The Indian contingent of the <keyword id="20420017" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="paris-paralympics" source="keywords">Paris Paralympics</keyword> on Thursday morning left from their hotel at the national capital in New Delhi to meet Prime Minister <keyword id="19895781" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="narendra-modi" source="keywords">Narendra Modi</keyword>. Earlier on Tuesday, the Indian contingent of the <keyword id="19916613" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="paris" source="keywords">Paris</keyword> Paralympics returned back to India after their record-breaking performance at the multi-sport event. Speaking to ANI, Paris Paralympics bronze medalist <keyword id="20359922" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="simran-sharma" source="keywords">Simran Sharma</keyword> said that it is a matter of pride for the contingent since they will be meeting <keyword id="19899320" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="pm-modi" source="keywords">PM Modi</keyword>. "It feels great, this is a matter of pride for us. PM speaks to us even before we leave to play our game. He makes athletes feel special. Perhaps that is why we are receiving a lot of support and the medal tally is improving and we won 29 medals. I am gifting my spikes, that I used while sprinting, to him," Simran said. Star para javelin-thrower Sumit Antil said that PM Modi has motivated them in the past. "The entire contingent is very happy and excited. He motivated us in the past and today we will come back motivated for our upcoming events. The way in which he supports the athletes, it feels like a family. Meeting him feels good...," Antil said. Paris Paralympics gold medalist <keyword id="20036346" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="harvinder-singh" source="keywords">Harvinder Singh</keyword> said that he was happy to meet to PM Modi. "I feel very happy. I have returned after becoming a champion in para-archery at Paris Paralympics. This is a historic medal for the country. I am happy to be meeting the PM today. I am taking one of my arrows that I used in the final, as a gift for the PM," Harvinder said. Para-discus thrower Yogesh Kathuniya said that meeting with PM Modi will help them in the long run. "There is a lot of excitement that we will celebrate our victory with him (PM Modi). It feels great that a Prime Minister holds one-to-one interaction with you. We will talk, even about the time to come. That fills a spark in our life. This will help us in the long run...I am taking my discus to him as a gift...," Kathuniya said. Paris Paralympics gold medalist Navdeep Singh said that the Indian contingent is very proud to have the opportunity to meet PM Modi. "It feels great. We are meeting the Prime Minister of the country. We feel proud that we have received the opportunity to meet him. I am excited and delighted...," Navdeep said. Paralympian-archer <keyword id="20121984" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="sheetal-devi" source="keywords">Sheetal Devi</keyword> said that PM Modi has always been "motivating and blessing" the Indian contingent. "I am very happy that we are all going to meet PM Modi...He has been motivating and blessing us. I am delighted...," Sheetal said. The Indian contingent concluded its Paralympics campaign in Paris on Sunday with a record haul of 29 medals, including seven golds, nine silvers, and 13 bronzes. The 29-medal tally is the most by India in the history of the Paralympics. Following the conclusion of the landmark campaign, India surpassed its record medal tally of 19, which was achieved at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. India ended the marquee event in the 18th position.

Indian contingent of Paris Paralympics to meet PM Modi today

The Indian <keyword id="20420017" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="paris-paralympics" source="keywords">Paris Paralympics</keyword> contingent touched down at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Tuesday. People gathered in large numbers to welcome them for their record-breaking performance at the multi-sport event. People also danced to the beats of dhols. Para javelin thrower <keyword id="20647010" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="sumit-antil" source="keywords">Sumit Antil</keyword> and para archer <keyword id="20036346" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="harvinder-singh" source="keywords">Harvinder Singh</keyword> were among the others who returned to New Delhi on Tuesday. The Indian contingent concluded its <keyword id="20396851" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="paralympics" source="keywords">Paralympics</keyword> campaign in Paris on Sunday with a record haul of 29 medals, including seven golds, nine silvers, and 13 bronzes. The 29-medal tally is the most by <keyword id="19895063" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="india" source="keywords">India</keyword> in the history of the Paralympics. Following the conclusion of the landmark campaign, India surpassed its record medal tally of 19, which was achieved at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. India ended the marquee event in the 18th position. India rewrote several records and unlocked some new "firsts" at the Paralympic Games. Para-shooter AvLekhara became the first ever Indian woman to secure two Paralympic gold medals as she managed to defend her women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 shooting title with a world record score of 249.7 points. India recorded a one-two finish at a para-athletics competition for the first time, with <keyword id="20419803" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="dharambir" source="keywords">Dharambir</keyword> and <keyword id="23108096" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="parnav-soorma" source="keywords">Parnav Soorma</keyword> clinching gold and silver, respectively, in the men's club throw F51 event. This was among India's first-ever medals in this sport. Dharambir also set an Asian record of 34.92 m. In the T64 high jump event, <keyword id="20123196" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="praveen-kumar" source="keywords">Praveen Kumar</keyword> stood at the top of the podium with an Asian record-breaking jump of 2.08 m, landing India their sixth gold. India finished the competition with seven gold medals. India also found its first-ever archery champion across the Olympics and Paralympics, with Harvinder Singh getting the gold in the individual recurve para-archery against Poland's Lukasz Ciszek. Indian javelin throw ace Sumit Antil became the first Indian male to defend their Paralympics title, making it back-to-back gold in the F64 event with a stunning Paralympic record-breaking throw of 70.59 m. He broke his own previous record set during the Tokyo 2020 not once, but thrice.

