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“After weighing up all the factors involved and with the exceptional circumstances in which we are living, I have decided that I will not travel to New York to play the @usopen,” tweeted Halep, the current Wimbledon champion. “I always said I would put my health at the heart of my …

A webinar on the occasion of the World Biofuel day was organized today by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, with the theme “Biofuels towards Atmanirbhar Bharat”. World Biofuel Day is observed every year on 10th August to create awareness about the importance of non-fossil fuels as an alternative to conventional fossil …

India will host the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 as planned. Cricket’s governing body has also decided to postpone the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2021 in New Zealand till February – March 2022 because of the impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had on cricket globally.   The format …

India will host the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 as planned. Along with this, Women’s ODI World Cup has also been postponed to 2022. The Women’s ODI World Cup was scheduled to be held in New Zealand between 6th February and 7th March 2021. The format of the ICC …

Spot gold was little changed at $1,975.07 per ounce by 0509 GMT, $9.59 shy of the all-time high hit in the previous session. U.S. gold futures rose 0.3% to $1,991.70. “The coronavirus problem is going to be with us for a while. It seems that economies around the world will …

The World Bank has approved a dollar 202 million additional financing for the modern food storage facilities project in Bangladesh. The financing will help increase the storage capacity of Bangladesh’s grain reserves by 5.35 lakh tons for 4.5 million households, said a World Bank Press release. The project will support …

Issues like cooperation in financial technology, enhanced connectivity and regional economic integration, came up for discussion during the meeting. Both leaders discussed the recent review of the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement between India and Singapore. The Prime Minister also met Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison. The two leaders discussed ways …

On a high after a resounding 34-run win in their first outing against New Zealand in the ICC Women`s World T20, Indian eves would aim at continuing their domination over arch-rivals Pakistan when they face off at the Providence Stadium, Guyana in West Indies.     India and Pakistan women …

Earlier, Captain Harmanpreet Kaur on Friday became the first Indian woman to record a century in the shortest format, her scintillating 51-ball 103 powering the team to an imposing 194 for five against New Zealand here. The 29-year Harmanpreet reached the three-figure mark in 49 balls, punishing the Nerw Zealand …

The team will be led by Manpreet Singh while the Vice Captain is Chinglensana Singh Kangujam. The Indian team scheduled to begin their campaign against South Africa on the opening day features PR Sreejesh and Krishan Bahadur Pathak as goalkeepers. The Men’s team for the Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup …

The imposing monument, touted as the world’s tallest statue, is twice the height of Statue of Liberty and is built on an islet, Sadhu Bet, near the Sardar Sarovar Dam in Narmada district. After PM Modi unveils the statue, three IAF planes would fly past and create the tricolour in …

Tata Steel has been named as an official partner for the prestigious men’s hockey World Cup to be held in Odisha from November 28 to December 16. The company has signed the agreement with the quadrennial event to continue their efforts of promoting development through sports throughout the country. Tata …

The new gyroscope, described in the journal Nature Photonics, is 500 times smaller than the current state-of-the-art device. Originally, gyroscopes were sets of nested wheels, each spinning on a different axis, said researchers from the California Institute of Technology in the US. However, today’s cellphones have microelectromechanical sensor (MEMS), the …

The global Jury of the 1st World Agriculture Prize had announced this this week.   Professor MS Swaminathan, the most influential agriculturist and environmentalist of our times who spearheaded the green revolution movement in India has been instrumental in leading India towards food security. Recognized worldwide for his basic and …

The vessel is one of more than 60 shipwrecks identified by the Black Sea Maritime Archaeology Project including Roman ships and a 17th-century Cossack raiding fleet. During the three-year project, researchers used specialist remote deep-water camera systems previously used in offshore oil and gas exploration to map the sea floor. …

Only the fourth Indian ever to make it to the World Championship gold medal match, 24-year-old Bajrang was rattled by the 19-year old Otoguro, who consistently attacked the left leg of Indian and emerged a comfortable 16-9 winner. In the process, Otoguru became Japan’s youngest World Champion at the age …

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has been listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, for the sixth consecutive year by S&P Dow Jones Indices and RobecoSAM. The Dow Jones Sustainability World Index is the first global index to track the leading sustainability-driven companies based on RobecoSAM’s analysis of financially material …

Zensar Technologies will be showcasing, ‘Cruise to Cloud’ portfolio at the upcoming Oracle Open World October 22-25 in San Francisco, CA. Zensar, an Oracle Platinum and Cloud Standard Partner within the OPN Network, will be at booth 4326 showcasing solutions that help clients ‘Cruise to Cloud’ with optimal strategies for …

Hindustan Zinc has ranked 1st in environment category and overall 5th in the Metals and Mining sector by the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World). The company competed with 58 Metals and Mining majors including Newmont Mining, Teck Resources, Rio Tinto, etc. The significant improvement in ranking from previous …

Kewal Kiran Clothing (KKCL) has decided to acquire the Brand ‘Desi Belle’ from Resource World Exim at a consideration mutually decided by the Management and Resource World Exim. The Management Committee of the Board of Directors of the company on October 10, 2018 has decided the same. KKCL is an …