Max Purcell secured his second straight ATP singles Challenger title (fourth overall), beating James Duckworth 3-6, 7-5, 7-6(5) at the Bengaluru Open on Sunday.
The victory at the KSLTA courts will fetch the Australian 100 points and is set to carry him to a new career-high ranking (in the 110s).
Marcel Siem ended his long wait for a fifth European tour title with victory at the Hero Indian Open by a single shot.
The German's last win on the tour came eight years and 116 days ago at the 2014 BMW Masters. A closing 68 saw him edge out countryman Yannik Paul for the victory with a 14-under 274.
The World NGO Day is an annual international observance on February 27 to recognize the contributions of non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The day was first celebrated in 2010 and has since become an annual event that highlights the work of NGOs around the world.
In Women's Cricket, Australia have lifted the ICC T20 World Cup Trophy for the sixth time. In the Final match yesterday, they defeated South Africa by 19 runs at Newlands, Cricket Ground in Cape Town. Player of The Tournament is Ashleigh Gardner. Earlier, Australia defeats India in semifinal
An Indian Air Force contingent comprising 145 Air Warriors is participating in Exercise Cobra Warrior at the Waddington Air Force Base of the Royal Air Force in United Kingdom. The exercise is scheduled from 06 to 24 Mar 23. The Exercise Cobra Warrior is a multilateral Air exercise in which Air Forces from Finland, Sweden, South Africa, USA and Singapore will participate.
An Indian Air Force contingent comprising 110 Air Warriors reached at Al Dahfra airbase of United Arab Emirates for participating in Exercise Desert Flag VIII. The IAF is participating with five Light Combat Aircraft, LCA Tejas and two C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. This is the first occasion when LCA Tejas will participate in an international flying exercise outside India.
The aim of the exercise is to participate in diverse fighter engagements.
The world-renowned doyen of Mohiniattam, Dr Kanak Y Rele, passed away following a brief illness. She was 85. Dr Rele was awarded the Padma Shri (1989), Padma Bhushan (2013), Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1994), Kalidas Samman (2006) and MS Subbulakshmi Award, amongst other accolades.
The Mohiniyattam exponent was awarded the first Guru Gopinath National Puraskaram.
With the objective of curbing paper leaks in government recruitment exams, the Gujarat Legislative Assembly has unanimously passed a Bill that provides for up to 10 years in prison for such malpractices. As per the provisions of the bill, the accused shall also be liable for fine which shall not be less than Rs 10 lakh, which may extend to Rs 1 crore.
Gujarat Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2023 was passed.
The Kerala government launched robotic scavenger, Bandicoot, to clean sewages in this temple town, becoming the first state in the country to use robotic technology to clean all its commissioned manholes. Bandicoot, developed by Kerala-based Genrobotics, had recently bagged 'Kerala Pride' award at the Huddle Global 2022 conclave organised by Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM).
RRR directed by SS Rajamouli again received international recognition and won four awards at Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards. The movie received awards for Best Action Film, Best International Feature, Best Original Song and Best Stunts. RRR starring Jr NTR and Ram Charan bagged the Critics' Choice Award for Best Song for its track Naatu Naatu.
India has joined a global platform launched by the US and the UAE with an aim to accelerate investment and support for climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovation, the state department said here. The Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM4C) was launched by the two nations in November 2021.
Meta Platforms Inc is releasing a new large language model based on artificial intelligence (AI) aimed at the research community, said Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg, as Meta becoming the latest company to join the AI race. Meta will make its model available to the AI research community.
More than 600 delegates from 62 countries will participate in two-day Y20 India Summit at the Maharaja Sayajirao University Vadodara in Gujarat. Focusing on the theme of climate change and environmental conservation this international conference will be inaugurated by Shri Bhupendra Patel, Chief Minister of Gujarat.
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implemntation (MoSPI) Rao Inderjit Singh released the Revised Guidelines on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS)-2023 on 22nd February 2023. The new MPLADs guidelines and the web portal will come into effect from 1-4-2023.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) into India declined by 15 per cent to USD 36.75 billion during the April-December this fiscal, according to the latest Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade data. The FDI inflows stood at USD 43.17 billion during the corresponding period of the previous year.
The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the appointment of Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi as Drugs Controller General of India, Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO). Dr Raghuvanshi had joined the IPC as secretary-cum-scientific director on February 16, 2021.
Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi will replace Dr. VG Somani.
A three-day International Bioresource Conclave and Ethnopharmacology Congress of Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD), Imphal came to an end. It was organized by Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development(IBSD), Imphal in collaboration with Society for Ethnopharmacology India and International Society for Ethnopharmacology, Switzerland.
Theme: “Reimagine Ethnopharmacology: Globalization of Traditional Medicine”