Month: November 2020
** Kerala-born writer Deepa Anappara in New York Time’s notable-books list
** Nellore man bags world record for removing 68 bottle caps with his head in a minute
Prabhakar Reddy, an Indian martial arts expert, broke the earlier world record set in this category by Pakistan’s Muhammad Rashid Naseem.
** Anganwadi worker rows 18 km daily to attend to children, expecting mothers in interior villages
Relu started visiting newborn babies and expecting mothers from the hamlets of Aligat and Dadar in April so that they do not miss out on their proper medical care and nutrition.
** Ratan Tata congratulates Tata Motors on achieving 4 million cars’ milestone
** With over 1 million followers, RBI Twitter handle creates world record
As of Sunday, the RBI handle is followed by as many as 10,00,513 people around the world.
** Kashmir police officer sets up ‘wall of kindness’ for the needy
The 33-year-old officer says he chose the location outside his office so that he could monitor and supervise the arrangements.
** Four Indian-Americans among 32 students chosen as Rhodes Scholars from U.S.
The four Indian-American students are Swathi R. Srinivasan, Vijayasundaram Ramasamy, Garima P. Desai and Savarni Sanka.
** Former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi dies aged 84
The three-time Chief Minister and Congress veteran lost the battle against post-COVID-19 complications