Category: Sports

India topped the medals tally at the 34th International Biology Olympiad (IBO) 2023 held in Al Ain, UAE from 3 July to 11 July 2023, by virtue of every student winning a gold medal! This is the first time that India has turned in an all-gold performance and topped the medals tally in IBO. The students this year were: Dhruv Advani (GOLD) from Bengaluru, Karnataka Ishan Pednekar (GOLD) from Kota, Rajasthan Megh Chhabda (GOLD) from Jalna, Maharashtra Rohit Panda (GOLD) from Risali, Chattisgarh The team was accompanied by two leaders: Prof. Madan M. Chaturvedi (Former Senior Professor, Delhi…

MS Dhoni is celebrating his 42nd birthday today.   He is the only captain to have bagged all the T20 World Cup, the ODI World Cup, and the Champions Trophy.  The cricket fraternity has taken a break to wish the legendary captain.  In his 90 Test matches, MS Dhoni scored 4,876 runs with six centuries and 33 fifties. He has 10,773 runs in 350 ODIs. Dhoni made 1,617 runs in 98 T20Is.  MS Dhoni turns 42 today, July 7. The former India captain and wicket-keeper, or as his teammates lovingly…

he Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated members of Asian Squash Mixed Doubles teams of Dipika Pallikal & Sandhu Harinder for bagging the Gold and Anahat Singh & Abhay Singh for winning the Bronze medal. The Prime Minister tweeted: “Proud moment for India as our team concludes the Asian Squash Mixed Doubles with a Gold Medal for Dipika Pallikal & Sandhu Harinder and Bronze for Anahat Singh & Abhay Singh. Congrats to our players on their outstanding performance! All the best for future endeavours.”  

Wasim Jaffer slammed the national team selectors and expressed his thoughts on India’s Test squad for the West Indies tour on June 23. India made some big changes to their squad after an embarrassing 209-run defeat against Australia in the ICC World Test Championship final 2023 earlier this month. Veteran batter Cheteshwar Pujara was dropped after a string of poor performances in red-ball cricket. Experienced bowlers Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Shami also failed to make the team with the latter reportedly being rested. Pujara’s exclusion opened the doors for in-form Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad for the first…

Hockey Madhya Pradesh won the 13th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2023 after defeating Hockey Chandigarh in the final at the iconic Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium. Meanwhile, Hockey Haryana defeated the Hockey Association of Odisha to finish third in the competition. Hockey Madhya Pradesh defeated Chandigarh 4-2 in the final. The goalscorers for Hockey Madhya Pradesh were Shreyas Dhupe (17′, 46′), Mohd Konain Dad (25′), and Ali Ahmad (52′). Meanwhile, Sumit (9′) and Surinder Singh (31′) scored for Hockey Chandigarh. Hockey Haryana defeated the Hockey Association of Odisha 3-1…

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed happiness on the organization of the first Janjatiya Khel Mahotsav at the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences, Bhubaneswar. The Prime Minister called the games a huge beginning and acknowledged the role of the tribal players in bringing laurels for the country. The Prime Minister replied to a tweet by the Amrit Mahotsav: “हमारे खेल जगत में एक बड़ी शुरुआत! वैश्विक स्पर्धाओं में भारत को पहचान दिलाने में जनजातीय खिलाड़ियों की बड़ी भूमिका रही है। ऐसे प्रयासों से देश को इस समुदाय से…

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has today announced the second edition of Antarashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman. Under the Antarashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman 2023, thirty-three Sammans will be given out under three categories viz Print, Television and Radio in twenty-two Indian languages and English as below 11 Sammans in 22 Indian languages and English – to be conferred under the category “Best Media Coverage in Yoga in Newspaper” 11 Sammans in 22 Indian languages and English – to be conferred under the category “Best Media Coverage in Yoga in…

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has condemned the way India’s top wrestlers are being treated during their ongoing protest. It has also demanded an investigation into allegations that Indian wrestling chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh sexually harassed female athletes. The wrestlers were temporarily detained by police on Sunday as they tried to march to the new parliament building. They were demanding the resignation and arrest of the federation chief. Mr. Singh, who is also an influential MP from the governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has denied the allegations and accused…

Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel and Union Minister of State for Communications & Member of Parliament from Kheda, Shri Devusinh Chauhan presented awards and prizes to sports persons at the finale of the MP Sports Competition 2023 today at the District Sports Complex in Nadiad, Gujarat. Both the dignitaries exhorted the youth to play constructive role in Nation building. This year, the competition witnessed an exceptional turnout of approximately 9,500 participants from across Kheda Lok Sabha Constituency, making it one of the largest sporting events of its kind in…