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In Mayawati’s Home Turf, Bsp Fields A Brahmin First-timer For Noida

... joined BSP in 2009. He runs a playschool in Sector 50 and is opening a new one in the same area. The 39-year-old hails from Mainpuri district, considered Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulaym Singh Yadav’s stronghold. Mishra’s father, Satish Chandra Mishra, is into agriculture and had three brick kilns in Mainpuri. He had settled in Noida 30 years ago and has been involved with many social organisations in the city. His family is also close to this father’s namesake, who is the general secretary of the party. However, Ravikant Mishra was not the first choice for the seat. The BSP had in January 2016 fielded Birondi village’s Davendra Sharma, as the candidate. However on January 5, the party named Mishra, another Brahmin face, from Noida. Asked about the decision, Mishra, who is campaigning in urban and rural areas of Noida, said, “I do not know as the decision was taken at the highest level. My job is to work hard and win this seat.”. On Bharatiya Janata Party’s allegations that Mayawati sells party tickets, Mishra said, “The BJP has failed on various fronts and now demonetisation has been its biggest mistake. People will teach BJP a lesson in the upcoming ...

A First-timer's View From The Convention Floor

... and report back on what we saw at the epicenter of the ongoing digitalization of every aspect of human life. With the first day behind us we can report: (a) we most likely have the lowest blood alcohol level of any of the 150,000 CES attendees, and (b) 150,000 people + 3 days + 2 million feet of exhibition space = chaos. On Day 1, we only hit a fraction of the stage presentations that we had targeted, and spent an aggregate total of 2 1/2 hrs in cabs to travel less than two miles. We did however log 25,000 steps on a Fitbit once we actually got to the Sands and LVCC floors. Here’s what that translated to in term of initial insights and observations. What does "Smart" really mean? There is smart home, smart audio, smart cities, and so on and so on. But, does something simply being connected to the internet really make it smart? Surely it’s what benefit that connectivity brings to the product, not the connectivity of the product. At first look, the individual or societal benefit of some of these technologies ...

Blackhawks’ Panarin Rips Perfect One-timer, Scores From Almost Impossible Angle

... as he was one-time destroyer, but for the better part of his sophomore season, the 25-year-old has been near impossible to turn away when he unloads on a puck in his wheelhouse. In fact, it’s a fair bet to say roughly half of his 17 goals this season have come in one-time fashion, and that’s likely a low estimate. Even still, none of those have been quite as impressive as his tally on Sunday night. Coming down the left wing in the first period, Panarin opened up his stance while Patrick Kane carried the puck into the Predators’ zone Sunday evening. Kane cut towards Panarin and placed a 10-foot pass on the Blackhawks winger’s stick, and in the blink of an eye, the puck somehow found a sliver of daylight up over the shoulder of Nashville’s Pekka Rinne to give Chicago an early lead. Watch where Rinne is by the time Panarin gets the puck. By the looks of it, Panarin ...

The Advice Playoff-seasoned Giants Gave To First-timer Mates

... neophyte, Olivier Vernon. Both were brought in last offseason in the Giants’ free-agent splash that also included Janoris Jenkins and has quickly paid dividends. “I wouldn’t say there are any butterflies,” said Vernon, who spent four years with the Dolphins before arriving to Met Life Stadium. “A lot of guys are excited to have the opportunity. You don’t get too many chances to be in the postseason. … It’s gonna be a hostile environment. I can’t wait to get there.”. If they want to last more than one week, they’ll have to somehow limit Aaron Rodgers — but that won’t be easy. “Most definitely you need to get to him — as well as be disciplined,” Vernon said. “Just getting in his face is the biggest thing. Put pressure on him. We’ll see on Sunday.”. Vernon had 8.5 sacks this season and Harrison, signed primarily to be a run-stopper, has become a more significant factor on the pass rush in recent weeks. “At this point in the season — or postseason — guys are ...