020 Group D with a 1-0 win against

the Czech Republic, while Luka Modric’s rocket propels Croatia

into the last 16 with a 3-1 victory over Scotland

Messi makes record 147th cap for national team in victory over Paraguay

ANKITA BOWS OUT OFWIMBLEDON QUALIFIERS

Indian tennis player Anki-ta Raina’s attempt toqualify for the women’s

singles main draw of Wim-bledon failed after she wentdown in the first round ofthe qualifiers in London.

The 28-year-old Indian,lost 3-6 6-7 to a higher-rankedAmerican Varvara Lepchenkoin one hour 22 minutes. Un-able to hold her serve in theopening set, she came backstrong in the second beforebeing completely outplayed(1-7) in the tiebreak. Anki-ta, ranked 182, had only onebreak point in the match,which she failed to convert.

In the men’s qualifiers,Ramkumar Ramanathan ad-vanced to the second roundbut Prajnesh Gunneswaranwas ousted onTuesday. PTI

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