New Delhi: Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will headline a 22-member Indian athletics team at the World Championships to be held in Eugene, USA from July 15 to 24. The selected team includes 17 men and five women athletes. Race walker Bhawana Jat and veteran discuss thrower Seema Punia has withdrawn from the elite championships. Just like Bhawana, Seema gave the event a miss as she too wanted to focus on the Commonwealth Games, an event where she bagged medals in the last four editions. “She wants to concentrate on the Commonwealth Games, where she won four medals. She feels she has better chance there and we also feel the same,” Athletics Federation of India (AFI) president Adilee Sumariwala said while announcing the team. Besides Chopra and Rohit Yadav is the other javelin thrower in the team. 3000m steeplechaser Avinash Sable, shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor, long jumpers Murali Sreeshankar and Muhammed Anees Yahiya, triple jump trio of Abdulla … [Read more...] about Neeraj Chopra to spearhead 22-member Indian athletics team in World Championships
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Explained | China’s new high-tech aircraft carrier Fujian and its advanced catapult system
The story so far: On June 17, China unveiled its first indigenous aircraft carrier , the new-generation Fujian. Touted to be the most-advanced aircraft carrier so far, it marks a milestone for a nation that is looking to extend its military power, especially in the strategic Indo-Pacific region. Also Read China’s ‘inevitable’ global dominance The Fujian has been named after China’s eastern coastal province which lies across from Taiwan. It was launched near Shanghai amid heightened tensions between China and the United States over Taiwan . With the launch of the Fujian, China now has the most number of aircraft carriers after the U.S. The Fujian joins two other carriers currently operated by China — Shandong (Type 001), commissioned in 2019, and the Liaoning (Type 002), bought second-hand from Ukraine in 1998. The Fujian and its capabilities Fujian was completely designed and built domestically, as per Chinese state broadcaster CCTV . Under construction … [Read more...] about Explained | China’s new high-tech aircraft carrier Fujian and its advanced catapult system
Group of Afghan Sikhs to arrive in India with ashes of man killed in Kabul attack
Eleven Afghan Sikhs will arrive in India on Thursday with the ashes of Sawinder Singh, who was killed in an attack on a gurdwara in Kabul , according to people coordinating with the Indian government for their transfer. The government had on June 19 granted emergency e-visas to 111 Hindus and Sikhs from Afghanistan, hours after a terrorist group attacked the Karte Parwan gurdwara in Afghanistan, killing two people, including Sawinder Singh. Sawinder Singh ran a "paan" shop in Kabul and lived in the gurdwara. His family lives in Delhi. The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has made arrangements for the transfer of the 11 Afghan Sikhs in coordination with the Indian World Forum and the Indian government. Comment | The Indian challenge in Afghanistan "Eleven Afghan Sikhs will arrive at the Delhi airport with the ashes of Sawinder Singh. Raqbir Singh, who was injured in the attack, is also part of this group," a representative of the Indian World Forum said. … [Read more...] about Group of Afghan Sikhs to arrive in India with ashes of man killed in Kabul attack
India-Vietnam Defence Pacts Aim at Bolstering Maritime Security Amidst China’s Growing Presence in Region
India and Vietnam signed on Wednesday a Joint Vision Statement on India-Vietnam Defence Partnership towards 2030 and also inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Mutual Logistics Support to strengthen bilateral defence cooperation between the two countries. While the Joint Vision Statement on India-Vietnam Defence Partnership towards 2030 is expected to significantly enhance the scope and scale of existing defence cooperation between the two countries, the logistics support agreement signed by Vietnam with any country is said to be a major step towards simplifying procedures for mutually beneficial logistic support. Defence minister Rajnath Singh, who is on a three-day tour to Vietnam, met his Vietnamese counterpart General Phan Van Giang in Hanoi during which they agreed on the early finalisation of the $500 million Defence Line of Credit extended to Vietnam. To this effect, the defence ministry said the implementation of the projects will add substantially to Vietnam’s … [Read more...] about India-Vietnam Defence Pacts Aim at Bolstering Maritime Security Amidst China’s Growing Presence in Region