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Alicante Ch Q1: Daniel Cukierman [5] def. Digvijay Pratap Singh 6-0, 7-6(3) Match Stats

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It was almost a statement win for Cukierman, but he had to dig deep to regain his momentum. Digvijay also had his chances to turn it around due to Cukierman’s unforced errors, but the former bounced back and became even more aggressive in the second set tie-breaker, bringing Digvijay off the balance once again. As a result, Cukierman had 11 chances to break, converting 5 of them, including 3 breaks in the first set because Digvijay’s game was not there at all.

On the other hand, Digvijay regained his service game in the second set while capitalizing on Cukierman’s erratic service games in this chaos. He managed to score 3 more aces than Cukierman, but it was not enough to step up as Cukierman still won 5% more points from his first serves. Somehow, Digvijay’s second serves were the most vulnerable by only having a 45% winning percentage to Cukierman’s 71%, with Cukierman winning 4% more points from his second serves than his first despite risking his serves by double-faulting thrice.

In the second qualifying round, Cukierman will face the ninth seed Daniel Cox, who defeated Edas Butvilas 6-3, 6-7(3), 6-4 in a close encounter. Knowing how D. Cox picked up where he left off once again in the past few months, it would be intriguing to see where his level is at in today’s Tour, as well as if Cukierman could add another Challenger main draw to the list for this year. Should be a close match with return depth in sight!

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Dantewada's 3 students present models in INSPIRE Award State Level Exhibition and Project Competition

Geedam/Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, 8 July 2024 : INSPIRE Awards MANAK

2022-23 State Level Exhibition and Project Competition (SLEPC) was organized by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India and National Innovation Foundation - India (NIF) in collaboration with the School Education Department, Government of Chhattisgarh from 1st to 2nd July 2024 and Mentorship Program from 3rd to 4th July at Digvijay Stadium Rajnandgaon.

Under the guidance of District Administration and School Education Department Dantewada, Raju Midiyami student of Government Middle School Jawanga Geedam block presented the working model of Special Multipurpose Cutter.

Durgeshwari Dhruv student of Government Girls Middle School Barsoor presented Bag with Sanitary Pouch Indicator Model and Pramila Kartami student of Government High School Bhusaras Katekalyan block presented Leg Mouse for Handicap Model in the State Level Exhibition and Project Competition.

The children's presentation was appreciated by the guests and officials collector & DM, IGP, CEO ZP, SP, DFO of Rajnandgaon district administration. INSPIRE Awards District Nodal Officer Dantewada Principal Devendra Soni said that a total of 62 students participated in the District Level Exhibition and Project Competition (DLEPC) which was organized online on 5th and 6th May 2024 for the year 2022-23 and 4 students were selected for the state level exhibition. In which NIF Chhattisgarh State Coordinator Pragya Ritaparna, NMDC Polytechnic College Dantewada Lecturer Dr. Vaibhav Pratap Singh, Government AB Golcha Higher Secondary School Mahasamund Lecturer Dr. Jyotikiran Chandrakar played a decisive role as jury and completed the selection process.

INSPIRE Award district team technical expert Amujuri Biswanath and teacher Usha Kunjam guided students Raju Midiyami, Durgeshwari Dhruv and Pramila Kartami for inclusion in the state level exhibition at Rajnandgaon successfully.

INSPIRE Award district team technical expert Amujuri Biswanath said that a total of 194 children from different districts of Chhattisgarh displayed models. Raju Midiyami, Durgeshwari Dhruv and Pramila Kartami students from the interior areas of the aspirational district Dantewada, had never been to the Bastar division headquarters Jagdalpur. Those children were very happy to visit for first time the Chhattisgarh state capital Raipur, International Hockey Stadium of Rajnandgaon, travel in the train and see the exhibition of many innovations.