Indian contingent of Paris Paralympics receives rousing welcome on return home

Indian para-archers <keyword id="20036346" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Harvinder-Singh" source="keywords">Harvinder Singh</keyword> and Pooja Jatyan advanced to the <keyword id="20288129" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="quarterfinals" source="keywords">quarterfinals</keyword> of the Mixed Team Recurve Open at the ongoing <keyword id="19916613" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Paris" source="keywords">Paris</keyword> <keyword id="20396851" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Paralympics" source="keywords">Paralympics</keyword> 2024 on Thursday. The Indian pair defeated Amanda Jennings and Taymon Kenton-Smith of Australia in a shoot-off. They will either face hosts (France) or Poland in the last eight. Earlier on Wednesday, Harvinder secured a historic gold <keyword id="20619512" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="medal" source="keywords">medal</keyword> for the country at the ongoing marquee event becoming the first-ever Indian to have won a medal in the sport across both the Olympics and Paralympics. In the gold medal clash of the individual recurve para-archery against Poland's Lukasz Ciszek, Harvinder won 6-0. He also secured a medal in two successive Paralympics, having won a <keyword id="19934350" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bronze" source="keywords">bronze</keyword> medal in the recurve para-archery at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020. Harvinder's success marked <keyword id="19895063" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="India" source="keywords">India</keyword>'s second medal in <keyword id="20417950" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="archery" source="keywords">archery</keyword> at the ongoing Paris Paralympics. The Indian archery pair of Rakesh Kumar and Sheetal Devi clinched the bronze medal in the mixed team compound event. On the other hand, Pooja went down fighting against China's Wu Chunyan in the quarterfinals of the Women's Individual Recurve Open at the ongoing Paris Paralympics 2024. She lost the quarterfinal clash 4-6 against the Chinese opponent on Tuesday. Para-athlete Sachin Khilari clinched the <keyword id="19934349" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="silver" source="keywords">silver</keyword> medal in the men's shot put F46 final at the ongoing Paris Paralympics. Sachin secured the second spot with a 16.32-metre throw, which is also the area best (AB). However, the Indian athlete was unlucky to miss the top spot after getting short of a 0.6m. On Monday and Tuesday, the Indian contingent won 13 medals for the country, jumping the medal tally to a record 20 consisting of three gold, seven silver and 10 bronze medals. The Indian contingent has now added 24 medals to its growing tally (five gold, nine silver, and ten bronze) and will have an opportunity to further extend its record medal haul in a single edition of the Paralympics. India is ranked 15th in the medal tally and with more days left, they have a chance to add plenty more. In the Tokyo edition (August 24 - September 5, 2021), India recorded its best-ever medal haul with a tally of 19, including five gold, eight silver and six bronze medals. (ANI)

Paris Paralympics: Para-archers Harvinder Singh, Pooja Jatya advance to QFs of Mixed Team Recurve Open

India's progress at the 2024 <keyword id="19916613" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Paris" source="keywords">Paris</keyword> Paralympics has been nothing short of historic, with the country achieving its best-ever performance so far. By early September, India had secured 24 <keyword id="19934348" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="medals" source="keywords">medals</keyword> — five <keyword id="19895579" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="gold" source="keywords">gold</keyword>, nine <keyword id="19934349" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="silver" source="keywords">silver</keyword>, and ten <keyword id="19934350" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bronze" source="keywords">bronze</keyword> — outperforming its previous record set during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. <h2>Five gold medals</h2><ul><li>22-year-old <keyword id="9458227" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="avani-lekhara" source="Orion">Avani Lekhara</keyword> continued her remarkable run in para-shooting by winning gold in the 10m air rifle standing SH1 category, solidifying her status as one of India’s top Paralympic <keyword id="24261" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="athletes" source="Orion">athletes</keyword>.</li><li>33-year-old <keyword id="115352" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="harvinder-singh" source="Orion">Harvinder Singh</keyword> made history in para-archery, becoming the first Indian archer to win a Paralympic gold medal. His performance in the individual recurve open event was outstanding.</li><li>35-year-old Dharambir set an Asian record in the seated F51 club throw event, clinching gold with a throw of 34.92 metres.</li><li>26-year-old Sumit Antil delivered an outstanding performance in the F64 javelin throw event, retaining his Tokyo title and securing another gold for India. His throw length of 70.59 metre broke all previous Paralympic records.</li><li>29-year-old Nitesh Kumar won gold in SL3 men’s singles para-badminton, continuing India's dominance in this sport since it debuted in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.</li></ul><div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="112943677" title="Technology has helped para athletes compete for decades. But it can also create an unfair advantage" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div><h2>Silver galore</h2>As for the second-place category, we have more than a few fabulous contenders. For starters, 24-year-old Nishad Kumar delivered a strong performance in the men’s T47 high jump, winning silver with a jump of 2.04 metres, improving on his bronze from Tokyo. Additionally, 27-year-old Yogesh Kathuniya claimed silver in the F56 men’s discus throw with a best attempt of 44.38 metres. 34-year-old Sachin Sarjerao Khilari added another silver to India’s tally in the men’s shot put F46 event. He achieved a throw of 16.32 metres, narrowly missing the gold but setting a new Asian record <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="112918221" title="How are the sport categories and training different for the Paralympics compared to the Olympics?" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div><h2>Bronze, but not the least</h2>20-year-old Deepthi Jeevanji made history by becoming the first intellectually impaired Indian athlete to win a Paralympic medal. She earned bronze in the women’s 400m T20 class. Furthermore, 29-year-old Mariyappan Thangavelu became the first Indian to secure medals at three consecutive Paralympic Games, winning a bronze in the men's high jump T42. Adding another feather to our bronze cap, 23-year-old Preethi Pal won bronze in the women’s 100m T35 race, marking India’s first-ever medal in a track event at the Paralympics. Preethi went on to win another bronze in the 200m T35 race, demonstrating her exceptional talent on the track <h2>Upcoming events and prospects</h2>At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, several Indian athletes are making waves and are definitely worth keeping an eye on. Harvinder Singh, who made history by becoming India’s first gold-medalist in Paralympic archery, is looking to add more medals to his tally. He is set to compete in the mixed team recurve event alongside Pooja Jatyan, a duo that could bring home another medal for India. In shooting, Mona Agarwal has already secured a bronze and is vying for more as she competes in the mixed R6 50m Rifle Prone SH1 event alongside Sidhartha Babu. Both have shown impressive form and are expected to perform strongly. On the track, Simran Singh has made it to the semifinals of the Women’s 100m T12 and is a strong contender to advance to the finals today. Meanwhile, in judo, Kapil Parmar and Kokila Kaushiklate are competing in the men's and women's categories, respectively. Both athletes have a real chance to progress far, with hopes of clinching a medal.

