New York, Sep 2 (IANS) Amanda Anisimova reached the US Open quarterfinals after defeating Beatriz Haddad Maia in straight sets, 6-0, 6-3.Anisimova broke Haddad Maia in the first game and her play accelerated from there. She never gave Haddad Maia a chance, serving well and pounding pinpoint and deep two-handed backhands around the court.The second set was more competitive, as Anisimova was challenged in her quest to extend her best US Open showing in her career.Haddad Maia again was broken to st…

Wellington, Sep 2 (IANS) Craig McMillan has been appointed a full-time New Zealand women cricket’s assistant coach, just over a year after first joining the side on a part-time contract.The former New Zealand player and batting coach will continue working across the White Ferns batting and fielding departments alongside Ben Sawyer and Dean Brownlie, with his appointment officially beginning this week.The role will see McMillan dedicate his time solely to the New Zealand women and the female Play…

Hyderabad, Sep 2 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and Telugu stars Chiranjeevi and Allu Arjun were among scores of people who greeted Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on his birthday on Tuesday. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu took to his timeline on X to pen a birthday post for Pawan Kalyan. In his birthday wish, which he wrote in Telugu, the Chief Minister went on to list Pawan Kalyan’s characteristics. Stating that Pawan Kalyan had stood …

Mumbai, Sep 2 (IANS) Popular television actress Nia Sharma had a reunion with some of her “Laughter Chefs Fun Unlimited” co-stars like Aly Gony, Krushna Abhishek, Kashmera Shah and Sudesh Lehri on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi. Nia Sharma recently shared a video on her Instagram stories, featuring herself, Aly Goni, Krushna Abhishek, Kashmera Shah, Ragini Khanna, and Sudesh Lehri. In the clip, the group is seen dancing to the iconic song “Aap Ke Aa Jane Se,” while Sudesh Lehri sings the t…

Mumbai, Sep 2 (IANS) Actor Akshay Oberoi, who is all set to be seen in the upcoming movie Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari, revealed that he manifested working with the film’s director Shashank Khaitan. “I remember back in 2014, during the promotions of my film Pizza, I happened to see the trailer of Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania for the very first time. I was instantly struck by its scale, freshness, and the visual appeal Shashank Khaitan brought to the screen,” Akshay recalled.“Sitting there, …

Mumbai, Sep 2 (IANS) Former “Bigg Boss 14” contestant and actress Nikki Tamboli has been diagnosed with dengue and said that she is shocked at contracting the illness. The actress, who recently returned from a trip to Dubai, expressed: “I honestly don’t even know how this happened. When I was in Dubai, I never realised any mosquito bit me. As far as I know, a mosquito never bit me, so it’s very shocking to know how dengue happened to me.”“I’m already in shock—despite taking car…

Los Angeles, Sep 2 (IANS) Hollywood star Ethan Hawke, who met his first wife Uma Thurman when they made Gattaca in 1997, says there is “danger” to falling in love on a movie set because it “doesn’t have any connection to the dailiness of real life”. The 54-year-old star, who split from Uma in 2003, explained the “imaginative intimacy” actors share on a project can deepen their feelings for one another, even though there is no “connection” to “real life”.Speaking to GQ Hype, Hawke said: “Have…

Mumbai, Sep 2 (IANS) The Indian benchmark indices opened marginally higher on Tuesday as investors are keen on the two-day GST Council meeting this week, where a major rate overhaul is expected.As of 9.26 am, the Sensex inched up 90 points or 0.11 per cent to 80,454, while the Nifty 50 moved 15 points up or 0.06 per cent to 24,640.The broadcap indices, Nifty Midcap 100 advanced by 0.31 per cent, and the Nifty Smallcap 100 inched up 0.10 per cent.Among sectoral indices, the Nifty media was the to…

Dhaka, Sep 2 (IANS) Bangladesh is experiencing its most severe crisis in over a decade, caused by Islamist militancy, extremism, economic collapse, unemployment, a breakdown of law and order, and widespread unrest under the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, the Awami League stated on Tuesday. In its report titled ‘Bangladesh’s Crisis Deepens in 2025: A Nation in Decline’, the party asserted that “the military-backed interim government” that replaced former Prime Minister Sheikh…

Chennai, Sep 2 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Chennai, has forecast the formation of a low-pressure area over the north Bay of Bengal in the coming days, a development that is expected to influence weather patterns across Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and adjoining regions.According to the RMC, changes in wind patterns are likely to bring light to moderate rain to isolated places in northern and southern Tamil Nadu, as well as Puducherry and Karaikal areas.Thunderstorms accompanied b…