The Indian women's football team won the SAFF Women's Championship title for the fifth straight time with a 3-1 win over Nepal in the final at Biratnagar, Nepal. With this, India also extended its unbeaten run in the tournament's history to 23 matches.
Best player of the tournament was Dangmei Grace (India).
39th US president Jimmy Carter is now the longest living chief executive in United States of America history. Aged 94 years and 173 days, he exceeds the lifespan of former President George H.W. Bush, who died last November at the age of 94 years, 171 days.
DC in Washington DC stands for District of Columbia.
March 23 is observed as Shaheed Diwas or Martyrs’ Day in India to honor the great freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar, who were hanged on 23 March 1931 by the British Raj for their alleged involvement in the killing of John
Martyrs’ day is also celebrated on 30 January in India.
Organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics today unveiled a cherry-blossom shaped torch for the Games. The shiny rose-gold torch, which is 28 inches long & weighs 1.2 kg. Japan has dubbed the 2020 Games the "Reconstruction Olympics".
Olympics 2020 will start from 24 July to 9 August 2020.
Indian Air Force to participate in Langkawi International Maritime Aero Expo (LIMA) 2019 which will be held from 26 March to 30 March 2019. Indian Air Force is participating in the Maritime Aero Expo for the first time in Langkawi, Malaysia.
Malaysia Capital- Kuala lumpur Currency- Ringgit
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2019 begins today at Ipoh in Malaysia. Indian men hockey team will take on the Asian Games gold medalists Japan in the first match. Malaysia, Canada, Poland, Japan & Korea are the other teams participating in the tournament this year.
The Indian team will be led by Manpreet Singh.
World Meteorological Day is celebrated every year on March 23 to mark the formation of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) which came into existence in 1950. The theme for 2019 is “The Sun, the Earth and the Weather”.
Dr. Harsh Vardhan is the union minister of Earth Sciences
Karnataka Minister for Municipal Administration C.S. Shivalli suffered a massive heart attack and passed away on 22 March. He was 58. Channabasappa Satyappa Shivalli was a three-time MLA from Kundagol constituency in Dharwad district.
Karnataka Government bans Ola cabs in Bengaluru for 6 months.
The cricket extravaganza Indian Premier League (IPL) will begin today. In the opening game, defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
CSK & Mumbai Indians have won the IPL for the maximum times (3).
Vice Admiral Karambir Singh was appointed as the next chief of naval staff, succeeding Admiral Sunil Lanba who retires on May 30. Presently, he is serving as the Flag Officer Commanding in Chief of the Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam.
December 4 is celebrated as Indian Navy Day.