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Magnus Carlsen – New King of Chess

November 23, 2013

Norway’s Magnus Carlsen ended 5 times title-holder Viswanathan Anand’s reign as the world champion. Magnus Carlsen took the crown after a hard-fought draw in the 10th game of the World Chess Championship match. This was the first time in 8 world championship matches ..

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Sachin Tendulkar chosen for the prestigious Bharat Ratna

November 16, 2013

Sachin Tendulkar chosen for the prestigious Bharat Ratna (India’s highest civilian award). Thus Tendulkar will be the first sportsperson ever to be honoured with Bharat Ratna. Tendulkar retired from all forms of cricket as the most successful batsman with 15,921 ..

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Sri Lanka to set up National Inquiry on Torture: Commonwealth Secretariat

November 10, 2013

Ahead of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) which is scheduled to be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka this month (November 2013), Sri Lanka will set up a National Inquiry on Torture and the Commonwealth Secretariat will assist in its ..

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World Chess Championship 2013

November 9, 2013

India is hosting one of the most coveted chess battles- the World Chess Championship for year 2013 in Chennai. A series of matches will be played between the defending world champion Viswanathan Anand (winner of the 2012 World Championship) and Magnus Carlsen (ranked No. 1 in the world), to determine ..

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Rohit Sharma becomes third player in ODI format of Cricket to hit a double-century

November 2, 2013

India’s Rohit Sharma scored 209 runs off 158 balls in final ODI (One Day International) against Australia held in Bangalore (India), thus becoming only the third player to score a double-century in ODI format cricket. Rohit Sharma hit 16 sixes in ..

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Sebastian Vettel bags Indian Grand Prix

October 30, 2013

The Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel won the Indian Grand Prix organized at the Buddh International Circuit in Noida, India. Registering his third successive victory in the Indian Grand Prix he left behind four former world champions Fernando Alonso, Kimi ..

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Dipika Pallikal clinches Macau Open Squash title 2013

October 22, 2013

India’s star Squash player Dipika Pallikal clinched the Macau Open title held at Macau, China. Dipika vanquished former World No.1 Rachel Grinham of Australia.  About Dipika Pallikal: Dipika Pallikal is an Indian squash player known to become the first Indian woman to make to the top 10 WSA ..

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Apex court appoints Mudgal Committee to probe IPL spot-fixing

October 16, 2013

The Supreme Court has appointed a probe panel headed by former Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Mukul Mudgal, to investigate spot-fixing in IPL matches. The panel also has Additional Solicitor-General L. Nageswara Rao and BCCI member ..

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