London, May 6 (IANS) Wang Chuqin claimed two wins as China rallied to beat Romania 3-1 on Wednesday and reached the men’s team quarterfinals at the 2026 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals at the Wembley Arena in London.China fell behind early when Liang Jingkun lost 11-5, 11-7, 11-6 to Eduard Ionescu, the highest-ranked player in Romania’s lineup.”I was a bit tight at the start, and he performed better. After he had some excellent shots, my mentality was impacted, and I failed to …
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London, May 6 (IANS) India’s campaign at the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships 2026 ended disappointingly as both the men’s and women’s teams lost in the round of 32 at the OVO Arena Wembley in London. The Indian men’s team faced a 3-0 defeat against Austria, while the women’s team lost 3-1 to the United States. This marked the end of what had been promising runs in the group stages.In the men’s match, World No. 51 Manush Shah fought hard in the first game but narrowly lost 3-2 (6…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The ongoing geopolitical tensions in West Asia, which began in February, have impacted the aviation sector, with Dubai International Airport seeing a steep decline in passenger traffic in March, according to reports.Volumes were reportedly decreased by 66 per cent amid disruptions linked to the conflict in Iran.Moreover, the sharp fall dragged first-quarter traffic down to 25 lakh passengers, a decline of 21 compared to the year-ago period.The world’s busiest internatio…
Los Angeles, May 3 (IANS) Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway, who is receiving good response to her work in the recently released film ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’, has said that she was surprised to find out that one particular outfit didn’t make the final cut of the film. The film is filled with many memorable fashion looks. The actress attended the film’s European premiere in London on April 22, the actress, 43, revealed that her favorite look worn by her character, Andy Sachs, was “a Phoebe …
Brussels, May 2 (IANS) Political Islam in the United Kingdom is resurging not merely as an identity marker but as an instrument of political power, entrenched within institutional frameworks and supported by transnational networks. It has created an interconnected dynamic where geopolitical instability, ideological shifts, and migration flows overlap — “an evolution the West continues to underestimate by treating it as a series of isolated crises,” a report said on Saturday.Writing for ‘Euro…
London, May 1 (IANS) A 45-year-old man was charged with attempted murder on Friday after he stabbed two Jewish men in London’s Golders Green. The suspect, identified as Essa Suleiman, has been charged with two counts of attempted murder and one count of possession of a bladed article in a public place related to an attack in Golders Green on April 29, according to a statement released by London’s Metropolitan Police.Suleiman was charged with attempted murder in related to a separate incident tha…
Los Angeles, May 1 (IANS) Hollywood legend Meryl Streep said that actor Pierce Brosnan was terrified about running into Daniel Craig, who replaced him as James Bond, while he was wearing an outlandish Spandex during the making of the 2008 ABBA movie-musical Mamma Mia!. The Devil Wears Prada 2 actress shared that Brosnan, who played agent 007 from 1995 and 2002, dreaded being “humiliated” if he met his replacement while he was wearing an outlandish Spandex costume.Speaking about filming in the UK…
Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) The 5 time National Award-winning playback singer Shreya Ghoshal is remembering the late singing legend Asha Bhosle. Shreya spoke with IANS following the launch of her All Hearts Tour live album, and called Asha Bhosle, a personification of power and feminism.She told IANS, “Lata ji, Asha ji have been like a guru to me. I met with them rarely but, I always learnt from their craft, and their music. Their voice has become the inner voice of my musical soul. For me Asha ji…
London, April 30 (IANS) Indian men staged a spirited comeback to edge past Slovakia 3–2 in a gripping Group 7 encounter at the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships here. With the win, India climbed to the top of the Group 7 standings and strengthened their position ahead of their next tie against Guatemala. The contest ebbed and flowed before India sealed victory through resilience and composure under pressure.Slovakia drew first blood as Lubomir Pistej, ranked 149, used his experience t…
London, April 30 (IANS) Two Jewish pedestrians were stabbed in the north-west London neighbourhood by a man, in the latest in a series of assaults targeting the community. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that he was “deeply concerned” over the incident. The British counter-terrorism police have declared the incident a “terror attack”. The incident occurred earlier in the day in the north-west London neighbourhood, where a man armed with a knife randomly attacked Jewish pedestrians, Xinhua ne…