China Open: Alcaraz claims men's title, Zheng Qinwen into
WEB1 day ago — Beijing, Oct 3 (IANS): Carlos Alcaraz claimed his first China Open title here on Wednesday after defeating top seed Jannik Sinner in a thrilling three-hour-and-21-minute match while Paris Olympics winner Zheng Qinwen stormed into the quarterfinals of the women's singles, maintaining the hopes of the country's tennis fans. The 21-year-old Alcaraz recovered from one set down to secure his 16th ...
CEO Forum: India, US reaffirm commitment to expanding bilateral ...
WEB1 day ago — The US-India CEO Forum is a platform for leaders of Indian and American business to develop and provide joint recommendations to strengthen bilateral commercial ties and expand trade and investment between the two countries. It has representation from 22 US companies and 25 Indian. James Taiclet, President and Chief Executive Officer of ...
Zambia draws $58 million investment in digital ... - Daijiworld
WEB1 day ago — Lusaka, Oct 3 (IANS): Zambia has attracted a total investment of about $58 million in digital infrastructure following the removal of tax on the importation of equipment for digital infrastructure in 2021. During a panel discussion at the 2024 Digital Government Africa Summit underway in Lusaka, the Zambian capital, Zambian Minister of Technology and Science Felix Mutati on Wednesday said the ...
Indian-American professor researching Dalit women gets $800k …
WEB1 day ago — New York, Oct 3 (IANS): An Indian-American professor, Shailaja Paik, conducting research on and writing about Dalit women has received a $800,000 "genius" grant from the MacArthur Foundation which gives out awards every year to people with extraordinary achievements or potential. Announcing her fellowship, the Foundation said, “Through her focus on the multifaceted experiences of Dalit women ...
BJP running ‘law versus conspiracy’ battle in country: Siddaramaiah
WEB1 day ago — Bengaluru, Oct 3 (IANS): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said that the BJP is running a ‘law versus conspiracy’ battle in both the state and the country and is trying to defeat the law through conspiracies to create political instability. He was speaking at the inauguration of the "Gandhi Bharat" program at the KPCC office, Bharat Jodo Bhavan, organised by the Karnataka ...
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South Korea, Japan, China aim to complete global plastic …
WEB4 days ago — Seoul, Sep 29 (IANS): South Korea, China and Japan agreed on Sunday to work more closely to complete negotiations for an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, Seoul's environment ministry said. The commitment was made after the ministers of the three nations held a two-day ministerial meeting on South Korea's southern resort island of Jeju from Saturday to discuss ways ...
China and US are partners, not rivals: Chinese FM Wang Yi
WEBSep 26, 2024 — New York, Sep 25 (IANS): The most important lesson from the China-US relationship is that the two countries should be partners, not rivals, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks when meeting US representatives from the National Committee on United States-China Relations, the US ...
US urges China to take steps to end repression of Muslim Uyghurs ...
WEBWashington, Aug 31 (IANS): The US has urged China to take immediate action to end its ongoing repression of Muslim Uyghurs and members of other ethnic and religious minority groups in Xinjiang. In a statement on Friday to mark the second anniversary of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights' (OHCHR) assessment on the human rights situation in Xinjiang, US State Department Spokesperson ...
India’s medium-term outlook remains positive amid strong …
WEBNew Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS): The Indian economy continues to grow at a healthy pace despite challenging global conditions, a World Bank report said on Tuesday, adding that the country's medium-term outlook remains positive. Amid tough external conditions, the country remains the fastest-growing major economy and grew at …