On Thursday, March 23, two of the four Indian boxers who were in the final four rounds of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in 2023 in New Delhi reached the final in emphatic fashion. Defending champion Nikhat Zareen advanced to her second consecutive world final, while 22-year-old boxer Nitu Ghanghas reached her first World Championships final, delighting the home crowd in the capital city.
The World Baseball Classic (WBC) final between Japan and the United States delivered on many fronts, including sporting prowess, drama, and a long-awaited victory for Japanese fans. The Samurai Japan team defeated the US defending champions in Miami in the early hours of Wednesday morning Japan time.
Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder and leading advocate for technological advancement, recently challenged OpenAI to push the boundaries of artificial intelligence (AI) by training ChatGPT, a large l Gates suggests in his latest blog post, titled The Age of AI Has Begun, that the development of AI is as revolutionary as the invention of the microprocessor, personal computers, the internet, and mobile phones.
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be grilled for several hours on March 22 by a cross-party parliamentary panel to determine whether he knowingly misled the House of Commons about the partygate scandal involving COVID law-breaking parties at Downing Street. Ahead of the oral evidence session, the House of Commons Privileges Committee published a new bundle of evidence, including photographs and statements from Mr. Johnson’s close aides at the time.
Padma Lakshmi of Kerala became the state’s first transgender lawyer when she registered as an advocate with the state’s Bar Council. Padma Lakshmi, according to the minister’s post, was one of over 1,500 recent law graduates who received their bar enrolment certificates on Sunday at an event hosted by the Bar Council of India. Padma Lakshmi graduated from Ernakulam Government Law College with a law degree.
Former Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar believes Virat Kohli has a lot of cricket left in him and that he should stop playing T20Is and instead concentrate on ODIs and Tests. “As a cricketer, I would advise Kohli to abandon T20Is and concentrate solely on ODIs and Tests. He is an exciting middle-order player, and I believe that T20Is require a lot of energy, which he should conserve now. If he does, he will be 34 years old and will be able to play for another 6-8 years. Even if he plays 50 Tests from now on, he can easily...
Former US President Barack Obama will speak at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam about his life, work, and thoughts on the future of leadership. On May 1, there will be an Evening with President Barack Obama. Tickets went on sale , following the release of additional information about the event.
The Red Corner Notice issued by Interpol against fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi has been withdrawn. However, the Central Bureau of Investigation, Interpol’s nodal agency in India, has yet to confirm the decision or issue an official statement. Choksi will be able to travel freely around the world now that the notice has been withdrawn.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will arrive in India on Monday (March 20) for a two-day visit aimed at strengthening the two countries’ Special Strategic and Global Partnership. Kishida’s itinerary includes meetings with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the 41st Sapru House Lecture on the Indo-Pacific, and a visit to the Bodhi Tree in Delhi’s Buddha Jayanti Park. During his lecture, he is expected to lay out his vision for the Indo-Pacific.
Hardik Pandya of Team India became the 27th cricketer to captain the country in One-day Internationals, joining an illustrious list of players who have done so. Hardik stepped in for Rohit Sharma, who is unavailable for the series opener against Australia in Mumbai on Friday, March 17 due to personal obligations. Hardik said it was an honour to lead the country, joining an illustrious list that includes MS Dhoni, Kapil Dev, Virat Kohli, Sourav Ganguly, Mohammed Azharuddin, and Sunil Gavaskar.
