Dushanbe, June 12 (IANS) Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh on Friday reaffirmed India’s commitment to its partnership with Central Asia and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). Singh highlighted India’s priorities in the grouping while attending the SCO Conference on ‘Central Asia – The Core of SCO: A Space of Peace and Joint Development’ in Tajikistan’s Dushanbe. “Participated in the SCO Conference on “Central Asia – The Core of SCO: A Space of Peace and Joint…
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Mumbai, June 9 (IANS) In all 58 leading chess players representing 16 countries will comprise the star-studded field that will be fighting for the various titles in the Masters Section (Category A) of the Masters Chess Tournament, which will be played at the Expo Hall, World Trade Centre, from June 10 to 18.The 58 contestants in the field include four Grandmasters, 34 International Masters, six FIDE Masters, two Women International Masters, and two Candidate Masters.The Masters Section is the fl…
Yerevan, June 7 (IANS) Voting in Armenia’s Parliamentary elections concluded on Sunday with precinct commission members beginning the vote count, local media reported.The election’s first results are expected to be released by Sunday midnight (local time), Russia’s state-owned Tass media reported.Voting began on Sunday in Armenia’s Parliamentary elections, with more than 2.48 million registered voters eligible to cast ballots at 2,005 polling stations across the country.Polling stations opened a…
Paris, June 4 (IANS) There was no handshake at the net after Marta Kostyuk and Mirra Andreeva completed their French Open semifinal on Thursday, a scene that has become increasingly familiar whenever the Ukrainian faces Russian opponents on the WTA Tour.The absence of the customary post-match gesture had been anticipated well before the players stepped onto Court Philippe-Chatrier. Regardless of the result, Kostyuk was expected to maintain a position she has consistently upheld since Russia inva…
Moscow, May 30 (IANS) Russia has summoned its ambassador to Armenia, Sergey Kopyrkin, for consultations over the Armenian leadership’s pivot toward the European Union (EU), the Russian Foreign Ministry said Saturday.The Russian side believes the Armenian move undermines cooperation within the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), according to the release on the ministry’s official website.Russian President Vladimir Putin said a day earlier that Armenia’s choice between the EU and the EAEU is purely an…
Bengaluru, May 24 (IANS) Adil Kalyanpur and Mukund Sasikumar gave the host nation a lot to cheer for as they won the doubles title in the SM Krishna Memorial Open 2026, claiming their maiden doubles title as individuals and as a ATP Challenger 50 tennis tournament both as individuals and as a pair, in Bengaluru, on Saturday.The unseeded Indian pair defeated Petr Bar Biryukov and Grigoriy Lomakin of Kazakhstan, 6-7(3), 6-4, 10-3 in the final, sealing the win in one hour and 37 minutes at the SM K…
Brussels, May 22(IANS) The Council of the European Union (EU) announced on Friday a one-year suspension of customs duties on key nitrogen-based fertilisers such as urea and ammonia, aiming to alleviate the impact of the Iran war on EU farmers.The nearly complete closure of the Strait of Hormuz has disrupted about one-third of global fertiliser trade, driving up prices sharply. In April, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations warned that a prolonged blockade could trigger an …
Minsk, May 21 (IANS) Belarus summoned Lithuania’s Charge d’Affaires Erikas Vilkanecas to the Foreign Ministry on Thursday after a Ukrainian military drone launched from Lithuanian territory violated Belarusian airspace.During a meeting with Vilkanecas, Belarusian officials condemned repeated border violations, saying a “Chaika” drone, initially targeting Russian sites, was detected in the country’s north near Stanislavtsy in the Vitebsk region on Sunday, Belarusian Foreign Ministry spokesperson …
Geneva, May 15 (IANS) United World Wrestling (UWW) has announced has allowed wrestlers from Russia and Belarus compete without restrictions at upcoming UWW competitions with immediate effect. Under the revised participation rules, “wrestlers from the two countries will now compete under their respective national flags across all categories, including senior-level competitions. Athletes and team staff will also be permitted to display the abbreviations ‘RUS’ and ‘BLR’ on their uniforms,” UWW said…
Minsk, May 10 (IANS) Cities and towns across Belarus held solemn ceremonies, exhibitions and cultural events to mark the 81st anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War. On Saturday (local time), in the capital Minsk, thousands of residents, veterans, students and public officials gathered at Victory Square to lay flowers at the Monument to the Heroic Defenders of the Motherland and the Eternal Flame, honouring those who lost their lives in the fight against fascism.Outside the capita…