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Dubai Tennis C’ships: Vesely stuns Djokovic in quarters, Medvedev to become new No 1
Dubai, Feb 24 (IANS) World No 123 Czech Jiri Vesely upset top seed Novak Djokovic in the Dubai Tennis Championships quarter-finals, here on Thursday, confirming that the Serb will cede the No 1 ATP Ranking to Daniil Medvedev on Monday.After…
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Over 150 Russian officials sign open letter condemning Putin
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) More than 150 senior Russian officials have signed an open letter condemning President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine as 'an unprecedented atrocity' and warning of 'catastrophic consequences', Daily Mail…
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Telangana opens helpline for students stranded in Ukraine
Hyderabad, Feb 24 (IANS) With many students left stranded in Ukraine and waiting for help, Telangana has set up helplines in Delhi and Hyderabad for those seeking assistance.The helplines at the Telangana Bhavan in Delhi and at the state…
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Russia’s invasion designed to ‘decapitate’ Ukrainian govt, install new leadership:…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The Pentagon believes Russia's invasion is designed to "decapitate" the Ukrainian government and install new leadership, a senior defense official told reporters on Thursday, Axios reported.Russia's invasion — air,…
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Putin, Imran Khan discuss energy and economic cooperation
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is on a two-day visit to Moscow, met Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday with a focus on energy and economic cooperation, according to state media, Dawn reported.The…
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1st T20I: Got to learn a lot from the West Indies series, says Ishan Kishan
Lucknow, Feb 24 (IANS) India wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan said he had learnt a lot from the T20I series against the West Indies. In the first T20I against Sri Lanka on Thursday, Kishan hit an explosive 89 off 57 balls, laced with ten…
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Illegal GM brinjal, cotton: Environment Ministry asks states to take action
By Nivedita KhandekarNew Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Amidst a raging debate over illegal Bt Brinjal and Bt Cotton, opinion is split amongst farmers' groups even as the Centre has maintained that it is the responsibility of the state governments to…
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Russia-NATO differences can be resolved through dialogue, Modi to Putin
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Differences between Russia and the NATO can only be resolved through "honest and sincere" dialogue, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday told Russian President Vladimir Putin as they discussed the ongoing…
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WEF joins hands with NIUA for decarbonisation in cities
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The World Economic Forum (WEF) and the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on a jointly-designed 'Sustainable Cities India Programme',…
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1st T20I: It was so pleasing to watch from the other end, says Rohit on Ishan
Lucknow, Feb 24 (IANS) India captain Rohit Sharma was extremely pleased to witness left-handed opener Ishan Kishan's scintillating 89 in the first T20I against Sri Lanka on Thursday. He added that he was happy with the way Kishan went about…
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