In 1936, Jesse Owens, an Alabama native, (son of a sharecropper) and Cleveland, Ohio high school and Ohio State University track star, made America proud by winning four gold medals, equaling the world record (10.3 seconds) in the 100-meter race and broke the world records in the 200-m...
During the festival, the Governor also distributed medals to the winners of 49th All Manipur Shumang Leela Festival 2020-21. In 2017, Shougrakpam Hemanta was conferred with the prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in recognition of his contribution in Shumang Leela. With this, he became the...
The medals were given to the 150 Indian peacekeepers serving in UNMISS in Malakal during a ceremony filled with parades and performances by a piped band. Colonel Amit Gupta, deployed with UNMISS in Malakal, was among the recipients of the medal of honour. A UNMISS news article said Gupta ...
Foreign relations and military States The United States is a federal union of fifty states. The original thirteen states were the successors of the thir- teen colonies that rebelled against British rule. Most of the rest have been carved from territory obtained through war or purchase by the U...
News 10: Eight scientists win UNESCO Medals Professor Lei Jiang - China, Professor Isamu Akasaki - Japan, Professor Philippe Pernod - France, Academician Gennady Krasnikov - Russia, Professor Nicholas Kotov - US, Professor Igor Ashurbeyli - Russia, Dr Mikhail Dubina - Russia and Dr Natalya ...
ii.However,India lodged a protest against the controversial decision which was reviewed and FIDE announced Gold Medals for both India and Russia. iii.This was India’s maiden appearance in the final of the tournament, and Russia had not won a Chess Olympiad since 2002. ...
• India bags a total of 57 medals including 12 Gold, 18 Silver and 27 Bronze at India Open International Boxing tournament in Guwahati. • Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully test-fired an indigenously-developed 500 kg class guided bomb from a Sukhoi combat...