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New Delhi (India), May 5: After the success of Sharda Yamuna Khadar Pathshala, Delhi, with 270 children, EKA Foundation announced the adoption of another school from the current academic year (April 2022) as a part of Right to Education under EKA’s Project Sharda. Through this project, they will continuously look at opportunities to provide free quality education to underprivileged children with a proper school infrastructure and value adds. The school is founded under the vision of Mehboob Malik, who is constantly trying to meet the day-to-day needs of running the school. With its community initiative Project Sharda, EKA Foundation has…

New Delhi (India), May 3: John Coates, the outgoing president of the Australian Olympic Committee, drafted his own letter of recommendation stating that it was “hard to think of anybody better qualified in the world of sport” to be appointed to the organising committee of the 2032 Brisbane Olympics. Coates is Australia’s most celebrated official in the Olympic movement and a vice-president of the International Olympic Committee. He stood down on Saturday as president of the AOC after 32 years. He will become the AOC’s inaugural honorary life president after the 2024 Paris Olympics, when he stands down from the IOC.…

May: Ajeet Singh was all of 17 when he first came to the rescue of a sex worker’s children. That was way back in 1988. For almost 25 years, he has dedicated his life to fighting child prostitution, trafficking of women and girls for sex and other second-generation prostitution. “We do everything possible to rescue a girl and convict the brothel keeper and the trafficker. What will you do to take care of your own child? Won’t you hold them safe with both hands; do everything possible to protect them? Won’t you take a bullet for your child?” asks Ajeet…

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 2: Dr BH Banarji, Senior Consultant, Department of Orthopedics of Sakra World Hospital has created a milestone in arthroscopy by inventing a new form of effective, simple and durable method of knotting, known as the Banarji Knot. This knotting method is a low profile, non-bulky, more secure, double slide locking knot which can be utilized in arthroscopic surgeries. It has been used in more than 250 surgeries till date and has been found to be very effective. The analytical research study on the Banarji’s Knot is published in the Journal of Arthroscopic Surgery and Sports Medicine…

April 30: Gurgaon-based martial arts club, Sanshinkan International’s students recently bagged various medals at the USA Open Karate Championship. They won the awards at the USA Open & Junior International Cup held at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The event commenced on 13 April 2022 and ended on 17th April 2022. The Indian team received 7 gold medals, 1 silver medal, and 5 bronze medals in this championship. The coach of the Indian Karate Team and head of Sanshinkan International won 1 bronze medal in Team Kata. Some of the team members who won at the event are school-going…

Mr. Kabeer Goswami addressing entrepreneurs at a summit by BHISM April 29: India is widely referred to as a developing youth nation with one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Often compared to the promising economies of Turkey, Mexico, and Brazil, it has been predicted by World Bank CEO, Kristalina Georgieva in 2017 that India will become a higher middle-class income country by 2047, as soon as India completes 100 years of independence. Productivity consultant Mr. Kabeer Goswami who is highly known for his strategic advisory to various sectors like blockchain, education, finance, real estate, pharmaceuticals, politics, etc explains,…

Kochi (Kerala) [India], April 28: Former India pacer S Sreesanth who last month announced his retirement from international cricket, is all set to feature in the Bollywood movie, ‘Item Number One’, which is being directed by Paalooran. Apart from acting, Sreesanth will also be singing a fast number in the movie for which recording has begun in a studio in Kochi. The music in the song has been given by Sajeev Mangalath. “I am really honoured and thanks to Producer NIROUP GUPTA under the banner of NNG films and especially Director PAALOORAN, and the Music Director Sajeev Mangalathu. This is…

April 27: Sri Adishankaracharya Sharada Lakshminarasimha Peetam, Sreemath Hariharapura celebrated Mahakumbhabhishekam of Sri Sharada Parameshwari, SriLakshminarasimha, Sri Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya from 10th April to 24 April 2022. Present Peetadhipathi Srimajjagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Swayamprakasha Sachidananda Saraswathi Mahaswamiji had made divya sankalpa to renovate the existing hundreds of years old temple into an architectural excellence and grandeur. It took twelve years to complete the construction. To mark its completion a historic and the most anticipated Mahakumbhabhishekam with Prathishtapana of Lord Lakshminarasimha, Shri Sharadaparameshwari, Sri Jagadguru Shankarcharya was performed by the Paramapoojya Jagadguru Hariharapura Shankaracharya Mahaswamiji on 15th April amidst millions of…

April 27: On the inauguration of Shri Ishwariya Primary School situated in Ishwariya village near Amreli, Pujya Bapu lauded the condition of schools and colleges in the state of Gujarat. While appreciating the schools and colleges he said, “Primary schools in Gujarat are way better than any high schools of other states and the high schools of Gujarat are too better than colleges of other states. “We are from Gujarat and we are proud of it. I travel to different parts of the country, and I have witnessed the quality of schools and colleges of Gujarat that are more advanced…

New Delhi (India), April 27: Women, children and adolescents, and the health and aid workers who provide their care and support, are facing growing challenges and life-threatening risks in these times of escalating conflict and humanitarian crises worldwide, according to a commentary published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) this week to coincide with World Immunisation Week (24-30 April, 2022). While the recent devastating hostilities in Ukraine have captured the interest of the world, there are a number of other long-standing and growing conflicts that also deserve attention and political mobilization from the global community. In 2020, for example, a…