17th June Publication

 

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Ø        Ø  17^th June 2021, Thursday, ज्येष्ठ शुक्ल  ७

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Quote Of The Day 

This inspirational quote tells us, that in doing any thing or in achieving your goal, we must always believe in ourselves. The faith of we can do and we will do something, makes  us achieve our goal. Hence, may it be whatever, we must always believe.

Author: Maithilee Parchure 

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Subhashita

 

तैलाद् रक्षेद् जलाद् रक्षेत् रक्षेत शिथिल बंधनात्।

मूर्ख हस्ते न दातव्यं एवं वदति पुस्तक:।।

Explanation

In this Subhashit, a book is appealing to us readers. It says, "Protect me from oil and water. Also, protect my binding and save me from falling into hands of stupid people."

Authors: Atharva Godbole and Shubham Dharmadhikari

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Historical Significance of the Day

1631, Mumtaz Mahal Begum, wife of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, dies in Burhanpur, Deccan. A year after mourning, her husband Shah Jahan begins the planning of the Taj Mahal to house the tomb of his beloved wife, a task that would go on to take 22 years. 

1674, Jijabai, mother of the great Indian warrior Shivaji Maharaj dies, leaving all of the empire orphaned of her support and guidance. 

Important Birthdays, 

1903, Ruth graves Weikfield is born, she later on goes to invent the recipe of the first chocolate chip recipe. 

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What's the full form?

SCUBA - Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus

First used in a patent submitted in 1952 by Christian James Lambertsen , SCUBA helps the diver to breathe underwater without depending on air supply from the surface. In this system, diving cylinders containing breathing gas at high pressure supplies the diver with breathing gas via a diving regulator and the diver transports the cylinder with himself/herself. The exhaled gas is released into the surrounding water.

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Unscramble

Rules:

Rearrange the letters to form meaningful words and fill one letter per blank. Note the letters above the orange blanks ( _ ) and using them make another meaningful word to complete the quote given below.

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WAKET : _ _ _ _ _

BAILI : _ _ _ _ _ 

THOMOS : _ _ _ _ _ _

ENDEDI : _ _ _ _ _ _

Nothing can _ _ _ (3) the light that shines _ _ _ _ _ _ (6) you.

For answer check out next youTHink blog ;)

by Siddhesh Umarjee

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Puzzler : If not not, then what?

You are searching for the lost treasure of 'Logic Caves'. The way ahead is blocked by a vicious creature who eats whatever it sees. In front of you are two flasks (Golden and Black) one of which contains the invisibility potion and the other contains poison. On the Golden flask the following is written:

"It's untrue that this is not poison"

From your previous experiences you know that such notes convey FALSE information.

Which flask contains the Invisibility potion?

For answer check out next youTHink blog ;)

by Siddhesh Umarjee

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Sudoku

Please click here for today's Sudoku Puzzle.

by Nikhil Kelkar, Shreeya Deshmukh and Siddhesh Umarjee

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Answers for previous puzzles

Unscramble : 

CLOVER, YEARLY, SNOOZE, INVENT

Distractions are inversely proportionate to your ambitions.

Puzzler: 

Answer: 3465

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Sports Shorts

Updates, Reviews and Previews of your favorite sports games!

CRICKET

INDIA’S TOP 15 ANNOUNCED FOR THE WORLD TEST CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL; RAHUL, AGARWAL, THAKUR MISS OUT.

Soon after New Zealand announced its final 15-member squad for the world test championship final, India too has finalized their top-15. The members were obviously selected from the larger squad that was nominated for the final. KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal have been omitted from the final -15 squad, which clears the dust over the second opener’s slot. The management has decided to show faith in young Shubman Gill and have backed him to deliver. The squad has rest of the Indian batting line-up of Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane and Rishabh Pant. Wriddhiman Saha has been picked up as the backup wicket-keeper. Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandra Ashwin both make the cut, which shows the likeliness of them playing together if the weather in Southampton is not particularly more overcast and the pitch seems to be dry. India’s has more pace options in Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Ishant Sharma along with Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami. Washington Sundar and Axar Patel were out of the 15-man squad due to both Jadeja and Ashwin being totally fit. Shardul Thakur, who could have played the role of the seam bowling all rounder India needed is also out of the squad meaning the management is considering him only as fast bowler.  

