Asansol (WB), Nov 12: Army shooter Devendra Singh won two gold medals at the 23rd All India G V Mavalankar shooting championship here today.
The 25-year-old shooter from Services earned individual medals in 50-metre free pistol event of both senior and junior sections.
While scoring 269 points, he created a new meet record in his junior men 50-metre free pistol event, surpassing 266-point mark created by Sandeep Bhalotia at 2008 meet in Jalandhar.
Tokyo, May 9: As the world continues to grapple with coronavirus pandemic, the organisers of Tokyo Game Show have cancelled 2020 showpiece event.
TGS 2020 was slated to be played from September 24 to September 27 at the Makuhari Messe convention center. However, there now talks going on for holding an online event instead.
According to the Verge, this is the first time that TGS has ever been cancelled since it started in 1996.
TGS 2020 gained more attention because of its status as the last major trade show before the launch of the upcoming next-gen consoles, the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5.
New Delhi, Aug 5: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Bollywood celebrities have taken it to their social media platforms to express their excitement and shared their thoughts.
Taking to Twitter handle, senior Bollywood actor Anupam Kher extended his best wishes to his legion of followers for the Ram Janmabhoomi Pujan.
While 'Masti' actor Riteish Deshmukh, on the micro-blogging site tweeted multiple hashtag 'Jai Shree Ram' to mark the historic day.
'Queen' actor, Kangana Ranaut's official Twitter handle team wrote: "What could not happen in 500 years happened this year.... this is not picture of the day but the moment of many centuries #JaiShreeRam #RamMandirAyodhya"
Actor Kirron Kher, legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, filmmaker Ashok Pandit and others also marked the day and expressed their excitement.
Earlier, evergreen star Hema Malini, through an audio recording congratulated the devotees of Lord Ram on the occasion.
The Mathura MP expressed her excitement on the foundation stone-laying ceremony of the much-awaited Ram Temple.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed the special Bhoomi Poojan at Ayodhya ahead of the foundation stone laying ceremony.
He also released a commemorative postage stamp on 'Shree Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir'. Earlier, Prime Minister Modi had offered prayers at the Hanuman Garhi Temple in Ayodhya.
Jul 21: The tickets sold for the now-postponed ICC T20 World Cup will remain valid if Australia hosts the edition in 2021 instead of India.
In case the event is shifted to 2022, all ticket-holders will be entitled to a full refund, the ICC stated on its website on Monday night after postponing the mega-event this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The tournament was to be held in October-November but will now be conducted later because of the pandemic.
The ICC has not yet announced which country will host which edition as there are operational issues that both the Indian and Australian cricket Boards need to sort out.
The world body had opened ticket booking through its ticketing partners and a significant number was already sold.
"Ticket holders are welcome to retain their tickets, noting, if Australia hosts in 2021, tickets will remain valid for fans who have already bought and will be automatically updated to reflect the new dates.
"If Australia hosts in 2022, for tickets already bought a full refund will be processed automatically," ICC stated in a series of FAQs.
Fans can retain their tickets until a date is confirmed for the event.
Refund requests can be made until December 15 and they will be processed within 30 days after an online submission.
The hospitality package will also remain valid for the 2021 fixtures.
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