District Education Officer SK Ambasta, District Mission Coordinator Shyamlal Sori, Geedam Block Education Officer Sheikh Rafiq, Assistant Block Education Officer Bhavani Punem, Block Resource Coordinator Jitendra Singh Chauhan, Katekalyan BEO Pushkar Verma, ABEO Ram Milan Raute, Jawanga Cluster Coordinator Nitin Vishwakarma, Barsoor Cluster Coordinator Bhupendra Shrivas, Headmaster Kumar Markam, Chinmay Sarkar and all the teachers congratulated and wished the students on their innovation exhibition achievement.

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Tennis Premier League: Bengaluru SG Mavericks End Day 4 In Top Spot

The Gujarat Panthers Ambassador: Rackets clashed and emotions soared as the fourth day of season 5 of the Tennis Premier League delivered nail-biting matches that were pure cinematic drama.The first fixture of Day 4 of the league was kicked -off with Punjab Patriots going up against Mumbai Leon Army. Conny Perrin of Punjab Patriots emerged victorious against Sowjanya Bavisetti of Mumbai Leon Army in the Women’s Single Category, in a game that ended 11-9. Digvijay Pratap Singh of the Punjab Patriots lost to Ernests Gulbis of the Mumbai Leon Army 9-11 in the Men’s Singles Category. Conny Perrin and Arjun Khade of the Punjab Patriots beat Sowjanya Bavisetti and Vijay Sundar Prashanth of the Mumbai Leon Army in the Mixed Doubles category as the game ended 12-8. The final game of the match was the Men’s Doubles Category, in which Digvijay Pratap Singh and Arjun Khade of the Punjab Patriots took on Ernests Gulbis and Vijay Sundar Prashanth of Mumbai Leon Army. The game ended 11-9 in favour of the Punjab Patriots. The Patriots emerged victorious from the match as it ended 43-37 in their favour. Arjun Khade was adjudged to be the best player of the match for his exceptional performance for the Patriots. The second fixture of Day 4 saw the Gujarat Panthers clash with the Bengaluru SG Mavericks. The Gujarat Panthers Ambassador, Arjun Kapoor was in the dugout motivating his players to push themselves during the games. Ekaterina Yashina of the Gujarat Panthers beat Arina Rodionova of Bengaluru SG Mavericks, 12-8, in the Women’s Singles Category. In the Men’s Singles Category, Sumit Nagal of the Gujarat Panthers lost convincingly to Ramkumar Ramanathan of the Bengaluru SG Mavericks, as the scores at the end of the match read 6-14. Ekaterina Yashina and Mukund Sasikumar of the Gujarat Panthers lost to Arina Rodionova and Vishnu Vardhan from Bengaluru SG Mavericks, in the Mixed Doubles category, 9-11. Sumit Nagal and Mukund Sasikumar of Gujarat Panthers beat Ramkumar Ramanathan and Vishnu Vardhan from Bengaluru SG Mavericks, in the Men’s Doubles Category which was thoroughly dominated by Bengaluru and ended 7-13 in their favour. Bengaluru SG Mavericks bested the Gujarat Panthers as the match ended 34-46. Ramkumar Ramanathan was awarded the Player of the Match for his brilliant performance for the Bengaluru SG Mavericks. The third fixture of Day 4 was between the Delhi Binny’s Brigade and the Bengal Wizards. The match started with the Women’s Singles Category, in which Sahaja Yamalapalli of Delhi Binny’s Brigade beat Maria Timofeeva from Bengal Wizards, in a clash that ended 13-7. Denis Novak of Delhi Binny’s Brigade and Sriram Balaji of the Bengal Wizards went head-to-head in an entertaining Men’s Singles game that ended 12-8 in favour of Delhi. It was followed by the Mixed Doubles game that saw Sahaja Yamalapalli and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan of the Delhi Binny’s Brigade lost to Maria Timofeeva and Anirudh Chandrasekar of the Bengal Wizards which ended 9-11. In the Men’s Doubles Category, Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Dennis Novak of Delhi Binny’s Brigade took on Sriram Balaji and Anirudh Chandrasekar of the Bengal Wizards. The Delhi Binny’s Brigade duo came out on top with a score of 11-9. Delhi Binny’s Brigade won the match, ending 45-35 in their favour. Denis Novak of Delhi Binny’s Brigade was awarded the player of the match award. The last fixture of the day Pune Jaguars went head-to-head against Hyderabad Strikers. In the Women’s Singles, Diana Marcinkevica of Pune Jaguars lost to Ellen Perez of Hyderabad Strikers, 5-15. In the Men’s Singles Category, Lukas Rosol of Pune Jaguars drew with Niki Poonacha of Hyderabad Strikers, which ended 10-all. Diana Marcinkevica and Rithvik Bollipalli of the Pune Jaguars took on Ellen Perez and Saketh Myneni of the Hyderabad Strikers in the Mixed Doubles category. The game ended 12-8 in favour of the Jaguars. In the final game of Day 4, Rithvik Bollipalli and Lukas Rosol of the Pune Jaguar went up against Saketh Myneni and Niki Poonacha of Hyderabad Strikers in the Men’s Doubles Category. The game ended in a 12-8, in favour of the Jaguars. The Hyderabad Strikers came out on top in the match after it ended 39-41. Ellen Perez of Hyderabad Strikers won the player of the match award. Balewadi Stadium pulsed with electric energy as Day 4 of TPL Season 5 delivered edge-of-your-seat tennis, leaving spectators breathless. Bengaluru SG Mavericks leap-frogged to take the top spot in the table with 173. The Punjab Patriots and the Bengal Wizards sat second and third in the league table respectively with 164 points apiece. They were closely followed by Delhi Binny’s Brigade and the Hyderabad Strikers in the fourth and fifth spot respectively with 160 points each. The Gujarat Panthers sat sixth at the end of Day 4 with 157 points. Mumbai Leon Army were seventh by the end of Day 4 with 156 points, while the Pune Jaguars remained eighth with 146 points. Read the full article

