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Resounding kick-off for ‘Euro 2004’ site
MUMBAI: With football fever catching on courtesy the ongoing Euro 2004 tourney, Uefa has announced that the site euro2004.com – surpassed the overall page view record for a Uefa European Football Championship website on 14 June.
In India the tournament is airing on ESPN Star Sports.
Uefa has announced that over 12 million visits to euro2004.com have generated a record 130 million page views from 31 March 2004 to 14 June. This takes it past the overall traffic figure of 128.8 million page views that euro2000.org received four years ago.
Traffic to the euro2004.com site has increased dramatically since the tournament began. NTT Communications, an official UEFA technology partner reported that over one billion HTTP requests were received on 14 June alone and data throughput of 979Mbits/s.
The highest hourly traffic levels to date were recorded during the Italy-Denmark match on 14 June when 114,711 visits generated three million page views in an hour.
During the same period two Terabytes of HTTP data were transferred.Since the site’s launch, 3.5 billion HTTP requests have been registered which is a 150 per cent increase on the grand total of 1.4 billion for euro2000.org. In the same period 16.9 terabytes of HTTP data have been transferred from the site.
The first three days of the tournament, have seen over 300,000 visits to euro2004.com’s multimedia offering Here users can listen to live audio match commentaries or watch the video highlights service. This marks a 500 per cent increase compared to first 11 days of June.
NEW DELHI: Hamdard Laboratories gathered a cross-section of India’s achievers in New Delhi on Friday, handing out the Hakeem Abdul Hameed Excellence Awards to figures who have left their mark across healthcare, education, sport, public service and the arts.
The ceremony, attended by minister of state for defence Sanjay Seth and senior officials from the ministry of Ayush, celebrated individuals whose work blends professional success with a sense of public purpose. It was as much a roll call of achievement as it was a reminder that influence is not measured only in profits or podiums, but in people reached and lives improved.
Among the headline awardees was Alakh Pandey, founder and chief executive of PhysicsWallah, recognised for turning affordable digital learning into a mass movement. On the sporting front, Arjuna Awardee and kabaddi player Sakshi Puniya was honoured for her contribution to the game and for pushing women’s participation onto bigger stages.
The cultural spotlight fell on veteran lyricist and poet Santosh Anand, whose songs have echoed across generations of Hindi cinema. At 97, Anand accepted the honour with characteristic humility, reflecting on a life shaped by perseverance and hope.
Healthcare honours spanned both modern and traditional systems. Manoj N. Nesari was recognised for strengthening Ayurveda’s place in national and global health frameworks. Padma shri Mohammed Abdul Waheed was honoured for his research-backed work in Unani medicine, while padma shri Mohsin Wali received recognition for his long-standing contribution to patient-centred care.
Education and social development also featured prominently. Padma shri Zahir Ishaq Kazi was honoured for decades of work in education, while former Meghalaya superintendent of Police T. C. Chacko was recognised for public service. Goonj founder Anshu Gupta received an award for his dignity-centred rural development initiatives, and the Hunar Shakti Foundation was honoured for empowering women and young girls through skill development.
The Lifetime Achievement Award went to former IAS officer Shailaja Chandra for her long career in public healthcare and governance, particularly in the traditional systems under Ayush.
Speaking at the event, Hamdard chairman Abdul Majeed said the awards were a tribute to those who combine excellence with empathy. “These awardees reflect Hakeem Sahib’s belief that healthcare, education and public service must ultimately serve humanity,” he said.
Minister Seth struck a forward-looking note, saying India’s young population gives the country a unique opportunity to become a global destination for learning, health and wellness by 2047.
The ceremony also featured the trailer launch of Unani Ki Kahaani, an upcoming documentary starring actor Jim Sarbh, set to premiere on Discovery on 11 February.
Instituted in memory of Unani scholar and educationist Hakeem Abdul Hameed, the awards have grown into a national platform that celebrates those building a more inclusive and resilient India. For one evening at least, the spotlight was not just on success, but on service with substance.
