Muzaffar Assadi elected President of Indian Social Science Academy
(Press Release) - Muzaffar Assadi, former acting vice chancellor and currently Dean of the Faculty of Arts and senior most Professor at the University of Mysore, was elected unopposed as the president-elect of the Indian Social Science Academy for the year 2024–2025.
He was formerly its Vice President. Indian Social Science Academy (ISSA) was founded in 1974 with the goal of evaluating, integrating, and disseminating scientific knowledge about man, society, and nature in relation to India's specific circumstances and fostering harmony between social sciences, natural sciences, and technology. The Indian Social Science Academy is the only institution in the world that defines science as social and encompasses all fields of natural, social, and behavioural sciences.
The Indian Social Science Academy (ISSA) organises the Indian Social Science Congress (ISSC) every year with the goal of discovering, developing, and disseminating science of Nature- The UGC, DST, ICSSR, ICHR, ICPR, INSA, ISRO, CSIR, and ICMR are supporting ISSA.
Prof. V.K.R.V. Rao, one of the greatest economists in India and founder of the Delhi School of Economics, Institute of Economic Growth, and Institute of Social and Economic Change in Bengaluru, is among its former presidents. Other past Presidents include include renowned sociologist M.S. Gore, anthropologist Roy Burman, historian Ravinder Kumar, professor of legal studies Upedra Baxi, former UGC chairman Prof. Mungekar and others
Prof. Assadi is a native of Shirva, Udupi Taluk, and a former student of St. Mary's Institutions and Hindu Higher Elementary School in Shirva. He graduated from Mangalore University, JNU Mew Delhi and , University of Chicago.
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Real Madrid fines Valverde and Tchouaméni half a million euros each for altercation
Barcelona (AP): Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice.
The massive fines came a day after the midfielders tussled when the team trained. Valverde said in a post on social media on Thursday that no punches were thrown. But Valverde knocked his head on a table and he suffered a small cut that required a brief hospital visit.
On social media, Valverde initially called it a “meaningless fight” with a teammate and said “everything has been blown out of proportion."
His employers, however, considered it a significant enough breach of team discipline to nail both Valverde and Tchouaméni with fines that bite even the bank account of a top soccer player. The half-a-million euro penalties reflect the reputational damage the club was enduring in a chaotic end to a disappointing season.
In a statement, the 15-time European champion said its disciplinary action was concluded after both players expressed to the club “their complete remorse for what happened and apologized to one another.”
Madrid added they also apologized to their teammates, the coaching staff and club supporters, as well as showing their willingness to accept whatever disciplinary action the club deemed “opportune.”
Tchouaméni was back training with Madrid on Friday, two days before they play at Barcelona in a clasico. Madrid has to win otherwise Barcelona will be crowned La Liga champion.
After being notified of the fine, he posted a public apology to the club and its fans on social media.
“What happened this week in training is unacceptable,” Tchouaméni wrote. "I say this while thinking about the example we are expected to set for young people, whether in football or at school.
“Above all, I am sorry for the image we projected of the club.”
Valverde was not at practice due to the head knock.
Both players are set to play in the World Cup next month, with Tchouaméni playing for France and Valverde for Uruguay.
Chaotic end to a poor season
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The run-in between the players, who for seasons have played side by side in Madrid's midfield, came after they argued this week in previous training sessions. But tempers boiled over on Thursday. Spanish media was rife with reports that the players previously disagreed over the club's decision to let coach Xabi Alonso go after just months on the job.
It was not the only altercation involving Madrid players during training this week. Álvaro Carreras confirmed he was in a “minor” incident with a teammate. Spanish media said he and fellow defender Antonio Rüdiger got into a scuffle.
Álvaro Arbeloa, the coach who was promoted from Madrid's reserve team when Alonso was fired in January, will face tough questions on what went wrong inside the changing room when he gives a press conference on Saturday ahead of the clasico at Camp Nou.
Madrid is facing a second consecutive campaign without a major trophy amid rumors in the Spanish media that club president Florentino Pérez is considering bringing back Jose Mourinho to straighten out his underperforming team.
