India displayed a stupendous performance at the ongoing International Chess Federation (FIDE) Chess Olympiad in Budapest to claim two gold medals in both men's and women's events on Sunday.
Hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi, MoS Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol on Monday said that a lot of developmental work is underway in the entire country, adding that PM Modi is going to inaugurate some of the major projects in Pune on September 26.
"It (Quad Leaders' Summit) was also to assert that Quad is here to stay, that it is not just a temporary phenomenon, but it is here to stay, and it is going to its activities in the areas of maritime domain awareness," she said.
"'Ab apna Namaste bhi multinational ho gya hai, local se global ho gya'.....Your love is my good fortune..." the Prime Minister said to cheers from the audience.
Former Bangladesh skipper Tamim Iqbal hailed Ravichandran Ashwin and said that he is as important as Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli for India's success in Test cricket.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary and newly-elected International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Jay Shah hailed Team India for their "fantastic start" in this year's red-ball season.
The exchange of fire between Israel and Hezbollah has escalated tensions in the Middle East, with Israel launching 400 attacks on Lebanon and Hezbollah firing rockets at a key Israeli base, Ramat David base near the city of Haifa, according to a report by Al Jazeera.
Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali heaped praise on Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant following his marvellous century against Bangladesh in the ongoing Chennai Test on his return to Test matches.