To improve the global ranking of the national 4x400m relay teams, Athletics Federation of India (AFI) will send both men's and women’s squads to the Sri Lanka National Athletics Championship. This even takes place towards the end of this month. Chief athletics coach Radhakrishnan Nair gave this information.

In the 4x400m relay on Sunday at the 25th Asian Athletics Championships, the Indian men’s team finished second. The quartet, consisting of Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal, Mijo Kurian Chacko, and Rajesh Ramesh — in that order — finished second with a time of 3:01.80 seconds.

India has registered a significant decline of 9.89 percentage points in the number of multidimensionally poor, from 24.85% in 2015-16 to 14.96% in 2019-2021, according to the ‘National Multidimensional Poverty Index: A Progress Review 2023’. The report was released by the Niti Aayog in New Delhi on July 17. It claims that about 13.5 crore people came out of multidimensional poverty during the period, assessed by identifying “acute deprivations in health, education and standard of living” using United Nations-approved parameters.

After Friday’s spectacular start to the Chandrayaan-3 moon mission, scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will be back in Sriharikota for another important launch later this month.

The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle — C56 (PSLV-C56) mission is expected to lift off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre towards July-end — July 26 as per the latest updates.

Preparations are in full swing for the 24th Kargil Vijay Diwas at Kargil War Memorial at Dras in Ladakh. Some jawans were seen painting the inscribed on an information plate on 75/24 Pack Howitzer. One of the tourists, Vishal, said that he feels proud to be a part of a country where soldiers sacrifice their lives for their countrymen.

"I feel the bravery our soldiers showed by sacrificing their lives 24 years back. They fought for our future. We feel proud that we are part of a country where soldiers sacrifice their lives for their countrymen," he said. Another tourist, Mamata Tyagi said, "I had the good fortune to be here on Kargil Diwas. I am feeling proud that our soldiers sacrificed their lives for the country. My son is also in this field. I feel proud."

The Tamilnadu Paralympic Association is making remarkable strides in transforming rural differently-abled youth into athletes, under the visionary leadership of Association President Er. Chandrasekar. As the World Paralympic Championship unfolds in Paris, India's representation by over 40 talented athletes has garnered attention, securing the country's 17th rank in the tournament.

President Er. Chandrasekar, along with Secretary B. Kirubakara Raja and Para Athletics Chairman Sathyanarayana, has traveled to Paris to provide guidance and support to the Indian Paralympians. Notably, Thangavelu Mariyappan, a disabled athlete hailing from a small village in Tamil Nadu, who has achieved Olympic success also participating in the championship.

Hisar's Sapra Hospital has been honored by Union Transport Minister Honorable Nitin Gadkari for providing excellent services in the field of health. This award was given to Sapra Hospital Hisar for outstanding medical care facilities and for implementing the Central Government Scheme’s Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY), in which a common man gets guaranteed treatment up to five lakh rupees. Recently, Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented this scheme for implementation and made it accessible to the public during his visit to Madhya Pradesh.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman alongside Indonesian counterpart Mulyani Indrawati announced the launch of the Economic and Financial Dialogue between the two nations at the ministerial level.

This dialogue aims to foster collaboration, promote trade and investment, and enhance economic cooperation between India and Indonesia, two of the fastest-growing economies in the world.

Spain's ace tennis star, Rafael Nadal extended wishes to Carlos Alcaraz after the 20-year-old produced a masterful comeback performance against seven-time champion Novak Djokovic to win the men's singles final match on Sunday to clinch Wimbledon 2023 crown and his second Grand Slam title.

The Spanish sensation won his second major title, having triumphed at the 2022 US Open. The 20-year-old Spaniard snapped Djokovic’s 34-match winning streak at Wimbledon with his four-hour, 42-minute victory in a most incredible fashion.

By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Second-half substitute Santiago Gimenez scored with two minutes left to give Mexico a 1-0 win over Panama in the CONCACAF Gold Cup final on Sunday and secure a record-extending ninth title for ‘El Tri’.

Edson Alvarez found Gimenez near midfield before the 22-year-old raced past two defenders and slotted home with his left foot for an 88th-minute winner that sent the sold-out crowd at SoFi Stadium into a frenzy.

While everyone is familiar with the grid reference point NJ 9842 as it is the last mutually demarcated point between India and Pakistan as per the Karachi ceasefire agreement of 1949 and also the point where the Line of Control of the Simla Agreement ends, not many people are familiar with what 5Q 131 05 084 stands for. This is the number assigned to the Siachen glacier by the Geological Survey of India (GSI).

June-August 2023 marks the sapphire jubilee of a very important event in the history of the exploration of the Siachen glacier. Unfortunately barring B. G. Verghese, most of the scholars who have written on this subject as well as mountaineers of repute who have documented all the visits to this part of the world, have failed to record and give this event its due importance.