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National Tennis C'Ship: Siddharth upset by Digvijay in quarters as Vaidehi reaches women's semis

National Tennis C’Ship: Siddharth upset by Digvijay in quarters as Vaidehi reaches women’s semis

Digvijay Pratap Singh cut short the dream run of former champion, qualifier Siddharth Vishwakarma 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-3 in the quarterfinals of the Fenesta National Tennis Championship at the DLTA Complex on Thursday.  The 21-year-old Digvijay who has been competing regularly in the international circuit in recent months in Portugal, Spain and Qatar, could have served out the match in the 12th game of…

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Indian sports news wrap, April 9

TENNIS BR Adityan Memorial ITF 15K – Digvijay Pratap Singh beats Siddharth Rawat to clinch singles title Digvijay Pratap Singh beat Siddharth Rawat in the men’s singles finals of the BR Adityan Memorial ITF at The Gandhinagar Club in Chennai on Sunday. Third-seeded Digvijay had overcome Manish Sureshkumar in a hard-fought 2-setter in the Semifinals yesterday, while the fourth-seeded Siddharth…

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APAC Chapter of Core HR IR Group would like to extend its sincere gratitude towards Colonel Ashutosh Kale, Author, for being the guest speaker in the webinar on "The Power of connecting your profession, interests and passion". Col Kale talked about his journey across the Indian Army and how he has grown from Defence personnel to Corporate and now Author. Working with the United Nations was a turning point in his life. He shared his views on the Power of connecting your profession, interests and passion. Passion doesn’t necessarily have to define your work. It can be pursued through work, but also outside of it. See your job as an integral part of your aspiration. Casting your job that enables your interests will help you value your job and give you the energy to excel in it. He concluded the session with his favourite quote, “Find the Fire in You!!” We at Core HR IR Group are grateful for such an enlightening session. Very Special Thanks to our APAC Chapter Lead Ms Kamaljeet Pathania GPHR®, PMP®, CEI (KAH), to moderate the session and engage the audience during the whole session. We would also like to thank all the audience and our Core Stars members Vir Bharat SPHRi™, kunwar Bhanu Pratap Singh, Kashish Verma, Jyoti Sharma, Parveen Sehrawat SPHRi™, Srinath Gururajarao, Pramod kr. Tripathi Vertika Vaish (She/Her/Hers) Prabodh Sirur Banani Dutta Digvijay S. Bisen Pankaj Poddar for their constant support. If you have missed the interesting discussion, you can view it below. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oOc-2r1hn78 #webinar #industryinteractions #industryconnect #hr #hrpractices #hrlearning #corehrir #hrci https://www.instagram.com/p/Caha4L6Nrl5/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Fenesta National tennis championship: Digvijay stops Siddharth; Paras puts it past Niki

