Melbourne, Jan 18 (IANS) Zeynep Sonmez produced a spirited performance to defeat Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 in the first round of the Australian Open on Saturday, becoming the first Turkish player to advance to the second round of the tournament. Playing at the 1573 Arena, Sonmez showed remarkable composure in a closely fought three-set contest that lasted over two hours. Despite being up against the experienced 11th seed Alexandrova, the Turkish player stayed calm at key mom…
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Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) In a season leading to many major events, Annette Mahesh Gowda of Thane, Maharashtra, has made a strong start in the women’s bench press category, winning two silver medals in successive months — one at the Continental level and another at the national.Participating in the National Bench Press Championship organised by Powerlifting India at the Sports Complex, Faridabad, she demonstrated strength progression to win a silver medal in the Master 1 – 84 kg category.In the pre…
Washington, Jan 16 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said the United States has officially entered the next phase of its Gaza peace plan, backing a newly appointed Palestinian technocratic administration and calling for full demilitarisation of Hamas, including the surrender of all weapons and the dismantling of tunnel networks.“As (Special Envoy) Steve Witkoff announced, we have OFFICIALLY entered the next phase of Gaza’s 20-Point Peace Plan,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social, referrin…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Panic has struck Pakistan as rapidly evolving developments in Iran unfold. While the protests in Iran do not seem to end, the threat of regime change made by US President Donald Trump has left the entire administration in Pakistan in a state of panic.Several emergency meetings are being conducted that involved army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, the ISI chief, and National Security Adviser General Asim Malik, Southern Commander Lt General Rahat Naseem, among others. A p…
Washington, Jan 15 (IANS) The United States has moved Gaza into a new post-war political framework by approving a technocratic administration and launching phase two of President Donald Trump’s plan to end the conflict, marking the first explicit US-backed effort to remove both Hamas and the Palestinian Authority from governance in the territory.Phase two establishes a transitional technocratic Palestinian body — the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG) — and initiates a …
Washington, Jan 14 (IANS) The United States on Wednesday announced the launch of phase two of President Donald Trump’s plan to end the Gaza conflict, shifting the focus from a ceasefire to demilitarisation, technocratic governance, and reconstruction, according to a statement by the US Special Envoy for Peace Missions.“Today, on behalf of President Trump, we are announcing the launch of Phase Two of the President’s 20-Point Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, moving from ceasefire to demilitari…
New Delhi/Tehran, Jan 14 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar received a call from Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi late Wednesday evening as both ministers discussed the “evolving situation” around Iran.”Received a call from Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi. We discussed the evolving situation in and around Iran,” EAM Jaishankar posted on X after the development.The conversation took place shortly after New Delhi issued another advisory for the Indian na…
Jerusalem, Jan 14 (IANS) Pakistan’s track record of orchestrating bloodshed over decades cannot be erased by mere diplomacy. With the Gaza peace plan hanging in the balance, excluding unreliable actors like Pakistan is not just prudent — it’s critical for lasting stability, a report said on Wednesday. It stressed that the world has endured enough darkness spread by Pakistan-sponsored terror; it’s time to insist on clarity.According to a report in ‘One World Outlook’ in the US-initiated pos…
United Nations, Jan 13 (IANS) China, at the UN Security Council, criticised US sanctions against trade with Russia, asserting that it was using the Ukraine crisis as an excuse for the action.”China opposes the use of the crisis by any party as a pretext to impose illegal unilateral sanctions and disrupt normal trade and economic relations,” Beijing’s Deputy Permanent Representative Sun Lei said at a meeting on Ukraine on Monday.So far, China has escaped the punitive tariffs for buying Russian …
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) While US President Donald Trump’s recent warning that any country trading with Iran could face an additional 25 per cent tariff has direct implications for India, any choppy waters ahead may affect future operations at the Chabahar port as well. India is among Iran’s top business partners, as are China, Turkey, the UAE, Pakistan, and Armenia. The proposed addition will compound earlier US duties, which included a 25 per cent reciprocal trade tariff plus an equal amou…