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S Vijay Kumar recipient of Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award for Investigative Reporting (Print category)
S. Vijay Kumar, Senior Deputy Editor with The Hindu in Chennai, was presented the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award for Investigative Reporting (Print category) for his reports on how taxmen alerted officials about payoffs in the Tamil Nadu gutka scam – but were ignored. The award was presented by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh ..
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Anu Kumar clinches gold medal of Khelo India School Games in 1500 metres
Anu Kumar of Uttarakhand has grabbed the first gold medal of the Khelo India School Games in 1500 metres at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on February 1, 2018. Tamil Nadu athletes won two of the six gold medals on the opening day of the games. The rest were shared between Uttarakhand, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh and ..
Vijay Kumar appointed as MD & CEO of National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited
Vijay Kumar has been appointed the new Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) for three years with effective from January 18, 2018. He succeeded Samir Shah. He has over 25 years of experience in leadership roles in the areas of commodity trading and merchandising along ..
Topics: Business • Cargill • Commodity • Food and drink • Food industry • Kumar • Logistics • National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange • Vijay Kumar
M C Mary Kom resignes as national observer for Indian boxing
Wrestler Sushil Kumar and Boxer M C Mary C. Kom have submitted their resignation as National Sports Observers. As both the top athletes are still active in their respective fields, wrestling(Men) and Boxing (Women). This decision came after Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore made it clear that active sportspersons will not be considered for the ..
Topics: Abhinav Bindra • Akhil Kumar • Commonwealth Games • India at the 2006 Commonwealth Games • India at the Commonwealth Games • India at the Olympics • Kumar • Shooting sports in India • Sport in India • Summer Olympic Games • Sushil Kumar • Vegetarians
Sushil Kumar clinches gold at 2017 National Wrestling championship
Two-time Olympic-medallist Sushil Kumar, India’s lone woman Olympic medal winner Sakshi Malik and Geeta Phogat won gold medal in their respective categories in the National Wrestling championship in Indore on November 17, 2017. Sushil Kumar took less than three minutes to bag a gold medal as three of his rivals gave him a walkover in ..
Topics: Geeta Phogat • Kumar • Olympic medalists • Phogat sisters • Sakshi Malik • Sport in Haryana • Sport in India • Summer Olympic Games • Sushil Kumar
Wrestler Satish Kumar got Rs 25 lakh as compensation for being barred from 14th Asian Games 2002
Satish Kumar, the decorated West Bengal wrestler, has been awarded Rs 25 lakh as compensation by the Delhi court for being wrongly restrained from taking part in the 14th Asian Games-2002 at Busan in South Korea under the mistaken impression that he had taken performance-enhancing drugs. The court also directed the government to ensure that ..
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