 Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian javelin thrower to claim a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games,with a season’s best effort of 86.47m in the final. The 20-year-old junior world champion had made the final after achieving the qualifying mark in his very first throw. Neeraj was favourite for gold after his 85.94m throw in March 2018 at Patiala during the Federation Cup National Championships. |
| Source- The Hindu |
 Five-time world champion and Olympic bronze medallist MC Mary Kom has become the first Indian woman boxer to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. Mary Kom achieved the feat after defeating Northern Ireland's Kristina O'Hara in the 45-48kg category final at Gold Coast, Australia. The 35-year-old boxer from Manipur is participating in her maiden Commonwealth Games. |
| Source- India News |
 Veteran Hindi film actor Shri Vinod Khanna was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his contribution to Indian Cinema. This was announced during the 65th National Film Awards. Some of the other prominent winners in various categories for this year National Film Awards included Assamese movie ‘Village Rockstars’ in Best Feature Film category and ‘Baahubali - The Conclusion’ in the Best Popular Film providing Wholesome Entertainment category. The Feature Film Central panel was headed by Shekhar Kapur. |
| Source- Press Information Bureau (PIB) |
 Nineteen-year-old Naman Tanwar won India its first boxing medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, winning a bronze in the men's 91 kg category. Naman lost out to Australia's Jason Whateley in the semifinal of the event to secure the bronze. India has won a total of 35 medals, including 16 golds, 8 silver and 11 bronze medals so far. |
| Source- NDTV News |
 Wrestler Bajrang Punia won his first Commonwealth Games gold medal, defeating Wales' Kane Charig by technical superiority in the men's freestyle 65 kg final in Gold Coast, Australia. This is India's fifth medal in wrestling in this edition, with Rahul Aware and Sushil Kumar registering gold wins earlier. Bajrang had won a silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. |
| Source- NDTV News |
 The National Highways Authority of India has signed an agreement for the upgradation of Yagyi – Kalewa section of highway in Myanmar to two lanes with earthen shoulder. The aim is to provide seamless vehicular movement for enhancing trade, business, health, education and tourism among India, Myanmar and Thailand. The project has been funded by Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India and would be executed on EPC mode at a cost of Rs.1177 crores. The project will have 3 new major bridges and 2 new minor bridges. The project would be completed in three years. |
| Source- Press Information Bureau (PIB) |
 The 65th National Film Awards were announced in Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi. The chairpersons of the three juries (Feature, Non-feature and Writing) for the National Film Awards have announced the awards for the different categories. This year, the jury is being headed by director Shekhar Kapur. The jury panel has 10 members. National Film Awards will be given by the President Ram Nath Kovind in May 2018. |
| Here is the Complete List of Winners of 65th National Film Awards: |
| S. No. | Category | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Best Anthropological film | Name Place Animal Thing, Slave Genesis |
| 2. | Best Critic on Cinema | Girdhar Jha (Swarn Kamal) |
| 3. | Special Mention | Mhorkya (Marathi), Hello Arasi (Oriya), Take Off (Malayalam), Newton (Hindi) |
| 4. | Best Ladakhi Film | Walking With The Wind |
| 5. | Best Jasari Film | Sinjar |
| 6. | Best Tulu Film | Paddayi |
| 7. | Best Odiya Film | Hello Arsi |
| 8. | Best Kannada Film | Hebbet Ramakka |
| 9. | Best Hindi Film | Newton |
| 10. | Best Bengali Film | Mayurakshi |
| 11. | Marathi Film | Kachcha Limbu |
| 12. | Best Malayalam Film | Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum |
| 13. | Best Telugu Film | Ghazi |
| 14. | Assamese Film | Ishu |
| 15. | Best Tamil Film | To Let |
| 16. | Best Gujarati Film | Dhh |
| 17. | Best Action Direction | Abbas Ali Moghu for Baahubali 2 |
| 18. | Choreography | Ganesh Acharya for 'Gori Tu Latth Maar' for Toilet - Ek Premkatha |
| 19. | Best Special Effects | Baahubali 2 |
| 20. | Best Music Director | Kaatru Veliyidai |
| 21. | Best Background Score | Mom |
| 22. | Special Jury Award | Nagarkirtan |
| 23. | Best Lyrics | JM Prahalad for Muthuratna song |
| 24. | Best Make Up Artist | Ram Rajjak (Nagarkirtan) |
| 25. | Best Production Design | Santhosh Raman (Malayalam movie Take Off) |
| 26. | Best Screenplay (Original) | Sajeev Pazhoor (Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum) |
| 27. | Screenplay Writer (Adapted) | JAYARAJ (Bhayanakam) |
| 28. | Best Dialogues | Sambit Mohanty (Hello Arsi) |
| 29. | Best Cinematography | Bhayanakam |
| 30. | Best Cameraman | Nikhil S Praveen |
| 31. | Best Playback Singer | Shashaa Tirupati for Kaatru Veliyidai. |
| 32. | Best Actress | Sridevi for ‘Mom’ |
| 33. | Best Actor | Riddhi Sen for ‘Nagar Kirtan’ |
| 34. | Best Director | Jayaraj for ‘Bhayanakam’ |
| 35. | Best Film | Village Rockstars (Assamese) |
| Source- The Indian Express |
India has jumped 13 places in the last one year to 130th spot in the latest annual Index of Economic Freedom released by a top American think-tank the Heritage Foundation. As per the latest Index of Economic Freedom, China has jumped one spot to 110th and Pakistan is now at 131 position. Economic freedom is the fundamental right of every human to control his or her own labor and property.
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| Source- heritage.org |
 Tejaswini Sawant won India its fifth shooting gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, winning the women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Finals in Gold Coast, Australia. This was 37-year-old Tejaswini's second medal at the 2018 edition, after winning silver at the women's 50m Rifle Prone. India's Anjum Moudgil won silver at the event, after having topped qualification. |
| Source- NDTV News |
 Fifteen-year-old shooter Anish Bhanwala became India's youngest gold medalist at the Commonwealth Games, winning the men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Finals with a record score at Gold Coast, Australia. India's Neeraj Kumar stood fifth at the event. Anish, who is participating in his first Commonwealth Games, won gold at the ISSF Junior World Cup in Sydney 2017. |
| Source- The Indian Express |
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