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Neeraj Chopra now wants the country to go a notch higher in the pecking order by hosting global events in the next two-three years. India is set to bid for the 2029 World Athletics Championships but Chopra said the country can host other global competitions of smaller scale before that. «It will be good if we host 2029 World Championships but 2029 is a long way to go.

Australian Open and will be bidding to set up a semifinal showdown. Wimbledon champion Alcaraz is playing Olympic gold medalist Alexander Zverev in a night match. Third-seeded Medvedev, a two-time Australian Open runner-up, faces No.

Ram Mandir Inauguration Ceremony LIVE Here are the top ten updates: 1. The "Pran Pratishtha" ceremony is scheduled to commence at 12:20 pm and is anticipated to conclude by 1 pm. Following the ceremony, the Prime Minister will deliver a speech to a gathering of over 7,000 individuals, comprising spiritual leaders and notable personalities present at the venue.

GJEPC) have urged the government to reduce import duty on gold and cut and polished diamonds to help the sector stay competitive globally. India's gem and jewellery industry is dependent on imports for raw materials, including gold, diamonds, silver, and coloured gemstones. The GJEPC seeks a reduction in import duty on precious metals to 4 per cent from the current 15 per cent. It demands bringing down customs duty on cut & polished diamonds to 2.5 per cent from 5 per cent at present. The apex industry body stated that imposing higher import duty on cut and polished gemstones would lead to reduced exports, fewer employment generation in the jewellery industry thereby making survival difficult due to losing competitive edge to other competing countries like China and Thailand. Also Read: Interim Budget measures that Modi govt needs to take

Union Budget 2024, which is now less than a fortnight away, the domestic commodity industry has urged the government to allow the resumption of trade in banned agricultural commodities including wheat, paddy (non-basmati), chana, and others. The sentiments were echoed by the industry representatives on January 22 on the occasion of 20 years of commodity trading on exchanges. Country’s largest non-agri commodity exchange Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) and agri bourse National Commodity Exchange of India (NCDEX) started operations in 2003. Narinder Wadhwa, National President at Commodity Participants Association of India (CPAI) said that this day will be observed as a national commodity day from now on. “Commodity Day serves as a dedicated platform for refining participants, addressing developmental concerns, and striving to uphold elevated market integrity, benefiting investors, businesses, and governments alike,” Wadhwa said. The continued linked the prosperity of the market on the agility of policies, adherence to principles of fairness, and timely adaptations to meet the evolving needs of both the market and its investors.

Jakarta: Indian shooters' gold rush continued in the Asia Olympic Qualifiers with Yogesh Singh winning the top prize in individual as well as team event of the men's 25m centre fire pistol competition on Monday. Yogesh claimed the individual gold medal after shooting 573, finishing ahead of silver winner Muad Al Balushi of Oman (570) and Indonesia's Anang Yulianto (567).

2020 Tokyo Olympics bronze medal match — was it. India’s Olympics campaign had hit the wall and the team failed to make the final despite a brilliant effort. And the girls, understandably, were inconsolable. The men’s team was giving them a rousing ovation from the stands.

The International Olympic Committee has signed the first beer brand in the 40-year history of a sponsorship program that earns billions of dollars for the organization and international sports

LONDON (Reuters) — Anheuser-Busch InBev will be an official sponsor for three Olympic Games starting with the Paris 2024 summer event this year, the brewer said on Friday, naming its alcohol-free Corona Cero as the official beer of the Games.

It was just before 3 p.m. on a sunny but windy day last week on a beach on the south side of Barbados when Emma Bassermann and Zoe Meklensek-Ireland finished boogie boarding.

Ad-Hoc Committee for Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Wednesday announced to organize the National Championships for the U-15 and U-20 categories within the next six weeks at Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education (Gwalior) after a protest by junior wrestlers at Jantar Mantar demanding the dissolution of the IOA-constituted committee. "The (ad-hoc) committee acknowledges the concerns raised by the young wrestlers (during the protest) and is committed to addressing the issues.

A team of 13-member Indian wrestlers will represent the country in the upcoming Zagreb Open ranking series, the first world ranking tournament in Croatia. The announcement was made by the new Chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee Bhupinder Singh Bajwa, who was recently appointed by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to oversee the day-to-day conduct of wrestling affairs in the country. The wrestling competition is scheduled between January 10-14.