Indian-origin entrepreneur Kapil Kumar has been honoured with the prestigious "Outstanding Personalities with Migration Background" award by Grunberg Mayor Nargess Eskandari in Germany.
A total of 11 Indian badminton players will be in action in the event with Malvika, ranked 35 in the BWF World Ranking, being the highest ranked among them.
Germany’s art of precision engineering coupled with India’s ability to scale up in the physical, digital or social infrastructure will help create something extraordinary for the world, said Union Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday.
PM Modi highlighted India's growth, saying, "This is the time and correct time to get involved in India's growth story," during his address.
Harmanpreet Singh's Indian hockey team will have to attend to some unfinished business from the Paris Olympic Games when they take on reigning World Cup winner Germany in a two-match bilateral series at the iconic Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here.
The Regional Meteorological Centre is considering plans to set up two radars in the state to enhance the spectrum of weather forecasting in the state.
India waged a grim battle to stay alive in the tournament but a late goal shattered their hopes as they went down 2-3 to Belgium in their final Pool C match and crashed out of the Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup in Santiago, Chile.
Heavy snowfall has led to the cancellation of some 760 flights at the Munich airport in Germany, a spokesperson said.
This is for the first time a German tourist has visited Jhargram on his motorcycle. Johannes Haucke (32), an architect by profession and a resident of Cologne, Germany, started his global tour on his motorcycle from Kolkata.
The Paris hockey qualifying tournament in Ranchi will also feature ,New Zealand, Japan, Chile, the USA, Italy and the Czech Republic and the top three teams will make the cut for the Olympics.
