Month: December 2020
** Streets named after Kohli, Tendulkar, Laxman, Kapil in Melbourne!
** Goa to conserve historical places to mark 60 yrs of liberation
Every place in Goa, which is linked to the historically significant events including the liberation of the state from Portuguese rule in 1961, will be identified, spruced up and conserved for posterity, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Sunday.
** UAE-based Indian expat collects 1 dirham coins
An Indian expat in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has amassed a collection of 39 different issues of the 1 dirham coin, turning down lucrative offers to sell the collection, a media report said on Monday.
Petrol pump attendant, Shaijal Kelettil from Calicut, Kerala, took nine years to complete his collection, said the Gulf News report.
** ‘Assam to be India’s 1st state to teach Indian civilisation’
** Madikeri: Student invents robot that can treat COVID patients
Manikantha from Ponnampet. Engineering student of Engineering College of Mandya
** Maharashtra becomes first state in India to get dedicated action plan to protect pangolins
** A first, Himalayan serow spotted in Spiti valley
** Ankita Raina wins ITF doubles title in Dubai
The doubles pair of Ankita Raina and Ekaterine Gorgodze beat Aliona Zadoinov and Kaja Juvan in the final to clinch the al Habtoor challenge in Dubai.
** Virat Kohli is the most Australian non-Australian cricketer of all time: Greg Chappell
Chappell invoked Mahatma Gandhi before crediting Kohli’s intensity for bringing about a paradigm shift in Indian cricket.