New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) A first batch of 58 Indian shooters and support staff headed to Cairo on Saturday to take part in the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun, scheduled in the Egyptian capital from April 19 to 27. The Cairo Junior World Cup will kickstart the ISSF junior circuit, which has three events lined up for Shotgun shooters and two for Rifle and Pistol shooters, this calendar year.India has fielded a total of 71 shooters for the 18 …
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Los Angeles, April 18 (IANS) Hollywood star Anne Hathaway revealed that Grammy winner Taylor Swift slipped her a private note during Swift’s stop in Germany for the Eras Tour. The Mother Mary star appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on April 15 and shed light on the many real-life pop influences that contributed to building her titular character. One of the singers Hathaway drew inspiration from, she said, was Swift.The two stars briefly crossed paths while Hathaway was filming Mother…
Bengaluru, April 17 (IANS) Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Friday that Karnataka is keen to strengthen partnerships with the world in technology, trade, innovation, and people-to-people collaboration. He was speaking at the “Bridge to Bengaluru” dialogue in New Delhi, which brought together ambassadors and diplomatic representatives from various countries.Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar highlighted Karnataka’s position as a global innovation hub and a preferred investment d…
New York, April 17 (IANS) Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday his country and France would lead a “defensive” mission to protect navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. He said the mission would be “strictly peaceful” and ensure the Strait should not have tolls and must remain completely free.Starmer was speaking at a news conference as representatives of about 50 countries met in person and virtually on free access for shipping through the Strait.India was invite…
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Indian households have between 11–16 per cent of all the gold ever mined above ground, more than the combined national reserves of the United States, Germany, Italy and Russia, a report said on Thursday, ahead of Akshaya Tritiya on April 19.Recent price swings after nomination of Kevin Warsh as US Federal Reserve only show a short‑term correction and structural demand persist, digital investment platform InCred Money said in a note.The note said that one in every t…
Washington, April 16 (IANS) As a fresh energy shock from the Persian Gulf conflict risks deepening vulnerabilities across major economies, the global imbalances are widening again, top officials from the IMF and policymakers warned.Speaking at a high-level panel on Wednesday (local time), IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said “imbalances have been coming and going in waves” and are now “on the rise again,” with major surplus economies including China, Germany and Japan facing o…
Ahmedabad, April 15 (IANS) Adani Wind has commissioned a 5-megawatt (MW) 185-metre rotor diameter wind turbine prototype at Gujarat’s Mundra, featuring wind blades among the largest in India and adding to the next generation of turbine platforms emerging in the country.The installation marks a step in the acceleration of India’s wind energy sector transition to higher-capacity turbines as developers seek to harness greater output from increasingly constrained land resources.The Adani Wind prot…
Berlin, April 15 (IANS) India and Germany held Foreign Office Consultations in Berlin and agreed to further deepen and diversify cooperation in areas of contemporary relevance, including critical and emerging technologies, defence, industrial collaboration, digital governance, renewable energy, green hydrogen, innovation, and development cooperation in third countries, the MEA said on Wednesday. During the meeting, the officials of two nations took stock of the current status of bilateral relati…
Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui seems to have gone the extra mile to prepare for his role in director Aditya Kripalani’s upcoming film Main Actor Nahin Hoon. The actor, as revealed by Aditya, chose to live solo in Germany, without his regular team and entourage for over a month to fully absorb his character.According to the filmmaker, Aditya Kriplani, Nawazuddin travelled alone to Frankfurt for the shoot, without his usual team or entourage.The actor spent nearly 40 days in t…
United Nations, April 15 (IANS) While opposing a discriminatory, two-tier permanent membership level in the Security Council, India has agreed to a G4 proposal that would defer veto powers for 15 years in a reformed body.”Expanding the permanent category with veto is critical to real reform of the Security Council”, India’s Permanent Representative P. Harish said on Tuesday. “A new category under the framework of UNSC (Security Council) reform with or without veto would complicate an already e…