Francesco Bagnaia finished ninth in the Valencia Grand Prix to become the first Italian MotoGP champion since Valentino Rossi in 2009.
The Ducati rider, who trailed outgoing champion Fabio Quartararo by 91 points mid-season, completed his astonishing comeback with ninth place behind race winner Alex Rins.
Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) CEO Mohammad Tayyab Ikram of Macau was elected as the new president of the International Hockey Federation (FIH), succeeding India’s Narinder Batra as its full-time chief.
Ikram defeated Marc Coudron of Belgium 79-47 in the 48th FIH Congress held virtually.
Seif Ahmed was the acting president of the FIH following Batra's resignation.
Amit Dasgupta on Thursday was appointed as an Honorary Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia (AM) for his service to the Australia-India bilateral relationship.
As Consul-General of India to Australia from 2009 to 2012, Dasgupta was a staunch advocate for the principles of multiculturalism, which underpins contemporary Australia.
The conference, to be held in the national capital from November 7 to 11, will hold discussions pertaining to "transformational imperatives for a future-ready force" for enhanced operational effectiveness.
The Army Commanders' Conference is an apex-level biannual event that is held in April and October.
The Andaman and Nicobar Command is India's only tri-services command.
Commander-In-Chief, Andaman Nicobar Command- Lt Gen Ajai Singh.
National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, late Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat among five distinguished people have been selected for the “Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman” this year.
Others to be conferred the award are Chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification Prasoon Joshi, late Girish Chandra Tiwari ‘Girda’ and late Viren Dangwal.
Star Indian batter Suryakumar Yadav became the first Indian player to score 1,000 T20 International runs in a calendar year. The batter accomplished this feat in his side's final Super 12 stage match against Zimbabwe at Melbourne. In 28 innings this year, Suryakumar has scored 1,026 runs at an average of 44.60.
India will participate in the World Travel Market 2022 in London which is one of the largest international travel exhibitions. The theme of this year's exhibition is - the Future of Travel Starts Now.India is participating in the WTM 2022 to showcase itself as a preferred destination for tourism. Many stakeholders are participating as co-exhibitors in the India Pavilion.
National Cancer Awareness Day is observed on 7th November. This day is observed annually to highlight the significance and promote awareness about the diagnosis, treatment, and early detection of the disease. National Cancer Awareness Day is observed on 7th November for the last 8 years coinciding with the birth anniversary of the Nobel-prize-winning scientist Madame Curie.
World Cancer Day is observed on February 4th every year.
Infant Protection Day is celebrated yearly on November 7 with the sole purpose of raising awareness about the safety of newborn lives and giving them proper care. The day is marked to talk about the protection and development of infants at the most crucial and vulnerable time of their lives.
Pushkar Fair is also known as the largest camel fair of the country.Apart from the buying and selling of livestock, it has become an important tourist attraction. Competitions such as the ‘matka phod’, ‘longest moustache’ and ‘bridal competition’ are the main draws for this fair which attracts thousands of tourists.
Reliance Industries, the country's largest company by revenues, profits and market value, is India's best employer and the world's 20th best firm to work with, according to Forbes' World's Best Employers rankings 2022. The global ranking was topped by South Korean giant Samsung Electronics, followed by US giants Microsoft, IBM, Alphabet and Apple.
A Swiss railway operator has set a new record for completing a journey with the world's longest passenger train. The 1.9km (1.2 mile) train, which is composed of 100 coaches, completed a spectacular 25km journey through the Alps. The world record attempt took place to highlight Switzerland's engineering achievements, as well as to mark 175 years of Swiss railways.
India has been ranked as the nation with the cheapest manufacturing cost ahead of China and Vietnam, according to a report. According to the US News and World Report, out of 85 nations, India has bagged the 31st position in the overall Best Countries ranking. India featured at the 37th spot in the 'Open for Business' category.
Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Limited (MEIL) has bagged a project to build Mongolia’s first greenfield oil refinery, on the outskirts of the capital city, Ulaanbaatar. The project is aimed at reducing the East Asian country’s dependency on Russian oil imports.The refinery would be built using a line of credit from the central government.
Engineers India Limited is project management consultant for this G2G partnership project
Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared Mangarh Dham as a National Monument in the Banswara district of Rajasthan. He stated that the Mangarh Dham is a symbol of the persistance and sacrifice of tribals. The dham, a memorial for around 1,500 tribals massacred by the British army in 1913,located in the district on the Gujarat-Rajasthan border, a region with a tribal population
Aditya Birla Health Insurance Co Ltd (ABHI), a standalone health insurer, has entered into a bancassurance partnership with IDFC FIRST Bank for distribution of health insurance products through the bank’s digital platform and its wide distribution network. ABHI can provide health insurance facility to the deeper and underpenetrated parts of the country.
Mayank Bathwal, CEO - Aditya Birla Health Insurance