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Haryana Governor, Sh Bandaru Dattatreya presented the Guinness World record certificate to President HIPSA Smt Kanthi D Suresh Panchkula, 24 March: On the occasion of World Kabaddi Day today, India has made a new Guinness World Record with a participation of 128 players. The Guinness World Record attempt was for ‘Most players in a Kabaddi exhibition match’.   The attempt begins at Tau Devi Lal Stadium at 11 am in the presence of adjudicators from the Guinness team, and after three hours of continuous play, the record was finally broken at 2 pm with a participation of 128 players as declared by the Guinness adjudicator, Mr Swapnil Dangarikar. The Guinness World Record attempt was for ‘Most players in a Kabaddi exhibition match. While Guinness had set the record benchmark for 84 players to break the record, the organizers had challenged an attempt for 154 players.  Haryana Governor, Sh Bandaru Dattatreya was the Chief Guest and the Guinness World record certificate was pres

CHANDIGARH 20th March 2024 The second prestigious Shah Rukh Khan La Trobe University PhD Scholarship was today presented to a New Delhi student with a passion to improve health outcomes for vulnerable communities, to study in Australia. During a Gala Dinner in Delhi, La Trobe University’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Theo Farrell presented Sumaira Khan with the 2024 Shah Rukh Khan La Trobe University PhD Scholarship, valued at more than $225,000 (AUD). Sumaira was selected from a competitive field of applicants from across India for the four-year scholarship, which recognises the humanitarian and social justice achievements of Shah Rukh Khan (SRK). The PhD scholarship was made possible through La Trobe’s long-standing partnership with the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. Designed to support aspiring female Indian researchers who want to make a meaningful impact in the world, the scholarship enables Sumaira to undertake research at La Trobe’s state-of-the-art facilities in M

Chandigarh, March 19, 2024: Since its inception in 2019, the World Kabaddi Day is celebrated every year on March 24. The day celebrates the vision of the sports for the future and honours the people who put the sport on the international map. It celebrates the founders, the players, the coaches, the administrators, the technical staff and all important stakeholders associated with Kabaddi. Last year, the World Kabaddi day was celebrated by HIPSA in Egypt. Press Conference was held in Chandigarh and the attendees included Kanthi D Suresh, President HIPSA, Dr. Ashok Das President World Kabaddi, ST Arasu Secy World Kabaddi, Prachi Tehlan Executive Committee HIPSA, Deepak Sharma Media coordinator and other senior members associated with various Kabaddi associations. This year the World Kabaddi day is being celebrated in India at Tau Devi Lal Indoor Stadium, Panchkula, Haryana. HIPSA (Holistic International Pravasi Sports Association), along with World Kabaddi, are jointly organ

 Chandigarh, March 19, 2024: Organized by Bollywood & Pollywood Actors Sachin Rishi and Rajiv Rishi the Rishi Brothers T-20 Open Chandigarh Cricket Tournament is all set to offer a Cricket extravaganza for Cricket fans in Chandigarh. The 4-day mega Cricket event, that commenced today is being held at Mahajan Cricket Ground, Kishangarh, Chandigarh and teams and players are participating in the tournament from all over the country. Chief Guest Mr. Sanjay Tondon, President, UTCA, BCCI and Senior BJP Leader extended best wishes to all the players and congratulated the organizers for giving a platform to the talented youth to showcase their talent on the field. He said, “Such initiatives are commendable to promote sports in the country, besides encouraging the youth to take up sports and carve a bright career. I hope we’ll be able to see some of these young players in the international level T-20 matches.” Toeing the same lines, Sachin Rishi, says, “The city beautiful, Chand