Paris Paralympics India: Recap of the Indian contingent's stellar progress and wins so far, future medal prospects, and more

The excitement is high ahead of the arrival of the <keyword id="23074555" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Indian-para-athletes" source="keywords">Indian para athletes</keyword> who participated at the <keyword id="20420017" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Paris-Paralympics" source="keywords">Paris Paralympics</keyword>. Family members of the para-athletes who are about to return from Paris have prepared a grand welcome for them. Dhols are also being played to welcome the para athletes, who registered India's best ever performance at the event. Paralympic silver medallist <keyword id="20432096" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Manish-Narwal" source="keywords">Manish Narwal</keyword>'s mother, Santosh Narwal, thanked everyone on Saturday for supporting her son during his campaign in the ongoing Paris <keyword id="20396851" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Paralympics" source="keywords">Paralympics</keyword>. "I thank everyone for supporting (him). He won the <keyword id="19920397" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="silver-medal" source="keywords">silver medal</keyword> for the nation. I am feeling very happy and proud," Santosh said. Manish Narwal's father Dilbagh Narwal said that the entire nation has supported the Indian para-shooter. "I am feeling very proud that my son has won the silver medal for the nation...The entire nation supported him a lot," Dilbagh said. Manish Narwal won the silver medal after securing 234.9 points in the men's 10m air pistol SH1 pistol. He started the match on a good note but in the middle, the Indian shooter dropped to the sixth. But he didn't lose hope and ended the final in the second spot. Meanwhile, <keyword id="20121984" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sheetal-Devi" source="keywords">Sheetal Devi</keyword>'s coach Kuldeep hailed the para-archer and said that she has brought glory to the country at every platform. Her coach added that Sheetal Devi has written history after winning India's first medal in compound <keyword id="20417950" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="archery" source="keywords">archery</keyword> at the Paralympics. "Sheetal has brought glory to the country at every platform...She has scripted history by winning the first medal for India in Compound Archery at the Paralympics...Harvinder Singh also made history by winning a gold medal for the nation...We all have arrived to welcome the players...," Rakesh said. The Indian archery pair of Rakesh Kumar and Sheetal Devi clinched the <keyword id="20257145" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bronze-medal" source="keywords">bronze medal</keyword> in the Mixed Team Compound event with a win over Eleonora Sarti and Matteo Bonnacina of Italy at the ongoing Paris Paralympics. They defeated the Italian pair with a scoreline of 156-155 in the bronze medal match of the ongoing marquee event on Monday. With this win, they bagged a bronze medal for their country. Indian parashooter <keyword id="20898345" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mona-Agarwal" source="keywords">Mona Agarwal</keyword>'s mother, Kiran, also expressed her excitement and said the entire nation is proud of her. "I am feeling very happy that she made the entire nation proud...She worked very hard to win a medal for the nation," Kiran said. Shooter Mona Agarwal bagged the bronze medal in the women's 10m air rifle final at the ongoing Paris Paralympics on Friday. Mona secured third place with a total of 228.7. India's medal tally in the ongoing Paralympics has gone up to 27, with six gold medals, nine silver medals, and 12 bronze medals. This is the most gold India has ever won at a Paralympics Games event, outdoing the total of five golds in Tokyo 2020. Indian para-athletes in particular have made the country proud with three golds, six silvers, and six bronze medals, giving them a total of 15 medals.

Grand welcome awaits Indian para athletes after record breaking campaign in Paris

