Path to diplomacy may seem difficult, but necessary: Blinken as Israel strikes Beirut
Washington,: Hours after the Israeli military launched a series of air strikes on the Lebanese capital, Beirut, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Friday reiterated his concerns, saying that “diplomacy is the best path forward,” Al Jazeera reported. “The choices that all parties make in the coming days will determine which path this region […]
“Will no longer be able to terrorize world:” Israel confirms killing of Hezbollah leader Nasrallah
Tel Aviv : Israel has confirmed the killing of top Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in the airstrikes carried out by the Israeli military in Beirut. In a statement, the Israel Defence Forces said, “Hassan Nasrallah will no longer be able to terrorize the world.” The IDF said that alongside Nasrallah, the commander of Hezbollah’s so-called […]
Sharma fights back to make cut in Spain
Madrid: India’s Shubhankar Sharma fought back in the second round, carding a 1-under 70 to make the cut in tied-57th place at the 2024 Acciona Open de Espana. The Indian, who had a disappointing 3-over 74 on the first day, carded 1-under 70 with three birdies and an eagle against two bogeys on day 2, […]
Gulveer Singh wins 5000m gold in Challenge Cup with new national record
New Delhi: India’s Gulveer Singh on Saturday set a new national record en route to winning the men’s 5000m gold in the Yogibo Athletics Challenge Cup of World Athletics Continental Tour at Niigata, Japan. Gulveer, a bronze winner at last year’s Hangzhou Asian Games, clocked 13:11.82 seconds to win the gold in the World Athletics’ […]
Sandhu, Kochhar tied-21st in Taipei
Taipei, Ajeetesh Sandhu and Karandeep Kochhar were placed tied-21st at 8-under after three rounds of the USD 1 million Yeangder TPC, an event on the Asian Tour. Sandhu had rounds of 67-72-69, while Kochhar shot 67-68-73. The two were among the four Indians to make the cut, with the others being Shiv Kapur (68-70-72) at […]
Macau Open: Treesa and Gayatri’s campaign ends in semifinals
Macau: Indian pair Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand’s women’s doubles campaign at the Macau Open Super 300 badminton tournament came to an end as they lost to Chinese Taipei’s Hsieh Pei Shan and Hung En-Tzu in the semifinals here on Saturday. The third-seeded Indian duo fought hard but lost 17-21, 21-16, 10-21 to the world […]
Presidents Cup: International Team brilliantly fights back to tie U.S. 5-5
Montreal: Sahith Theegala and partner Collin Morikawa suffered a big defeat in their second match as the International Team fought back brilliantly with a 5-0 sweep to tie United States 5-5 in the Presidents Cup. Theegala and Morikawa were outplayed 5 and 4 by Australian veteran Adam Scott and Taylor Pendrith. Scott made more history […]
BJP using J&K to stir emotions in rest of country, Congress will restore statehood: Priyanka Gandhi
Bishnah (Jammu): The Congress will restore Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood, party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said on Saturday while she slammed the BJP for using the Union territory as a pawn to “stir emotions” elsewhere in the country. Gandhi, the Congress’s national general secretary, also criticised Lt Governor Manoj Sinha saying the current administration was […]
Govt exempts non-basmati white rice from export duty, sets floor price at USD 490/tonne
New Delhi: Withdrawing a blanket ban on overseas shipments of non-basmati white rice, the government on Saturday imposed a floor price of USD 490 per tonne and exempted the commodity from export duty. Exports of non-basmati white rice have been banned since July 20, 2023 to boost domestic supply. “The export policy for non-basmati white […]
India’s iron ore output rises 7.4 pc to 116 million tonnes in April-August
New Delhi: The production of iron ore and manganese ore witnessed a growth during the April-August period of the ongoing fiscal. The output of iron ore rose by 7.4 per cent to 116 million tonnes (MT) during the said period compared to 108 MT registered in the corresponding period of previous fiscal, according to a […]
