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Germany’s Zverev defeats Djokovic in tennis Semis at Tokyo Olympics
Tokyo, Jul 30 (UNI/Sputnik) Germany’s Alexander Zverev managed to defeat the world’s number 1 ranked tennis star Novak Djokovic in the semifinal at Tokyo Olympics on Friday.
Zverev won 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 against the Serbian player.
In the…
Tokyo 2020, Day 5: All eyes on PV Sindhu, Indian women’s hockey team search for first win…
Tokyo , July 27 The Indian women's Hockey team will kick start Day Five of the Tokyo Olympics for India but all eyes will be on star badminton player PV Sindhu on Wednesday.
Sindhu started her Tokyo Olympics campaign on a good note on…
Tokyo Olympics, Day 3: All eyes on Bhavani Devi, Manika Batra; Indian women’s hockey team seek…
Tokyo , July 25 Bhavani Devi, who became the first Indian fencer to qualify for Olympics, will kick start Day Three of the Tokyo Games for India on Sunday. Bhavani will take the field in women's sabre individual table of…
UN chief condoles loss of lives in deadly floods in China, Germany
New York , July 22 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has sent letters to Chinese President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Angela Merkel to convey his condolences over the loss of life during the devastating floods in both…
India among WTO’s 5 member nations to produce 75pc of world’s COVID-19 vaccines
Geneva , July 22 Five member states of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) alone will account for three-quarters of the entire global output of COVID-19 vaccines this year, said Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Wednesday.…
Wipro investing $1 bn to expand cloud services
Bengaluru, July 20 Global software major Wipro on Tuesday said it would invest $1 billion (Rs 7,454 crore) over the next 3 years to expand cloud services for business transformation of its clients worldwide.
"We will invest $1 billion…
US Department of Justice charges 4 Chinese nationals for cyber espionage
California , July 19 The US Department of Justice (DoJ) on Monday (local time) charged four Chinese nationals with a global computer intrusion campaign targeting intellectual property and confidential business information, including…
At least 58 dead in Germany as heavy rains bring catastrophic flooding
At least 58 people have died and dozens more are missing in Germany after much of western Europe was inundated by record rainfall that brought devastating floods.
“Climate change has arrived in Germany,” the environment minister said, as…
Tour de France: Matej Mohoric wins Stage 19
Libourne (France), July 16 (IANS) Matej Mohoric of Slovenia claimed Stage 19th of the Tour de France, attacking the breakaway group to surge ahead for a solo victory in the prestigious cycle race, on Friday.
Mohoric representing the…
Russia hands over 2016 Saarbruecken bombing suspect to Germany
Moscow, Jul 10 (UNI/Sputnik) Russia handed over to Germany an Azerbaijani native suspected of detonating a hand grenade at the entrance to an entertainment venue in Saarbruecken in 2016, the Russian Interior Ministry said Saturday.…
Security flaw found in 2G mobile data encryption standard
BERLIN: Cybersecurity researchers in Europe say they have discovered a flaw in an encryption algorithm used by cellphones that may have allowed attackers to eavesdrop on some data traffic for more than two decades.
In a paper published…
Pant drops in at Wembley to watch England play Germany in Euro 2020
London: India wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant dropped in at the Wembley Stadium for the England versus Germany Round of 16 match at the Euro 2020 on Tuesday night.
The young star said he enjoyed the experience of watching top-flight…
Beijing welcomes Ukraine’s withdrawal from UNHRC statement slamming rights abuses in Xinjiang
Beijing , June 27 China on Saturday welcomed the decision of the Ukrainian side to withdraw its endorsement of a joint statement at the 47th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) that rebuked China over the human rights…
Chopra bags javelin bronze at Kuortane Games
Kuortane (Finland), June 26 Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra hurled the spear to a distance of 86.79 meters for bronze at the Kuortane Games here on Saturday.
The 23-year-old athlete, who has qualified for the Olympic Games,…
At least 3 people killed in knife attack in Bavaria, Germany
Berlin, Jun 25 (Sputnik) At least three people were killed and six injured in a knife attack in the city of Wuerzburg in the German federal state of Bavaria, the Bild tabloid reported on Friday.
Earlier, the Bayerischer Rundfunk…
5 important highlights from the RIL AGM announcement
Mumbai: Reliance Industries Limited has made made several notable announcements at its recently concluded Annual General Meeting on Thursday.
Here are highlights from Chairman Mukesh Ambani's speech from the 44th AGM that saw…
In another setback for China, Swedish court upholds ban on tech giant Huawei
Stockholm , July 23 A Swedish court has upheld a ban on Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies selling 5G equipment in the country, following Stockholm's decision to bar the company in October last year.
Sweden's regulator, the…
US state department questions fairness of Iranian elections after Raisi’s victory
Washington , June 20 The US State Department claims that the presidential election in Iran was not a fair one, but the US will continue to advance its interests in Iran regardless of who is in power, a department spokesperson told…
Japan exhorts EU to augment military presence in Indo-Pacific
New Delhi/Brussels/Tokyo, Jun 17 (UNI) Japan on Thursday urged the European Union nations to "visibly increase their military presence" in the Indo-Pacific region, where China is beefing up its military capacity.
"We strongly hope that…
First commercial consignment of GI-certified mangoes from Bihar exported to UK
New Delhi , June 14 In a major boost to the agri-exports potential of the eastern region, the first commercial consignment of Geographical Indications (GI) certified "Jardalu" mangoes from Bhagalpur, Bihar, was exported on Monday to…