Starting today, August 29, India is ready to demonstrate its prowess and win its best-ever medal haul at the <keyword id="20396851" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Paralympics" source="keywords">Paralympics</keyword>. On the schedule for Thursday are preliminary rounds in at least 12 sports, including badminton, archery, taekwondo, and table tennis. For the women's individual compound open ranking round, the spotlight will be on the para-archer Sheetal Devi along with <keyword id="22963010" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sarita-Devi" source="keywords">Sarita Devi</keyword> for the same event. Sheetal came to the limelight after she won two gold and a silver medal in the <keyword id="20418133" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Asian-Para-Games" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Asian Para Games" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Asian Para Games">Asian Para Games</keyword> in 2023. In para-badminton, we will see in action Sukant Kadam, Manoj Sarkar, Suhas Yathiraj, Manasi Joshi, Tarun Dhillon, Nitesh Kumar, Thulasimathi Murugesan, Manish Ramdass and Palak Kohli in their respective group stage matches. Here is India’s full schedule for day 1: <h2>1. Para-Badminton </h2>Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 (Group Stage) Nitesh Kumar/Murugesan Thulasimathi vs Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj/Palak Kohli (12 PM) Mixed Doubles SH6 (Group Stage) Sivarajam Solaimalai/Nithye Sre Sumathy (12:40 PM) Women's Singles SL3 (Group Stage) Mandeep Kaur (2 PM) Manasi Joshi (2 PM) Men's Singles SL4 (Group Stage) Sukant Kadam (2:40 PM) Suhas Lalinakere Yathira (3:20 PM) Tarun (3:20 PM) Men's Singles SL3 (Group play) Nitesh Kumar vs Manoj Sarkar (4 PM) <h2>2. Para-Cycling</h2>Jyoti Gaderiya - Women's C1-3 3000m Individual Pursuit Qualifying (4:25 PM) <h2>3. Para-Archery (From 4:30 PM)</h2>Harvinder Singh - Men's Individual Recurve Open (Ranking Round) Sarita, Sheetal Devi - Women's Individual Compound Open (Ranking Round by 4:30 PM) <h2>4. Para Badminton</h2>Palak Kohli - Women's Singles SL4 (Group play) - 4:40 PM onwards Murugesan Thulasimathi - Women's Singles SU5 (Group play) - 5:20 PM onwards Sivarajam Solaimalai - Men's Singles SH6 (Group play) - 7:30 PM onwards Manisha Ramadass - Women's Singles SU5 (Group play) - 7:30 PM onwards Nithya Sre Sumathy - Women's Singles SH6 (Group play) - 7:30 PM onwards Krishna Nagar - Men's Singles SH6 (Group play) - 7:30 PM onwards <h2>5. Para-Archery (8:30 onwards)</h2> Shyam Sundar Swami, Rakesh Kumar - 8:30 PM onwards Pooja - Women's Individual Recurve Open (Ranking Round) Sheetal Devi-Rakesh Kumar, Sarita-Shyam Sundar Swami - Mixed team Compound Open (Ranking Round) - 8:30 PM onwards Harvinder Singh-Pooja - Mixed team Recurve Open (Ranking Round) - 8:30 PM onwards <h2>6. Para-Taekwondo</h2>Aruna - Women K44 - 47kg - 8:30 PM onwards <h2>7. Para-badminton</h2>Nitesh Kumar/Murugesan Thulasimathi - Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 (Group play) - Not before 10:10 PM Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj/Palak Kohli - Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 (Group play) - Not before 10:50 PM Hopes are high as India is expecting that these performances could result in India's best-ever medal tally in Paralympics.

India's Schedule At Paris Paralympics 2024, August 29

<keyword id="115352" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Harvinder-Singh" source="Orion">Harvinder Singh</keyword> on Friday notched up India's first ever <keyword id="6422173" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="archery" source="Orion">archery</keyword> medal in the <keyword id="6387644" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="paralympics" source="Orion">Paralympics</keyword>, holding his nerves to down Kim Min Su of Korea in a thrilling shoot-off for the men's individual recurve bronze in the ongoing Games here. World No.23 Singh was the first athlete from India to win a gold medal at a major para competition in the 2018 Asian Games. An economics scholar from the Punjabi University, Patiala, Singh collected three shoot-off wins on the day starting with his triumphs in the opening rounds. In the bronze playoff, the 31-year-old was leading 5-3 before the Kroean clinched the fifth set shooting a perfect 10 to force a shoot-off where the Indian responded in style shooting a perfect 10 against Kim's 8 for a 6-5 (26-24, 27-29, 28-25, 25-25, 26-27) (10-8) win. In the semifinals, Singh lost to world number 10 Kevin Mather of the USA 6-4 in an intense five-setter (25-28, 24-24, 25-25, 25-24, 24-26). Singh, who hails from a small village Guhla Cheeka near Kaithal in Haryana, was stretched to the fullest in the first two rounds, but he showed tremendous resilience to overcome his fancied opponents via shoot-offs. In the first round of 32, Singh squandered a 4-0 lead against Stefano Travisani after shooting a 7 in the third set as his Italian rival made it 5-5 (27-24, 26-22, 26-27, 25-25, 25-27) to force a shoot-off. Singh clinched the issue -- 6-5 (10-7) -- in style, shooting a perfect 10 in the tie-breaker as his rival managed just a 7. In the last-16, Singh pipped former world number one Bato Tsydendorzhiev of Russia, once again by the thinnest of margins 6-5 (8-7). Singh effected a spectacular turnaround from 0-4 down to bring the match on an even keel 5-5 (26-28, 23-26, 29-26, 23-21, 28-28) and force a shoot-off where he edged out his Russian opponent 8-7. In the quarters, Singh swept aside 49-year-old three-time Paralympian Maik Szarszewski of Germany 6-2 (25-21, 28-23, 25-28, 26-23) dropping just one set. Hailing from a middle-class farming family, Singh had dengue when he was just one-and-half years old and a local doctor administered him an injection that had an adverse effect and his legs stopped working properly. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/sports/news/avani-lekhara-becomes-first-indian-woman-to-win-two-paralympic-medals/articleshow/85892290.cms">Avani Lekhara becomes first Indian woman to win two Paralympic medals</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/apple-will-now-ask-you-before-showing-personalised-ads-on-ios-15/articleshow/85898380.cms">Apple will now ask you before showing personalised ads on iOS 15</a>