This top 15 squad has solved the problem of the second opener’s slot. If the weather is very much overcast and the pitch suits fast bowling, India would look to play 4 seamers in Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma and Mohammed Siraj and either of Ashwin and Jadeja. If it seems that the pitch is dry and would play tricks by day 3 or day 4, India can play both Jadeja and Ashwin, and go with 3 seamers with Ishant and Siraj fighting for the 3^rd seamer’s slot. Getting the right playing XI depending on the conditions is vital for India’s success in the WTC final. 

 Writer: Aditya Veerkar 

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FOOTBALL

EURO 2020 GROUP OF DEATH: HUMMELS OWN GOAL HANDS FRANCE CRUCIAL 1-0 TRIUMPH OVER GERMANY, RONALDO BECOMES ALL TIME HIGHEST GOAL SCORER IN EUROS

 Germany had never previously lost an opening European Championships game. However, an own goal from Mats Hummels was enough to hand France a victory over Germany in their opening Group of Death match on Tuesday in Munich. The veteran was recalled to the German team by coach Joachim Low after his absence in the World Cup 2018 proved costly for Germany. The German was attempting to fend off Lucas Hernandez’s cross into the box but only managed to awkwardly deflect the ball from his shin into the back of the net past the helpless Manuel Neuer.

There were chances at both ends and the game was evenly balanced as Germany controlled most of the possession while France had several opportunities to catch Germany on the counter. However, Germany were rather clumsy in possession as they failed to move the ball quickly in the final third. Whenever they did, the chances were squandered by players. Ilkay Gundogan’s miss in the first half proved costly for the Germans. The ball fell for Gnabry at the stat of the second half but his shot went over the crossbar.

On the other hand, France were threatening on the counter with the pace of Kylian Mbappe. The French star on one occasion was tackled to perfection by Hummels, preventing him from doubling France’s advantage. Mbappe still had managed to slot the ball home but the linesman’s flag dismissed his goal. It seemed that Benzema had a fairytale return to the team when he put the ball past Neuer after Mbappe squared it off to him. However, Mbappe was confirmed offside in the build up to the goal and the goal was dismissed.

Germany were gasping for an equalizer in the closing stages of the game, however their attempts yielded no results. Low sent in forwards Leroy Sane, Timo Werner & Kevin Volland as a last resort but none could make the difference.

 Germany next have a must win match against Portugal on Saturday who defeated Hungary 3-0 on the same night.

However, the score line from that match does not tell the full story. The game saw Portugal sending wave after wave of attacks against a resilient Hungary defence who were exceptional. Hungary had chances of their own and proved themselves worthy opponents of the champions. They even managed to find the back of the net but their goal was disallowed for offside. Hungary frustrated Portugal with their defence. The game was set for a draw, but it all started falling apart for the Hungarians when Raphael Guerreiro got lucky and scored from a deflection. The Hungary side were exhausted and lost focus in the closing stages after chasing the ball for most of the game. This saw Cristiano Ronaldo score two record breaking goals and go past Michael Platini to become the all-time highest goal scorer in European Championships.

 

ITALY BEAT SWITZERLAND 3-0 TO BECOME FIRST TEAM TO BOOK PLACE IN THE KNOCKOUT STAGES

 

Italy have impressed yet again and have sealed their place in the knockout stages with another 3-0 victory, this time against Switzerland. The new look Italy are impressive with their flair at the Euros. They have come a long way since failing to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, and the turnaround has been quite remarkable for the Azurris under Roberto Mancini. Italy are banking on their impenetrable defence to keep alive their renewed hopes of major tournament glory. The midfield is simply remarkable while the forwards never fail to put on a show.

Two goals from midfielder Manuel Locatelli and another icing on the cake goal from Immobile has meant that Italy lead Group A with 6 points from two games after thrashing Turkey 3-0 in the opening game in same fashion. Italy next face Wales on Sunday who sit on 4 points after defeating Turkey 2-0 in Baku. 

 Writer: Ved Patil

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The Editors:

Aditya Jogalekar 

Atharva Godbole

Shubham Dharmadhikari 

Siddhesh Umarjee

Aditya Veerkar 

Ved Pati

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