mojolive Patrick Mahomes and Chiefs win at the buzzer again, topping Panthers 30-27 on Shrader's field goalIn addition to trade and investment, cultural exchanges and people-to-people connections have also played a vital role in strengthening the relationship between Europe and China. Tourism between the two regions has been steadily increasing, with millions of European tourists visiting China each year to experience its rich history, culture, and landscapes. Similarly, Chinese tourists have been flocking to Europe to explore its diverse cultures, cuisines, and landmarks.

For many young people, these cultural skins serve not only as a way to express their appreciation for ancient history and art but also as a means of seeking good luck and fortune. In Chinese culture, both Dunhuang and Sanxingdui hold symbolic significance, with Dunhuang representing spiritual enlightenment and Sanxingdui being associated with prosperity and protection. By incorporating these themes into everyday digital interactions, users hope to invite positive energy and blessings into their lives, whether it be in matters of love, career, or personal well-being.Coming off what was likely a week's worth of intense practices, No. 10 Kansas returns home for a matchup with North Carolina State on Saturday afternoon in Lawrence, Kan. The Jayhawks (7-2) lost back-to-back games versus unranked opponents, the first time in school history that they have done that while ranked No. 1. Now they have to regroup to face the Wolfpack (7-3). Kansas lost its first two games of the season emphatically: 76-63 at Creighton on Dec. 4 and 76-67 at Missouri last Sunday. Coach Bill Self, who has only lost three straight games four times in his 21-year career at Kansas, was pretty succinct about his team's play following the loss to Missouri. "I think it was probably a combination of them being good and us not being good," he said. "I don't know that I could give them 100 percent credit, but that's what happens in sports. When the other team is doing things to hurt you, and you don't attack it well, they guard you the same way. "A lot of times you just roll it straight because of just not being as prepared or ready. I think it was a combination of both. I would err on the side of giving them more credit, because if I just say we sucked, that would take credit from them. We did suck, but it was in large part them." The Jayhawks still have a balanced and experienced attack, led by seniors Hunter Dickinson (15.0 points per game), Zeke Mayo (10.9), Dajuan Harris Jr. (10.7) and KJ Adams Jr. (9.8). Their biggest problem against Missouri was the 22 turnovers. "It's been a crap week for all of us," Self said on his weekly radio show Tuesday. "But hopefully we get an opportunity to bounce back. "I'm not going to make any excuses. If you don't perform the way we didn't perform, there certainly can be some valuable things to learn from that hopefully will give us a chance to win the war and not just the battle." NC State has won back-to-back games, including the ACC opener against Florida State on Dec. 7. In their last game, the Wolfpack handled Coppin State 66-56 on Tuesday. That's not to say NC State coach Kevin Keatts was impressed. "I thought we did a terrible job at the end of shot clocks when they were going to take a bunch of bad shots but we fouled them," Keatts said. "That being said, you can learn a lot from a win instead of a loss. "We compete hard every day, and our energy is always high. With this group, I'm trying to get everyone to be consistent." The Wolfpack has a trio of double-digit scorers, led by Marcus Hill (13.0 ppg). Jayden Taylor adds 12.5 and Dontrez Styles chips in 10.6. Ben Middlebrooks (9.2) and Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (8.7) round out the top five. Huntley-Hatfield (5.6 rebounds per game) and Styles (4.6) also lead a balanced rebounding attack. The Jayhawks have won 12 straight games in the series with North Carolina State. --Field Level Media

