1) 123rd
birth anniversary of Dr. B.R Ambedkar celebrated: The 123rd birth
anniversary of Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar was celebrated across India. It was
celebrated as as Ambedkar Jayanti every year in India. On this day homage is
paid to Babasaheb’s statue at the Parliament by the President, Prime Minister
and other dignitaries. Ambedkar was born on April 14, 1891 to the Ramji Maloji
Sakpal and Bhimabai in a poor Mahar family in Mhow, Central Provinces, British
India (Madhya Pradesh). He died on December, 6 in 1956 at the age of 65.
2) Konkan
services hit after goods train derailed near Ratnagiri: Long-distance train
services on the Konkan Railway have been disrupted after five wagons of a goods
train derailed inside a tunnel between Ukshi and Sangameshwar stations near
Ratnagiri on Monday morning. Apart from diverting several trains, the railway
had to cancel as well as short-terminate several services. "Five wagons of
a 41-wagon empty goods train derailed at 8.10am. As cranes cannot enter the
tunnel, services could not be restored even 12 to 14 hours after the incident.
The derailment's cause is not yet known," Konkan Railway spokesperson
Vaishali Patange said.
3) Bubba
Watson wins 2014 Masters Golf tournament: Bubba Watson withstood an
inspired early challenge from playing partner Jordan Spieth to clinch the
Masters for a second time in three years with a three-shot victory at Augusta
National on Sunday. Trailing the prodigiously talented Spieth by two strokes
after seven holes, the left-handed Watson took advantage of a faltering run by
his fellow American around the turn as he upped his own game, then maintained
control on the back nine.
4) Dipika
Pallikal loses in Texas Open Squash final: Dipika Pallikal stumbled on the
final hurdle against Egyptian teenager Nour El Sherbini in the title clash of
the Women's Champion Fiberglass Texas Open in Houston, USA on Monday. Eyeing
maiden major title of her career, world No 12 Dipika faltered against the
18-year-old qualifier 7-11, 11-5, 7-11 to lose in 48 minutes.
5) Baroda
wins Mushtaq Ali T20 title: Baroda pipped Uttar Pradesh by three runs to
regain the National T20 title for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in a thrilling
last ball finish at the Wankhede stadium on Monday. Chasing a challenging
target of 145, the Venkatesh Prasad-coached Uttar Pradesh team needed 11 runs
off 7 balls but lost the plot as the batsmen at the crease, Praveen Kumar and
Upendra Yadav, couldn't manage to overhaul the target and UP finished at 141
for six.
6) Santoso
shocks Lee to win OUE Singapore Open badminton: Indonesia’s Simon Santoso
pulled off an upset victory over world No 1 Lee Chong Wei to clinch the
US$300,000 OUE Singapore Open badminton championships . Santoso, who has beaten
the Malaysian star, a two-time Olympic silver medallist, just once in 10
previous meetings, won 21-15, 21-10 to claim the US$22,500 men’s singles
winner’s cheque at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
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