Carlos Alcaraz’s hopes of becoming the first player to win three-straight Madrid Open titles came undone as the second seed fell to a 4-6 6-3 6-2 loss in front of his home crowd to Russian seventh seed Andrey Rublev in the quarter-finals on Wednesday (May 1). The 20-year-old two-times Grand Slam champion was not at […]
Anjelina Nadai Lohalith, who ran as a refugee athlete in the 1,500 metres at the 2016 and 2021 Olympics, has been suspended after testing positive for the banned drug Trimetazidine (TMZ), the Athletics Integrity Unit said on Tuesday (April 30). Lohalith, who was born in South Sudan and last competed at the world cross country […]
India and Norway on Wednesday extended their cooperation in implementing various health schemes across multiple regions in India. Union Health Secretary Apurva Chandra and Deputy Ambassador of Norway Martine Aamdal Bottheim signed the documents marking the commencement of the 4th phase of Norway India Partnership Initiative (NIPI). The Norway India Partnership Initiative (NIPI) was established […]
The Philippines summoned a Chinese diplomat on Thursday to protest Beijing’s use of water cannon against Filipino vessels at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, describing it as harassment and “dangerous manoeuvres”. Its foreign ministry said the deputy chief of mission was summoned to hear the 20th protest made by the Philippines against […]
When firefighters arrived at a blaze in a pine forest on the Greek island of Rhodes last July, flames were already leaping above the trees into the night sky. The volunteers needed to act fast, but dense vegetation on the forest floor blocked access. With crews unable to get close, the fire spread and within […]
Wall Street stocks wavered before trending higher on Wednesday as the U.S. Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged, as expected, but indicated that the next move on rates will probably be a cut. The three major U.S. stock indexes were last off session lows. The Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) concluded its two-day […]
Vast swathes of eastern and southern India continued to reel under an intense heatwave on Thursday, with temperatures soaring well above the 40°C mark in several regions. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned that the scorching conditions are likely to persist over the next few days, with some areas in Telangana potentially experiencing maximum […]
Indian stock indices maintained their upward trajectory on Thursday morning, rising marginally after witnessing mild losses in the previous session. The positive momentum could be attributed to the record Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection in April, coupled with overall stability in the economy. At 9.33 am, the Sensex and Nifty were 0.1-0.2 percent higher […]
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday expressed confidence in the BJP-led NDA winning over 400 seats in the Lok Sabha polls, emphasising that the party will do better than Congress in the five southern states. During a roadshow in Haveri, Shah pointed out the large presence of people and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Wednesday conducted a successful flight test of the Supersonic Missile-Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) system from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha. According to a statement by the Ministry of Defence, the SMART system represents the next generation of missile-based light-weight torpedo delivery […]
