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Shri Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai was sworn in as 52nd Chief Justice of India. [14 May 2025]
Shri Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India. He made and subscribed to the oath of office before the President.Born on November 24, 1960, Justice Gavai entered the legal profession in 1985 and began independent practice at the Bombay High Court in 1987, later moving to its Nagpur Bench. He was appointed a judge of the Bombay High Court in November 2003 and elevated to the Supreme Court in May 2019.
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Anita Anand appointed Canada’s Foreign Minister [14 May 2025]
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney has appointed Anita Ananda to the powerful post of Foreign Minister in his new cabinet charged with fulfilling the “mandate for change”. He also appointed Maninder Sidhu as the international trade minister, and two others of Indian descent as secretaries of state – the equivalent of ministers of state.
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Brazilian researcher who helped country’s grain boom wins World Food Prize [14 May 2025]
Brazilian microbiologist Mariangela Hungria, whose research has helped farmers in the country sharply boost grain production, has been named the 2025 World Food Prize Laureate, the Iowa-based foundation organizing the prize. Hungria has been a researcher for more than 40 years at Brazil’s state-run agricultural center Embrapa, where she works on seeds and soil treatments that enable plants to source nutrients through soil bacteria, a particularly important development for soybean crops. Her work helped Brazil increase soybean production from around 15 million metric tons in the 1980s to more than 170 million tons today, making the country the world’s largest producer and exporter of the commodity.
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Pankaj Tripathi becomes the ambassador of Khelo India Youth Games 2025 [08 May 2025]
Pankaj Tripathi has been invited as the face of Bihar for the Khelo India Youth Games 2025. The announcement has created a buzz among the sports enthusiasts becoming the major sporting event the state has ever hosted.
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Jasprit Bumrah, Smriti Mandhana named Wisden’s leading cricketers of 2024 [22 Apr 2025]
India duo Jasprit Bumrah and Smriti Mandhana have been crowned the world’s leading cricketers in the latest edition of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack. Bumrah won the honour in the men’s section after a stellar 2024 when he excelled across formats and was named player of the tournament as India won the Twenty20 World Cup in the West Indies.
Opener Mandhana won the women’s honour after a prolific 2024 that included five hundreds, four of them in one-day internationals. Mandhana also led Royal Challengers Bengaluru to their first Women’s Premier League title last year. West Indies batter Nicholas Pooran was named the ‘Leading T20 Player in the World’. England’s Gus Atkinson, Jamie Smith, and Sophie Ecclestone were named among Wisden’s five ‘Cricketers of the Year’, alongside Liam Dawson and Dan Worrall. The Almanack, often called “the Bible of cricket”, has been published every year since 1864.
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Rafael Nadal, Armand Duplantis, Simone Biles emerge as winners at Laureus World Sports Awards 2025 [22 Apr 2025]
Former tennis player Rafael Nadal and Paris 2024 Olympic champions Armand Duplantis, Simone Biles, and Rebeca Andrade were among the top winners at the 2025 Laureus World Sports Awards held in Madrid. The event marked the 25th edition of the prestigious awards ceremony, celebrating the world’s most outstanding athletes. Eleven-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater received the Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award, while Nadal was honoured with the Laureus Sporting Icon Award to a standing ovation from a hall filled with sporting legends.
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Denmark has launched the Green Transition Alliance India (GTAI) [21 Apr 2025]
The Green Transition Alliance India (GTAI) was established by Denmark to strengthen cooperation with India on sustainable energy alternatives. It aims to accelerate India's and Denmark's goals to become carbon neutral countries, through collaboration between companies, academic institutions and governmental organizations. This initiative is an extension of the Green Strategic Partnership (GSP), which was formed in 2020 and supports the ambitious climate goals of both nations.
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India Wins ICC Champions Trophy 2025 [20 Apr 2025]
India won its third ICC Champions Trophy 2025 after beating New Zealand by 4 wickets in the final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. After winning the ninth edition of the ICC Champions Trophy, India has become the most successful team in the ICC Champions Trophy. They were joint-winners with hosts Sri Lanka in 2002 and beat England in Birmingham for their second title in 2013.
Rohit Sharma of India was awarded the Player of the Match of the ICC Champions Trophy Final. Rachin Ravindra of New Zealand was adjudged the Player of the Tournament of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. He scored 263 runs in four innings at an average 68.75 and a strike rate of over 106. His highest score of 112 came against Bangladesh.
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Mohun Bagan Super Giant Clinches Indian Super League 2024-25 Title [19 Apr 2025]
Mohun Bagan Super Giant clin-ched the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 title following a 2-1 victory over Bengaluru FC at the Viveka- nanda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium in Kolkata. This was Mohun Bagan's second ISL title, following their maiden triumph in the 2022-23 season.
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Telangana Becomes First State in India to Introduce Scheduled Castes Sub-Categorization [14 Apr 2025]
The Telangana State Government issued a gazette notification for categorization of the Scheduled Castes (SC) into three groups - Group-I, Group-II, and Group-III. The gazette notification implemented the Scheduled Castes (Rationalisation of Reservation) Act, 2025, which had received the Governor's assent on April 8, 2025.