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<ul><li>The committee is composed of Ashok Malhotra, Jatin Paranjape and Sulakshana Naik </li><li>The CAC is responsible for picking the new selection panel - the selection panel will then be responsible for selecting the senior Indian National Team. </li><li>In November 2022, <keyword id="6354756" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="bcci" source="Orion">BCCI</keyword> had sacked the entire selection panel headed by Chetan Sharma. </li></ul>The Board of Control for Cricket in India (<a href="https://www.bcci.tv/articles/2022/news/55555950/bcci-announces-appointment-of-cac-members?type=Latest">BCCI) announced the appointment </a>of the <keyword id="2888454" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Cricket-Advisory-Committee" source="Orion">Cricket Advisory Committee</keyword> (CAC) on Thursday. The committee, composed of Ashok Malhotra, Jatin Paranjape and Sulakshana Naik, is responsible for finalising the new selection panel for men’s cricket (sr. National team). While all three members of the CAC are former cricket players, Naik is the only continuing member. Naik, in an 11-year-long career, played two Tests, 46 ODIs and 31 T20Is for India. Paranjape replaced Rudra Pratap Singh who left the committee to join IPL team Mumbai Indians as a talent scout. Meanwhile, Malhotra replaced former India seamer and Indian national cricket coach, Madan Lal. “Mr Malhotra has represented India in 7 Tests and 20 One-day internationals and recently served as the President of the Indian Cricketers’ Association. Mr Paranjape has played 4 ODIs for India and was part of the Senior Men’s Selection Committee,” said Jay Shah, honorary secretary-BCCI, in a press release. Simply put, the BCCI has appointed a team to hire the team – the selection committee– that will hire the players for the senior Indian National men’s team. As per the BCCI constitution, the selection committee is always appointed by the CAC. The selection committee – which consists of five members from five zones (Central, North, West, South, and East) of India – will ultimately be responsible for selecting players for the senior Indian National Cricket Team. In November, BCCI sacked the entire senior selection committee headed by Chetan Sharma. Other members of the committee were Harvinder Singh, Debasish Mohanty and Sunil Joshi. There was no selector from West Zone at the time, as Abbey Kuruvilla’s tenure had already ended. It was during Sharma’s reign as the chief selector that India delivered disappointing results, such as failing to clear the group stage in the 2021 T20 World Cup, and losing the World Test Championship to New Zealand in 2021. India, under Rohit Sharma’s captainship, also faced a crushing defeat at the hands of England in the semi final of 2022 T20 World Cup. As per <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/chetan-sharma-harvinder-re-apply-for-bcci-selectors-job-8299046/">reports</a>, BCCI has received over 60 applications for the job of selector. <a href="https://www.bcci.tv/articles/2022/news/55555946/bcci-invites-applications-for-the-position-of-national-selectors">According to BCCI</a>, for an application to be considered, the applicant should fulfil the following criteria: Should have played a minimum of a) 7 Test matches; OR b) 30 First Class matches; OR c) 10 ODI and 20 First Class matches. The applicant should also have retired from the game at least 5 years ago, and any person who has been a member of any Cricket Committee (as defined in the rules and regulations of BCCI) for a total of 5 years shall not be eligible to be a member of Men’s Selection Committee. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/oldest-and-youngest-companies-of-india-as-per-hurun-2022-report-check-out-the-list/articleshow/95926624.cms">234-year-old company EID Parry is only a tad more valuable than year-old unicorn GlobalBees</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/best-apps-and-games-on-google-play-in-india-in-2022/articleshow/95915955.cms">Here are the best apps and games on Google Play in India 2022</a>

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Restrictions on withdrawal of cash from banks and ATMs are likely to continue beyond December 30 as currency printing presses and RBI have not been able to keep pace with the demand of new currency notes, as per an agency report. 
 
As the 50-day deadline for completion of demonetisation process draws near, there is a growing consensus among bankers that the restrictions on withdrawal would have to continue even in the New Year so as to maintain orderly working at the banks. 
 
Banks at many places are not in a position to disburse even the current limit of Rs 24,000 per week due to cash crunch and are rationing the valid currency depending on cash availability. 
 
If this limit is withdrawn for individual and businesses from January 2, it is unlikely that banks would be able to disburse the higher demand for valid currencies given the current cash position. 
 
"Most of us think that the withdrawal limit would not be completely withdrawn. It is a possibility that it could be relaxed if the cash situation improves," said a senior public sector bank official. 
 At a time when banks are struggling to methe demand of individual customers, it would be impossible to service <keyword id="6358354" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="MSME">MSME</keyword> and big corporates which requires cash in large quantity, the official said, the practical way would be to relax it gradually. 
 Recently, SBI Chairperson <keyword id="6379603" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Arundhati-Bhattacharya">Arundhati Bhattacharya</keyword> had also indicated that restriction on withdrawals cannot be lifted entirely unless more cash is made available to banks. 
 
After the demonetisation of high value Rs 500/1000 notes, the government has fixed a limit of Rs 24,000 per week on withdrawal from bank accounts and Rs 2,500 per day from ATMs in view of the currency crunch that followed. 
 The government and RBI has not specified when the restrictions will be withdrawn. <keyword id="46929" type="POSITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Finance-secretary">Finance Secretary</keyword> <keyword id="124932" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ashok-Lavasa">Ashok Lavasa</keyword> had said the withdrawal cap would be will be reviewed after December 30. 
 
Even bank unions are also of the opinion that the restrictions cannot be done away with in one go. 
 In all likelihood the restriction on withdrawal would continue for some more time in the best interest of banks as well as customers at large, said All India Bank Officers' Confederation (AIBOC) General Secretary <keyword id="115352" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Harvinder-Singh">Harvinder Singh</keyword>. 
 