Fenesta National tennis championship: Digvijay stops Siddharth; Paras puts it past Niki

Digvijay Pratap Singh stopped the dream run of former champion and qualifier Siddharth Vishwakarma with a 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-3 win in the quarterfinals of the Fenesta National tennis championship on Thursday. The 21-year-old Digvijay could have served out the match in the 12th game of the second set but Siddharth made a determined comeback to force a decider. Digvijay will play Nitin Kumar Sinha in…

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Ritviz - Liggi [Official Music Video]

Track Written, Composed, Produced and Performed by Ritviz.

Liggi’s energy speaks about being spontaneous and living in the moment without any judgement!

Create your own stories of being spontaneous, when you followed your heart and did what moves you!

Do this through music, dance, art, storytelling, or any other way that you feel like. Share it using #BacardiSessions #Dowhatmovesyou, I’m looking forward to it!

VIDEO CREDITS:

A Jugaad Film.

Director/Writer – Dar Gai Concept By – Dheer Momaya

Starring – Vedika Pinto

Cinematographer – Aditya Varma Editor – Pralay Valanju Producer – Dheer Momaya, Sakshi Khanna Production Designer – Amit Sharma, Ankita Dhar (Earth Studio) Hair and Makeup – Preeti Nagdev Costume Designer – Sia Seth Executive Producer – Pranit Sahni, Yash Gonsai Associate Producer – Hari Bala Casting Director – Jackie Ramchandani Chief AD – Hemant Chaudhary DA – Kanishq Banka 1st AD- Pranit Sahni 2nd AD – Supreet Kaur and Heem Verma 3rd AD – Pranav Shukla and Digvijay Akhawata Sound Designer – Gaurav Kapadia

Choreographer – Tamanna Tanna Crump Choreography – Jignesh Gambha, Srishti Poojari

Line Producers – Anany Khare Pranav Shukla

Cast – Sleeping Beauty – Ritviz Strict-in-law – Gauri Pohumal Happy rager – Manikant Momaya Sexy back – Pranit Sahni Self obsessed grandparents – Vinod Momaya and Lilavati Momaya Party cretin- Dheer Momaya Charming DJ – Heem Verma Unseen hard worker- Hemant Chaudhary Charismatic workers – Sanju Banerjee, Nikhil Pires, Neeraj Sen, Jaspreet Singh Siddhu Magical gymnast – Anisha Ashok Patil Mesmerizing Lehenga creature – Jade by Monica and Karishma

Post Production Supervisor – Pranit Sahni VFX – Pralay Valanju DI Colourist – Kabir Nagranee Trailers and Promo – Pralay Valanju

BTS Photographer – Nikhil Pires Aerial Photography – Dheer Momaya

Location/Production Manager – Sanju Banerjee

1st AC – Sona Focus Puller – Ramakrishna Lighting Team – Prem, Biswanath, Chiranjit, Arjun, Arup, Ananta, Pratap, Gopal, Manik, Swaraj, Ajay, Sunil.

Camera Team

Jimmy Jib – Biswanath Pattanaik Arm Operator – Manoj Dulgarch Technician #1 – Guru Technician #2 – Rajendra Technician #3 – Sona

V Mount and Shoulder Rig – Bharat Equipment Camera Attendants – Dileep Chaurasya, Dhiraj

Panther Dolly Operator- Abdul Rehman Shaikh

Catering Shree Swami Caterers S.K. Nag Food Supplier

Drivers Gaurav Chaudhary Ashwin Shelar

Walkies Sai Equipments, Walkie service boys – Rajkumar, Yadav

Spot boys – Raju, Pandey, Jeetu, Raja

Production Decorator – Ashok Gupta

Sound System for set – Lalan Singh

Generator – Salman, Mehsor Ali

Vanity Van – Salman, Attendant Imran, Driver Jayraj.

