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The commission also elected cyclist Sarah Walker of New Zealand as the second VC of the Commission.

Emma Terho re−elected as Chair of IOC Athletes’ Commission

Meeting in Beijing following the election of two new members, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes’ Commission (AC)  re-elected Emma Terho (Finland, ice hockey) as its Chair and Seung Min Ryu (Republic of Korea, table tennis) as first Vice-Chair, and elected Sarah Walker (New Zealand, cycling) as second Vice-Chair of the Commission. Emma is a double Olympic bronze medallist and […]

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India’s teen prodigy R Praggnanandhaa becomes youngest player to beat World No 1 Magnus Carlsen

India’s teen prodigy R Praggnanandhaa becomes youngest player to beat World No 1 Magnus Carlsen

India’s teenage chess grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa has won praise for a stunning victory over world number one Magnus Carlsen in an online championship. The 16-year-old Pragg achieved the feat in the eighth round of the Airthings Masters, an online rapid chess tournament, in 39 moves with black pieces. Pragg is also only the third Indian

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UK closes ‘golden visa’ route for investors over security concerns

UK closes ‘golden visa’ route for investors over security concerns

The UK on Thursday closed Tier 1 Investor visa route to all new applicants from all nationalities with immediate effect over security concerns. The route had allowed entry and stay in the UK for individuals if they had invested funds in share capital or loan capital in active and trading UK registered companies. The announcement was made by UK

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Centre organise week-long ‘Vigyan Sarvatra Pujyate’ Science exhibition at 75 locations across country

Centre organise week-long ‘Vigyan Sarvatra Pujyate’ Science exhibition at 75 locations across country

The Government of India has organised a week-long science exhibition titled ‘Vigyan Sarvatra Pujyate’ (विज्ञान सर्वत्र पुज्यते) from February 22 to 28, 2022, as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav commemoration. It will be conducted simultaneously at 75 locations across the country through a hybrid mode. The programme will be held from Leh and Srinagar to

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Madhya Pradesh: 48th Khajuraho Dance Festival begins 

Madhya Pradesh: 48th Khajuraho Dance Festival begins 

Madhya Pradesh Governor, Mangu Bhai Patel has inaugurated the 48th ‘Khajuraho Dance Festival-2022’ at world-famous tourist destination Khajuraho on the occasion of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’. The event will be organized till 26 February. This year a 5-km ‘Dil Khel Ke Ghoomo’ marathon was also organized under the banner of ‘Safe Tourism Project for Women’ at the event. It aims to create a

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Author Jimmy Soni pens ‘The Founders’, a History of PayPal

Author Jimmy Soni pens ‘The Founders’, a History of PayPal

A new book titled ‘’The Founders: The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley ’’, authored by Jimmy Soni and published by Simon & Schuster released on February 22, 2022. It highlights the story of multinational digital-payments company PayPal and how it covered the journey of a start-up that turned into one of the most successful companies of

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Takuya Tsumura appointed as new President and CEO of Honda Cars India

Takuya Tsumura appointed as new President and CEO of Honda Cars India

Japanese auto major Honda Motor Co. Ltd. announced the appointment of Takuya Tsumura as the new President & CEO of Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL) with effect from 1 April 2022. The appointment comes as part of the management changes announced annually by the company. Tsumura, 54, will take over from Gaku Nakanishi, with effect from April 1, 2022.  Nakanishi

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Lavender designated as brand product of J&K’s Doda district, the birthplace of Purple Revolution

Lavender designated as brand product of J&K’s Doda district, the birthplace of Purple Revolution

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh chaired the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) meeting for Doda and Kishtwar districts in Jammu & Kashmir recently. Addressing the meeting, he said Lavender has been designated as Doda brand product, while Kishtwar’s Rattle Hydropower Project has been revived after over eight years. A key decision taken during

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Israel successfully tests new naval air defence system ‘C-Dome’

Israel successfully tests new naval air defence system ‘C-Dome’

Israel successfully tested a new naval air defense system “C-Dome,” to be used on the Israeli Navy’s Sa’ar 6-class corvettes, intercepting a series of threats in what officials called a key layer of protection against Iran and its proxies in the region. The “C-Dome” system is a naval version of the Iron Dome, which has been used to shoot down

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