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American tennis star Jamie Hampton declares retirement

May 26, 2020
Jamie Hampton
  • American tennis player Jamie Hampton has declared that she is taking retirement from professional tennis.
  • Former World Top 25 player played her last official match 6 yrs ago when she was ranked 24th in the world.

“Zaggle” ties-up “Visa” for innovative payment solutions for SMEs

May 26, 2020
  • In order to launch innovative payment solutions for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and startups, a Fintech startup Zaggle has paired-up with payments technology major “Visa”.

REC Limited & TajSATS to give meals to frontline healthcare workers

May 26, 2020
REC Limited
  • REC Limited has paired-up with TajSATS, a joint venture of IHCL and SATS Ltd, to give nutritious meals to frontline healthcare workers.
  • Both entities are leading the mission to give meals to the medical staff in key government hospitals along with daily wage laborers.

Manipur’s “Khudol” placed among the top 10 global initiatives

May 26, 2020
UN
  • Manipur’s “Khudol” has been placed among the top 10 global initiatives for an inclusive fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.“Khudol” initiative was started by an Imphal-based NGO “Ya_All”.

Indian Navy made “NavRakshak” breathable PPE kit

May 26, 2020
NavRakshak
  • Indian Navy’s indigenously-made PPE kit, ”NavRakshak”, made for improving the ease of the health workers under Indian conditions, is assisting fight the war against Covid-19 in a better and effective manner.

India hands over war game center named as “INDIA” to UPDF

May 26, 2020
India hands over war game center named as “INDIA” to UPDF
  • India has handover the war game center named as “INDIA” to Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF). The state of the art military training facility was handover by the Indian Association Uganda (IAU), in agreement with the Indian Military Advisory and Training Team to the UPDF.

World Thyroid Day observed on 25 May

May 25, 2020
World Thyroid Day
  • World Thyroid Day is celebrated on 25 May every year. The main objective of the WTD is to aware of the value of Thyroid and the prevention and treatment of thyroid diseases.

25th May is observed as International Missing Children’s Day 2020

May 25, 2020
International Missing Children’s
  • International Missing Children’s Day is celebrated on 25th May every year for missing children who have found their way home, remember those that are victims of crime, and continue endeavors to seek out those that are still missing.

Naomi Osaka comes up as the world’s highest-paid female athlete

May 25, 2020
Naomi Osaka
  • Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka has come up as the highest-paid female athlete in the world, topping American great Serena Williams. According to the Forbes magazine, Osaka earned $37.4 million in the last 12 months from prize money and endorsements

Spanish football player Aritz Aduriz declares retirement

May 25, 2020
Aritz Aduriz
  • Spanish football player and Athletic Bilbao striker Aritz Aduriz has declared his retirement citing medical reasons.
  • He has won 13 caps for Spain and also grown as Spain’s oldest goalscorer in 2016, scoring at the age of 35 years and 275 days.