World No. 1 Iga Swiatek booked her spot in the Madrid Open final for the second year in a row with a victory over the No. 18 seed, Madison Keys, in a semifinal clash on Thursday. Poland’s Swiatek cruised to her third final of the year with a commanding 6-1, 6-3 victory over the American, […]
Roberto Carnero, an Italian literature professor at the University of Bologna, was shocked when he received a call from his Italian publisher in March about the Russian translation of his new book. The Russian publisher, AST, would agree to publish his critical essay on the openly gay Italian film director Pier Paolo Pasolini only with […]
An orange alert was issued in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday as heavy rains lashed the country, just days after it experienced massive flooding in April. This led to several flight cancellations and delays in and out of Dubai. Over the past few days, the UAE has been preparing for this wave of unstable […]
Citing the escalating humanitarian situation in Gaza, Turkey has halted all exports and imports to and from Israel, the Turkish Ministry of Trade announced, as per Al Jazeera’s report. “Export and import transactions related to Israel have been stopped, covering all products,” the ministry said in a statement on Thursday. “Turkey will strictly and decisively […]
In an indirect reference to Pakistan, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ruchira Kamboj, on Thursday criticised Islamabad at the United Nations, saying that it harbours a “most dubious track record.” Kamboj’s remarks came in response to the “destructive and pernicious” comments made by Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Munir Akram, targeting India, which […]
Amid severe heat wave conditions in different parts of Bangladesh, the country’s salt production has reached its highest output in 63 years. Salt farmers in Cox’s Bazar and the Banshkhali coastal area of Chittagong said salt production will further increase if heat intensifies as well. On one hand, due to the heatwave which has swept […]
Asian stocks rallied on Friday after Apple’s record $110 billion share buyback plan lifted the tech sector, while the yen put more distance from recent 34-year lows to cap a tumultuous week that saw suspected interventions from Tokyo. With markets in Japan and mainland China closed on Friday, regional trading activity is likely to be […]
India and the Netherlands held the 12th round of foreign office consultations (FOC) in The Hague on Thursday, agreeing to further strengthen bilateral ties by focusing on new and emerging technologies like semiconductors and green hydrogen. The Indian delegation was led by Pavan Kapoor, Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs, while the Dutch […]
A total of 1,717 candidates from 10 states and Union territories will contest in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission of India said on Friday. According to the poll body, a total of 4,264 nominations were filed for 96 parliamentary constituencies across these states. The polling will be held on […]
Indian stock markets have generated an impressive performance during the FY 2023-24. The Nifty 50 index delivered a substantial return of 29 percent in FY 24. According to the data shared by the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the growth of the Indian markets has marked the eighth consecutive year of positive returns. Notably, the last […]
