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Good Sports: CRICKET STAR ACHIEVES MILESTONE
December 2019 -
Mumbai-born Smriti Mandhana, 23, became the third-fastest woman and the second-fastest Indian to reach 2,000 ODI runs. She scored 74 runs in her 51st match, clinching the series for India.
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Good Sports: INDIAN MEN RANKED NO. 9 IN TABLE TENNIS
December 2019 -
The Indian men’s table tennis team is ranked #9 in the world, their highest ranking ever. Their two best players are #30 and #36 among male players worldwide. An Indian-American paddler is #26.
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Good Sports: RITU PHOGAT GIVES UP WRESTLING FOR MMA
December 2019 -
After winning a silver medal at the Under-23 World Wrestling Championships in 2017, Ritu Phogat, whose sisters both won gold medals in wrestling, is giving up wrestling for mixed martial arts.
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QUOTA of QUOTES
December 2019 -
Quotes from New Delhi chest surgeon; India’s health minister on "green" firecrackers; Atlanta-educated 1st Muslim woman to be Virginia state senator; on revocing OCI card of journalist; sports host.
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DID THAT REALLY HAPPEN?
December 2019 -
How much do you know about current events in India and the U.S.? Try this short quiz!
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Fun Time: LOOKING PREGNANT MAY SAVE YOU MONEY ON AIRLINE FEES
December 2019 -
How can you avoid the extra fee that most airlines charge for checked baggage? There are several odd solutions; one is to wear lots of clothing, pretending you're pregnant. Good idea? No.
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STIFF SENTENCE FOR GANG LEADER WHO TARGETED INDIAN AMERICANS
December 2019 -
A gang known as the Castro Enterprise, that targeted Indian-American and other Asian families across the USA for their gold jewelry, was caught in 2014, and the leader has now been sentenced.
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THE FRENZY AT A PATEL BROTHERS GRAND OPENING
December 2019 -
At the Suwanee, GA, opening of a Patel Brothers grocery store, Swetal Patel, VP of the national chain, was hit with a cane by an old man in a hurry. At another opening near Chicago--more frenzy.
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Good Sports: BOXERS WIN MULTIPLE MEDALS
November 2019 -
Flyweight boxer Amit Panghal became the first Indian to reach the final of a World Boxing Championships event. He took silver at the 2019 AIBA event, and Manish Kaushik took bronze.
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Good Sports: NBA DEBUTS IN INDIA
November 2019 -
The Sacramento Kings and Indiana Pacers played two preseason games in Mumbai in October, the first NBA exhibition games in India. Kings owner Vivek Ranadivé led the venture to bring the NBA to India.
