Sports and Games World Archery Championships: Indian women's compound team wins The Indian women's compound archery team clinched a gold medal at the World Archery Championships held in Berlin, Germany. This victory marked India's first-ever gold at the archery world championships in any category. The triumphant team comprised Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Parneet Kaur and Aditi Gopichand Swami. In the final round, the Indian trio emerged victorious with a score of 235-229 against the Mexican team. Grand Master Gukesh Teen chess champion Gukesh D ended Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand's 37-year reign as India's highest-ranking chess player in the live world (FIDE) rankings. The 17-year-old defeated Mistradin Iskandarov in the second round of the FIDE World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan, and scored a live rating of 2755.9, while Anand's rating was at 2754.0. With this, Gukesh replaced his idol to move up to World No. 9 in the classic open category, while the five-time World Champion Anand slipped to the 10th spot. Anand, who first made it to the World's top 10 in July 1991, has remained India's top-ranked player in all published lists since January 1987. World Dwarf Games 2023 Thambi Balasubramaniam from Pudukottai district, Clinches Gold in Badminton category at the World Dwarf Games 2023 in Berlin, Boosting Tamil Nadu’s Sports Ambitions. Appointments – Who is who? Union Home Secretary Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla was given a one-year extension till August 22, 2024, according to a Personnel Ministry order. This is his fourth extension in the post. He was to retire in November 2020 after attaining 60 years of age. His tenure was first extended on October 17, 2020 till August 22, 2021. Bhalla's term was extended for one-year each in 2021 and in 2022. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved extension in the service of Bhalla…
