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B-town sends best wishes to Parineeti Chopra on her birthday

Mumbai, Oct 22 (IANS) Bollywood actress Parineeti Chopra is celebrating her 35th birthday on Tuesday. On the occasion of her special day, the actress was wished by her family, and friends from the Hindi film fraternity. Parineeti’s cousin Priyanka Chopra Jonas, who is currently busy with ‘Citadel’, took to the Stories section of her Instagram, […]

Hockey, cricket, wrestling, badminton, squash axed from 2026 CWG in Glasgow

London, Oct 22 (IANS) In a major blow to India’s medal hopes in the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, the organisers have dropped hockey, cricket, wrestling, badminton, squash, and table tennis, among others, from the sports programme for the coming edition. In most of the sports which have been dropped from the Games, India finished […]

Cummins ready ‘to make amends’ in next month’s Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Mumbai, Oct 22 (IANS) Ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, Australia captain Pat Cummins has said that his side will “make amends” this time around after the loss in the last four successive editions of the series. Australia were able to retain the title in the last four BGT, which includes their famous series wins […]

Saudi National Guard minister receives Uzbek envoy to Riyadh

RIYADH, 22 October: Prince Abdullah bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, the Saudi minister of National Guard, received Nodirjon Turgunov, the Uzbek Ambassador to the Kingdom, at the ministry’s headquarters, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday. The pair discussed issues of mutual interest between their nations. Several senior officials also joined the meeting.

Saudi drugs watchdog boosts domestic and international collaborations

RIYADH, 22 October: Officials from the Saudi Food and Drug Authority are this week participating in a second event in the space of two weeks at which they will work to enhance local and international collaborations in the medical and pharmaceutical sectors. The authority signed a memorandum of understanding with King Abdulaziz University on the […]

Saudi defense minister speaks to British counterpart on telephone

RIYADH, 22 October: Saudi Arabia’s Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman and British Secretary of State for Defense John Healey discussed their commitment to enhancing defense cooperation on Monday. During a phone call, the ministers also highlighted their “robust relationship” and discussed regional and international developments. Coordinated Saudi and British efforts to de-escalate tensions and […]

Saudi governors receive Italian, Norwegian ambassadors

Riyadh, 22 October: Gov. Prince Faisal bin Bandar received recently appointed Italian ambassador to the Kingdom, Carlo Balducci, in Riyadh on Monday. Prince Faisal welcomed the ambassador and wished him success in his new duties, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Meanwhile, Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Jalawi, the governor of Jeddah, met the recently appointed […]

COP29 Presidency publishes climate pledges, urging global action ahead of summit

RIYADH, 22 October: The COP29 Presidency has released the final versions of nine significant declarations and pledges ahead of the upcoming UN Climate Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, scheduled for November. These documents, forming a part of the COP29 Action Agenda, outline pathways for both governmental and non-governmental stakeholders to step up their climate commitments. By […]