30 July 2012 Current Affairs
Gagan Narang Fetches First Medal For India
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Gagan Narang provided the spark to India’s Olympic campaign by
clinching the bronze medal in the men’s 10 m air rifle event on the
fourth day of Olympics at he Royal Artilery London on 30 July
2012.Narang, 29, participating in his third Games, had a total score of
701.1 (598 qualifying, 103.1 final) to finish third at the Royal
Artillery Barracks range, triggering celebrations among the Indian
diaspora here and the countrymen back home.It was third time when Gagan Narang was participating in Olympics.
America’s Oldest Store Shuts Down After 224 years
America’s
oldest general store, opened one year before George Washington was
sworn in as the first president of the United States, has shut down
after serving the community for 224 years. Gray’s Store in the small
village of Adamsville in Rhode Island opened in 1788, selling penny
candy, cigars and a small selection of groceries,as well as antiques and
collectible knick-knacks.
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