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Indian javelin ace Neeraj Chopra qualified the Diamond League Final 2026 after securing the last spot for the season-ending athletics meet, to be held in Brussels, Belgium on September 4 and 5. Earning 12 points over the season, …

The Indian cricket team will be looking to reclaim their title at the Women’s Asia Cup 2026, which will be held at the Dubai International Stadium in the United Arab Emirates from August …

India ended their FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 campaign with an eighth-place finish after losing to hosts Belgium 4-3 in the shootout in their classification match at the Belfius Hockey Arena in …

At 17, Syndrela Das is already learning to think beyond individual milestones. Fresh from completing a double at the National Ranking Table Tennis Championships in Kanpur, where she won both the Under-19 …

India’s Velavan Senthilkumar won his maiden PSA Copper-level squash title after beating Hungarian No. 1 Balázs Farkas in straight games in the Budapest Open 2026 final on Friday. The eighth-seeded Senthilkumar, world No. 54, dominated the …

The Strait of Hormuz, connecting the Persian Gulf to the Indian Ocean, caries a substantial share of global oil and liquefied natural gas flows. A disruption to shipping through the …

Girls now outperform boys in school in much of the world. Yet men end up with a 21 percent advantage in expected earnings globally. The reason is almost entirely about …

Report advocates shift from trade links to production hubs ADDIS ABABA, August 28, 2026—A new World Bank report released today titled Integrating Africa: From Threads to Hubs, finds that the continent’s …

Washington, DC : An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Ms. Sumiko Ogawa visited Dili from August 17-28, 2026, to conduct discussions for the 2026 Article IV consultation with Timor-Leste. …

Many thanks Kristin, Pablo, and Stefano. Needless to say, at the IMF we care deeply about well-functioning payment systems, both domestically and across borders. And we embrace the role of financial …