Accounts – Dimple Shah

Location Courtesy Lata Kunj, Vile Parle

Special thanks Monica Shah for an incredible lehenga design Silver House for their magical silver touch

LYRICS –

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Dekho aane jane wala saare saath khade hai Kabhi na kabhi maine bhi toh aise waise khwaab dekhe hai Ki hum toh aas paas saas thamein Aur raat saath baat kare kyun naa, rehlo na

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हाई कोर्ट के फैसले से हुआ यह साबित नेशनल हेर��ल्ड कि संपत्ति का दुरूयोग कर रही कांग्रेस – अजय प्रताप सिंह देश की राजधानी दिल्ली में स्थित हेरोल्ड हाउस को लेकर के आया दिल्ली हाई कोर्ट निर्णय स्वागत योग्य है। और अब कांग्रेस को चाहिए कि वह दिल्ली हाई कोर्ट के फैसले का स्वागत करें और नेशनल हेराल्ड समाचार पत्र की सभी संपत्ति जमीन आदि से अपना कब्ज़ा छोड़ दे। यह बात भारतीय जनता पार्टी के राज्यसभा सांसद एवं भारतीय जनता पार्टी प्रदेश महामंत्री अजय प्रताप सिंह ने कही। उन्होंने कहा भारतीय जनता पार्टी का यह आरोप सही निकला कि कांग्रेस पार्टी नेशनल हेरोल्ड कि संपत्ति का दुरूयोग कर रही। दिल्ली हाईकोर्ट ने नेशनल हेरोल्ड अखबार एसोसिएशन जनरल्स कि वह याचिका शुक्रवार को खारिज के दी जो उसने विकास प्राधिकरण द्वारा दिए गए हेरोल्ड हाउस को खाली करने के आदेश के खिलाफ लगाई थी। साथ ही दिल्ली हाई कोर्ट ने एसोसिएटेड जर्नल को यह आदेश भी दिया कि वह 2 सप्ताह के अंदर हैरोल्ड हाउस खाली कर दे। गौरतलब है कि एसोसिएटेड जनरल पर नेहरू गांधी परिवार और कांग्रेस पार्टी का आधिपत्य है। वहीं भारतीय जनता पार्टी लगातार इस प्रकार का आरोप लगाती रही कि नेहरू गांधी परिवार एवं कांग्रेस पार्टी लगातार सरकार द्वारा दी गई समाचार पत्र की इस संपत्ति का लगातार दुरुपयोग हो रहा है। दिल्ली हाई कोर्ट के फैसले को सत्य की जीत बताते हुए भारतीय जनता पार्टी के राज्यसभा सांसद एवं भारतीय जनता पार्टी के प्रदेश महामंत्री अजय प्रताप सिंह ने कहा कि दिल्ली हाई कोर्ट के फैसले का सम्मान करते हुए एसोसिएट जनरल की मालिक कांग्रेस को हेराल्ड हाउस को तुरंत खाली कर देना चाहिए।

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Compared to the first set, the second set’s chaos was an entirely different level. This was caused by Cukierman often failing to sustain his level from the first set, while Digvijay started to dial in and tried to bring Cukierman’s balance further off, which was evident from the latter’s errors on some crucial points. Somehow, Cukierman averted the damage and ended up becoming the more stable player in the tie-breaker. Here was how roughly everything happened.

Cukierman started by breaking early 1-0 thanks to a working forehand winner in response to Digvijay’s failed smash in hopes to appear more aggressive, only to be broken back over the former’s own backhand error. Digvijay carried on by holding his service game to 2-1 before Cukierman broke again to 3-2 due to Digvijay’s forehand error while trying to raise his level. However, the demolition did not come through due to Cukierman’s inability to sustain the momentum since his forehand went too wide, hence Digvijay leveled the game to 3-3.

