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Good Sports: FROM BASEBALL TO WRESTLING
August 2018 -
Rinku Singh was a track and field athlete who had a minor league baseball career (remember the film "Million Dollar Arm"?). Sports Illustrated featured him recently. He is now in wrestling.
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Good Sports: KABADDI DOMINANCE CONTINUES
August 2018 -
India remains dominant in kabaddi. At the 2018 Dubai Kabaddi Masters, India beat chief rival Iran 44-26. Star raider Ajay Thakur led the team in this first international kabaddi event in the UAE.
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Good Sports: KARMAKAR WINS GOLD
August 2018 -
India’s top gymnast Dipa Karmakar, who narrowly missed a bronze medal at the Rio Olympics, won a gold medal in Artistic Gymnastics at the recent FIG World Challenge Cup at Mersin, Turkey.
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QUOTA of QUOTES
August 2018 -
Quotes from Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, Pepsi-Co's Indra Nooyi, actress Mindy Kaling, CEO of the Democratic National Committee Seema Nanda, and a man feeding 100 poor people a day from 2017.
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DID THAT REALLY HAPPEN?
August 2018 -
How much do you know about current events in India and the U.S.? Try this short quiz!
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Fun Time: MEMO TO STAFF: PLEASE GET SOME WORK DONE
August 2018 -
Productivity has dropped drastically since Thursday, June 14th. I’m not sure what’s going on, but I’m pleased to recognize these managers who are setting great examples by being creative....
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IKEA OPENS FIRST STORE IN INDIA
August 2018 -
Hyderabad residents can now add “assembling furniture” to their list of hobbies. IKEA, the
Swedish furniture retailer, opened a 400,000-square foot store in Hyderabad in July.
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EXPORTING MILK, BUT NOT FROM COWS
August 2018 -
Milk from the camels of Rajasthan is selling for as much as $50 a liter, thanks to its purported medicinal value. Be careful, though: at $50 a liter, you’ll cry over spilled milk.
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Good Sports: FILLING THE FOOTBALL ARENA
July 2018 -
Mumbai Football Arena seats 7,000, but only about 2,500 showed up for India’s opening match in the Hero Intercontinental Cup. So Indian team captain Sunil Chhetri posted on social media.
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Good Sports: FAST-GROWING PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE
July 2018 -
India’s Pro Kabaddi league features 12 teams, including the Haryana Steelers and Telugu Titans. Last season, a game drew a TV audience of 26.2 million, almost twice the cricket audience.
