Nobel laureate Satyarthi to be chief guest at RSS event
Nagpur, Oct 16 : Nobel Prize winner and social activist Kailash Satyarthi will be the chief guest at this year's annual "Vijaya Dashami" function of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
The function, where the RSS chief speaks on a range of issues and outlines the organisation's views on the present scenario and future agenda, will be held at the Reshimbagh Ground here on October 18.
Satyarthi (64), the children's rights activist who won the 2014 Nobel Peace prize, will be the chief guest for this year's Vijaya Dashami (Dussehra) function of the Nagpur-based organisation, an RSS release said.
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat will deliver his annual speech in the presence of swayamsevaks (volunteers), who will come from all over the country as also abroad.
The Vijaya Dashami programme and the RSS chief's speech are among the most important events in the organisation's annual calendar.
Last year, Bhagwat had spoken on issues like the Rohingya crisis, cow vigilantism, Jammu and Kashmir and surgical strikes.
The Vijaya Dashami programme starts at 7.40 am and concludes with the RSS chief's speech in the evening.
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India beat SA by 7 wickets in third T20I to take 2-1 lead in 5-match series
Dharamsala (PTI): A clinical show by the pacers helped India beat South Africa by seven wickets in the third T20 International to take 2-1 lead in the five-match series here on Sunday.
After the pacers produced a mesmerizing spell of swing bowling to bundle out South Africa for a below-par 117, the Indian batters chased down the target with 25 balls to spare.
Openers Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill contributed 35 and 28 respectively, while one down Tilak Varma made 26 not out as India reached 120 for 3 in 15.5 overs.
Earlier, Arshdeep Singh (2/13), Harshit Rana (2/34) and Hardik Pandya (1/23) shone with the ball after India chose to bowl.
Skipper Aiden Markram offered the lone spark for South Africa with a spirited 46-ball 61.
Brief Scores:
South Africa: 117 all out in 20 overs (Aiden Markram 61; Arshdeep Singh 2/13, Harshit Rana 2/34, Hardik Pandya 1/23, Varun Chakravarthy 2/11, Shivam Dube 1/21).
India: 120 for 3 in 15.5 overs (Abhishek Sharma 35, Shubman Gill 28, Tilak Varma 26 not out; Corbin Bosch 1/18).
