New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated Jose Antonio Kast Rist on taking oath as the President of Chile and expressed hope of further strengthening bilateral ties between the two countries. Taking to the social media platform X, Prime Minister Modi extended his best wishes to the newly elected Chilean leader and highlighted India’s interest in deepening cooperation with Chile.“Warm congratulations to Jose Antonio Kast Rist on assuming the office of the…
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New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) India ranks as the third-largest cross-border hiring pool globally and accounts for 7.2 per cent of the world’s AI trainers, underscoring the country’s growing role in the global digital workforce, according to a report released on Thursday.According to an analysis by Deel, the country has emerged as a key contributor to this workforce, making it the second-largest talent base after the United States, and ahead of countries such as the Philippines and Canada.The re…
Washington, March 11 (IANS) President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that American forces have inflicted devastating damage on Iran’s military infrastructure, claiming that Tehran has lost much of its naval and air defence capability as US strikes intensified during the ongoing conflict.Speaking to reporters before departing the White House, Trump described the operation as unprecedented in scale and effectiveness, asserting that Iranian military assets had been severely degraded.“Our milita…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Al Qaeda in the Subcontinent (AQIS) has been using the war on Iran as a propaganda narrative to drum up recruitment in Jammu and Kashmir. The AQIS has named several countries, which it perceives as anti-Islam. While naming countries such as India, the United States, Israel, the United Kingdom, France and Spain as common enemies of Islam, the AQIS calls upon the youth of Jammu and Kashmir to unite. The terror group says that Kashmir should be the core theatre of Jihad. …
Washington, March 3 (IANS) In a meeting intended to underscore Transatlantic unity, US President Donald Trump instead delivered a pointed rebuke of two key European allies, calling Spain and the United Kingdom “very, very uncooperative” and faulting them over Nato spending, military access, immigration, and energy policy. “Spain has been very, very uncooperative. And so has the UK,” Trump said on Tuesday during the Oval Office session with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.”This is not the age of…
Mumbai, March 3 (IANS) The World Cup-winning Indian Women’s Cricket Team has been shortlisted for the prestigious Laureus World Team of the Year Award. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday shared the announcement.First held in 2000, the annual awards honour the greatest and most inspirational sporting achievements of the year.The nomination follows a landmark year for Indian cricket, highlighted by the team’s historic maiden ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup triumph in 2…
New Delhi, Mar 1 (IANS) The much-anticipated 2026 Finalissima between Spain and Argentina has been thrown into doubt after Qatar suspended all domestic football activity, raising questions about the marquee intercontinental clash.The fixture, scheduled for March 27, 2026, at the Lusail Stadium, was officially confirmed by UEFA as a joint event with CONMEBOL, pitting the winners of UEFA Euro 2024 and Copa América 2024 against each other. The match had been widely projected as a headline showdown…
Acapulco, Feb 26 (IANS) Top sed Alexander Zverev bowed out of the Mexican Open after losing to Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic 6-3, (3)6-7, 7-6(4).This is the second time Zverev has been knocked out in the round of 16 in Acapulco, after winning the title in the 2021 edition. Kecmanovic took advantage of Zverev’s 34 unforced errors to clinch the match with a tiebreak in the third set, after the Serbian took the lead by winning the first set; however, the German evened the score in the second set. “I …
Washington, Feb 26 (IANS) In its 250th year, the United States is witnessing a rare reversal. More Americans moved out than moved in last year, a shift not seen since the Great Depression, a major financial daily has reported.The US experienced net negative migration in 2025, with an estimated loss of about 150,000 people, according to calculations by the Brookings Institution. The outflow is expected to increase in 2026. Total in-migration fell to between 2.6 and 2.7 million in 2025, down from …
Hobart, Feb 24 (IANS) India went down fighting 3-4 in a shootout against Spain following a tense 1-1 draw in regulation time during the Hobart leg of the FIH Men’s Pro League 2025-26. Despite holding a 1-0 advantage until the 59th minute, courtesy of a brilliant strike from Maninder Singh, a late equaliser from Spain’s Bruno Font forced the shootout.Spain started strongly, controlling early possession and testing the Indian defence. They won their first penalty corner in the 4th minute, but th…