Indians
wrestlers bag 5 medals at Junior Asian Championships
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Indian wrestlers produced a superb show to
bag five medals at the Junior Asian Championships
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Among the women, Pooja Gehlot won gold in
the 51kg category while Sonu clinched a silver medal in the 44kg event. Manju
Kumari got a bronze in the women's 59kg division.
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The boys bagged two medals in the
Greco-Roman categories on the second day of the competition with S. Satish
clinching silver in the 120kg division while Manish got a bronze in the 50kg
category.
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The Indian boys have now registered a tally
of one silver and six bronze medals over the two days of the Greco-Roman
competition.
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This is the best performance by Indian boys
in the Greco-Roman style as they have finished on the podium in every weight
category except for the 60kg division.
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In the women's 51kg category, Pooja
scripted an exciting 6-5 win over Chisaki Hori of Japan in the final.
PM
dedicates first phase of Kochi Metro to nation
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday
dedicated the first phase of Kochi Metro to the nation.
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Kochi, the Queen of the Arabian Sea, was
once an important spice trading centre. Today it was known as commercial
capital of Kerala, the prime minister said.
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Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) is a 50-50
joint venture of the Centre and the state government.
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The Centre has so far released over Rs
2,000 crore for the project. The coaches reflected 'Make in India' vision.
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They have been built by Alstom near Chennai
and have an Indian component of around 70 per cent
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Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah
Naidu, Kerala Governor P Sathasivam, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Leader of
Opposition in Kerala Assembly Ramesh Chennithala, Ernakulam MP K V Thomas,
Kochi Mayor Soumini Jain and 'Metro Man' E Sreedharan were among those present
at the inaugural function.
IBBI
notifies fast track Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons
Regulations
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The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of
India (IBBI) notified the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Fast
Track Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) Regulations, 2017.
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The board announced the regulations in
exercise of its powers conferred by sections 58, 196 and 208 read with section
240 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code),
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These regulations provide the process from
initiation of insolvency resolution of eligible corporate debtors till its
conclusion with approval of the resolution plan by the Adjudicating Authority.
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The process in these cases shall be
completed within a period of 90 days, as against 180 days in other cases.
However, the Adjudicating Authority may, if satisfied, extend the period of 90
days by a further period up to 45 days for completion of the process.
Mahatma
Gandhi's Sabarmati Ashram Celebrates 100 Years
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Sabarmati Ashram, which served as epicentre
of the country's freedom struggle during Mahatma Gandhi stay there, will
celebrate its centenary in presence of his grandson and former West Bengal
Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi.
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Mahatma Gandhi lived in the ashram,
situated on the banks of Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad along with his wife
Kasturba from 1917 and 1930.
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The Ashram trust has planned several
programmes, including opening of two permanent galleries at the Ashram, tree
plantation and release of two books on Mahatma Gandhi, to mark the event.
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As per the schedule posted on the Ashram's
website, Gopalkrishna Gandhi inaugurated two galleries titled 'My Life is My
Message' and 'Charkha.'
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He also released two books titled 'Letters
to Gandhi' and 'Pioneers of Satyagraha.'
Helmut
Kohl, father of German reunification, dies
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Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, the
architect of German reunification, died
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He was 87.
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Germany's longest serving post-war
chancellor from 1982 to 1998, Kohl was a driving force behind the introduction
of the euro currency, convincing sceptical Germans to give up their cherished
deutschemark.
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