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The concept of Hockey World Cup was conceived by Pakistan’s Air Marshal Nur Khan. The idea was proposed to International Hockey Federation (FIH). FIH approved it on October 26, 1969, and it was adopted by the FIH Council in Brussels on April 12, 1970.
It was decided that Pakistan would play host to the first World [...]
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For India 2010 FIH started with a positive note when India beat Pakistan in its very first match. India dominated Pakistan throughout the match and won the match 4-1.
Indian centre forward Shivendra Singh however was served a three-match ban by tournament director Ken Read for “deliberately hitting” Pakistan’s Fareed Ahmed during the match between the [...]
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2010 Hockey World Cup is going on in New Delhi from February 28 to March 13. The refashioned and restructured Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium is the venue for 2010 hockey World Cup. This stadium was also the first Commonwealth Games venue. This is stadium where the first Asian Games were held in 1951. With [...]
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An Indian-American scientist K.R.Sridhar has invented Bloom Box, a small power plant, which is believed to change the whole infrastructure of the energy sector by replacing the power plants and transmission lines. K.R.Sridhar is a former rocket scientist and has served as advisor to NASA. He has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University [...]