Montreal, Aug 7 (IANS) Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko’s magical ride in Montreal will continue into the Canadian Open final after another headline-grabbing upset victory. The 18-year-old wild card saved a match point in dispatching No. 9 seed Elena Rybakina 1-6, 7-5, 7-6(4), putting her through to her first WTA Tour singles final. Mboko became the first Canadian player to defeat three former Grand Slam champions (Rybakina, Coco Gauff, Sofia Kenin) in a single WTA event in the Open Era and the …

Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) Akanksha Puri has come out with a new music video titled “Ek Aasmaan Tha”. The actress said that the rough version of the track gave her goosebumps and that it felt personal. In the new music video, Akanksha is seen alongside co-star Sanam Johar. The video explores themes of connection, longing, and romantic tension.“I was a bit concerned initially because I had never met or worked with Sanam before,” Akanksha said.“But he’s such a grounded artist. Our comfort le…

Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) Actor-filmmaker Kunal Kemmu’s directorial debut ‘Madgaon Express’, a buddy-comedy, has bagged three Screenwriters Association Awards nominations. The film starring Divyenndu, Pratik Gandhi and Avinash Tiwary, is written and directed by Kunal, which was produced by Farhan Akhtar’s Excel Entertainment.Reacting to his directorial debut receiving acclaim at the 6th edition of the SWA awards, Kunal said, “I am very happy and excited to be nominated in all three categories for my …

Chennai, Aug 7 (IANS) The makers of director Koratala Siva’s huge blockbuster ‘Srimanthudu’, on Thursday, penned a note of gratitude to actor Mahesh Babu, who played the lead in the film, on the occasion of the film completing 10 years. Mythri Movie Makers, which marked its debut in production with Srimanthudu, took to its X timeline to pen a lengthy post.It wrote, “It’s been 10 years since we began our journey in Cinema. And it all started with a film that became a milestone in Telugu cinema …

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Dr M.S. Swaminathan introduced the idea of bio-happiness, and climate-resilient crop varieties that are necessary to fight the increasing global climate change and its effects on food and agriculture, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday.August 7 is the birth anniversary of Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, the world-renowned agricultural scientist who was the pioneer of India’s ‘Green Revolution’ in the 1960s.Addressing the M.S. Swaminathan Centenary International Confere…

Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) withdrew the highest amount of money from the IT sector in India during the month of July, worth $2.3 billion, said a report on Thursday.In July, FIIs were net sellers to the tune of $2.9 billion, while DIIs were net buyers to the tune of $7.1 billion in the Indian equity market, according to report from JM Financial Institutional Securities.FII outflows were highest in IT at $2.3 billion, followed by BSFI sector at $671 million. Realty…

Port Louis, Aug 7 (IANS) Indian High Commissioner to Mauritius Anurag Srivastava has officially handed over the first batch of 10 electric buses (e-buses) to Mauritian Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam in a significant boost to New Delhi-Port Louis development ties. The handover ceremony was held on Wednesday at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Public Service and Innovation in Reduit, a landmark symbol of India-Mauritius friendship.The event was attended by Mauritian ministers, junior m…

Dhaka, Aug 7 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League has strongly condemned and rejected the ‘July Declaration’ recently unveiled by the interim government’s Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus, describing it as a “malicious, politically motivated document.”The party expressed deep concern and stressed that the “illegal usurper and murderous-fascist Yunus clique has, from the very beginning, pursued a politics of division.”Slamming the Yunus-led interim government, the party asserted that the current regime h…

Srinagar, Aug 7 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government has declared 25 books as ‘forfeited’ under the law for contributing to radicalisation of youth, glorification of terrorists, vilification of security forces and promotion of alienation among the people. Among them is a book by author Arundhati Roy. The J&K Home Department issued an order to this effect late on Wednesday night.The order reads, “The identified 25 books have been found to excite secessionism and endangering sovereign…

Patna, Aug 7 (IANS) In response to widespread complaints regarding recent transfers of teachers in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has directed the Education Department on Thursday to accommodate those seeking postings closer to home.Addressing the issue, CM Nitish uploaded a post on the social media platform X, saying, “We have received many suggestions and grievances regarding the recent inter-district transfers of government school teachers. I have instructed the Education Department to al…