1. Shashank Manohar resigns as BCCI President
Shashank Manohar stepped down as BCCI president barely seven months after being appointed for a second term in place of the late Jagmohan Dalmiya and is all set to take over as first independent chairman of ICC.
2. Google launches free public Wi-Fi service at five railway stations
Google announced the launch of its free high-speed public Wi-Fi service at Ujjain, Jaipur, Patna, Guwahati and Allahabad railway stations.
This is in continuation with its project to provide high-speed public Wi-Fi service at 100 Railway stations across India by end of the year, Google said in a release.
3. Indian boxers fetch 4 medals from Asian Youth Championship
Indian boxers made quite an impact at the 7th Asian Youth Championships by finishing third in the overall standings with three silver and a bronze medal in the tournament held in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan.
National champion AnkushDahiya (60kg), AshishKulhirya (64kg) and ReyalPuri (81kg) fetched silver medals for the contingent, while Manjeet Singh (+91kg) contributed the solitary bronze to the tally.
4. Serena, Sania-Hingis remain on top of women's rankings
American Serena Williams continued to lead the latest women's singles rankings, while German Angelique Kerber rose to the second place.AgnieszkaRadwanska fell to third spot.
In the women's doubles, top pair Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis maintained their joint position with 12045 points each.
5. Mrugank Paranjape became the new Managing Director and CEO of MCX
Mrugank Paranjape took over as the new Managing Director and CEO of Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX).His term is for 3 years.
6. NRRI develops mobile app ‘riceXpert’ to help rice farmers:Govt
National Rice Research Institute (NRRI) has developed a mobile app ‘riceXpert’ that will provide information related to farm practices.
The app will provide information to farmers in real time on insect pests, nutrients, weeds, nematodes and disease-related problems, rice varieties for different ecologies, farm implements for different field and post-harvest operations.
7. Philosopher Basaveshwara's 882nd birth anniversary celebrated in UK
Indian philosopher saint Basaveshwara's birth anniversary was for the first time celebrated in Britain with an event at his statue that was erected in London last year. It was 882nd birth anniversary of Basaveshwara.
8. Pawan Shankar gets Bharat Excellence Award 2016
Actor Pawan Shankar, who has appeared in TV shows like "Siddhanth", "Vicky Ki Taxi" and "Kya Hua Tera Vaada", was honoured with the Bharat Excellence Award 2016 for his contribution in the education sector.
9. Mohanlal named brand ambassador of Hotstar
Superstar Mohanlal has become the brand ambassador of the country's largest premium streaming platform, Hotstar, which provides over 80,000 hours of world class entertainment content in eight Indian languages.
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