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Amaravati, April 9 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government will prepare a comprehensive regulatory framework to restrict access to social media for children aged below 13 years and to design an age-appropriate digital environment for teenagers. State Minister for Education, IT and Electronics, Nara Lokesh on Thursday called for the drafting of a legislation that balances digital access with child safety, creativity, and mental well-being.Chairing a high-level Group of Ministers (GoM) meeting with s…

New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Turkiye brought an end to their 24-year absence from the FIFA World Cup with a narrow victory over plucky Kosovo, which was sealed by an opportunistic effort from Kerem Akturkoglu.They will now join Group D at the global finals alongside Australia, Paraguay and co-hosts USA.Playing in front of the pouring rain at Fadil Vokrri Stadium in Pristina, Turkiye soon imposed their will on the proceedings with Kenan Yildiz repeatedly probing the Kosovo defence early on. The game…

Berlin, April 1 (IANS) Four-time champion Italy have failed to qualify for a third consecutive FIFA World Cup after losing to Bosnia and Herzegovina in a dramatic playoff decided by penalties.The match, held in Zenica, ended 1-1 after extra time before Bosnia triumphed 4-1 in the shootout, securing its first World Cup appearance since 2014.”We still can’t believe it,” said Italy defender Leonardo Spinazzola. “It’s upsetting for everyone.”Head coach Gennaro Guttuso apologized after the match, say…

Mexico City, March 27 (IANS) Moises Paniagua and Miguel Terceros struck late as Bolivia edged closer to its first World Cup appearance in 32 years with a 2-1 victory over Suriname in their inter-confederation playoff semifinal.Liam van Gelderen had given Suriname the lead just after halftime at BBVA Stadium when he toe-poked home after a scramble inside the six-yard box.Bolivia equalised in the 72nd minute through Paniagua, who pounced on a loose ball and finished clinically into the bottom-righ…

Copenhagen, March 25 (IANS) Denmark’s Social Democrats remained the largest party in Tuesday’s parliamentary election, according to preliminary results from Denmark proper early Wednesday.But neither the left-leaning red bloc nor the right-leaning blue bloc secured an outright majority in the Folketing, the unicameral Danish parliament, Xinhua news agency reported.The Folketing comprises 179 seats in total — 175 elected in Denmark proper, plus two each from Greenland and the Faroe Islands. Resu…

Copenhagen, March 24 (IANS) People in Denmark are voting on Tuesday for a snap parliamentary election called by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, who is seeking a third term. The latest polls give the left-wing coalition behind Frederiksen a nine-seat lead over the right bloc. However, none of the two sides are projected to win a majority of the 179 seats in Denmark’s parliament, the Folketing, Euro News reported.Frederiksen, who has been in office since 2019, has been praised for her leadership…

Abu Dhabi, March 21 (IANS) The effects of Iran’s actions will be felt by people in all parts of the world, especially the most vulnerable, several world leaders stated on Saturday while strongly condemning Tehran’s attacks on unarmed commercial vessels in the Gulf and civilian infrastructure, including oil and gas installations in the region. The leaders of the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan, Canada, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Denmar…

New York, March 20 (IANS) The rift between US President Donald Trump and NATO deepened on Friday as he called members of the pact “cowards” and warned that he would “remember” their refusal to help open the Strait of Hormuz. “Without the USA, NATO IS A PAPER TIGER,” he wrote on Truth Social.He said NATO allies complain about high oil prices but refuse to help open the Strait of Hormuz, which he described as a simple military manoeuvre and the single reason for high prices.Trump’s s…

New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The Indian men and women teams have been handed a decent draw in the group stages of the 2026 Thomas and Uber Cup badminton team championships to be held in Horsens, Denmark, from April 24 to May 3.Both the Indian teams, seeded eighth in the tournament based on their individual players’ world rankings, have been clubbed in Group A alongside defending champions and top seeds China.The 2022 Thomas Cup champions, India, will be favourites to claim one of the two quarterfi…

Munich, Feb 15 (IANS) Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has said that US President Donald Trump’s desire to obtain Greenland has not changed.”I think the desire from the US president is exactly the same. He is very serious about this theme,” Frederiksen said at a panel of the Munich Security Conference on Saturday (local time).”We have to protect sovereign states. We have to protect people’s right to self-determination. And the Greenlandic people have been very clear: they don’t want to be…