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Indian shooter Subhankar Pramanick wins gold at ISSF Junior World Cup in Azerbaijan

Young Indian shooter Subhankar Pramanick has won the gold medal at the ISSF Junior World Cup for pistol, rifle and shotgun in Gabala, Azerbaijan. He won the gold...

September 19, 2016

Jitu Rai wins silver medal in ISSF World Cup

Ace Indian shooter Jitu Rai won silver medal at the ISSF (International Shooting Sport Federation) Shooting World Cup held in Baku, Azerbaijan. In the final match, Rai shot...

June 28, 2016

Sergey Karjakin wins 2015 World Cup Chess Championship

Sergey Karjakin of Russia has won 2015 World Cup Chess Championship held at Baku, Azerbaijan. In the final match he defeated Peter Svidler (Russia) by 6-4 score. The...

October 7, 2015

Norway’s Magnus Carlsen wins Shamkir chess tournament in Azerbaijan

World champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway on 26 April 2015 won the Shamkir Chess tournament held in Azerbaijan. In the ninth and final round, he defeated Rauf Mamedov...

April 27, 2015

Jordan gets UNSC seat as its non-permanent member

Jordan has been elected as a non-permanent member of United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Jordan has replaced Saudi Arabia which was recently elected for the position but rejected the...

December 8, 2013    International / World Current Affairs