Baku, Sep 25 (IANS) George Russell took pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Friday as Mercedes teammate and championship leader Kimi Antonelli crashed out in the opening phase of qualifying.
Nagoya (Japan), Sep 26 (IANS) The moment the starting gun fired for the men's 100 metres at the 2026 Asian Games, Puripol Boonson turned Nagoya's Paloma Mizuho Stadium into his stage.
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated Indian athletes Gulveer Singh, Manpreet Kaur and Baranica Elangovan after their medal-winning performances at the Asian Games 2026, with the trio adding two silver medals and a bronze to India’s athletics tally on Friday.
United Nations, Sep 25 (IANS) In the face of "unacceptable attacks on commercial shipping and merchant marines", India and Liberia, the two largest maritime forces launched an international group to advocate for maritime safety, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday.
Noida, Sep 25 (IANS) A heart-stopping sudden-death playoff brought the curtains down on three days of world-class competition at the 26th NCR Cup Junior & Amateur Golf Tournament at Jaypee Greens Wish Town, Noida, with Shashank Sachin Gadre emerging on top in Category A & Combined (A & B).
Naypyidaw, Sep 25 (IANS) China’s wrongful detention of American citizen Min Zin raises concerns over a chilling effect on US academic research, with scholars increasingly wary of conducting critical work on China, a report has stated.
Kabul, Sep 25 (IANS) Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid has accused Pakistan of launching attacks against Afghanistan to divert attention from its internal problems and evade its obligations under the Mecca Pact, local media reported.
Quetta, Sep 25 (IANS) The Baloch National Movement (BNM) on Friday took out a protest rally in Geneva during the 63rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council, drawing the attention of the international community to the escalating human rights abuses committed by Pakistani authorities in Balochistan.
Beijing, Sep 25 (IANS) The nuclear policy of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) demonstrates inefficient technocrats and deliberate political choices. Engineers in China work under pressure to meet expansion targets, regulators raise thresholds instead of shutting down plants, and officials hide information by paying money, a report has detailed.
Islamabad, Sep 25 (IANS) The Pakistani military's influence extends well beyond the security establishment, with parallel institutions and its personnel embedded in the civil bureaucracy and federal cabinet. Its reach also runs deep into the country’s economic and social spheres, while major foreign-policy decisions require its approval, a report has stated.
