Karim Benzema and Alexia Putellas were rewarded for outstanding seasons by winning the UEFA men's and women's player of the year prizes at a ceremony in Istanbul.
Carlo Ancelotti was named best men's coach for his success with Real, with Dutchwoman Sarina Wiegman crowned best women's coach after leading England to Euro glory.
India's Neeraj Chopra claimed the first position in the Lausanne Diamond League with an incredible 89.08 m throw.
This is the first time Chopra has claimed the top spot in a Diamond League event and has now booked his place in the Finals in Zurich.
Jakud Vadlejch finished second and Curits Thompson finished third.
Linthoi Chanambam scripted history by winning India’s first-ever medal in Judo World Championships with a gold in the Women’s 57kg category at the World Judo Cadet (U18) Championships. The 15-year-old judoka outclassed Brazil’s Bianca Reis in the 57-kg category final.
She became the first Indian judoka to win a medal at any age-group category of the World Championships.
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS CADETS 2022 held at BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA, (Capital: SARAJEVO).
The NITI Aayog has declared holy city of Haridwar in Uttarakhand as the best aspirational district on five parameters, thereby providing an additional allocation of three crore rupees.
Launched in 2018, NITI Aayog's Aspirational Districts Programme is aimed at identifying potential districts that can develop into model blocksthrough socio-economic development.
HDFC Bank has entered into an indicative and non-binding term sheet with Go Digit Life Insurance Ltd. In an exchange filing, the bank stated it will invest Rs. 120 crore in two tranches to acquire up to 9.94% equity stake in the company.
The company recently filed draft papers with the market regulator to raise around Rs.5,000 crore through an initial public offering (IPO).
Prime Minister’s Make in India in the defence sector received a major boost as the Indian Navy received the first-ever completely made in India 30mm ammunition. The ammunition will be used in AK-630 guns, which is fitted on warships. It was the first time that the services had placed an order on the Indian private industry to deliver complete gun ammunition.
Nagaland got its second Railway station on Dhansari-Shokhuvi railway line after a gap of more than 100 years. Dimapur station was opened in 1903. Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio officially flagged off the first passenger train service- the Donyi Polo Express from Shokhuvi Railway station in Choumukedima District on August 26
PM Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat and address Khadi Utsav at Sabarmati riverfront in Ahmedabad. Khadi utsav is being organised as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to highlight importance of khadi in country's freedom struggle. PM will inaugurate and lay foundation stone for various projects in Kutch which include country's first earthquake memorial names as smriti van.
Justice Uday Umesh Lalit sworn-in as Chief Justice of India. President Draupadi Murmu administered him oath as the 49th Chief Justice of India at Rashtrapati Bhawan. He succeeds Justice NV Ramana. Justice UU Lalit will be in office for 74 days, a tenure shorter than average.
India defeated South Korea 3-2 to win bronze in the 14th Asian Men’s U18 Volleyball Championship in Tehran.
South Korea, who was the 1999 Champions and silver medallists at the previous edition, had already suffered defeat in the hands of India in straight sets in the pool stage.
A first of its kind in India, Composite Indoor Shooting Range (CISR) was inaugurated by Vice-Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta, Flag-Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command at INS Karna, on the premises of INS Kalinga near Bheemili.
The head of the junta in Mali, Colonel Assimi Goita has appointed another colonel, Minister Abdoulaye Maiga, as interim Prime Minister to replace civilian Choguel Kokalla Maïga, who was hospitalised a few days ago. Colonel Abdoulaye Maïga, Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralisation is designated to ensure the interim of Choguel Kokalla Maiga, Prime Minister
The 20 th edition of BioAsia, the marquee life sciences and health tech event, hosted by the Government of Telangana, will be conducted from February 24-26, 2023.
Minister for Industries and Commerce, KT Rama Rao, has launched the logo and the theme “Advancing for ONE: Shaping the next generation of humanized healthcare” of BioAsia 2023.
The proceedings were live streamed for the ceremonial bench of outgoing CJI Ramana. Following the custom, Justice Ramana shared the bench with CJI-designate Justice UU Lalit,
For the first time in its history, the Supreme Court of India live streamed its proceedings. The development came on the day when incumbent Chief Justice NV Ramana is retiring.
The RBI barred customers of Thodupuzha Urban Co-operative Bank, Kerala, from withdrawing funds as part of several restrictionsimposed on the lender due to its deteriorating financial condition. The Reserve Bank, in a statement said the restrictions on the bank came into force from the close of business. The restrictions will remain in force for six months from Aug 23.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released the 'Quarterly Statistics on Deposits and Credit of SCBs for June 2022'. This data is collected from all scheduled commercial banks (SCBs), which include regional rural banks (RRBs), small finance banks (SFBs) and payments banks (PBs).