Heena Sidhu wins gold medal at Commonwealth Shooting Championships
Indian shooter Heena Sidhu has won the gold medal at the Commonwealth Shooting Championships for 10 m airpistol.The championships were held at Brisbane ,Australia.
Indian bowler Bumrah rises to top for ICC T20 rankings
Indian bowler Jasprit Bumrah has climbed to the top spot for the ICC bowler rankings.Pakisthan bowler Imad Wasim secures the second place.
India Japan begin Anti-Submarine Drill
The navies of India and Japan has started their anti submarine drill in the Indian ocean waters.Indian Navy's two P-8 I long-range maritime reconnaissance anti-submarine warfare aircraft and two P-3C Orion jets of the Japanese Navy will be part of the exercise.
Saudi Arabia allows women to attend sports events
Saudi Arabia has given persmission to women to attend sports events in stadiums.The permission is given to the women starting from the year 2018.
India send its first wheat shipment through Chabhar Port
India sends its first consignment of wheat to Afghanistan through the Chabahar port in Iran.The shipment was flagged off from the Kandla port in Gujarat with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Afghan counterpart Salahuddin Rabbani through video conferencing.
India and WB sign $200 mn for Assam
The finance ministry and the World Bank announced on Monday the signing of a loan agreement worth $200 million for the Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project.
Italian PM Paolo Gentiloni visits India
The Italian PrimeMinister Paolo Gentiloni visits India.India was last visited by Roman Prodi in February 2007.An MoU was also signed on 70 years of diplomatic relations between Indian Council of Cultural Relations and Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation, Government of the Republic of Italy.
K Srikanth wins French Open title
K Srikanth has won the French open title ,winning the fourth super series title in the year 2017.He defeated Japan's Kenta Nishimoto 21-14, 21-13 in the final.
PM inaugrates new railway line named Bidar-Kalaburagi
PM Narendra Modi has won the new railway line Bidar-Kalaburagi in Karnataka.He also flagged off the DEMU in the railway line
India will host UN Wildlife summit 2020
The UN has decided to host the global wildlife summit in India in 2020.It is the the next CMS Conference of the Parties CMSCOP13.
It is read as Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS COP12).
