Mangaluru student bags first place in National Junior Classic Powerlifting Championship
Aren Joy Fernandes, a third-year student of Electronics and Communication Engineering of St Joseph Engineering College (SJEC), Mangaluru, brought laurels to the college by winning First Place in National Junior Classic Powerlifting Championship held at Alappuzha, Kerala from 9 to 13 April 2022.
He created national records by lifting Squat 230 kg, and Dead Lift 283 kg amassing a total weight of 653 kg. Alongside winning 3 national records, he also lifted a 140 kg Bench Press during the event.
Aren, son of Jude David Fernandes and Anandi Diana Fernandes, entered sports at a very young age and has 6 Gold, 3 Silver and 2 Silver Medals to his credit in various State, National and International level championships.
In 2019, Aren won Gold Medal in Asian Classic Powerlifting Championship held in Kazakhstan. In 2021, he has represented India, and secured 6th Place in World Junior Classic Powerlifting Championship held at Halmstad, Sweden.
The management of St Joseph Engineering College congratulated Aren on his outstanding efforts and achievements.
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Trump says he ‘hasn’t even thought about’ continuing Iran ceasefire
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.
Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.
“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.
Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”
Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”
“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.
When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”
The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
