Lucknow Stadium renamed after Atal Bihari Vajpayee

  • The newly-built Ekana International Stadium of Lucknow was renamed after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
  • The stadium will be known as Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee International Cricket Stadium.
  • The renaming of the stadium comes just ahead of the first-ever international cricket match, the T20 International between India and the West Indies.

Odisha Govt launches ‘Mo Bus’ services

  • The Odisha government has launched a new initiative, the ‘Mo Bus’ services, in Bhubaneshwar.
  • The new bus service is part of the Capital Region Urban Transport’s (CRUT) ‘City Bus Modernisation’ programme.
  • The programme aims for buses to operate daily for 15 hours from 7AM to 10PM on nine routes.
  • Buses will be available every 10-12 minutes for commuters.
  • The bus service will cover Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Puri.

Anupam Kher receives Distinguished Fellow Award

  • Veteran actor Anupam Kher was presented with the ‘Distinguished Fellow’ Award by IndiaGlobal, a US think-tank that works on issues concerning non-resident Indians.
  • Kher received the award at the Third IndiaGlobal Summit.

A.R. Rahman’s biography Notes of a Dream launched

  • A.R. Rahman’s biography, Notes of a Dream: The Authorized Biography of A.R. Rahman, was launched in Mumbai.
  • The book is written by author Krishna Trilok and published by Penguin Random House in association with Landmark.

Angad Vir Singh Bajwa bags first-ever skeet gold medal for India at Asian Shotgun Championship

  • Indian skeet shooter Angad Vir Singh Bajwa shot a historic gold in the men’s skeet event at the eighth Asian Shotgun Championship.
  • This is the first ever gold medal by any Indian skeet shooter at any continental or world level event.

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