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New Zealand Cricketer Ross Taylor Becomes First Cricketer to play 100 International Matches in all 3 formats
New Zealand Cricketer Ross Taylor Becomes First Cricketer to play 100 International Matches in all 3 formats
- Veteran New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor made history on 21st February 2020, as he became the first-ever cricket player in the world to play 100 matches in all three formats of the game.
- The 35-year-old right-handed middle-order batsman achieved the feat in Wellington on 21 February, in the first Test against India at Basin Reserve, which happened to be his 100th Test for Kiwis.
- He played his 100th T20 International against India in January 2020 and has also played 231 ODIs for New Zealand.
- He is already his country’s leading run-scorer in Test and ODI with 7174 and 8570 runs respectively.
Bhaskar Khulbe and Amarjeet Sinha Appointed Advisors to Prime Minister
Bhaskar Khulbe and Amarjeet Sinha Appointed Advisors to Prime Minister
- The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointments of retired IAS officers Bhaskar Khulbe and Amarjeet Sinha as Advisors to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- Both the Indian Administrative Service officers are appointed in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in the rank and scale of Secretary.
- Bhaskar Khulbe is an IAS officer from 1983 batch from West Bengal cadre and Sinha is also from the 1983 batch but Bihar cadre.
- They both are appointed on contractual basis initially for a period of two years, or until further orders.
Bangladesh Observes Language Martyrs’ Day ‘Amar Ekushey’ on 21 February 2020
Bangladesh Observes Language Martyrs’ Day ‘Amar Ekushey’ on 21 February 2020
- On 21 February every year, Bangladesh observes the Shaheed Dibash known as ‘Amar Ekushey’ across the country to pay tribute to the martyrs of language movement.
- The day is observed to commemorate the martyrs, of the language movement, who were killed in firing by the Pakistani police on 21 February 1952 for establishing Bangla as the official language of the then East Pakistan.
National Museum Inaugurates Exhibition Titled Historical Gastronomica – The Indus Dining Experience in New Delhi
National Museum Inaugurates Exhibition Titled ‘Historical Gastronomica – The Indus Dining Experience’ in New Delhi
- The National Museum in New Delhi is hosting a unique exhibition on India’s ancient food history titled “Historical Gastronomica – The Indus Dining Experience” from 19 to 25 February 2020, that goes back to more than 5000 years ago.
- ‘Indus Dining Experience’ has been organised jointly by the National Museum and One Station Million Stories (OSMS).
- The first of its kind exhibition demonstrates how the first humans evolved due to food habits, learnt to distinguish edible from non-edible substance, food processing techniques and related architecture of the Harappans.
- One of the main attractions of this exhibition is, recreation of food of the Indus-Saraswati Civilization by National Award-winning Chef Sabyasachi Gorai.
PM Modi Inaugurates first-ever Khelo India University Games at Cuttack
PM Modi Inaugurates first-ever Khelo India University Games at Cuttack
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first-ever Khelo India University Games at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Cuttack, Odisha on 22nd February 2020 through video conferencing.
- About 3,400 athletes from 159 universities across the country will be participating across 17 disciplines.
