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LINCOLN — What was once a major event of the college football season has, in the first week of December, just become one of the subplots. Early signing day is here for Nebraska and every other program, many of which, including NU, have their attention split several ways. Conference title games haven’t even been played yet. The transfer portal — not officially open until Dec. 9 — has nevertheless been whirling with at least seven Husker departures since Monday. NU has lost one coordinator, locked another up for two years, and set its sights on Kentucky assistant Daikiel Shorts to coach receivers. Matt Rhule’s early afternoon press conference may focus just as much — perhaps more — on topics as the 2025 recruiting class, which stood Tuesday evening at 19 members. By the time Rhule talks about the class, it could grow by a few or in theory shrink, were commits inclined to balk at the departure of Nebraska defensive coordinator Tony White. That hasn’t been the case so far, as some of the highest-rated prospects in the class — four-star linebackers Dawson Merritt and Christian Jones — had reaffirmed their commitment to Nebraska through social media statements. Nebraska awaits final answers from at least three prospects, though Dalkiel’s imminent hiring could, in theory, bring more options into play. »San Antonio Alamo Heights High School five-star athlete Michael Terry, a prospect of few interviews who has narrowed his list to home-state Texas, Nebraska and Oregon, the 6-foot-3, 215-pounder’s top three schools for months. He’ll announce a choice at his 8:15 a.m. signing ceremony on Wednesday. At NU, Terry projects to wideout. »Homestead (Florida) High School four-star receiver Cortez Mills has long been committed to Oklahoma, but recruiting site reporters have him trending to flip to Nebraska. The 6-foot-1, 175-pound Mills caught 79 passes for 1,640 yards and 18 touchdowns last season, breaking Miami-Dade County single-season marks. Mills’ signing ceremony takes place between 8:05-9:30 a.m. in the school’s auditorium. »Kahuka (Hawaii) High School three-star safety Aidan Manutai remains a Husker target, though he’s currently committed to California. The 6-foot, 170-pound Manutai would be part of a defensive backs group that could vie for early playing time. »Another potential prospect to watch is Kentucky receiver commit Dejerrian Miller, who verbally pledged to Shorts and the Wildcats last week and plays prep football at St. Louis Cardinal Ritter, the same school as Husker running back commit Jamarion Parker. Miller did not previously have Nebraska among his top group of suitors and may stick in the SEC. In total, NU plans to sign six in-state commitments — headlined by Jones, an Omaha Westside linebacker — to financial aid papers, as the NCAA in October eliminated the national letter of intent, which binds prospects to school. The group of six — Jones, Omaha North defensive tackle Tyson Terry, Millard North athletes Pierce Mooberry and Caden VerMaas, Wahoo Neumann running back Conor Booth and Lincoln Southwest receiver Jackson Carpenter — are part of one of the strongest corps of in-state recruits in years. Fifteen prospects are poised to sign with FBS programs, with 12 of those headed to power conferences. Unless Terry or Mills flips to NU, Merritt, out of Overland Park (Kansas) Blue Valley High School, is NU’s highest-ranked player in the 2025 class. Thirteen of the 19 prospects in the class have a four-star according to at least one of the four major recruiting services — 247 Sports, ESPN, On3 and Rivals. And all but 247 Sports, as of Tuesday evening ranked NU’s class as No. 20 in the nation. 247 Sports had the Huskers 22nd.Founder of failed crypto lending platform Celsius Network pleads guilty to fraud charges
Six days after the first expansion of the state cabinet was announced, on December 15, the Mahayuti government allocated the portfolios on Saturday, the last day of the winter session of the state legislature, after receiving a nod from Governor CP Radhakrishnan. BJP has retained 20 ministerial berths, Shiv Sena 12 and NCP 10 berths. Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis retained home and energy departments. Of his two deputies, Eknath Shinde will head urban development, housing and public works (public enterprise) while Ajit Pawar will continue to head finance with the addition of excise department. While the BJP has retained several key departments, of its allies, Shiv Sena bagged plum ministries – after Shinde’s prolonged parleys with the BJP -- compared to NCP. Among the key departments, BJP has retained home, energy, revenue, public works, water resources (irrigation), rural development and tribal development. Shiv Sena has got urban development, housing, industries, public health, social justice, agriculture and MSRDC, which Shinde was keen on. NCP has managed to get finance, excise, cooperation, and women and child welfare, which is implementing the Ladki Bahin Yojna. The allocation highlights the change within BJP’s internal dynamics. While Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule, a Fadnavis aide, has been given the key revenue portfolio, other senior BJP leaders such as Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil and Mumbai BJP chief Ashish Shelar have been allocated insignificant ones. While Vikhe-Patil, a chief ministerial aspirant, will split water resources department with Girish Mahajan, Shelar is the new cultural affairs and information technology minister. Water resources has five region-wise corporations – while Vikhe Patil has been given Godavari and Krishna basin corporations, Mahajan has been given Vidarbha, Tapi and Konkan development corporation. Another BJP heavyweight and the party’s OBC face Pankaja Munde has been given environment and climate change, and animal husbandry. Shivendrasinh Bhosle, a descendant of Maratha king Shivaji Mahraj, has been given the significant PWD department, while another first-time minister Jaykumar Gore has rural development, which controls rural governments. A senior BJP functionary, who did not wish to be named, said: “The portfolio allocation shows two things – Eknath Shinde has managed to extract his pound of flesh and Fadnavis has managed to reduce the importance of seniors among BJP ministers such as Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil and Ashish Shelar. Instead, he has allocated key portfolios to those close to him or first-time ministers. They will form his new team within the BJP.” State BJP vice president Madhav Bhandari however called the distribution “balanced between the three parties, as most of the departments remain with the ministers from the previous government”. Party spokesperson Krishna Hegde however said, “We have got very significant departments like UDD, housing, school education that are directly related to the people. There are dissident voices in the party, but other leaders too will get the opportunities in the future.” Reacting to the allocations, a Sena MLA said: “It seems all key departments that came our way were retained by Shinde and a couple of ministers close to him. Senior minister Gulabrao Patil has been given water supply, Sanjay Rathod soil and water conservation and Shambhujraj Desai tourism and mining. They are unhappy with this.” Party spokesperson Krishna Hegde however said, “We have got very significant departments like UDD, housing, school education that are directly related to the people.” Among other portfolios, industries department is with Uday Samant (Shiv Sena), public health with Prakash Abitkar (Shiv Sena), school education with Dadaji Bhuse (Shiv Sena), food and civil supplies, consumer protection with Dhananjay Munde (NCP), transport with Pratap Sarnaik (Shiv Sena), higher education and parliamentary affairs with Chandrakant Patil (BJP) and medical education to Hasan Mushrif (NCP). Nitesh Rane (BJP) has been given fisheries, ports while Manikrao Kokate (NCP) gets agriculture and Jaykumar Gore (BJP) rural development. Mangalprabhat Lodha (BJP) has been allotted skill development and employment. NCP’s Narhari Zirwal has food and drug administration and special assistancePublished 00:53 IST, December 22nd 2024 PM Narendra Modi has said that India and Kuwait share a deep and historic bond, asserting that the two nations are poised to form strategic partners Kuwait City: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India and Kuwait share a deep and historic bond, asserting that the two nations are poised to transform their traditional buyer-seller relationship into a strategic partnership by exploring opportunities across the entire oil and gas value chain. Modi arrived in Kuwait on Saturday on a two-day visit, the first by an Indian prime minister in over four decades. In an interview to the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), Modi voiced willingness to help efforts that could lead to an early restoration of peace in Gaza and Ukraine, asserting solutions to such conflicts cannot be found in the battlefield. He emphasised the importance of sincere and practical engagement between the stakeholders for bridging differences and achieving negotiated settlements. Modi also reiterated India's support for a negotiated two-state solution towards the establishment of a sovereign, independent and viable state of Palestine within secure