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French Open: Nadal in quarters, headed for semis clash with Djokovic
Paris, June 7 Thirteen-time French Open champion Spaniard Rafael Nadal kept 19-year-old Jannik Sinner's title aspirations in check by defeating the world No.19 Italian 7-5, 6-3, 6-0 to book a spot in the quarter-finals in Paris on Monday.…
Djokovic rallies to overcome teenager Musetti, enters quarters
Paris, June 7 World No.1 Novak Djokovic came back from a two-set deficit to overcome Italian teenager Lorenzo Musetti who retired in the fifth set and the Serbian moved into the French Open quarterfinals here on Monday.
Djokovic…
Teneager Schwartzman not relishing quarters clash with Nadal
Paris, June 7 Argentinian tennis player, 10th seed Diego Schwartzman, is not really relishing the thought of playing 13-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals, though he might not have a choice as the world No.3…
German’s Heiko Maas calls for end to vetoes on EU foreign policy
Berlin, June 7 (Sputnik) Top German diplomat Heiko Maas said on Monday that the European Union must do away with the right of member states to veto the entire bloc’s foreign policy decisions.
"We can no longer be held hostage by those who…
Misunderdstandings over, Nepal & India should have ‘positive relationship’: Oli
New Delhi, Jun 7 (UNI) Nepal and India should not stick to past misunderstandings, but move forward looking into the future, says prime minister of the Himalayan republic, KP Sharma Oli.
'Yes, there were misunderstandings at one time,…
Migrant workers start returning India in search for jobs
Amid the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal, the movement of the country's migrant workers through the Trinagar-Gauriphanta border point alongside India has not stopped.
Despite a ban put in place by the district authorities,…
Anirudh Thapa cleared to rejoin team after subsequent tests: AIFF
Doha , June 6 The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Sunday confirmed that defender Anirudh Thapa has been cleared to join the team squad in Doha, Qatar.
Thapa had tested positive for COVID-19 and he was under isolation. He had…
Bilawal Bhutto slams Imran Khan govt for shifting inflation blame on IMF
Karachi , June 7 Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday slammed Imran Khan's government for shifting inflation blame on International Monetary Fund (IMF).
He said that the Imran Khan government…
BSF personnel injured by cattle smugglers on Dinajpur border in WB
New Delhi, Jun 6 (UNI) India’s premier border guarding force BSF on Sunday said that its border personnel were injured by the trans-border cattle smugglers on the Indo- Bangladesh border in South Dinajpur district of the West Bengal.…
Merkel’s party streaks ahead in state election: exit poll
Berlin , June 7 German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led its rivals in the election in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, a big boost of morale for the conservatives in the September federal…
Merkel’s party streaks ahead in state election: exit poll
Berlin, June 6 (Xinhua) German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led its rivals in the election in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, a big boost of morale for the conservatives in the September federal…
Bangladesh approves second Chinese vaccine for emergency use
Dhaka, June 6 (Xinhua) Bangladesh's drug regulator on Sunday authorized the emergency use of another Chinese COVID-19 vaccine in the country.
Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) made the announcement Sunday, saying…
G-7 agrees on at least 15 pc int’l common minimum corporate tax rate
London, Jun 5 (UNI) Finance ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized nations agreed on Saturday on a global minimum corporate tax rate of 15 per cent proposed by, the United States.
The decision at the first in-person G-7…
Foreign athletes invited for India’s Inter-State Championships
New Delhi, June 4The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) is inviting athletes from Asian countries for the 60th National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships -- the last opportunity to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games -- to be held…
Indian Goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu continues a Proud Tradition
Doha, Jun 4 (UNI) With sweat dripping all over, his bandana seemingly disheveled from keeping
his hair in check for 90 minutes, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, all tall and majestic, sipping water,
headed back to the dressing room.
Abdelkarim…
Air Travellers Association conducts a webinar on the Future Prospects of the Air Travel !
One of the most affected sectors of business and industry, that has been crippled by the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, is the Air Travel Industry. Most airlines are grounded since March 2020, especially the private ones, which…
Kalpana Kochhar to retire from the IMF next month
Washington, Jun 2 (UNI) Ms. Kalpana Kochhar, Director of the Human Resources Department (HRD) at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), will take early retirement next month to join Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
"Ms. Kalpana Kochhar…
Flexible Indian economy will remain positive on strong fundamentals
Hamirpur (HP), Jun 3 (UNI) Union Minister of state for Finance and Corporate affairs, Anurag Thakur said that the flexible Indian economy would remain positive on strong fundamentals.
In a strongly worded statement last evening, he said…
Sri Lanka extends nationwide travel restriction to prevent spread of COVID-19
Colombo , June 3 Sri Lankan authorities said on Wednesday the ongoing nationwide travel restriction had been extended to June 14 as health officials looked to stop the rapid spread of the COVID-19 virus.
Sri Lanka's Army Commander and…
MV X-Press Pearl cargo ship sinks off coast of Sri Lanka
Colombo , June 3 Fire stricken Singapore registered MV X-Press Pearl cargo ship, which caught fire near the Colombo harbor, had sunk off the coast of Sri Lanka during an attempt to tow the vessel to deeper waters.
Captain Indika de…
