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Nalin Shinghal appointed as BHEL CMD

According to BHEL,Nalin Shinghal has been appointed as its CMD. Prior to joining BHEL, he was the CMD of Central Electronics Limited (CEL). He has also worked with the Long Range Decision Support group of the Ministry of Railways.

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BHEL: Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited

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Haryana launches 'Meri Fasal Mera Byora' portal for farmers

The Haryana government announced the launch of 'Meri Fasal Mera Byora' portal whereby farmers can avail benefits of several government schemes directly after uploading their crop-related details.

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Chief Minister of Haryana - Manohar Lal Khattar

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Mexico beats US to lift 8th Gold Cup

Mexico's men's soccer team have won their record eighth Gold Cup by defeating the United States in the final. The loss for the US men came hours after the women's team lifted its second consecutive World Cup title.

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CONCACF Gold Cup was held in the United States.

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'War over Words: Censorship in India' explores censorship in pre and post-colonial India

War over Words: Censorship in India, 1930-1960 is a book by Devika Sethi, who teaches modern Indian history at IIT-Mandi, explores the diverse mechanisms and motivations for censorship and its role in the shaping of the modern Indian republic.

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VP,Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu released a book titled Vivekadeepini.

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Rahul Dravid appointed as Head of Cricket at NCA

Former India captain Rahul Dravid was appointed as Head of Cricket at the NCA.Dravid will oversee all cricket related activities at NCA and will be involved in mentoring, coaching, training and motivating players, coaches and support staff at the NCA.

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NCA: National Cricket Association

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Kyriakos Mitsotakis sworn in as Greece's new prime minister

Kyriakos Mitsotakis has been sworn in as Greece's new PM, after New Democracy party won a landslide over leftist Syriza.Results showed New Democracy gaining 39.85% of the vote in snap election.

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Alexis Tsipras was the former Prime Minister of Greece.

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4th World Wealth Yoga Championship: Para-athlete Toran Yadav wins 3 silver medals

Para-athlete Toran Yadav from Chhattisgarh has won 3 silver medals at 4th World Wealth Yoga Festival & Championship in Europe. The 19-year-old started yoga at the age of 9 and soon was selected to represent India.

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Toran is a para-athlete from Khatti village in Chhattisgarh.

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Mirabai claims another gold

S. Mirabai Chanu totalled 191kg to claim the women’s 49kg title in the Commonwealth weightlifting championships.Jhili Dalabehera & S. Bindyarani Devi among women and Ch. Rishikanta Singh among men were the other Indians to win golds in the elite division.

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Commonwealth weightlifting championships 2019 was held in Samoa.

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INS Tarkash reaches Morocco for overseas development programme

To establish India's credentials as a net security provider in the Indo-Pacific region, INS Tarkash reached Tangier in Morocco,for a 3-day visit. It is part of an ongoing overseas deployment by the Indian Navy to the Mediterranean Sea, Africa and Europe.

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INS Tarkash is under the command of Captain Sathish Vasudev.

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Former India football goalkeeper A.U. Celestine, passed away

Former India football goalkeeper A. U. Celestine, passed away.Celestine played for the Tamil Nadu men’s team in the senior Nationals as a ‘keeper in the 1965 and ‘69 National championships. He represented India in the Merdeka Cup in Malaysia in 1969.

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He was a talent spotter of AIFF.