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He will assume office on November 9. Justice Chandrachud will serve as CJI for over two years, making it one of the longest terms for a Chief Justice in the recent past.
Current CJI justice Ramana is scheduled to demit office on August 26 after a tenure of over 16 months.
Since the PM has directed to remove all obsolete and colonial laws, close to 1,500 legislations have been repealed, said the minister.
The 46-year-old former BCCI president was given charge of Sports along with the Information and Broadcasting Ministry after he took oath as a cabinet minister.
The Indian contingent for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics is expected to be around 190, including over 100 athletes.
Speaking at the virtual inauguration of the High-Performance Coach Education Programme, the national badminton coach highlighted the role of coaches in Indian sports.
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said the well-being of athletes, coaches and support staff are his ministry's priority and the decision is in line with that objective.
The remark came in the backdrop of Bengaluru FC's AFC Cup play-off against Eagles FC in Male being postponed after the visiting team had to tender an apology for violating quarantine protocols in the host city.
Both were member of the Indian team which won gold at the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
Hailing from a village in UP's Baghpat district, Tomar was 60-plus when she picked up the gun for the first time but went on to win many national competitions for veterans, her feats ultimately inspiring the award-winning Bollywood movie 'Saand ki Aankh'.
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