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Shri Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai was sworn in as 52nd Chief Justice of India. [14 May 2025]
Shri Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India. He made and subscribed to the oath of office before the President.Born on November 24, 1960, Justice Gavai entered the legal profession in 1985 and began independent practice at the Bombay High Court in 1987, later moving to its Nagpur Bench. He was appointed a judge of the Bombay High Court in November 2003 and elevated to the Supreme Court in May 2019.
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Anita Anand appointed Canada’s Foreign Minister [14 May 2025]
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney has appointed Anita Ananda to the powerful post of Foreign Minister in his new cabinet charged with fulfilling the “mandate for change”. He also appointed Maninder Sidhu as the international trade minister, and two others of Indian descent as secretaries of state – the equivalent of ministers of state.
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Brazilian researcher who helped country’s grain boom wins World Food Prize [14 May 2025]
Brazilian microbiologist Mariangela Hungria, whose research has helped farmers in the country sharply boost grain production, has been named the 2025 World Food Prize Laureate, the Iowa-based foundation organizing the prize. Hungria has been a researcher for more than 40 years at Brazil’s state-run agricultural center Embrapa, where she works on seeds and soil treatments that enable plants to source nutrients through soil bacteria, a particularly important development for soybean crops. Her work helped Brazil increase soybean production from around 15 million metric tons in the 1980s to more than 170 million tons today, making the country the world’s largest producer and exporter of the commodity.
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Pankaj Tripathi becomes the ambassador of Khelo India Youth Games 2025 [08 May 2025]
Pankaj Tripathi has been invited as the face of Bihar for the Khelo India Youth Games 2025. The announcement has created a buzz among the sports enthusiasts becoming the major sporting event the state has ever hosted.
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Jasprit Bumrah, Smriti Mandhana named Wisden’s leading cricketers of 2024 [22 Apr 2025]
India duo Jasprit Bumrah and Smriti Mandhana have been crowned the world’s leading cricketers in the latest edition of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack. Bumrah won the honour in the men’s section after a stellar 2024 when he excelled across formats and was named player of the tournament as India won the Twenty20 World Cup in the West Indies.
Opener Mandhana won the women’s honour after a prolific 2024 that included five hundreds, four of them in one-day internationals. Mandhana also led Royal Challengers Bengaluru to their first Women’s Premier League title last year. West Indies batter Nicholas Pooran was named the ‘Leading T20 Player in the World’. England’s Gus Atkinson, Jamie Smith, and Sophie Ecclestone were named among Wisden’s five ‘Cricketers of the Year’, alongside Liam Dawson and Dan Worrall. The Almanack, often called “the Bible of cricket”, has been published every year since 1864.
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Rafael Nadal, Armand Duplantis, Simone Biles emerge as winners at Laureus World Sports Awards 2025 [22 Apr 2025]
Former tennis player Rafael Nadal and Paris 2024 Olympic champions Armand Duplantis, Simone Biles, and Rebeca Andrade were among the top winners at the 2025 Laureus World Sports Awards held in Madrid. The event marked the 25th edition of the prestigious awards ceremony, celebrating the world’s most outstanding athletes. Eleven-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater received the Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award, while Nadal was honoured with the Laureus Sporting Icon Award to a standing ovation from a hall filled with sporting legends.
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Denmark has launched the Green Transition Alliance India (GTAI) [21 Apr 2025]
The Green Transition Alliance India (GTAI) was established by Denmark to strengthen cooperation with India on sustainable energy alternatives. It aims to accelerate India's and Denmark's goals to become carbon neutral countries, through collaboration between companies, academic institutions and governmental organizations. This initiative is an extension of the Green Strategic Partnership (GSP), which was formed in 2020 and supports the ambitious climate goals of both nations.
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India Wins ICC Champions Trophy 2025 [20 Apr 2025]
India won its third ICC Champions Trophy 2025 after beating New Zealand by 4 wickets in the final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. After winning the ninth edition of the ICC Champions Trophy, India has become the most successful team in the ICC Champions Trophy. They were joint-winners with hosts Sri Lanka in 2002 and beat England in Birmingham for their second title in 2013.
Rohit Sharma of India was awarded the Player of the Match of the ICC Champions Trophy Final. Rachin Ravindra of New Zealand was adjudged the Player of the Tournament of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. He scored 263 runs in four innings at an average 68.75 and a strike rate of over 106. His highest score of 112 came against Bangladesh.
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Mohun Bagan Super Giant Clinches Indian Super League 2024-25 Title [19 Apr 2025]
Mohun Bagan Super Giant clin-ched the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 title following a 2-1 victory over Bengaluru FC at the Viveka- nanda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium in Kolkata. This was Mohun Bagan's second ISL title, following their maiden triumph in the 2022-23 season.
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Telangana Becomes First State in India to Introduce Scheduled Castes Sub-Categorization [14 Apr 2025]
The Telangana State Government issued a gazette notification for categorization of the Scheduled Castes (SC) into three groups - Group-I, Group-II, and Group-III. The gazette notification implemented the Scheduled Castes (Rationalisation of Reservation) Act, 2025, which had received the Governor's assent on April 8, 2025.
