New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The young Indian women’s team registered their first win of the Thomas & Uber Cup 2026 by defeating European Championships bronze medallist Ukraine 4-1 in their second Group A clash in Horsens, Denmark, on Sunday.The team opted to rest former world champion PV Sindhu in singles and gave an opportunity to 2026 Thailand Masters champion Devika Sihag in the third singles.Unnati Hooda began the proceedings for India with a 21-19, 22-20 win over Polina Buhrova before …
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New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has apologised for the AI company’s failure to alert law enforcement agencies about warning signs linked to a teenager who later carried out one of Canada’s recent deadliest mass shootings.The apology came after more than two months of attack in which 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar killed her mother and half-brother before opening fire at a secondary school in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, leaving five children and a teacher dead, accordi…
Seoul, April 25 (IANS) Partnership between South Korea and Canada, forged on battlefields of the 1950-53 Korean War, has endured for decades and is growing even “stronger” amid deepening military cooperation, the commander of the Canadian Army has said. Lt. Gen. Michael Wright, commander of the Canadian Army, made the remarks in an interview with Yonhap News Agency on Friday, as he was visiting South Korea to attend a ceremony commemorating the 75th anniversary of a key Korean War battle in the …
Horsens (Denmark), April 24 (IANS) Former champions Indian men’s team kicked off their campaign with a convincing 4-1 win over Canada, while the women went down against European silver medallist Denmark 2-3 in their opening Group clash of the Thomas & Uber Cup 2026 in Horsens, Denmark, on Friday.Putting behind Lakshya Sen’s loss against world championships bronze medallist Victor Lai in the first match, all the other Indian players won their respective matches in straight games to get th…
Horsens (Denmark), April 24 (IANS) India men began their campaign in the Thomas Cup badminton championships with a win in their opening group stage match, beating Canada 4-1 in Horsens, Denmark, on Friday. The 2022 champions got off to a poor start after Lakshya Sen lost the opening match of the tie to Victor Lai, but the men’s doubles duo of Satiwksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty levelled the tie by beating Jonathan Bing Tsan Lai and Kevin Lee in straight games.Ayush Shetty gave India a 2-1 …
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Canada’s move to deepen trade ties with China could pose risks to its economic security and strain relations with the United States, a report has said.Former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig warned Ottawa’s evolving China strategy as a ‘risky play’ that may not be viewed favourably in Washington and could complicate ongoing trade discussions with its largest partner, according to the report in Global News.”The basic problem is that China is not a solution to most o…
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Capital inflows into India’s real estate sector surged 72 per cent (year-on-year) to $5.1 billion in the January-March period (Q1 2026), compared to $2.9 billion recorded in Q1 2025, a new report showed on Wednesday.This inflows, the highest in any quarter ever, were primarily led by developers, closely followed by Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs).According to the latest report by real estate and infrastructure consultancy CBRE South Asia Pvt. Ltd., the January-…
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has directed the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) to issue a No Objection Certificate (NOC) for the relocation of a minor child to Canada, holding that statutory obligations under adoption regulations cannot be bypassed by issuing a mere “support letter”. A single-judge Bench of Justice Sachin Datta passed the order while hearing a plea filed by adoptive parents seeking directions to CARA to issue an NOC in respect of their minor daug…
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) While trade negotiations between India and Canada have in the past been derailed due to political tensions between the two countries, the relaunch of talks during the visit of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in March this year has provided a second chance to build a durable bilateral economic relationship amid the changed geopolitical landscape, according to India’s former envoy to the North American country.”Canada faces its own structural dilemma. Its overwhelmin…
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Even after escalation in West Asia conflict and rise in Brent crude oil prices due to the closure of Strait of Hormuz, the fuel prices remain unchanged in India, while many countries have witnessed a jump of up to 85 per cent.Data by Kotak highlighted a sharp divergence between India and both advanced and emerging countries, where consumers have faced increases in fuel prices so far this year, reports NDTV Profit.On the diesel front, prices have witnessed a sharp rise …