It took six consecutive holds until the second set tie-break became the pinnacle of the chaos. At the cost of a backhand error from Digvijay, Cukierman had a mini-break lead to around 3-2, where he did not look back since and controlled the flow from there. Cukierman regained his serve just in time, with an unreturned serve to secure the second set 7-6(3), as well as his second qualifying round appearance.

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Fenesta National tennis championship: Poonacha defeats Singh to clinch third title

Fenesta National tennis championship: Poonacha defeats Singh to clinch third title

Niki Poonacha wielded the magic wand yet again to script an improbable victory that crowned him a champion for the third time at the DLTA Complex. ‘’I have a 15 match winning streak. Hope it continues’’, said the 26-year-old Niki after saving three match points on way to a 3-6, 7-6(6), 6-4 victory over Digvijay Pratap Singh, in three hours and 38 minutes, in the Fenesta National tennis…

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Firebrand Hindu Cleric Ascends India’s Political Ladder

By Ellen Barry and Suhasini Raj, NY Times, July 12, 2017

LUCKNOW, India--A Hindu warrior-priest has been chosen to rule India’s most populous state, and the cable news channels cannot get enough of him. Yogi, as everyone calls him, is so ascetic and incorruptible that he doesn’t use air-conditioners, they say. Yogi sleeps on a hard mattress on the floor. Yogi sometimes eats only an apple for dinner.

But the taproot of Yogi Adityanath’s popularity is in a more ominous place. As leader of a temple known for its militant Hindu supremacist tradition, he built an army of youths intent on avenging historic wrongs by Muslims, whom he has called “a crop of two-legged animals that has to be stopped.” At one rally he cried out, “We are all preparing for religious war!”

Adityanath (pronounced Ah-DIT-ya-nath) was an astonishing choice by Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, who came into office three years ago promising to usher India into a new age of development and economic growth, and playing down any far-right Hindu agenda. But a populist drive to transform India into a “Hindu nation” has drowned out Mr. Modi’s development agenda, shrinking the economic and social space for the country’s 170 million Muslims.

Few decisions in Indian politics matter more than the selection of the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, because the post is seen as a springboard for future prime ministers. At the age of 45, the diminutive, baby-faced Adityanath is receiving the kind of career-making attention that projects an Indian politician toward higher office.

“He is automatically on anybody’s list as a potential contender to succeed Modi,” said Sadanand Dhume, an India specialist at the American Enterprise Institute. “They have normalized someone who, three years ago, was considered too extreme to be minister of state for textiles. Everything has been normalized so quickly.”

Adityanath did not respond to repeated requests for comment for this article.

In March, when the Bharatiya Janata Party won a landslide electoral victory in Uttar Pradesh, political prognosticators expected Mr. Modi to make a safe choice--Manoj Sinha, a cabinet minister known for his diligence and loyalty to the party. On the morning of the announcement, an honor guard had been arranged outside his village.

But by midmorning, it was clear that something unusual was going on. A chartered flight had been sent to pick up Adityanath and take him to Delhi for a meeting with Amit Shah, the party president. At 6 p.m. the party announced it had appointed him as minister, sending a ripple of shock through India’s political class.

They were shocked because Adityanath is a radical, but also because he is ambitious, even rebellious. As recently as January, he walked out of the party’s executive meeting, reportedly because he was not allowed to speak. Mr. Modi is not known to have much tolerance for rivals.

The appointment “invests a certain amount of power in Yogi Adityanath that cannot be easily taken away,” said Ashutosh Varshney, a professor of political science and international studies at Brown University.

“Modi has been either unwilling to stop his rise, or unable to stop his rise,” he said.

As a young man, Adityanath’s passion was politics, not religion. One of seven children born to a forest ranger, Adityanath, born Ajay Singh Bisht, found his vocation in college as an activist in the student wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a right-wing Hindu organization.

He was so engrossed in the group’s work that the first two or three times he was summoned by a distant relative, the head priest of the Gorakhnath Temple, he “could not find the time,” he has said.

But religion and politics were fast converging. Gorakhnath Temple had a tradition of militancy: Digvijay Nath, the head priest until 1969, was arrested for exhorting Hindu militants to kill Mahatma Gandhi days before he was shot. His successor, Mahant Avaidyanath, urged Hindu mobs in 1992 to tear down a 16th-century mosque and build a temple there, setting off some of the bloodiest religious riots in India’s recent history.