The situation of currency supply is known to everyone and it would be difficult to lift the limit from January 2, Singh said, adding that SME and small businesses are waiting for cap to go so that they can withdraw as per their requirement. 
 <keyword id="6354335" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="reserve-bank-of-india">Reserve Bank of India</keyword> has infused Rs 5.92 lakh crore in the banking system between November 9 and December 19 against Rs 15.4 lakh crore of scrapped notes. 
 
According to RBI, banks had got deposits of Rs 12.4 lakh crore defunct notes by December 10.

Cash crisis isn't ending after 30 Dec as note printing presses aren't able to keep with the pace

A Delhi court on Friday rejected the bail applications of four jailed <keyword id="20402086" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="co-owners" source="keywords">co-owners</keyword> of a coaching centre basement where three civil services aspirants drowned last month but observed that they were not "exclusively responsible" for the incident. The role of <keyword id="19907640" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Municipal-Corporation-of-Delhi" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Municipal Corporation of Delhi" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Municipal Corporation of Delhi">Municipal Corporation of Delhi</keyword> (MCD) officials who kept the matter of illegal use of the basement pending, even after a complaint from a citizen, speaks volumes about their complicity, the court said. It hoped that the <keyword id="19900833" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Central-Bureau-of-Investigation" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Central Bureau of Investigation" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Central Bureau of Investigation">Central Bureau of Investigation</keyword>, probing the July 27 incident at the <keyword id="22578108" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Raus-IAS-Study-Circle" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Rau's IAS Study Circle" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Rau's IAS Study Circle">Rau's IAS Study Circle</keyword> in Old Rajindra Nagar, would bring all culprits to the book. Principal District and Sessions Judge Anju Bajaj Chandna denied bail to Parvinder Singh, Tajinder Singh, Harvinder Singh and Sarbjit Singh, saying the <keyword id="19971126" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="CBI-probe" source="keywords">CBI probe</keyword> was at an initial stage and their specific role had to be ascertained. Besides, the issue of violation of <keyword id="21060848" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="building-bye-laws" source="keywords">building bye-laws</keyword> and <keyword id="22889584" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="encroachment-over-the-drainage" source="keywords">encroachment over the drainage</keyword> (in the area) needed to be probed, she said. The court said a month prior to the incident, Kishore Singh Kushwaha, a resident of Karol Bagh, had complained to authorities, specifically against Rau's IAS Study Circle for running a classroom in the basement without permission. He had expressed apprehension of a major accident, it said. "Despite reminders sent in this regard in the month of July, it is painful to note that authorities kept sitting on the said complaint and did not take prompt action, otherwise precious lives could have been saved," it said. "Coming to the failure of civic authorities and drainage system, it is true that the system has contributed substantially to the occurrence but this does not reduce the fault of the applicants particularly when the failure of stormwater drains has been mainly due to encroachments and obstructions," the court added. Regarding the direct and proximate nexus between leasing out of the basement and the incident, the court said the owners of the basement were in a position to know about the risks for carrying out activities which involved the presence of a huge number of students for long durations against safety norms. "Therefore, the plea that knowledge of culpable homicide cannot be attributed to the owners has no merit or substance particularly when owners are the residents of the same vicinity and aware about its specific conditions," the court said. In its 14-page order, the court said it was not necessary that the exact happening or precise incident must be in the knowledge of the offender to invoke the offence of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. "Knowledge means being conscious about the possibility of such an incident. It was sufficient that offenders were knowing that by permitting illegal use of the basement they are endangering the life of others. Permitting illegal use of the basement has a direct nexus with the unfortunate incident," it said. The court said that the fact that the applicants themselves surrendered before police was not enough to enlarge them on bail when the CBI investigation was "at its initial and crucial stage", when "important evidence" was being collected and at the point where "witnesses were being examined." It said, "The issue of violation of building bye-laws and encroachment over the drainage system needs to be investigated and the specific role of the applicants needs to be ascertained." Dismissing the bail application, the judge said, " I find no reason to enlarge the applicants or accused on bail." The court also observed that the four joint owners of the basement were not "exclusively responsible" for the incident. "The role of MCD officers who kept the matter of illegal use of the basement pending without taking any action, more particularly not paying attention to the recent complaint of Kishore Singh Kushwaha speaks volume about their complicity. This court sincerely hopes that CBI would deeply and thoroughly investigate the matter and bring all culprits to the book," it said. On August 17, the court had reserved the order after hearing the arguments of the lawyers of the CBI and the basement's four joint owners. The Delhi High Court recently transferred the probe into the deaths in the basement of the coaching centre building in Old Rajinder Nagar from police to the CBI "to ensure the public has no doubt over the investigation".

