Glasgow, April 29 (IANS) The organising committee of the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games has unveiled the medals that will be awarded to the athletes finishing on the podium during the scaled-down edition of the Games later this year. The medals, which have been designed to celebrate achievement, inclusion, and the city of Glasgow, have been created by award-winning artist, designer, and maker, and The Glasgow School of Art Artist in Residence, Militsa Milenkova. The medals are inspired by the c…
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New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Rumen Radev and his Progressive Bulgaria party on their decisive victory in the parliamentary elections while expressing readiness to further strengthen ties between both nations. “Heartiest congratulations to Mr. Rumen Radev and his party Progressive Bulgaria, for their victory in the recently concluded parliamentary elections of Bulgaria. I look forward to working together to further strengthen the friendly and mu…
Sofia, April 20 (IANS) The Progressive Bulgaria coalition, led by former President Rumen Radev, is on track to secure a landslide victory in the country’s parliamentary elections, official partial results showed on Monday. With 91.68 per cent of the votes counted, the Progressive Bulgaria coalition won 44.691 per cent, according to partial results published on the website of the country’s Central Election Commission (CEC), reported Xinhua news agency.GERB-UDF coalition came second with 13.398 pe…
Sofia, April 18 (IANS) Bulgarians went to the polls on Sunday to vote in the country’s early parliamentary election, the eighth vote for the legislature in five years. Nearly 6.6 million voters are eligible to elect 240 lawmakers among more than 4,700 candidates from 14 political parties and 10 coalitions, as well as one independent candidate, according to the Central Election Commission, reported Xinhua news agency.The commission said that the polling stations in the country opened nationwide a…
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Top seeds Siddhant Banthia (India) and Alexander Donski (Bulgaria) claimed the doubles title at the 2026 ATP Delhi Open on Saturday, saving a match point in a thrilling final at the DLTA Complex in New Delhi.In the singles draw, fifth seed Oliver Crawford (Great Britain) and unseeded Stefanos Sakellaridis (Greece) advanced to set up a title clash on Sunday. The ATP Challenger 75 event, now in its sixth edition, is being held at the DLTA Complex from February 16 to 22, an…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Second seed Rei Sakamoto of Japan will clash with fifth seed Oliver Crawford of Great Britain in the men’s singles semifinals at the 2026 ATP Delhi Open, while two unseeded players will contest the other semifinal.In the doubles draw, the top two seeded teams, Siddhanth Banthia (India)/Alexander Donski (Bulgaria) and Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha (India)/Pruchya Isaro (Thailand), also advanced to the semi-finals. The ATP Challenger 75 event, now in its sixth edition, is bein…
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Indian teenager Manas Dhamne will face eighth seed Rio Noguchi of Japan in the first round of the ATP Delhi Open 2026 singles event, while the doubles draw will be headlined by top seeds Siddhant Banthia (India) and Alexander Donski (Bulgaria), and second seeds Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha (India) and Pruchya Isaro (Thailand).The ATP Challenger 75 event, returning for its sixth edition at the DLTA Complex, will be held from February 16 to 22, with 32 singles players and 16 do…
Sofia, Jan 21 (IANS) Bulgaria’s Health Ministry announced that the coastal Burgas District has become the third region this year to declare a flu epidemic.From January 22 to 30, temporary anti-epidemic measures will be enforced in Burgas. These include the suspension of in-person classes, extracurricular activities, and hospital visits.Similar measures are already in place in two other districts. Varna’s restrictions, initially set for January 14-20, have been extended to January 26 due to high …
Sofia, Jan 16 (IANS) Bulgaria will hold early parliamentary elections after the third and final attempt to form a new government within the current legislature failed on Friday. Bulgarian President Rumen Radev offered the parliamentary group “Alliance for Rights and Freedoms” (ARF) to form a government on Friday, but it declined the request for the third time this week. The two largest parliamentary groups, GERB-UDF and PP-DB, also declined to do so earlier this week, Xinhua News Agency reported…
Sofia, Jan 16 (IANS) One day after flu epidemic measures were introduced in Bulgaria’s Varna District for the first time this season, neighbouring Dobrich District decided to follow suit.The measures in the northeastern Bulgarian region will be in effect from January 19 to January 23, local media reported on Thursday.During the five-day period, in-person classes in all schools will be suspended. Hospital visits, planned surgeries, child immunisations, and pediatric consultations will also be hal…