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Neeraj Chopra gets nominated for Laureus World Sports Award 2022, shares gratitude on Twitter
The six nominees are Neeraj Chopra (India), Pedri (Spain), Yulimar Rojas (Venezuela), Emma Raducanu (Great Britain) and Ariarne Titmu

It seems like Neeraj Chopra is on a riot to keep creating history. After becoming the first-ever gold medallist in Tokyo Olympics, Neeraj Chopra has now become the third Indian to get nominated for Laureus World Sports Award. On Wednesday, February 2, 2022, the star athlete announced that he is among the six nominees for the Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award 2022.
The Olympic gold medallist took to his official Twitter handle to show his gratitude for the honour and recognition. In his tweet, he said that it is a very special feeling to be nominated along with some exceptional athletes for the Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year award. He also congratulated his fellow nominees.
Neeraj Chopra is the only third Indian ever to earn this recognition. The six nominees are Neeraj Chopra (India), Pedri (Spain), Yulimar Rojas (Venezuela), Emma Raducanu (Great Britain) and Ariarne Titmus (Australian).
Before Neeraj Chopra, wrestler Vinesh Phogat and cricket maestro Sachin Tendulkar were the only two athletes to get nominated for Laureus World Sports Award. Vinesh Phogat got nominated in the year 2019, and Sachin Tendulkar won the Laureus Sporting Moment Award 2000-2020 to commemorate his emotional moment following India’s victory in the 2011 ICC World Cup when his team carried him on their shoulders in a lap of honour.
The Nominees in each of the seven categories for this year’s Laureus World Sports Awards were chosen by a panel of more than 1,300 of the world’s top sportswriters and broadcasters. Following a vote by the Laureus World Sports Academy, the world’s ultimate sports jury comprised of 71 of the greatest athletic legends of all time, the winners will be announced in April.
Neeraj Chopra, who won gold in the men’s javelin in Tokyo, is one of just two Indians to win an individual Olympic gold medal, the other being Abhinav Bindra, who won gold in the air rifle in 2008. He made his Olympic debut in Tokyo at the age of 23, and he won the gold medal with a throw of 87.58 metres.
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5 students sustain stab injuries after clash breaks out between two school groups in Delhi’s Dayalpur, 6 arrested
The Delhi Police have so far arrested six students and registered a case against them in connection with the case.

A horrific incident has come to light from Delhi’s Dayalpur area where at least five students of Karawal Nagar School sustained stab injuries after a clash broke out between two school groups in northeast Delhi’s Dayalpur area.
The Delhi Police have so far arrested six students and registered a case against them in connection with the case.
According to the reports, a scuffle broke out between the students of Govt. Boys Senior Secondary School, Karawal Nagar and Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya, Khajuri Khas on Monday at 3:10 pm. The two groups attacked each other with knives after a quarrel, in which five students of Karawal Nagar School were injured.
The students were rushed to the GTB Hospital where they are undergoing treatment.
The Delhi Police said one of the apprehended students disclosed that 3 days ago, while he was riding his motorcycle near the Dayalpur bus stand, some students stopped him and bullied him.
He claims that they questioned him about his school and the reason he was riding the motorbike so close to their school. They beat him up when he resisted their bullying. The student gathered his friends and attacked the other group in retaliation.
The boy was then shifted to Jai Prakash Hospital. After first aid, he gathered his friends and they all planned revenge. The Delhi Police said there is no communal angle in this incident. He said further investigation into the matter is underway.
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Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin rewards director Kartiki Gonsalves of Oscar-winning The Elephant Whisperers with Rs 1 crore
Most recently, CM Stalin also met with the leading characters of the documentary, Bomman and Bellie, and the young elephants Raghu and Ammu. The Tamil Nadu government also announced cash rewards for 91 caretakers at the elephant camps.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has honored the Oscar-winning film by rewarding director Kartiki Gonsalves Rs 1 crore. The documentary film had been on the receiving end of a lot of praise after it won Oscar for the Best Documentary Short in 2023.
As per the reports, on Tuesday, Kartiki Gonsalves met with CM MK Stalin who lauded her work and congratulated her for bagging an oscar. After landing back in Chennai following her win at the Oscars. She met with Tamil Nadu CM and received the Oscar trophy from his hand.
Chief Minister MK Stalin then facilitated the director with a cash prize of Rs 1 crore. He also honored the Elephant Whisperer’s director by gifting her with a shawl.
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Most recently, CM Stalin also met with the leading characters of the documentary, Bomman and Bellie, and the young elephants Raghu and Ammu. The Tamil Nadu government also announced cash rewards for 91 caretakers at the elephant camps.
Tamil Nadu CM also congratulated and praised the Elephant Whisperer team for winning the Oscar on March 12. Chief Minister MK Stalin took to Twitter to praise the documentary makers and congratulated them on winning the Oscars.
He further wrote that there is no better news to wake up to than two women bringing the first-ever Oscar for an Indian Production. He also called the documentary film a moving story and said that the documentary deserves all the praises and accolades that it has been receiving.
The Elephant Whisperers
The documentary is a 40-minute-long documentary that one can stream on Netflix. The documentary revolves around the lives of elephant caretakers Bomman and Bellie and also was the directorial debut of Kartiki Gonsalves.
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Traffic chaos as rain lashes Delhi NCR, more showers forecast tomorrow
Due to heavy rain during the office dispersal hour, traffic chaos covered the captial. Social media is swamped with Delhiites sharing visuals of the rain and jam-packed roads.

Heavy rain lashed several parts of Delhi and NCR on Monday evening. The captial along with on-and-off drizzles had pleasant weather throughout the day.
Due to heavy rain during the office dispersal hour, traffic chaos covered the captial. Social media is swamped with Delhiites sharing visuals of the rain and jam-packed roads.
Earlier today, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert owing to rain, thunderstorm, and hailstorm in several parts of the city.
The bad weather conditions in Delhi also triggered the diversion of a total of 10 flights which were scheduled to land at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said.
Among the 10 flights, three were diverted to Lucknow and seven to Jaipur.
IMD had also said rain coupled with hail and gusty winds of up to 40 km per hour in Delhi will be witnessed on Monday. It also advised people to stay indoors and not seek shelter under trees, as maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to be around 26 and 16 degrees Celsius.
On Saturday, Delhi-NCR witnessed heavy rain with hailstorms taking the temperature to 25.3 degrees Celsius. As per the officials, the capital recorded the lowest temperature so far this month on Saturday.
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