Delhi coaching centre deaths: Court denies bail to 4 co-owners of basement

The Punjab Police on Saturday succeeded in its operation of "cage the queen bee" with the arrest of the mastermind of last week's heist of Rs 8.49 crore, <keyword id="231843" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="mandeep-kaur" source="Orion">Mandeep Kaur</keyword>, a.k.a. Mona, who has been named '<keyword id="17756864" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bandit-hasina" source="Orion">Bandit Hasina</keyword>', from the office of CMS Info Systems Ltd, a cash management firm, based in Ludhiana, along with her spouse <keyword id="166229" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="jaswinder-singh" source="Orion">Jaswinder Singh</keyword> while returning from a famous Sikh shrine in Uttarakhand. Commissioner of Police Mandeep Singh Sidhu confirmed the arrest of the couple. The police also arrested one of their accomplices. Earlier, the police arrested six accused -- <keyword id="17707747" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="manjinder-singh-mani" source="Orion">Manjinder Singh Mani</keyword>, Mandeep Singh, Harvinder Singh, Paramjit Singh, Harpreet Singh and Narinder Singh -- and recovered Rs 5 crore from them. The police recovered Rs 12 lakh on information about Kaur that was concealed in the under-seat of her mother's scooter. Responding to the arrest of the couple, Commissioner of Police Sidhu said all the accused had wished that they would pay obeisance at Kedarnath, Haridwar and Hemkund Sahib after a 'successful robbery'. Kaur and her husband were arrested by a team of Punjab Police while they were returning from Hemkund Sahib. "When the couple came to know that their accomplices have been arrested, they begged pardon at Gurdwara Hemkund Sahib for the crime," Sidhu said. They got married in February. The gang of alleged robbers was led by Mandeep Kaur, whose husband and cousin were also blamed for the heist. She in connivance with her friend and CMS employee Manjinder Singh Mani, had planned the robbery. They along with their eight accomplices looted Rs 8.49 crore from the office of the CMS firm, in the early hours of June 10. Sidhu blamed the company for negligence in the safety of the cash. He said Rs 50 lakh was recovered from the house of Mani in Abuwal village. He had hidden the cash in a septic tank after wrapping the bundles in a polythene bag. On Friday, the police launched the operation "Let's Cage the Queen Bee" to arrest the main mastermind Mandeep Kaur and her husband.

Meet Bandit Hasina who went on a pilgrimage after a 'successful robbery'

<keyword id="6358777" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="New-Delhi">New Delhi</keyword>, A delegation of 13 farmer leaders have left the <keyword id="10347936" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="singhu">Singhu</keyword> border, one of the protest sites of the farmers on the outskirts of the national capital, to meet Union Home Minister <keyword id="6355521" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="amit-shah">Amit Shah</keyword> at his residence on Tuesday evening. The meeting is scheduled at 7 p.m. on at Shah's 6A, Krishna Menon Marg residence. Noting that this movement is under the banner of Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, <keyword id="10399119" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="haryana-bhartiya-kisan-union">Haryana Bhartiya Kisan Union</keyword> (BKU) President Gurnam Singh Chathuni said in a press briefing at Singh border that the Home Minister contacted the farmers' unions earlier in the day and invited them for the meeting. Referring to Tuesday's Bharat Bandh, Chathuni said that the government should understand that the whole nation joined the call given by the farmers. BKU leader Bhog Singh Maansa said that all the producers and consumers are with them, saying "the delegation meeting with the Home Minister this evening will decide the future plan". The national spokesperson of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), Rakesh Tikait, earlier made the announcement about the farmers' unions' meeting with Shah. The BKU leader made the announcement amid the ongoing Bharat Bandh call being given by the protesting farmers. It is learnt that Tikait, who represents a group of farmers from Wester Uttar Pradesh, received the invite from the government. The meeting will be significant ahead of the sixth round of government-farmers talks scheduled on Wednesday at the Vigyan Bhawan in <keyword id="6494398" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="central-delhi">Central Delhi</keyword>. Earlier, five rounds of talks remained inconclusive with the two sides sticking to their points. One of the farmers' demands was to meet Shah to resolve their issues. "We have a meeting with the Home Minister at 7 p.m. today. We are going to Singhu border now and from there we will go to meet the Home Minister," Tikait said. Tikait is sitting on protest at the Ghazipur border on Delhi-UP route in support of thousands of farmers staging demonstration against the Central government since November 26, demanding to repeal the three farm laws enacted in September during the Monsoon Session of the Parliament. Tikait, Gurnam Singh, Hanan Mullah, Balveer Singh Rajewal, Manjeet Singh, Shiv Kumar Kakka, Darhsan Pal, Bog Singh Mansa, Jagjeet Singh Dalewal, Rurdu Singh Maan, Baljeet Rai, Boota Singh and Harvinder Singh Lakhowal are among the farmer leaders from Punjab, West Bengal, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh who will meet Shah. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/checkout-effects-of-bharat-bandh-in-haryana-delhi-gujarat-maharashtra-karnataka-rajasthan-and-chhattisgarh/slidelist/79619898.cms">From Haryana, Delhi to Maharashtra and Karnataka — here’s how Bharat Bandh is affecting the common life in India</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/telecom/news/mukesh-ambani-says-jio-will-rollout-5g-services-by-june-2021-and-it-will-go-beyond-india/articleshow/79619222.cms">Mukesh Ambani says Jio will rollout 5G services by June 2021 – and it will go beyond India</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/top-stocks-to-watch-canara-bank-sun-pharma-titan-nbcc-gujarat-state-fertilizers-coffee-day-and-others/articleshow/79617464.cms">Top stocks to watch — Canara Bank, Sun Pharma, Titan, NBCC, Gujarat State Fertilizers, Coffee Day, and others</a>

13 farmer leaders leave Singhu border to meet Amit Shah

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B2B e-commerce supply portal MaxWholesale raises $150k 
 
MaxWholesale, Delhi-based B2B eCommerce platform, has raised $150,000 in seed round of financing by Maple Capital Advisors, Abhinav Grover (director at Maple Accelerator), investors including Ridhish Talwar, and investment bankers from New York. With this investment Abhinav Grover will join the board of the company. In a statement the company stated that the funds will be deployed to expand business and upgrade its technology platform. 
 
Founded by Samarth Agrawal and Rohit Narang, the start-up acts as a medium between retail store owners and large companies. Through this platform, sellers can buy inventory for their stores. 
 
