Alex Michelsen hung on to defeat Tung-Lin Wu and help the United States take a 2-0 lead against Taiwan in the Davis Cup qualifier in Taipei City on Friday.
World number six Novak Djokovic has pulled out of Serbia's Davis Cup first-round qualifying tie due to injury.
Under his leadership, India launched the National Action Plan on Climate Change, passed the landmark Forest Rights Act to protect the rights of tribal communities and established the National Green Tribunal to safeguard the environment through swift legal action.
Talks on global climate finance virtually ground to a halt last week at COP29, the annual United Nations (UN) Climate Change event in Baku, Azerbaijan, as the developed world, led by the European Union (EU), and developing countries including India, Brazil, South Africa, and a clutch of island nations and African countries faced a wide chasm between their expectations. This has raised doubts about whether an agreement can be reached this week or whether talks will spill over to COP30, to be held next year in Benem, Brazil.
Scotland stay in hunt for quarters with 1-0 win over 10-man Croatia
Did you know Dev Anand worked as a clerk at a salary of Rs 85 before he became an actor?
Glimpses of the Super Moon rising over skylines and landmarks of the world.
Minister of Environment Magnus Heunicke urged for national unity in the wake of the assault, emphasising the importance of collective responsibility in safeguarding one another, irrespective of "political disagreements, election campaigns."
Vicky promotes Bad Newz... Alaya is in London... Sayani tries a new hairstyle...
Eriksen's fairytale Euro comeback spoilt by Slovenia in 1-1 Euro draw
Denmark take on Slovenia in their opening Group C encounter at Euro 2024 in Stuttgart on Sunday
Holders Manchester City cruised into the Champions League quarter-finals for the seventh consecutive season with a 3-1 victory over FC Copenhagen.
Manchester City survived a scare to beat FC Copenhagen 3-1 in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie at the Parken Stadium on Tuesday, with Phil Foden scoring late to ensure a two-goal cushion ahead of the second leg.
Swiss foreign minister Ignazio Cassis said Russia would be asked to join the peace plan discussions at some point in time but to bring Russia on the table would require mediation by some countries.
'My God, we could win half the world over just by our food alone.'
The following is the draw for the Champions League last 16 which was held in Nyon on Monday:
World champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn crashed out of the India Open Super 750 badminton tournament
Man United out of Europe after 1-0 home loss to Bayern Munich
Images from the UEFA Champions League group matches played on Tuesday night.
Bayern expect a top performance against Manchester United, says Tuchel
Asserting that the world does not have much time to correct the mistakes of the last century, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced a 'Green Credit Initiative' focused on creating carbon sinks through people's participation and also proposed to host the United Nations climate conference in 2028, or COP33, in India.
Displaced Palestinian children, who fled their homes amid Israeli strikes take shelter in a tent camp at a United Nations-run centre in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.
Images from UEFA Champions League matches played on Wednesday.
Wolverhampton Wanderers stunned Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 with stoppage-time goals from Pablo Sarabia and Mario Lemina on Saturday, thwarting the visitors in their bid to reclaim top spot in the Premier League table.
Images from the Euro 2024 qualifying matches on Friday.
The core of the team remains the same with HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in good form and the Indian team would hope the rub of the green also goes their way when it begins campaign on Thursday.
Roundup of the Champions League matches played on Wednesday night
'The war has been on for four weeks; the bombings are still on. I can hear it in my house.'
Aahana-Karisma make new friends... Divya takes a taxi ride... Nia goes bungee-jumping...
Images from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Tuesday.
Holders Manchester City will take on RB Leipzig, Red Star Belgrade and Young Boys in Group G.
Sindhu reminisces about life-changing past seven years, her maiden Olympic medal ahead of WC
Treesa committed a few errors but the Indian duo still managed to keep its nose ahead, despite the fighting Taiwanese pair.
Prannoy reached the World Championships on previous two occassions.
Focus on nutrition, tailor-made training for specific opponents key to Prannoy's success.
Sindhu is the only Indian to feature in the women's singles competition.
Manchester United's miserable season continued with a 3-2 home defeat by Galatasaray.
H S Prannoy stunned two-time defending champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in a thrilling 68-minute quarter-final to ensure a medal for India.
Indian Mithun Manjunath stunned fourth seed and world number seven Kean Yew Loh of Singapore in the opening round while PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth secured straight-game wins.
Dialogue and diplomacy is the only way forward for peaceful resolution of the Ukraine conflict, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said at a conference in Jeddah on the crisis while underlining the need for upholding sovereignty and territorial integrity by all states without 'exception'.
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