Former Australian wicketkeeper Brian Taber passed away at the age of 83 on Friday, as per cricket.com.au.

Taber was one of the best wicketkeepers that Australia has ever produced. He had played 16 Test matches for Australia between 1966 and 1970.

The former Australian great made his Test debut against South Africa in Johannesburg and took seven catches and a stumping. He faced sides like England, India and West Indies during his career.

India on Saturday gifted the indigenously-built missile corvette INS Kirpan to its strategic partner Vietnam with the ambition of boosting its reach in the South China Sea amid the common concern over China's increasingly aggressive behaviour in the region.

India’s Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar presided over decommissioning followed by the Handing Over Ceremony of INS Kirpan to Vietnam People’s Navy at Cam Ranh, Vietnam. This is the first time that India handed over a fully functional corvette to any friendly foreign country.

India’s Minerva Academy FC scripted history as they became the first team from the subcontinental nation to lift the prestigious Gothia Cup in Sweden.

The Gothia Cup, an international youth football tournament organized has been held annually at Gothenburg in the Scandinavian country of Sweden. The prestigious tournament is organised under the aegis of Allsvenskan club BK Hacken.

The Indian team triumphed in the B13 category of the illustrious event with a 3-1 win over Brazilian side Ordin FC in the final of the tournament on Saturday.

In its ongoing pursuit to ensure the safety, respect and self-reliance of women in Uttar Pradesh, the state government has started a 10-day special campaign.

The aim of the campaign, which is led by the Women and Child Safety Organization on the instruction of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, is to empower women of the state.

The campaign, which started on Friday, July 21 will go on till July 30. Additionally, this campaign will be run between 21st to 30th of every month.

Furthermore, this campaign will empower the Mission Shakti Abhiyan already being implemented in Uttar Pradesh for the safety of women.

The Chhattisgarh government has singed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) worth Rs 1,188.36 crore with Tata Technologies to transform 36 government ITIs into an Industry 4.0 Technology Hub.

The MoU was signed between the state’s Department of Technical Education and Skill Development and Tata Technologies in the presence of chief minister Bhupesh Baghel.

The collaboration will offer six new trades and 23 new short-term courses in 36 ITIs, with state-of-the-art technical workshops and trainer arrangements, said officials.

Entertainment, music and news all seem to be at our fingertips today, but for a long period in modern history, accessing such services was a difficult task for most people because of a lack of relevant infrastructure. In India, a major milestone in this area dates back to 100 years ago – when the first broadcast was made, under colonial rule.

National Broadcasting Day in India is marked on July 23 as symbolic of the Radio Club of Bombay (established by some businessmen) making the first-ever broadcast in the country in June 1923. The broadcast was followed by the setting up of the Calcutta Radio Club five months later.

The 5th Helicopter & Small Aircraft Summit will be held on the 25th of July 2023 at Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh. The event will be jointly organised by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the Government of Madhya Pradesh, Pawan Hans Ltd., and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).

The Summit will be inaugurated by Chief Minister, of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and Union Minister of Civil Aviation & Steel Jyotiraditya M. Scindia. The objective of the Summit includes enhancing the scope of the UDAN scheme in remote and hilly terrains. The event's theme is "Reaching the Last Mile: Regional Connectivity through Helicopters & Small Aircraft". 

Asian Champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated world no. 1 Indonesian duo Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto in a thrilling 3-game men’s doubles final 17-21, 21-13, 21-14 to clinch the Korea Open 2023 title in Yeosu, Korea on Sunday.

The Indian’s lost the opening game 17-21, but made a remarkable come back to win the next games and win the title.

This is the third Super 500 title of their career so far after Thailand Open 2019 and Yonex Sunrise India Open 2022 and third BWF World Tour title in 2023 as well, having previously won Swiss Open 2023 (Super 300) and Indonesia Open 2023 (Super 1000) earlier this year.

After a 12-year career, Sri Lankan batter Lahiru Thirimanne has announced his retirement from international cricket.

The 33-year-old Lankan featured in 44 Tests, 127 One-Day Internationals and 26 T20 Internationals, having made his debut in 2010.

He played for Sri Lanka in three ICC T20 World Cups, including the 2014 edition where the side emerged victorious. Besides, he also featured in a couple of ODI World Cups. He also had the honour of leading the team in five ODIs.

Indian para-archers finished the World Archery Para Championships 2023 with three medals in Pilsen, Czech Republic, as per Olympics.com.

They have also secured six quota places for the Paris 2024 Paralympics.

At the world championships, India's medal total included one gold, one silver, and one bronze, making it the best-ever performance for the nation on Saturday. The previous high for India was two silvers in Dubai last year.