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Oct 10, 2024

Tata Sons Chairman Ratan Tata Passes Away

The Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons and recipient of India's second highest civilian honour, Padma Vibhushan, Ratan Tata passed away. He was 86 years old.
In 2008, he received the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian honour in India, after receiving the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian honour in 2000. He joined Tata in 1961, where he worked on the shop floor of Tata Steel. He later succeeded J. R. D. Tata as chairman of Tata Sons upon the latter's retirement in 1991. Under his tenure the Tata Group acquired Tetley, Jaguar Land Rover, and Corus, in an attempt to turn Tata from a largely India-centric group into a global business.

Oct 09, 2024

Nepal's Nima Rinji Becomes the youngest Climber to Conquer All 14 Peaks above 8,000 Meters

Nepal's teenage Sherpa climber, Nima Rinji Sherpa (18 years) created a world record as the youngest person to summit all 14 peaks above 8,000 meters.
Expedition organiser, Seven Summit Treks, announced the feat by a teenage climber after he reached the summit of Mount Shishapangma.
His climbing partners Pasang Nurbu Sherpa, who also completed the 14x8000ers.
The teenage climber was waiting for permits from the Chinese side which came in September, opening his way for the record-setting attempt. Nima Rinji started off for his record-setting summit attempt in September 2022 by climbing 8,163 meters of Mount Manaslu. He completed his forte to climb all 14 peaks in two years and ten days.

Sep 27, 2024

Anushka Sen Becomes First Indian to Perform At the Times Square (27)

Anushka Sen made history as the first Indian artist to perform live on stage at Times Square, New York City. Marking her debut as a singer in the West, she collaborated with UN Young Leader for Sustainable Development Goals, AY Young, on his Battery Tour, which aims to power 1,000 concerts using clean energy. Together, they performed their song "Graduation" from "Project 17," an album focused on the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Composed by Grammy Award winner Ken Lewis, the track underscores Anushka's commitment to promoting education.

Sep 24, 2024

Rhea Singha from Gujarat Wins Miss Universe India 2024 Title

Rhea Singha, a 19-year-old model from Gujarat, was crowned Miss Universe India 2024 in Jaipur. She will represent India at the global Miss Universe competition in Mexico in November 2024.
Rhea (contestant #36) won the title after defeating 51 candidates for Miss Universe India title.
The judging panel for Miss Universe India 2024, alongside Urvashi Rautela, featured Nikhil Anand, Vietnamese celebrity Nguyen Quynh, fashion photographer Rian Fernandes, and entrepreneur Rajeev Shrivastava.
Pranjal Priya (#34) was named 1st Runner-Up, while Chhavi Verg (#16) took the 2nd Runner-Up spot. Sushmita Roy (#47) and Ruopfuzhano Whiso (#39) secured 3rd and 4th Runner-Up positions, respectively.

Sep 23, 2024

Chiranjeevi Enters Guinness World Records as Most Prolific Indian Film Star

Megastar K. Chiranjeevi was honoured by the Guinness World Records, which recognised him as the most prolific star in the Indian film industry in the actor/dancer category.
Megastar Chiranjeevi has performed 24,000 dance moves in 537 songs in his 156 films in a span of 45 years.
September 22 also happened to be the day when the mega star made his debut in the year 1978.
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, Andhra Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Union Coal Minister G. Kishan Reddy, and BRS Working President K. T. Rama Rao were among those who congratulated Chiranjeevi.

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