News Roundup | Surat Yoga Day event world record, 5G subscriptions skyrocket in India & more

The Indian U-23 women's cricket team were crowned champions of the Women's Emerging Asia Cup T20 in Hong Kong on Wednesday. The Indian team defeated Bangladesh by 31 runs in the final, defending a modest score of 127/7.

As the 5G boom gradually reaches every nook and cranny of the country, 5G subscriptions in the country are expected to reach a whopping 700 million by the end of 2028, according to a report by Ericsson. If the said growth is realized, India will become the fastest growing 5G region globally.

The city of Surat set a Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people at a place for a Yoga session on the occasion of International Yoga Day. More than 1 lakh people participated at this year's Yoga Day event in the city, surpassing the previous record.

In another great news for the 5G services growth in India, the country has climbed 3 spots in the median mobile speeds global ranking to be placed 56th in May. It is noteworthy that just between April-May, the median mobile download speeds in India went up from 36.78 mbps to 39.94 mbps.

It was showering medals for India at the Special Olympics World Games 2023. Geetanjali Nagvekar won gold medal in 800m Level C while Madhav brought home another gold medal in the Swimming in the 25m Breaststroke event.

Indian ace shuttlers HS Prannoy and Parupalli Kashyap stormed into the men's singles pre-quarterfinals of the Taipei Open on Wednesday. Both Prannoy and Kashyap eased past their opponents with wins in straight games.

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