Employees of the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), Bengaluru have been adjudged “The Best Airport Staff in India and Central Asia” at the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2021.
Category: RECORDS IN ASIA
** Neeraj Chopra ends India’s Gold Medal drought at Tokyo Olympics; bags Gold in Javelin throw
** Tokyo Olympics 2021 Live Updates: Wrestler Ravi Dahiya settles for silver, loses to Zavur Uguev of Russia in final
** India builds highest motorable road of the world in eastern Ladakh
BRO constructed a 52-km long black-topped road through Umlingla Pass, bettering the previous record of a road in Bolivia connecting to its volcano Uturuncu at 18,953 ft
** Justin Narayan on winning Masterchef Australia
Justin Narayan, an Australian youth pastor of Fijian-Indian heritage, was recently crowned the winner of MasterChef Australia 2021 (streaming on Disney+ Hotstar Premium and Disney+ Hotstar VIP). The 27-year-old — who admires the likes of Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver — chatted with The Telegraph on what the win means to him, his earliest memories of food and his Indian cuisine favourites.
** Hockey: India clinch Olympic bronze medal, edge past Germany in thrilling encounter
Simranjeet Singh scored a brace, while Hardik Singh, Harmanpreet Singh and Rupinder Pal Singh were the other goal getters for the Men in Blue
** Tokyo Olympics: Assam celebrates Lovlina’s bronze
“There is nothing to feel disappointed about. We are very happy and satisfied with her achievement even if it is a bronze. We all wanted her to qualify and then wanted her to win a medal. After she achieved both, we wanted her to win the gold, which she too wanted badly. It was our collective dream. We need to celebrate her journey. And hope she does the golden turn in Paris 2024,” said Devojit Phukan, a family friend of the Borgohains who, many say, shared Lovlina’s inspiring story with the world —14 articles on Facebook — before her Olympic debut.
He is also the man who broke the news of Lovlina’s defeat to her parents like the earlier two bouts she had won because her parents do not watch her matches.
** From Sonipat to Tokyo, wrestler Ravi Dahiya’s road to the Olympics final
Wrestler Ravi Dahiya was down and out. His opponent in the semifinal of the men’s 57kg category, Kazakhstan’s Nurislam Sanayev, had just taken a 9-2 lead.
With a minute and 30 seconds left on the clock, it was a do-or-die situation for the youngster. Dahiya inflicted a double-leg attack on Sanayev, locked his arm and leg and rolled him to put his shoulders down to the mat, thereby moving from 7-9 to winning by forcing the fall, thus completing a remarkable comeback.
** Independence Day Special: 5 memorials for Indian soldiers around the world
Not many of us know this, but there are numerous war memorials around the world dedicated to Indian soldiers who lost their lives in battle—even before India won Independence in 1947.
These war memorials are scattered across the globe, from Europe to Africa and even across the northern regions of Canada.
** 11-year-old Indian-American girl declared one of brightest students in world
Natasha Peri, an 11-year-old Indian-American girl has been judged as one of the brightest students in the world by a top US university for her exceptional performance in the SAT and ACT standardised tests.