When Adityanath announced his intention to join the temple, his father, Anand Singh Bisht, forbade it, he said in an interview. But Adityanath left anyway. Years later, Mr. Bisht burst into tears at the memory.

Adityanath won a seat in Parliament, the first of five consecutive terms. Among his advantages was a new group he had formed: the Hindu Yuva Vahini, or Hindu Youth Brigade, a vigilante organization. The volunteers, now organized to the village level and said by leaders to number 250,000, show up in force where Muslims are rumored to be bothering Hindus.

Vijay Yadav, 21, a volunteer lounging at Gorakhnath Temple in Gorakhpur on a recent day, said he had recently mobilized 60 or 70 young men to beat a Muslim accused of cow slaughter. They stopped, he said, only because the police intervened.

“All the Hindus got together and the first slap was given by me,” he said proudly. “If they do something wrong, fear is what works best. If you do something wrong, we will stop you. If you talk too much, we will kill you. This is our saying for Muslims.”

During the first five years after the vigilante group was formed, 22 religious clashes broke out in the districts surrounding Gorakhpur, a city in Uttar Pradesh, in many cases with Adityanath’s encouragement, said Manoj Singh, a journalist. In 2007, Adityanath was arrested as he led a procession toward neighborhoods seething with religious tension.

Even then, Mr. Singh recalled, the officer who arrested Adityanath stopped first to touch his feet as a gesture of reverence.

For India’s frenetic 24-hour cable television world, Adityanath’s first months as chief minister of Uttar Pradesh were a windfall. Arriving in Lucknow, a city weary of a corrupt bureaucracy, he projected a refreshing toughness and austerity.

His first orders were unabashedly populist. The police were dispatched in “anti-Romeo squads” to detain youths suspected of harassing women. Inspectors shut down dozens of meat-processing plants, a major source of revenue for area Muslims, for license problems.

Vishal Pratap Singh, a Lucknow-based television journalist, noted that Adityanath was a “totally changed man on camera,” careful to avoid comments offensive to Muslims.

Still, Mr. Singh said, his ratings are sky-high, and the reason is obvious.

“Like Modi, he speaks for the Hindus,” he said. “Within his heart, he is a totally anti-Muslim person. That is the reason he is so likable.”

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📸 ATP Challenger Livestream (via website)

Just two weeks after his two epic comeback wins in the Davis Cup World Group I tie against Japan, fifth seed Daniel Cukierman came back to action by facing Digvijay Pratap Singh in the first round. Coming afresh after recovering from injury, this could be an interesting match to see where both players’ forms were on, which turned out to be a chaotic showing in one way or another.

Cukierman started well by exposing Digvijay’s ground game, firing a forehand down-the-line winner to secure his 2-point lead before he broke early to 1-0 in the first set as a result of Digvijay’s error sprees, often from his forehand side. Consolidating the lead to 2-0, Cukierman ended up dominating the whole flow while Digvijay “was not specifically there” in the match with another erroneous service game, topped with a forehand that went too far in execution for Cukierman to double his break before he further consolidated, where the scoreline read 4-0 after that.

However, Cukierman ended up tripling the break out of the same erroneous service game, which allowed him to serve for the first set. Despite several hiccups, including a double fault right in the set point, Cukierman was still able to take the first set 6-0, serving a fresh bagel to set himself on the right foot to start this match with.

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Former World No. 18 and fifth seed Benoit Paire took on qualifier Daniel Cukierman, who defeated Digvijay Pratap Singh and Daniel Cox in both qualifying rounds, in the first round of the Alicante Challenger. Knowing both players, where nothing else except chaos could be expected, consistency could be an important key to prevail in this match outside of their point construction.

Cukierman initially had a break point in the fourth service game when Paire appeared erratic, but Paire managed to avoid some troubles and held that service game to 2-2. Somehow, Cukierman's double fault led to Paire having a break point, where it was converted after a lengthy rally where Paire tried to bait Cukierman into an out-slicing contest, finishing it with a forehand only for Cukierman to respond to it with another forehand, which went too long. As a result, Paire broke to 3-2.

