Italian Open: Sinner equals Novak Djokovic’s Masters feat, brushes past Pellegrino to enter QF

IANS | May 12, 2026 9:00 PM

Rome, May 12 (IANS) World No. 1 Jannik Sinner moved level with Novak Djokovic for the longest ATP Masters 1000 winning streak in history after cruising into the quarter-finals of the Italian Open with a straight-sets win over fellow Italian Andrea Pellegrino on Tuesday. Backed by a packed Campo Centrale crowd in Rome, Sinner produced another clinical display to seal a 6-2, 6-3 victory and register his 31st consecutive win at the Masters 1000 level, matching the record previously set by Djokovic.

Assam: Himanta Sarma’s swearing-in draws huge political gathering in NE

IANS | May 12, 2026 8:26 PM

Guwahati, May 12 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday took oath for a second consecutive term in a grand ceremony in Guwahati, which witnessed the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers, Chief Ministers, and senior National Democratic Alliance leaders from across the country.