Glasgow, July 24 (IANS) Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sport Dr Mansukh Mandaviya has expressed his happiness at the country making a thrilling start in the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow as the Indian bowls squad excelled on the opening day on Thursday.The Indian women’s pairs combination of Pinki Singh and Rupa Rani Tirkey battled past Malta in a dramatic tiebreak to open their Commonwealth Games 2026 Bowls campaign with a hard-fought victory in the sectional Group Play stage on Thur…
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Glasgow, July 23 (IANS) Putul Sonowal continued India’s superb start in the bowls competition in Glasgow on Thursday, pulling off a major upset on his Commonwealth Games debut by beating reigning World Champion and World Bowls Hall of Fame inductee Ryan Bester in men’s singles sectional play category.Sonowal started his campaign in Section D of the preliminary competition, defeating Canada’s Bester in a thrilling encounter that went down to the wire and was decided in a tiebreaker. Sonowal w…
Glasgow, July 23 (IANS) India’s women’s pairs combination of Pinki Singh and Rupa Rani Tirkey battled past Malta in a dramatic tiebreak to open their Commonwealth Games 2026 Bowls campaign with a hard-fought victory in the sectional Group Play stage on Thursday.Competing in the discipline’s new indoor format, now officially called Bowls for the first time in Commonwealth Games history, the Indian pair overcame a spirited challenge from sisters Rebecca Louise Rixon and Connie-Leigh Rixon, recover…
Los Angeles, July 1 (IANS) Hollywood actress Millie Bobby Brown has shed light on the greatest struggle she faced while filming ‘Enola Holmes 3’, and it had nothing to do with solving mysteries. The actress revealed that shooting the latest installment of Netflix’s franchise in Malta came with one major obstacle, the intense heat, reports ‘People’ magazine.She appeared on the latest episode of the ‘Happy Sad Confused’ podcast, as she said, “It was hot and being in that clothing, …
Rome, June 2 (IANS) A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Italy’s southern Calabria region early Tuesday, Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology reported.The quake occurred at 00:12 a.m. local time Tuesday (2212 GMT on Monday), with its epicenter located at a depth of about 250 kilometers, the institute said.The epicenter was located in the sea off the coast of the southern Calabria region.Tremors were felt in several southern Italian regions, including Calabria, S…
Valetta, March 29 (IANS) India and Malta held fourth round of Foreign Office Consultations in Valletta and reviewed bilateral ties. The two nations agreed to take forward cooperation in sectors like Information and Communications Technology, healthcare, renewable energy, pharmaceuticals and education. During the meeting, India and Malta discussed ways to deepen economic and commercial relations, particularly in the light of the recently concluded India-European Union (EU) Free Trade Agreement (F…
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Youth Games 2027 in Malta will be held on October 29, followed by a six-day sporting schedule from October 30 to November 4. Malta is set to welcome around 1,200 athletes aged between 14 and 18, representing 74 nations and territories from across the Commonwealth.The Games programme will feature eight disciplines: swimming and para swimming, athletics and para athletics, netball, sailing, squash, triathlon, water polo, and weigh…
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar held a meeting with Malta’s Deputy Prime Minister Ian Borg on the sidelines of Raisina Dialogue 2026 in New Delhi on Friday. Following their meeting, EAM Jaishankar in a post on X wrote, “Good meeting with Deputy PM of Malta this afternoon. Appreciate his insights on the maritime industry.”Borg arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday to attend the 11th Raisina Dialogue, being held from March 5-7.Welcoming Borg to India, Ministry of…
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar held a meeting with his counterparts from Mauritius and Bhutan on the sidelines of Raisina Dialogue 2026 in New Delhi on Friday. EAM Jaishankar met Bhutanese counterpart Lyonpo DN Dhungyel and reaffirmed India’s commitment to deepen partnership between two nations.”Delighted to meet Bhutan Foreign Minister Lyonpo DN Dhungyel on sidelines of Raisina Dialogue 2026. Reaffirmed our commitment to deepen our unique partnership,” EA…
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Malta’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism Ian Borg arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday for attending 11th Raisina Dialogue. Welcoming Borg to India, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, in a post on X, wrote: “Warm welcome to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism of Malta, Ian Borg for participation in the 11th Raisina Dialogue. India and Malta enjoy friendly and cordial relation…