Interestingly, an erratic service game caused Paire to be broken back (3-3), which break point came thanks to Cukierman's smash, but another error was not enough to stay in the game. Cukierman's follow-up was insufficient to stay in the game either with another double fault to create Paire's break point, which was converted at the cost of his forehand error, which was taken too low in response to Paire's backhand return. Paire broke back again to 4-3 and consolidated to 5-3 right after.

It took two more games before Paire had the opportunity to serve for the first set. Although Cukierman's working volley became a hiccup for Paire, Paire managed to get out of trouble and successfully sealed the first set with an ace, taking it to 6-4 as a result to strengthen his statement that he took this seriously amid the chaotic flow.

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In the other chapter of the "Battle of the Daniels" this year, fifth seed Daniel Cukierman, who defeated Digvijay Pratap Singh 6-0, 7-6(3) through thick and thin, took on Daniel Cox, who defeated Edas Butvilas 6-3, 6-7(3), 6-4 earlier that day in the first qualifying round. Knowing the level of both players, their aggression and consistency in keeping their level would be one of the most important aspects for them to stand out in the match.

Somehow, D. Cox had an erratic start to the first set, with his forehand errors (mostly stuck to the net) resulted in Cukierman breaking early to 1-0 before he consolidated to 2-0. It took two consecutive holds until Cukierman started to press D. Cox more through the baseline, firing a cross-court backhand winner to secure his break point before its conversion at the cost of D. Cox's failed down-the-line shot attempt (4-1).

Cukierman then proceeded to hold his service game 5-1, which signified his flow control through the baseline with an adequate pacing, and started to be more comfortable through his angles. It took two games for him to have the ability to serve for the first set, which he successfully did despite a little hiccup on a cross-court backhand error several points before to reflect a smoother point construction.

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ITF M25 Jakarta (Apr 24) SF: Yanki Erel [2] def. Digvijay Pratap Singh [4] 6-3, 6-2 Match Recap

Digvijay Pratap Singh's point at 0-1* 30-15 to 30-30, 2nd set (🎥 ITF Media)

One of the two semifinal matches from this week's ITF Jakarta had second seed Yanki Erel, who previously defeated James Delaney 6-1, 6-2, faced fourth seed, Digvijay Pratap Singh, who also won straightforwardly by defeating Hanyi Liu 6-3, 6-3. One of them would finally make it to this week's Jakarta final as an improvement of their performances in the first 2 weeks.

Erel confidently started the first set with an early break before he consolidated with a strong service game to 2-0. However, Digvijay found a way out to minimize the gap, resulting in Erel erring his backhand for the former to break, then equalizing to 2-2. The situation was level until Erel struck again from the baseline with his forehand, where Digvijay got run over to *3-4 0-30. Just 2 points later, Digvijay double-faulted after an error, hence Erel broke (5-3) and had the opportunity to serve for the set, where he held to 15 to take the first set 6-3.

Yanki Erel's points to break 4-1 (left) and convert his match point to 6-2, 2nd set (right) (📸 ITF Media)

This convincing form continued in the second set, where Digvijay's forehand went too far for Erel's break point conversion to 1-0. Digvijay then tried to counter-attack from the baseline, where he had a forehand down-the-line winner to equalize *1-0 30-30 and a working volley to deuce, which was insufficient because Erel ended up holding that service game (2-0). Two consecutive holds later, Erel had several break points (including one from Digvijay's forehand error), which was converted points later when Digvijay failed his lob. Both players held forever until Erel successfully served for the match to 6-2, issuing a statement that he still had the level to at least make it to an ITF final.

In the finals, Erel will face either M. Rifqi Fitriadi, who was the runner-up in this event 2 weeks ago, or Brandon Walkin, which match is still ongoing and just entered the third set as this was written. This could be a competitive final, but one should appear more aggressive and willing to take risks to prevail in this match (from the baseline included). Should be a fun one.