In Badminton, the top Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the quarterfinals of the Thailand Open badminton tournament in Bangkok today. The duo defeated China’s Xie Hao Nan and Zeng Wei Han 21-16, 21-11. India’s Meiraba Luwang Maisnam continued his impressive run in the tournament. He defeated world number
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports’ Mission Olympics Cell (MOC) has inducted next generation squash players Anahat Singh, Abhay Singh and Velavan Senthilkumar into the Development Group of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS). The squash players have been inducted into TOPS with a focus on 2028 Los Angeles Olympics as the sport is
Today, the 49th State Day of Sikkim commemorating its formation as the 22nd State of the Indian Union was celebrated with great fervor at Chintan Bhawan, Gangtok. The ceremony commenced with dignitaries garlanding and offering khadas at the statue of the late Padma Vibhushan L.D. Kazi, Sikkim’s inaugural Chief Minister, within the premises of Chintan
Senior Indian Information Service officer, Maushumi Chakravarty assumed the charge as Director General of Akashvani today. A 1991 batch IIS officer, Ms Chakravarty has a vast experience of working in several media organisations of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, including Press Information Bureau and Central Bureau of Communication. In her career spanning over three decades
China’s President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin today signed and issued a joint statement on deepening China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era in Beijing. Both leaders pledged to deepen their strategic partnership. Xi rolled out the red carpet for Putin, who arrived in Beijing for a two
France has declared a state of emergency on the Pacific archipelago of New Caledonia after violent protests flared up against electoral reforms killing one police officer and three others. New Caledonia is a French overseas territory located hundreds of miles off Australia’s eastern coast. The violence is the latest flash point in long-running tensions over
The Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rose nearly 1 percent today. amid Positive queues from the Global share markets. The BSE Sensex gained 677 points, or 0.93 percent, to close at 73664. The NSE Nifty also rose 203 points, or 0.92 percent, and settled at 22404. In the broader market at the BSE, the
Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico, who was shot yesterday in Handlova, is now in a stable condition but remains serious. According to a hospital official, he underwent five hours of surgery with two teams to treat multiple gunshot wounds. The assassination attempt on Prime Minister Fico has sent shockwaves throughout Slovakia. He was shot
New and Renewable Energy Secretary Bhupinder Singh Bhalla has said that the country’s installed electricity capacity from non-fossil-fuel sources is projected to increase by 50 per cent by 2030 in line with the country’s commitment to transition towards sustainable energy sources. addressing the World Hydrogen Summit 2024 in Rotterdam, Netherlands, he informed that currently around
Odisha is witnessing a high voltage campaign for the remaining three phases of both Lok Sabha and Assembly elections amidst reports of violence in some constituencies. Top leaders of BJP, Congress and BJD on the campaign trail seeking blessings of the voters for their nominees. BJP President JP Nadda, who has been camping in the