Aside from the thrill of competitive play, the Lao Wa Cup also serves as a platform for players to showcase their talent and passion for table tennis. The tournament embodies the spirit of sportsmanship, camaraderie, and dedication, fostering a sense of unity and community among players and fans alike. It is a celebration of the sport and the values it upholds, bringing people together in a shared love for table tennis.NEW DELHI: Eyeing a Euro 5 billion deal to supply six diesel-electric stealth submarines to the Indian Navy, German defence major ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) on Friday said it has plans to make India a global hub for construction of submarines and warships in view of rise in demands of naval platforms. TKMS CEO Oliver Burkhard said if his company wins the race for the mega deal, it could be the beginning of a longstanding partnership with India as there is bipartisan support in Germany to ramp up overall bilateral defence ties. In an exclusive interview to PTI Videos, Burkhard said the demands for naval platforms are going to rise significantly because of geopolitical tensions and conflict, and India is well-positioned to emerge as a hub for construction of submarines and warships. The German ship-builder has partnered with India's state-run Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL) in jointly bidding for the Rs 44,000 crore (Euro 5 billion) submarine deal, billed as one of the biggest 'Make in India' projects in recent years. The TKMS-MDL combine is competing with the venture between Spanish defence major Navantia and Larsen & Toubro Ltd. The defence ministry is in the process of finalising the winner of the Project 75 India (P75-I). "It is not only about this contract. Beyond that (contract), I think India could be a hub for submarine production. This is also part of (our) plan," Burkhard told PTI Videos. The TKMS CEO said his company is committed to share required technologies with India and help the country emerge as a hub for construction of submarines and warships for supplying to other countries. Burkhard said construction of submarines in India would be an attractive proposition as the cost will be on the lower side compared to that in any other European country. The TKMS would like to join hands with the MDL to produce submarines for supplying to other countries, he said. He suggested that deeper collaboration between India and Germany was also critical to ensure peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific in view of China's increasing assertiveness in the region. "Our boats will probably fit best to what India demands. We are the world market leader in the non-nuclear submarine sector. We have installed a lot of so-called air independent propulsion, which is one of the needs India raised," the TKMS CEO said. "Our boats are proven. Fifty-one of them are operating around the world. Several navies are running our boats," he added. Burkhard even said if India has the submarines produced by the TKMS-MDL combine, then security of the country will be enhanced significantly. On overall geo-political tensions and ways to deal with them, TKMS CEO said Europe now takes India very seriously as this region is one of the most critical in the world. "Our defence minister had said we need to have relations with India like we have with Japan and Australia," he said, emphasising that Germany is fully committed to enhance defence ties with India. In June 2021, the defence ministry cleared the mega project to procure six conventional submarines for the Indian Navy. The submarines are expected to have significant local content. The submarines are set to be built under the much-talked-about strategic partnership model that allows domestic defence manufacturers to join hands with leading foreign defence majors to produce high-end military platforms to reduce import dependence. India and Germany have had a strategic partnership since 2000, which has been strengthened through inter-governmental consultations since 2011 at the level of heads of government.There is a worrying rise in armed militancy in the North-Eastern Indian State of Manipur. The minority Christian Kuki tribe is taking up arms to resist the domination of the majority Hindu Meiteis, who are said to be protected by the State and Central Governments, both run by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The two ethnic groups have been locked in a deadly conflict since May 2023 that has claimed the lives of more than 200 people and displaced thousands. Violence began again last week after the authorities recovered the bodies of six women and children, who reportedly belonged to the majority Meitei community. Last Saturday, a Meitei mob torched houses and offices of at least a dozen local lawmakers, belonging mostly to the state’s ruling BJP. The Meiteis alleged that the women and children were kidnapped and murdered by armed groups of the minority Kuki group. While the police have not confirmed this, the Kukis said that their armed men only protect their villages from Meitei attacks, which they allege, take place with the backing of the BJP Government dominated by the majority Hindu Meitei. The Christian Kukis have been demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Biren Singh, who is a Hindu Meitei. Police have arrested 23 people and the authorities have imposed an indefinite curfew and suspended Internet services in the Meitei-dominated Imphal Valley and Bishnupur district. At least, 20 people – both Kukis and Meities – have died in the recent flare-ups. Tensions began on November 7, after members of an armed group allegedly raped a woman, who reportedly belonged to the Kuki community, and set her on fire in the Jiribam district. Four days later, a police station and a relief camp housing Meitei refugees in the area were attacked. The majority Meietis blamed Kuki groups for the assault. Police on the same day shot dead 10 armed men in what they said was a “shoot-out” with Kuki militants. But Kuki organisations said that they were “village volunteers” – or armed civilians protecting their villages. Following the attack on the relief camp, six persons – a grandmother, her two daughters and three grandchildren – went missing. Meitei groups alleged that they were abducted by armed Kuki men. The Central Government which had been indifferent to the flare ups in Manipur for reasons nobody could fathom, at long last, sent Union Home Minister Amit Shah to Manipur to control the violence. There was a discussion on re-imposing the dreaded Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), in ‘hyper-sensitive’ areas, in addition to six police station areas, including Jiribam, in which the act was already in operation. AFSPA gives sweeping powers to the military to operate anywhere that is declared a ‘disturbed area’. No military personnel in an AFSPA area can be prosecuted without the Central Government’s nod Shah said that the Centre would despatch an additional 50 companies of the Central police forces to join the 20 already there. Violence and unrest Clashes between the Kukis and Meiteis erupted first in May last year. They were sparked by Kuki protests against demands from Meiteis to be given official “tribal status”, which would make them eligible for special affirmative action on par with those available to the Kukis. Kukis felt that the Meiteis were already advanced and so, deserved no affirmative action. Since then, the State has witnessed months of violence and unrest, with only sporadic moments of calm. Today, Manipur is divided into two camps, with Meiteis inhabiting the Imphal Valley and the Kukis living in the surrounding hill areas. Borders and buffer zones guarded by security forces separate the two regions. The violence has resulted in the burning of at least 1,700 buildings (including homes and religious sites). More than 35,000 people were displaced in 2023, with many living in the 315 relief camps. The State Government’s response has largely echoed the strategies India has previously employed during unrest in the North East and Jammu and Kashmir. This has included issuing military curfews, suspending internet services and deploying thousands of troops and paramilitary forces with shoot-on-site orders in “extreme cases.” In India’s Northeast, the different ethnic communities have been weaponised to serve the interests of a powerful few, said human rights worker Binalakshmi Nepram. Any moves towards peace-building in the medium or the long-term will have to reckon with the weaponisation of ethnic fault lines, she adds. Even 70 odd years after India’s Independence in 1947, these fault lines have remained and getting stronger by the year because of competitive politics based on ethnic strength and also weaponisation. No effort has been made to foster understanding between different communities regarding one another’s history, culture and traditions and the need to coexist peacefully, said Nepram. Manipur, which means “Land of Jewels,” consists of a valley surrounded by mountain ranges. The State is home to 39 ethnic communities following different faiths, including Hinduism, Christianity and Islam, as well as Indigenous religious traditions such as Sanamahi. Opposition to the manner of Manipur kingdom’s merger with Independent India in 1949 laid the groundwork for separatist movements. It remains at the heart of the dispute between New Delhi and Manipur. Draconian AFSPA To quell this resistance, the Indian Government imposed the draconian AFSPA for the first time in 1958. The act has been criticised by rights groups and has contributed to a deep trust deficit between the State and its people on the one hand, and the Central Government, on the other. The Central Government said that the AFSPA is necessary to maintain order in areas with a history of insurgency and alleged foreign support for separatist movements. Manipur has at least four Meitei armed groups, several Naga groups and nearly 30 Kuki armed groups. Those with political influence have been gun-running and also narco- and human-trafficking. Armed groups frequently back candidates in State elections. In 2022, two Kuki insurgent groups issued statements in support of the BJP. In 2019, images on social media reportedly showed a letter written by armed groups to Indian Home Minister Amit Shah asking for a party ticket to be given to a candidate of their choice. The armed group later disputed the claim. Civil society organisations in Manipur said that the 2022 elections were overshadowed by “open intimidation” by militant groups. The most recent violence began in May 2023 after the Manipur High Court asked the State Government to consider Scheduled Tribe status for the Meitei community. This status would ensure protection within the Indian Constitution and allow the Meitei expanded access to benefits, including reserved jobs in the Government. But soon after the court announcement, a rally was held by the All-Tribal Students’ Union of Manipur led by the Kukis. Reports surfaced about the burning down of the Anglo-Kuki War Memorial Gate. In response, the Kukis burned down several Meitei villages in Churachanpur, which in turn prompted retaliation by the Meiteis, who torched several localities inhabited by the Kuki in the Imphal valley. The other issue angering the Kukis is the ban on poppy cultivation. Efforts to survey reserved forests to reduce poppy cultivation, had resulted in evictions from Kuki villages. The Meiteis said that while the law prevents them from buying lands in the Kuki inhabited hill regions, Kukis and other tribal communities can buy lands in the Imphal valley where the Meitis live. The influx of Zo tribals from Myanmar following the 2021 military coup there led to disputes between the Kukis and the Indian Government. The Government wanted the influx to be stopped but the Kukis and the Zo refugees are kindred tribes. Binalakshmi Nepram, the Manipuri peace activist, said that the need of the hour is “citizen-centric dialogues to address deep distrust and historical hurt that have polarised indigenous communities across the region. Indigenous peace-making initiatives, truth-telling and forgiveness ceremonies could be a way to start to soothe the fractured hearts and minds of communities who have lived through violence for decades.”

