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Nagaland to host 56th National Cross Country Championship in 2022

Nagaland will host the 56th cross country championship on January 15, 2022, Abu Metha, Associate vice president of the Athletic Federation of India (AFI), informed. The 56th National Cross Country Championships will be the first-ever national athletics event hosted by Nagaland. Top athletes from the eight South Asian countries will take part in the day-long international sports […]

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Election Commission of India launches Garuda App for Digital Mapping of Polling Booths

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has launched the Garuda app for the digital mapping of all polling stations. The Garuda app will contain data such as latitude and longitude of the polling stations and will ensure faster, smarter, transparent, and timely completion of election work. Through the Garuda app, Booth Level Officers (BLO) will upload photos and location information of

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Adidas ropes in Deepika Padukone as Global brand ambassador

Adidas said it has roped in Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone to endorse the German sportswear brand globally for women’s sports. Deepika will represent Adidas women globally. She joins the elite list of female brand ambassadors of Adidas in India, including Mirabai Chanu; boxers Lovlina Borgohain, Nikhat Zareen, and Simranjeet Kaur; sprinter Hima Das, and squash

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Oscars 2022: Tamil drama Koozhangal is India’s official entry

Tamil drama Koozhangal (Pebbles), directed by filmmaker Vinothraj PS, has been selected as India’s official entry for the 94th Academy Awards (Oscars 2022). The movie follows an alcoholic abusive husband who, after his long-suffering wife runs off, sets out with his young son to find her and bring her back. The film has been directed by filmmaker Vinothraj PS and

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UIDAI announces first-ever “Aadhaar Hackathon 2021”

Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) will be hosting a Hackathon titled “Aadhaar Hackathon 2021” targeting the young innovators from October 28 to 31, 2021 – who are still at various Engineering institutes and eager to step into the real world. “The Hackathon would continue till October 31.” The hackathon consists of two broad themes:

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South Korea flight tests first homegrown space rocket “Nuri”

South Korea recently launched its first indigenously developed rocket, known as “Korean Satellite Launch Vehicle II” or “Nuri”. The Korean Satellite Launch Vehicle II, known as Nuri, took off from Goheung, about 500km (310 miles) south of Seoul. Nuri cost South Korea an estimated 2 trillion won (£1.23bn or $1.6bn) to develop. Nuri rocket is 47.2 meters

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China launches satellite ‘Shijian-21’

China successfully launched a new satellite named Shijian-21 on October 24, 2021. The satellite will be used to test and verify space debris mitigation technologies. It was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwest China’s Sichuan Province on a Long March-3B carrier rocket. The satellite, named Shijian-21, was launched by a Long March-3B carrier rocket and it

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“Writing for My Life” anthology of Ruskin Bond released

A new anthology of Ruskin Bond named “Writing for My Life: The Very Best of Ruskin”, has been released and it is having the most exemplary stories, essays, poems, and memories by celebrated award-winning author Ruskin Bond. The book was published by Penguin Random House India (PRHI). Prior to this, his another anthology, “The Best of Ruskin Bond” was released before

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Viktor Axelsen and Akane Yamaguchi wins 2021 Denmark Open

The Victor Denmark Open 2021 badminton tournament was held at the Odense Sports Park in Odense, Denmark, from 19 to 24 October 2021. Olympic badminton champion Viktor Axelsen has clinched the 2021 Denmark Open title, defeated Momota Kento of Japan in the final. The Victor Denmark Open 2021 badminton tournament was conducted at the Odense Sports Park in Odense, Denmark, from 19 to 24

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Indian Navy launches Offshore Sailing Regatta from Kochi to Goa

The Indian Navy will organise an offshore sailing regatta from Kochi to Goa, as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, the 75th year of Indian Independence. Six Indian Naval Sailing Vessels Mhadei, Tarini, Bulbul, Neelkanth, Kadalpura, and Hariyal will participate in the event organised by the Indian Naval Sailing Association (INSA). The event organised under

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