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Badminton: Lakshya stuns Olympic champion, reaches final
Mulheim an der Ruhr (Germany), March 12 (UNI) Indian young badminton sensation and world championships bronze medalist Lakshya Sen stunned Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark to enter German Open Super 300 final here on Saturday.…
KL Rahul, Athiya open largest PUMA store in South India
Bengaluru, Mar 11 (UNI) PUMA's digitally-enabled experiential store on Friday was launched by Team India Vice Captain KL Rahul and Bollywood actress Athiya Shetty. The store is also the largest in South India. PUMA's newest store is a…
European Council likely to admit Ukraine into its fold
EU countries offered over $500mn aid for Ukraine to meet 'war expenses'
German Open: Prannoy, Krishna-Vishnuvardhan reach QF
Mulheim an der Ruhr (Germany), Mar 10 (UNI) India's H S Prannoy and men's doubles team of Krishna Prasad Garga and Vishnuvardhan Panjala on Thursday sailed into the quarterfinal of German Open Super 300 tournament. Prannoy trounced Hong…
UK to ease visa requirements for Ukraine refugees
Meanwhile, President Zelenskyy says, no longer interested in NATO membership
German Green party ministries oppose longer life-span of nuclear plants
Berlin, March 8 (UNI/Xinhua) Two German ministries led by Green Party politicians, Robert Habeck and Steffi Lemke, on Tuesday spoke out against extending the operating times of the country's remaining nuclear power plants, despite…
Israeli PM Bennett meets Putin in Moscow
New Delhi, March 5 (UNI) Israel Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Saturday met Russian President Vladimir Putin at Kremlin to discuss the ongoing crisis in the region, Russian media outlets reported. This was an unannounced visit by the…
Ukraine: ‘Russia not allowing to douse fire at nuke plant’
Kyiv, March 4 (UNI) Ukrainian emergency services on Friday said the Russian troops have not allowing them to extinguish the fire at Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant. "The occupiers are not allow the SES units (Ukrainian public rescue…
Railway shooter Ruchita wins gold at Cairo
Mumbai, March 3 (UNI) Western Railway's Shooter Ruchita Vinerkar brought laurels to the country at the ongoing ISSF Shooting World Cup in Cairo. Vinerkar was part of the women's team event of 10 meter Air Pistol team that won a gold after…
Germany replaces gas imports from Russia
Berlin, March 4 (UNI/Sputnik) Germany has started to replace gas imports from Russia with supplies from other countries but still purchases some fossil fuels from Russia, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said. "We have prepared for purchasing gas…
Saurabh targets gold in Cairo in 10m Air Pistol
Cairo, March 1 (UNI) Indian shooting prodigy Saurabh Chaudhary on Tuesday clinched a gold medal in the Men's 10M Air Pistol beating Michael Schwald of Germany 16-6 here. In the medal final, Saurabh finished on top with 42.5 and the…
Russia uses Veto to nullify UNSC resolution against, India, China, UAE abstain
Moscow, Feb 25: Russia used its Veto option on UN resolution against it moved by other 3 UNSC permanent members (US, UK, France) over its incursion into Ukraine. Three nations including India, UAE and permanent member China abstained in…
EU bans deposits from Russians in Russia
Brussels, Feb 26 (UNI/Sputnik) The European Union has decided to prohibit accepting any deposits from Russian
residents in excess of 100,000 euros ($112,000) over the Russian military operation in Ukraine, the legal document said. "It…
Russia recognizes Ukraine’s separatist areas as independent states
Biden bans investment, trade with DPR, LPR after Russia recognizes these regions separately
Google and Meta face huge losses, Irish data protection authority took hard decision
The Irish data protection authority is but to assessment the legality of Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) used by using Meta, Google and different companies.
Meta’s choice to step out of Europe would possibly simply be opening of…
Prince Harry calls UK unsafe for his children
Washington, Feb 18 (UNI) British Prince Harry on Friday told a court that he was unwilling to bring his two children to thee United Kingdom because he thought the place was not safe for his kids. The Duke of Sussex has launched a legal…
PM Modi: India will be happy to join France in launching global initiative on single-use plastic
New Delhi, Feb 11 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India is committed to eliminating single-use plastic and would be happy to join France in launching a global initiative on single use plastics. In his message to the…
Turkey kills 29 Kurdish militants
Ankara, Feb 11 (Xinhua) Turkish security forces have killed 29 members of Syria's Kurdish People's Protection Units in northern Syria, Turkey's Defense Ministry said on Friday. A total of 28 Kurdish militants who attempted to attack the…
London police chief resigns amid reports of racism, sexism at agency
London, Feb 11 (UNI/Sputnik) The head of the London Metropolitan Police, Cressida Dick, resigned on Thursday amid numerous scandals surrounding the agency's officers accused of murder, sexual harassment, discrimination
and…
US, NATO to continue dialogue with Russia: White House
Washington, Feb 9 (UNI/Sputnik) White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg discussed the readiness of the United States and the alliance to continue engaging in dialogue with Russia,…