Paris, Aug 29 (UNI) Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu put up a valiant fight but crashed out of the quarterfinals of the BWF World Championships 2025 here today, losing to Indonesia’s Putri Kusuma Wardani in a hard-fought three-game battle. Sindhu, ranked 15th in the women’s singles, went down 21-14, 13-21, 21-16 to world No. 9…
Bengaluru, Aug 29 (UNI) Central Zone ended firmly in command of their Duleep Trophy quarterfinal against North East Zone at the BCCI CEG Ground B here today, as Danish Malewar’s maiden double hundred set the tone before NEZ collapsed in reply. Resuming at an overnight score of 445 for three, Central Zone declared their innings…
Rajgir, Aug 29 (UNI) The Indian Men’s Hockey Team began their campaign at the Hero Men’s Asia Cup Rajgir Bihar 2025 with a hard-fought 4-3 win over China at the Rajgir Hockey Stadium here today. Skipper Harmanpreet Singh produced a captain’s performance, scoring a superb hat-trick (20’, 33’, 47’) while Jugraj Singh (18’) chipped in…
Tehran, Aug 29 (UNI) Iran is ready to reach a new nuclear agreement that will take into account the interests and rights of the Iranian people, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres published on Friday. “Iran reiterates its commitment to meaningful diplomatic cooperation to reach a new…
Colombo, Aug. 29 (UNI) The Sri Lankan government has launched a survey to identify state-owned lands that can be allocated for investment, a senior official said Friday. Commissioner General of Lands Chandana Ranaweera Arachchi said the survey is being carried out at the divisional secretariat level, the local administrative unit in Sri Lanka responsible for…
Tokyo, Aug. 29 (UNI) Japan’s defense ministry on Friday submitted a record defense budget request of 8.8 trillion yen for the fiscal year 2026, with a focus on deploying various missiles and drones. The budget request, up from last year’s record 8.5 trillion yen initial request, is the fourth in a five-year defense buildup plan…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (UNI) Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani said today, the company is transforming into a deep tech and advanced manufacturing enterprise with artificial intelligence, digital platforms, retail expansion, and green energy emerging as the next growth engines. He was addressing shareholders at the company’s 47th Annual General…
Kolkata, Aug 29 (UNI) The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) today handed over a dividend cheque of Rs 7324.34 crore to the Government of India. LIC’s CEO and MD R. Doraiswamy presented the dividend cheque of Rs.7324.34 crore to union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman, as the Government of India’s share…
Ranchi, Aug 29 (UNI) Jharkhand has expressed concern over the Centre’s proposed GST rate rationalisation, warning that the changes could reduce the state’s annual revenue by nearly ₹2,000 crore unless a fresh compensation mechanism is guaranteed. In a meeting of finance ministers from eight states – Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Kerala,…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (UNI) India’s economy recorded a strong start to the fiscal year with Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growing 7.8 percent in the April–June quarter (Q1) of 2025-26, the National Statistics Office (NSO) said on Friday. The latest numbers highlight the strength of the services sector, which posted an impressive 9.3 percent growth,…
