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Gujarat nurtures Olympic dreams but over 5,500 gov't schools lack playgrounds

These figures from the Lok Sabha only include government schools; the number of private schools that do not have a playground is huge

Published on 5th April 2023
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What happened on February 15? A unique Olympic record and culmination of the Human Genome Project

When Eddie Eagan aced the Winter and Summer Games and the human genome was first published

Published on 15th February 2022
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What happened on February 12: The Scream was stolen and Kanhaiya Kumar was arrested

The painting was fortunately recovered undamaged after two months, and the four perpetrators were imprisoned. Ten years after the first theft, another copy of The Scream was stolen

Published on 12th February 2022
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Today's youth has a 'Can Do' spirit, says PM Modi after inaugurating youth fest

During the event, the Prime Minister unveiled selected essays on 'Mere Sapno ka Bharat' and 'Unsung Heroes of Indian Freedom Movement'

Published on 12th January 2022
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PM Modi to lay foundation stone for Dhyan Chand sports university in Meerut on January 2

The university will have BA in sports courses and offer diploma, certificate, post graduation, MPhil and PhD degrees

Published on 31st December 2021
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What the FAQ: What does the USA's boycott of Winter Olympics 2022 in Beijing mean for the world?

China has 0 cases of Omicron and a total of 1,107 active COVID cases. Last week, Chinese officials said that Omicron would "certainly bring some challenges in terms of prevention and control"

Published on 7th December 2021
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What happened on October 30: LeBron played his first NBA game and USSR detonated a huge nuclear bomb

LeBron James began his NBA career, playing for Cleveland Cavaliers on October 30, 2003. He was only 19 at that time

Published on 30th October 2021
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Wrestler Ravi Dahiya teams up with Smile Foundation to make online education accessible to the underprivileged

Ravi Dahiya's silver at the Tokyo Olympics has made him the apple of India's eyes. We talk to him about his association with Smile Foundation, the importance of education and sports

Published on 21st October 2021
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#ThrowbackToday: The day India's first individual Olympic medal winner was born

In today's #TBT, we talk about all things Abhinav Bindra and how this former sportsperson went on to capture the consciousness of the whole country not just with the medal but with his humility too

Published on 28th September 2021
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Love riding those waves? Then check out these surfing schools along Chennai's Kovalam coast. You could become India's first Olympic surfer!

Surfing became an Olympic sport for the first time this year. But what does the Indian surfing landscape look like? With a special focus on Chennai's Kovalam, we explore India's eastern coast

Published on 7th September 2021
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Stadium in Maharashtra's Pune to be named after Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Neeraj Chopra

The stadium will be named as 'Neeraj Chopra Army Sports Stadium' in the Pune Cantonment area. The official naming ceremony of the stadium is scheduled for August 23

Published on 21st August 2021
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Olympians and COVID frontline warriors invited to the Independence Day celebrations this year

Flower petals to be showered at the venue as soon as the flag is hoisted by Prime Minister Modi

Published on 14th August 2021
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What The FAQ: Who is Dhyan Chand and why is he called the magician of hockey? 

In today's FAQ, we take a look at who is this famous hockey player, Dhyan Chand and why he remains a pride to many Indians

Published on 7th August 2021
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Tokyo Olympics 2020: DAV Chandigarh grad Neeraj Chopra shines bright, ends India's 100-year wait for gold in track and field  

The 23-year-old son of a farmer from Khandra village near Panipat in Haryana produced a second round throw of 87.58m in the finals to stun the athletics world

Published on 7th August 2021
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PM Modi congratulates Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain on winning Bronze medal

Busenaz Surmeneli defeated Borgohain by a unanimous decision of 5-0. All five judges gave decisions in the favour of Turkish pugilist as she stamped her dominance

Published on 4th August 2021

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