Machine learning platform grabs $200k in Angel <keyword id="6357455" type="EVENT" weightage="100" keywordseo="Funding">funding</keyword> 
 
Delhi-based machine learning platform, Neuron, has raised $200,000 in angel round of funding led by Harvinder Singh Bhatia, CFO Netmagic &amp; Founder of Radiowala and Vinners group of angels. The company stated that the raised capital will be used for its R&amp;D in machine learning and natural language processing to develop deep learning models with the best accuracy industrially possible and hire the best talent pool for machine learning. 
 
Founded by Veer Mishra and Aaditya Kakde in 2014, the company acts as a natural language processing platform that provides API’s that help analyse the overall sentiment of a statement, extract the most significant word in a document, help know the similarity/relatedness of two statements, understand the context of documents, and categorize into topics. 
 
Travel start-up Peek secures $10M 
 
Peek, a San Francisco, CA-based web destination to discover and book tours &amp; activities, raised $10M in funding from Pete Flint, David Bonderman, Ray Lane, Gigi Pritzker and Michael Pucker. 
 
Launched in 2012 by Oskar Bruening and Ruzwana Bashir, Peek is a platform to discover and book tours &amp; activities. It offers Peek Professional, which allows operators to manage and grow their businesses, as well as Peek.com and a mobile app that connects people with everyday adventures. 
 
The company is also backed by Eric Schmidt (Innovation Endeavors), Jack Dorsey, David Bonderman, SV Angel and CAA. 
 
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FundUp: MaxWholesale raises $150k, travel start-up Peek secures $10M & more

Customers' complaints about problems like cash withdrawal and exchange of old notes faced post <keyword id="3315394" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="demonetisation">demonetisation</keyword> cannot be entertained under the Banking <keyword id="49909" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="ombudsman">Ombudsman</keyword> (BO) scheme, according to PTI news report. The central bank said that demonetisation is not one of the 27 grounds under which a customer can lodge a complaint with the Banking Ombudsman. During the demonetisation period, people had to face various problems in form of restrictions on withdrawal of currency notes and exchanging of old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes that were withdrawn with immediate effect from midnight of November 8, 2016. "Banking Ombudsman Scheme (<keyword id="4744034" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="bo-scheme">BO Scheme</keyword>), 2006 specifies 27 grounds of complaints under which complaints can be lodged. Complaints related to demonetisation is not a ground of complaint specified under the Scheme," a Right to Information (<keyword id="6356198" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="RTI">RTI</keyword>) query sent to the <keyword id="50847" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Reserve-Bank">Reserve Bank</keyword> has revealed. In response to the question as to how many complaints came to RBI ombudsman offices across India related to demonetisation, the RBI stated: "As such information is not available." When contacted, a banking ombudsman officer said, "Demonetisation does not come under Ombudsman Scheme." All India Bank Officers' Confederation (AIBOC) Secretary General Harvinder Singh said a lot many complaints came to banks during the demonetisation period and the lenders tried to resolve them to the extent possible, barring a few. "Many complaints came through emails, letters, phone calls and through personal visits. Even complaints were made directly to the Department of <keyword id="6354241" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Financial-Services">Financial Services</keyword>," Singh said. However, for example when banks were instructed to allow withdrawal of up to Rs 2.5 lakh by a family having marriage, the lenders could not help on time as the formal directives came late, he added. The banking ombudsman scheme covers complaints related to deficiency in banking including Internbanking or other services, non-adherence to the instructions of the RBI on ATM/debit cards and prepaid card operations. It also covers complaints regarding non-adherence by the bank or its subsidiaries of RBI guidelines on credit card operations, non-adherence of norms related to mobile banking or electronic banking, non-disbursement or delay in disbursement of pension among others. Even as the window to exchange the disbanded high value currency notes ended on December 30, 2016, people still visit RBI offices, though in a scattered number, in a hope to exchange their old notes which they could not do within the stipulated time for some or the other reasons. A Gurgaon resident, visiting RBI Delhi office, said he found some Rs 8,000 in old currency notes which his son had hidden somewhere and now wanted to exchange it with new ones. "But there is no one to hear my complaint," he said. Here, it is pertinent to mention that the <keyword id="6354977" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Supreme-Court">Supreme Court</keyword> earlier this month has given the Centre and the RBI two weeks' time to consider the option of granting a window to those who could not deposit their old notes for genuine reasons. A Supreme Court bench is hearing a batch of petitions, including from individuals seeking a direction to authorities to allow depositing demonetised notes to banks in lieu of legal currency after being failed to do so under the given time-frame.

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Indian contingent of Paris Paralympics to meet PM Modi today

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Paris Paralympics India: Recap of the Indian contingent's stellar progress and wins so far, future medal prospects, and more

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Grand welcome awaits Indian para athletes after record breaking campaign in Paris

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India's Schedule At Paris Paralympics 2024, August 29

Kapil Yadav

Paralympics Tokyo: Harvinder Singh becomes the first Indian to win a medal in archery

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BCCI picks 3-member Cricket Advisory Committee that will kickstart process to select men’s national team

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Cash crisis isn't ending after 30 Dec as note printing presses aren't able to keep with the pace

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Delhi coaching centre deaths: Court denies bail to 4 co-owners of basement

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Meet Bandit Hasina who went on a pilgrimage after a 'successful robbery'

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13 farmer leaders leave Singhu border to meet Amit Shah

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FundUp: MaxWholesale raises $150k, travel start-up Peek secures $10M & more

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No complaints regarding demonetization and its after effects will be entertained under Banking Ombudsman

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