Youth scaling new heights in sports, says Sitharaman in budget speech; mentions chess prodigy Praggnanandhaa

New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that the country is proud of youth scaling new heights in sports and noted that India's number-one ranked player Praggnanandhaa put up a stiff fight against the reigning World Champion Magnus Carlsson in 2023.

Presenting the interim budget in Parliament, Sitharaman noted that India has over 80 chess grandmasters compared to abo