Foxborough, June 19 (IANS) Scotland captain Andy Robertson declared that players and coaching staff have not “shied away” from what is at stake as the nation is aiming to qualify for the FIFA World Cup knockout stage for the first time when they take on Morocco at Boston Stadium on Saturday (IST). Eight Scottish squads have previously travelled to the FIFA World Cup with big dreams of making deep runs, only to be eliminated in the group stage. Victory over Morocco on Saturday, however, will ensu…
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New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) India’s real‑time digital payments system Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has been cited by South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago as a model as Pretoria moves to reduce cash use, a new report has said.Kganyago said other countries are further ahead in going cashless and cited UPI as an instant, low-cost payments tool “using simple tools such as a cellphone number or a QR code, instead of an expensive point-of-sale terminal,” the report from South Afr…
Moscow, June 12 (IANS) The visiting Indian National Defence College (NDC) delegation called on Ambassador of India to Russia on Friday during their ongoing ‘Foreign Country Study Tour’.“Ambassador Vinay Kumar interacted with the delegation of the National Defence College, India who are in Russia on a Foreign Country Study Tour,” the Embassy of India in Russia wrote on X.“During the visit, the delegation had discussions on areas of interest with the officials from the Russian Ministry of De…
Ahmedabad, June 9 (IANS) Zambia’s remarkable journey from practising yoga on stitched-together sacks to winning medals at the inaugural World Yogasana Championship reflects the growing influence of Indian-origin communities in spreading yogasana across Africa. When Chitula Albert first introduced yoga in his school in Zambia’s Copperbelt region, he did not have a single yoga mat. Instead, the vice-principal stitched together old sacks so that a handful of interested children could practice. Mo…
Berlin, June 9 (IANS) Shafi Burfat, chairman of the Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (JSMM), has urged India and the global community to intervene against the “brutality, fascism, and persecution” of the people of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), Sindh, and other regions by the Pakistan military “mafia” and to support their fight for freedom and dignity.His remarks came after seven civilians were killed in clashes between police and protesters of the newly proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (…
United Nations, June 6 (IANS) India has said that a “marginal reform” of the Security Council was inadequate to make it fit to face the contemporary challenges, and a meaningful reform requires adding permanent members.“The marginal reform in the 1960s that expanded only the non-permanent category has not changed the fundamental mode of functioning of the Security Council in any impactful manner”, India’s Permanent Representative P Harish told the General Assembly on Friday.“Expansio…
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) China strategy of taking up economic projects such as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in developing countries with the objective of extending its geopolitical clout across regions appears to have run into a hurdle when it comes to spreading its influence to Latin America, according to an article in The Diplomat.China’s strategy has shaped its global expansion from Africa and Southeast Asia to the Pacific Islands and Latin America. It has also helped explain why Beij…
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) On June 23 each year, the world turns its attention to a humanitarian crisis that has remained largely unspoken for centuries: the discrimination, poverty, and social exclusion endured by widows.The United Nations’ decision in 2010 to formally adopt June 23 as International Widows Day was not simply a symbolic gesture. It was a recognition that millions of widows — particularly in South Asia, Africa, and Latin America — continue to face systemic injustice because the…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday issued a public health advisory on Ebola virus disease, stating that no cases have been reported in India so far while urging heightened vigilance among individuals who have recently travelled through Ebola-affected countries.The government stressed the importance of early reporting of symptoms.“Health advisory on Ebola disease. As on June 2, 2026, there are no cases of Ebola disease reported in the country,” the m…
Mumbai, June 1 (IANS) Actor and fitness junkie Milind Soman can give all the young actors out there a run for their money even at 60.Shelling out some more motivation, Milind was seen doing push-ups during his time in London. The ‘Emergency’ actor revealed that while working out in this amazing weather, he lost count after 50 push-ups.Milind further shared that before the push-ups he even went for a run in London’s Regents Park.”Monday morning pushups after a run in Regents Park…amazing weathe…