He plans to use the prize pot (equivalent to more than INR11 lakh) to fund some family goals back in his home state of Tamil Nadu, southern India. The goal includes buying land and building a house.
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Scaling Mt Garbage: A sad sight on Everest as the world marks 70th year of Hillary-Tenzing feat
The revolting pile of trash represents an uncontrolled number of climbers on Mt Everest, climbers who very often do not have the experience to scale an 8,000+ metre peak.
Protesting wrestlers break down on the banks of the Ganga; set five-day deadline for government
Grapplers protesting against the Wrestlers’ Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh have raised the stakes and reached Haridwar today to reportedly throw their medals, including the ones won in the Olympics, in the river Ganga.
RIP Shrinivas Dattatraya: Wife of missing Indian-origin climber from Singapore accepts end of search on Mt Everest
“But in the end, the mountain has the last say,” wrote singer Sushma Soma on Instagram, quoting her husband, Mt Everest summiter Shrinivas Sainis Dattatraya, Indian-origin climber from Singapore. The family appears to have accepted that he may never be found.
Indian independence inspired freedom struggles across the world: PM Modi in first address from new Parliament
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the new Parliament building amid a boycott by opposition parties, which insisted President Droupadi Murmu should do the honours.
Purulia Chhau is a vehicle of empowerment, says scholar and change-maker Sneha Bhattacharyya
One of the most spectacular folk art forms in India, Purulia Chhau recently visited Singapore to take part in ‘A Tapestry of Sacred Music’ festival. It was introduced to the Singapore audience by Chhau researcher Sneha Bhattacharyya.
Singapore investors sign six MoUs with Tamil Nadu; CM Stalin proposes monument to Lee Kuan Yew
MK Stalin addressed Singapore investors and met Singapore ministers, inviting them to a global business forum to be held in Tamil Nadu in January 2024.
Tipu Sultan’s personal sword auctioned for record price of INR 140 crore
The bedchamber sword of Tipu Sultan, the 18th century ruler of Mysuru, sold for INR 140 crore (GBP 14 million pounds or USD 17.4 million) at an auction in London.
Congress joins opposition boycott of new Parliament, as ‘the soul of democracy has been sucked out’
A joint statement of 19 opposition parties in India, including Congress, said that all of them would boycott the opening of the new Parliament building on May 28 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Salman Khan the top target of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi for the actor’s black buck poaching conviction
Reports have emerged that Lawrence Bishnoi, a gangster who is now in Tihar Jail, wanted to kill Salman as the Bollywood actor illegally hunted animals that were sacred to the Bishnoi community.
