New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Indian women’s tennis team has commenced a five-day preparatory camp at the DLTA Stadium in New Delhi as it gears up for the Billie Jean King Cup Group I – Asia/Oceania round-robin, with a clear focus on securing a third-ever qualification to the prestigious World Group.The Indian team comprises Ankita Raina, Sahaja Yamalapalli, Vaishnavi Adkar, Shrivalli Bhamidipaty, Rutuja Bhosale, and Vaidehee Chaudhari.The five-day camp, running from April 1 to 5, serves as a …
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Seoul, March 27 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Friday paid his respects to honor 55 South Korean service members killed during military clashes with North Korea while defending the Yellow Sea maritime border, vowing to build peace on the Korean Peninsula with strong defence capabilities.Lee made the remarks in a speech marking the 11th West Sea Defence Day at the national cemetery in Daejeon, about 140 kilometres south of Seoul, which honored the 55 sailors and Marines killed in …
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Despite geopolitical conflicts and global economic slowdown, India’s engineering goods exports recorded double-digit growth in February 2026 crossing $10 billion, a report said on Wednesday.India’s engineering exports achieved 12.9 per cent year-on-year (YoY) growth as it touched $10.36 billion. Among 25 key markets for Indian engineering goods exports, shipments to 17 countries grew during the month, EPC India said in the report.Engineering shipments to the US and U…
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 Delhi, March 20 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar held a meeting with South Korea’s Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo in New Delhi on Friday, discussing ways to advance special strategic partnership. In a post on X, EAM Jaishankar stated, “Glad to meet Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo of ROK in New Delhi today. Was apprised of his discussions on further initiatives and proposals to advance our Special Strategic Partnership.”Park Yoon-joo also met Secretary (East), Mini…
Seoul, Feb 23 (IANS) A senior US diplomat who is known as a close aide to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Michael Needham, is visiting South Korea to discuss ways to strengthen the Seoul-Washington alliance and security issues, the US Embassy in Seoul said Monday. The visit by Needham, counsellor of the US State Department, came as South Korea is seeking to implement last year’s summit agreements that include Seoul’s USD 350 billion investment pledge under a trade deal clinched between the al…
Seoul, Feb 11 (IANS) Senior defence officials of South Korea and the United States held talks in Seoul on Wednesday to discuss ways to advance their combined sustainment capabilities, the South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. The meeting between Koo Sang-mo, the JCS’ chief director of military support, and Mark Simerly, director of the US Defence Logistics Agency (DLA), marked the first official engagement between the two organizations, the JCS said, Yonhap News Agency reported. The two side…
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) In a significant achievement, India has again been awarded the hosting rights for the 2026 Billie Jean King Cup (BJKC) Asia/Oceania Group I event, which will be held at the DLTA Stadium in New Delhi from April 7 to 11.Often referred to as the World Cup of women’s tennis, the tournament will see six nations compete in a round-robin format, with the top two teams earning promotion to the Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs scheduled for November 2026.Apart from host India, the…
Seoul, Jan 11 (IANS) The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for Seoul to provide a detailed explanation about recent drone incursions, claiming that the drones from South Korea clearly violated the North’s airspace. Kim Yo-jong, vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, made the remarks as South Korea’s Defence Ministry denied Pyongyang’s claim about the drone incursions from the South’s military, raising the possibility that …
Seoul, Jan 11 (IANS) Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo on Sunday departed for Washington amid US concerns over a recent revision to a South Korean law aimed at addressing false and fabricated online information.”We need to explain the government’s exact policy intentions regarding the domestic digital legislation,” Yeo told Yonhap News Agency ahead of his departure at Incheon International Airport.The U.S. State Department has expressed concerns over the revision of the South Korean law, saying it coul…