and recognised borders, according to the interview. With Kuwait standing as India's sixth largest crude supplier and fourth largest LPG supplier, Modi said the scope for further collaboration is immense as his country emerges as the third biggest global energy, oil and LPG consumer. Kuwait holds around 6.5 per cent of global oil reserves, he said. Modi said that the petrochemical sector offers another promising avenue for collaboration as India's rapidly growing petrochemical industry is set to become USD 300 billion by 2025. The energy partnership between the two countries is not only a pillar of economic relationship but also a driver for diversified and sustainable growth, setting a path towards a future of shared prosperity, he said. Modi described the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), an organisation of six Middle East countries, including Kuwait, having vital significance for India. India's relationship with the Gulf is rooted in historical, cultural and trade linkages, with the GCC region accounting for around one-sixth of India's total trade and hosting around one-third of the Indian diaspora, he said. Around nine million Indians residing in the region are contributing positively to its economic growth, he added. The prime minister said the Indian community acts as a living bridge between the two countries. Trade and commerce, which have been on an upswing, have served as important pillars of their bilateral relationship, he said. In the interview, he expressed happiness with 'Made in India' products, particularly in automobile, electrical and mechanical machinery and telecom sector, making inroads in Kuwait. He said India today is manufacturing world-class products at a most affordable cost, stressing that diversification to non-oil trade is key to achieving greater bilateral trade. Modi added that there is a considerable potential to expand bilateral cooperation in the pharmaceutical, health, technology, digital, innovation and textile sectors. India and Kuwait share a deep and historic bond and the relationship between both countries has always been one of warmth and friendship, he said, adding that the crosscurrents of history and exchanges through ideas and commerce have brought people close and together. The two countries have traded with each other since time immemorial, Modi said. Modi is set to meet the Emir, the Crown Prince, and the Prime Minister of Kuwait on Sunday. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by Republic and is published from a syndicated feed.) Get Current Updates on India News , Entertainment News along with Latest News and Top Headlines from India and around the world. Updated 00:53 IST, December 22nd 2024
Jaland Lowe flirted with a triple-double as Pitt improved to 6-0 with a 74-63 win over LSU on Friday afternoon at the Greenbrier Tip-Off in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. Lowe finished with a game-high 22 points to go along with eight rebounds and six assists for the Panthers, who have won their first six games of a season for the first time since the 2018-19 campaign. It would have been the second straight triple-double for Lowe, who had 11 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against VMI Monday. Ishmael Leggett chipped in 21 points and Cameron Corhen supplied 14, helping Pitt outshoot the Tigers (4-1) 44.4 percent to 37.3 percent overall. Vyctorius Miller and Jalen Reed recorded 14 points apiece for LSU, with Reed also snatching seven boards. Cam Carter contributed 11 points. Pitt took control in the first four-plus minutes of the second half, opening the period on a 13-0 run to build a 40-28 lead. The Tigers were held scoreless following the break until Carter converted a layup with 13:13 to go. It was still a 12-point game after Zack Austin hit a pair of free throws with 12:50 remaining, but LSU then rallied. Corey Chest, Reed and Jordan Sears each had a bucket down low for the Tigers during an 8-1 spurt that made it 43-38. However, Lowe stemmed the tide, answering with back-to-back 3-pointers to put the Panthers up 49-38 with 9:31 left. Miller did everything he could to keep LSU in contention, scoring eight points in a span of 1 minute, 23 seconds, with his four-point play getting the Tigers within 56-52 with 6:03 to play. But Pitt never let LSU get the upper hand, and it led by at least six for the final 5:05 of the contest. The Tigers had a 28-27 edge at intermission after ending the first half on an 8-2 run. LSU overcame a quick start by the Panthers, who raced out to a 12-6 advantage and led by as many as eight in the first 20 minutes of action. --Field Level Media
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