In a firm rebuttal to recent allegations leveled against the Adani Group, Chairman Gautam Adani asserted the strength and resilience of his conglomerate during a speech at the 51st India Gem and Jewellery Awards in Jaipur. Addressing the claims of non-compliance practices at Adani Green Energy by US authorities, Adani emphasized that past challenges have fortified the group. Highlighting historical allegations, including a short-selling attack by US-based Hindenburg, Adani described these as attempts that targeted both financial stability and sparked political controversies. Despite the obstacles, the Adani Group raised 20,000 crore rupees through a successful Follow-on Public Offering, and later returned the proceeds, further reinforcing the group's financial integrity by lowering its Debt to EBITDA ratio. Reflecting on long-term resilience, Adani cited the Adani Group's record-breaking financial performance and successful international ventures like the coal mine in Australia. The chairman communicated acceptance of challenges as part and parcel of pioneering innovation, urging the incorporation of technology, sustainability, and youth empowerment to shape India's future trajectory. (With inputs from agencies.)In a bid to reinforce the importance of retirement planning and financial stability for individuals, the bank has announced plans to host a comprehensive video conference on the full-scale implementation of the personal pension system. Set to take place in mid-month, this initiative aims to educate customers on the significance of saving for retirement and the various options available to secure a financially stable future.

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In the world of football, the underdog always has the chance to defy expectations and upset the giants. As the Salzburg Red Bull midfielders gear up to face a powerhouse like Paris Saint-Germain in the upcoming match, they are fully aware of the daunting task ahead. However, they are determined to give it their all and make every effort to create a stunning upset.BMC Council Meeting: Politicos Lock Horns; Oppn Raises Heat Over Poor Infra, AmenitiesThe match against Atletico Madrid was not just a game; it was a statement of intent, a declaration of ambition, and a proclamation of the potential that Chinese football holds. The eyes of the world were fixed on the pitch as the Chinese player took on some of the best defenders in the game, showcasing skill, resilience, and a fighting spirit that left spectators in awe. The performance of the player not only highlighted their individual talent but also underscored the collective strength and unity of the team.

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