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Padmini Rout wins 2016 National Women Premier Chess Championship

November 15, 2016

International Master Padmini Rout has won the 2016 National Women Premier Chess Championship. With this win, she has scored a hat-trick in the National Women Premier Chess Championship. Earlier she had won the championship in 2014 and 2015. She was ..

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Aditi Ashok becomes the first to win women's Indian Open tournament

November 14, 2016

Teen golf sensation Aditi Ashok (18) became the first Indian woman to win a Ladies European Tour title. She achieved this feat by winning the Hero Women’s Indian Open held at the DLF Golf and Country Club in Gurugram, Haryana. ..

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India, Japan ink ten agreements including civil nuclear deal

November 11, 2016

India and Japan signed have ten agreements to boost the bilateral cooperation between the two nations. The agreements were signed in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe in Tokyo, Japan. Agreements signed are Agreement ..

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Indian Women's hockey team wins 2016 Asian Champions Trophy

November 5, 2016

Indian Women’s hockey team has won the 2016 Asian Champions Trophy held in Singapore. It was the maiden win of Indian Women’s hockey team in Asian Champions Trophy. In summit clash held in Singapore, India defeated China by 2-1 goals. ..

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Pratul Joshi wins Bahrain International Challenge badminton tournament

November 3, 2016

Indian shuttler Pratul Joshi has won the Bahrain International Challenge badminton tournament in the men’s singles category. It was his maiden international title. In the final match played at Segayya in Bahrain, Pratul defeated his brother Aditya Joshi by 21-17, ..

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Union Government recognizes Boxing Federation of India as National Sports Federation for Boxing

October 29, 2016

The Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has recognized Boxing Federation of India (BFI) as the National Sports Federation (NSF) for Boxing. This decision will give massive fillip to the recently-formed BFI and also give a boost to the ..

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India, New Zealand ink three agreements including avoidance of double taxation

October 27, 2016

India and New Zealand signed three agreements in the areas of double taxation avoidance (DTA), sports and food security to carry forward the ties between both sides. The agreements were signed in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and ..

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India wins 2016 Kabaddi World Cup

October 22, 2016

India has won the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup by defeating Iran by 38-29 score in the final match played at the Arena By TransStadia in Ahmedabad (Gujarat. It was India’s third consecutive Kabaddi World Cup in the Standard Style version ..

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BCCI approves use of DRS in India-England Test series

October 22, 2016

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has given its consent for using the Decision Review System (DRS) in the forthcoming five-Test series against England in November 2016. BCCI will use the DRS on a trial basis to ..

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SC freezes BCCI's transactions with state cricket bodies

October 21, 2016

Supreme Court has frozen all financial transactions between the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) and state cricket associations. The apex court directed BCCI, the apex cricket body not to disburse any funds to state cricket associations till ..

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