Dubai, 21/2: Sania Mirza closed her glorious career with a first-round defeat at the WTA Dubai Duty-Free Championships, losing the contest in straight sets along with American partner Madison Keys here Tuesday. Sania and Keys lost 4-6 0-6 to the formidable Russian pair of Vernokia Kudermetova and Liudmila Samsonova in exactly one hour. The…
Mumbai, 21/2: The rupee depreciated 9 paise to close at 82.82 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday as the strength of the American currency in the overseas market and a muted trend in domestic equities weighed on investor sentiments. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 82.76 against the…
Moscow, 21/2: President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia was suspending its participation in a treaty with the United States that limits the two sides’ strategic nuclear arsenals. “In this regard, I am forced to announce today that Russia is suspending its participation in the strategic offensive arms treaty,” Putin told lawmakers.
New Delhi, 21/2: Indian jeweller Joyalukkas has withdrawn its Rs 2,300 crore ($277.95 million) initial public offering (IPO), a document on the market regulator’s website showed on Tuesday. The reason for the withdrawal was not immediately clear. Joyalukkas did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for comment. The jeweller, based in the…
Ladakh, 21/2: The Union Territory of Ladakh has created history by successfully conducting its maiden 21-km trail running event in sub-zero temperature at 13,862 feet high Pangong Tso, which was registered in Guinness world record as the world’s highest frozen lake half marathon. Spread across the border of India and China, the 700-square kilometer Pangong…
London, ,20/2: India captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and elected to bat against Ireland in their last group game of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup here on Monday.India made one forced change with an unwell Radha Yadav making way for Devika Vaidya. Georgina Dempsey came in for Jane Maguire in Ireland’s playing…
Iran, 20/2: Iran on Monday denied reports that it has enriched uranium up to 84 per cent, just below the 90 per cent needed to produce an atomic bomb. The Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Sunday evening that it was in discussions with Tehran after Bloomberg News reported that the watchdog’s inspectors…
Patna, 20/2: In a bizarre incident an inmate of Bihar’s Gopalganj district jail reportedly swallowed a mobile phone during checking out of fear being caught by prison officers, an official said on Monday. Qaishar Ali, the prisoner, swallowed the phone on Saturday during inspection. The matter, however, came to light on Sunday after Ali developed…
New Delhi, 20/2: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday alleged his residence in the national capital was attacked by unidentified miscreants, and said this was the fourth such incident since 2014. The All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader, who was on a visit to Rajasthan, said he has submitted a complaint to Delhi…
Mumbai, 19/2: Saurashtra thrashed Bengal by nine wickets at the Eden Gardens on Sunday to lift their second Ranji Trophy in three seasons. Leading from the front, skipper and left-arm pacer Jaydev Unadkat took 6/85 and effected the run out of Shahbaz Ahmed that triggered a batting collapse as Bengal lost their last six wickets…
