Boxing isn’t a sport only for men” was what six-time world champion and Olympic medallist boxer M C Mar Kom told 25,000 students while sharing her biography during a web class on Wednesday. The sitting Rajya Sabha MP conducted a live session as a neighborhood of ‘Legends on Unacademy’ programme. The session went on for hour as Mary Kom spoke about her journey, the hardships she had faced and the way she overcame the barriers to succeed, consistent with a release. “Boxing isn’t just a sport for men,” the 2012 London Olympics bronze medallist said as a special message to…
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Stepping in to assist stranded migrants reach their villages, Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan on Wednesday arranged for four special flights to send about 700 people to their homes in Uttar Pradesh. Sources on the brink of Bachchan said he wanted to book a train for the migrants but the logistics didn’t computer. The flights were organised on Bachchan’s directive by his close aide Rajesh Yadav, director of his home production company AB Corp Ltd. They took faraway from Mumbai for Allahabad, Gorakhpur and Varanasi on Wednesday morning with 180 passengers in each, the sources said. Two more flights with the…
Buoyed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s virutal rally in Bihar, the saffron party has decided personally connect with the people and distribute to them copies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s letter enumerating the achievements of 1 year of his second term in office, a state party leader said on Wednesday. The party leaders and workers within the state will visit every household within the state and distribute the prime minister’s letter from Thursday, Bihar BJP president and MP Sanjay Jaiswal told reporters here. More than 39 lakh people in Bihar saw Shah’s June 7 virtual rally on the web…
he negative public sentiments simmering against China in light of the coronavirus pandemic have taken a turn towards a #BoycottMadeInChina movement in India. Indians are encouraging each other to go vocal for local, even with tech products like smartphones and drones, many of which we import from China. India’s Ministry of Civil Aviation on Friday gave the green light to the establishment of “drone ports and drone corridors” in a draft policy on the use and manufacturing of unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAVs). The Indian government has also asked local manufacturers to gear up for a huge demand in the unmanned…
In spite of imposing a vast lockdown March, Coronavirus cases in Delhi have spiked like never before once the lockdown lifted. Health experts say India’s peak could still be weeks away, if not months. To discuss the situation Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal met Union Minister Amit Shah in the capital “He assured of all cooperation,” Mr Kejriwal tweeted. A day after Delhi CM tested negative for COVID-19 , the meeting took place at Mr Shah’s residence. The meeting also follows a clash between Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party government and Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal who represents the centre. Baijal on…
Pakistan has code-named its war games ‘High Mark’. India is vigilant and is keeping a close eye on its activities that involves its fighter and other aircraft fleets. The wargames are being held over Pakistan air space and a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) had been issued by the Pakistan Air Force to inform about its aerial drills, told government sources. A close watch is being kept on their activities by the Indian Air Force as the Pakistani jets have been carrying out different manoeuvres including night time flying by its combat aircraft including Chinese JF-17, F-16s and Mirage-3s, sources said.…
Rahul Dravid has no qualms conceding that he wouldn’t “survive” international cricket of today by batting at the pace he did at his prime but neither does he believe that defensive technique will become redundant albeit the “value is decreasing”. Dravid said the likes of Virat kohli and Rohit Sharma “have blown the ODI paradigm to an all new level” but a Cheteshwar Pujara also will always be needed in Test cricket. As for himself, he doesn’t mind being called defensive as he always wanted to be a Test player. “If it meant occupying the crease for an extended time…
Filmmaker Shoojit Sircar on Tuesday appealed to varied Durga Puja organising committees to choose a low-key celebration this year and use the funds to rebuild the state which was recently hit by Cyclone Amphan. Leaving 98 people dead and causing large-scale destruction to property in West Bengal and Odisha, the tropical cyclone struck several districts of the 2 states on May 20. Sircar requested the organisers of the Durga Puja, one among the most important annual festivals in West Bengal which is probably going to be held in October, to donate all the expenses for a far better cause. “An…
at An elaborate ”Rudra Abhishek” ceremony, followed by an ”aarti” was held at the Kuber Tila temple in Ayodhya on Wednesday morning to mark the beginning of temple construction. Led by Mahant Kamal Nayan Das, spokesperson for Mahant Nritya Gopal Das (who is the president of the Shri Ram Janambhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust), about 25 priests participated in the rituals. The ”Rudra Abhishek”, according to the Mahant, was held to appease Lord Shiva and seek his protection from any obstacles that may come in the way of temple construction. The preliminary work on the temple site will begin now though…
Aimed at reducing the health risks, when cricket resumes after a forced break due to the virus outbreak, the ICC has approved some of the changes in the rules of the game, in the wake of coronavirus pandemic. According the release by the apex body, changes have been made to the playing regulations, which include the ban on the use of saliva to shine the ball and allowing home umpires in international series. The ICC Chief Executives’ Committee (CEC) ratified recommendations from the Anil Kumble-led Cricket Committee, aimed at reducing the health risks, when the sport resumes after a forced…