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Who is the Nepal's first woman President who was on Tuesday re-elected for a second term in office with an overwhelming majority? Answer: Bidya Devi Bhandari elected as Nepal president for second term. She is also the first woman President of Nepal.

Australia beat England to lift Sultan Azlan Shah cup in Malaysia World champions Australia have lifted the coveted Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey title. In the final at Ipoh, Malaysia on Saturday, they beat defending champions England by a narrow 2-1 margin. Australia have now won the prestigious tournament for the 10th time. Earlier, in the classification match for the 3rd place, Argentina finished third after beating Malaysia 3-2. The hosts ended at the 4th spot. Meanwhile, India finished a disappointed fifth in the six-nation tournament. In the classification match for the fifth and sixth places today, India defeated Ireland 4-1. India had bowed out of the medal race, when they suffered a 2-3 loss against the same opponents in the last round robin match on Friday.

Indian companies can now participate in construction and installation works in the "non-critical" category for the Rooppur nuclear power plant in Bangladesh, Russian atomic energy agency Rosatom said. The Rooppur project is the first initiative under an Indo-Russian deal to undertake atomic energy projects in three countries. This will also be the first time Indian companies will be able to participate in a nuclear power project abroad. According to Rosatom, India, Bangladesh and Russia signed an agreement to this effect yesterday. The Memorandum of Understanding, signed in Moscow, sets a framework for interaction of Russian contractor, and Indian and Bangladeshi experts in the implementation of works related to the project.   Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant is an underconstruction 2.4 GWe nuclear power plant in Bangladesh.

Aruna Budda Reddy has created history by becoming the first Indian to win an individual medal at the Gymnastics World Cup. She clinched a Bronze in the Women's Vault event in Melbourne yesterday. Aruna, who hails from Hyderabad, scored 13.649 average points to finish third and claim the bronze medal at the Hisense Arena. Tjasa Kysslef of Slovania took home the Gold, while Emily Whitehead of Australia won the Silver.

India today successfully test-fired the nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Dhanush ballistic missile with a strike range of 350 km from a naval ship off Odisha coast at around 1052 hrs. This naval variant of the indigenously-developed Prithvi-II missile was test-fired from the ship positioned near Paradip in the Bay of Bengal. 'Dhanush' missile has a length of 8.53 meters and 0.9 metre wide is capable of carrying a payload of 500 kg and hitting both land and sea-based targets.

The most popular Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on his one week visit to India with family and has met the Prime Minister Modi in New Delhi, where they conducted extensive talks for nearly two hours, exploring ways to boost ties in several key areas, including trade and energy. Trudeau will also participate in several business roundtables to promote further trade and investment between Canada and India. Canada will work closely with the Indian leaders to advance their economic opportunities in both countries respectively. (Report) Trudeau's Visit to Taj Mahal Many foreign dignitaries have visited the Taj Mahal in the past few years. The Taj Mahal, located along the Yamuna river, was built by Shah Jahan, a 17th century Mughal ruler for his wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who died while giving birth to her fourteenth child. It is one of the most outstanding examples of Mughal architecture, having a combination of Indian, Persian and Islamic influences. The structure of the monument is bu...

National Productivity Council is observing National Productivity Day on Monday, and National Productivity Week till 18th February. It is the 60th Anniversary of the National Productivity Council and is being celebrated as Diamond Jubilee Year. The theme for the National Productivity Week is - Industry 4.0 Leapfrog Opportunity for India.