Spread the love       Protesters blocked several routes to the conference venue while being watched by police in riot gear. The demonstrations were organised by a broad coalition of groups opposed to the AfD and its policies.​ Thousands of people took to the streets of the German city of Erfurt on Saturday to protest against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD),...

Spread the love       Divyanshi Choudhary NEW DELHI: A day after publicly questioning her exclusion from India’s Asian Games wushu squad, Divyanshi Choudhary has changed her tone, saying she now understands why the federation decided to pull her out of the team and that her priority is to recover from her knee injury.In a video message, the wushu athlete said officials...

Spread the love       Elena Rybakina holds the trophy after she won the women’s singles final of the US Open against Aryna Sabalenka. (AP Photo) Elena Rybakina arrived in New York with the world No. 1 ranking already within reach. She left with something even bigger — the US Open trophy and a place at the summit of women’s tennis.Rybakina completed...

Spread the love       Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Jasprit Bumrah (Image credit: Agencies) Afghanistan captain Ibrahim Zadran says his team has made specific plans to deal with Jasprit Bumrah in Sunday’s opening T20I against India at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.Bumrah is set to return to international cricket after missing matches due to a left knee injury. His return gives...

Spread the love       Nepal flash floods An Indian academic who has lived in Britain for more than 60 years has become the subject of a pointed debate in the UK parliament after disappearing in Nepal’s Aug 26 floods, with his constituency’s MP in that country alleging that authorities declined to assist in his case because he did not hold a...

Spread the love       PM Modi with Anwar Ibrahim.Malaysia agreed to the openingof a new Indian consulate New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi met his Malaysian and Ethiopian counterparts, Anwar Ibrahim and Abiy Ahm-ed Ali, on the sidelines of the Brics summit Saturday. Officials said the meetings took relations with both countries on a new trajectory, as Malaysia and Ethiopia expressed keenness...

Spread the love       MUMBAI: HDFC Bank has submitted two names in order of preference to RBI for appointment as its next managing director and CEO, setting in motion the succession process ahead of Sashidhar Jagdishan’s exit at the end of Oct.Alongside the CEO shortlist, the board also approved a revamp of its senior management by elevating chief credit officer Jimmy...

Spread the love       RBI’s decision upends efforts by Noel Tata, chairman of Tata Trusts -Tata Sons’ majority shareholder -to keep the company private MUMBAI: Reserve Bank of India has shut the door on Tata Sons’ attempt to surrender its core investment company (CIC) registration, dealing a blow to the efforts of the holding company of the $185bn Tata Group to...

Spread the love       The proposed testing range in Junput will be the third major hub for DRDO after the Chandipur sites and the proposed testing centre in Andhra NEW DELHI: In a boost for the country’s defence testing capabilities, India will get another weapon and missile testing range in Bengal’s Junput coastal village in Purba Medinipur district.In April 2024, DRDO...