Arandjelovac [Serbia], November 8 (ANI): Nagpur-based teenager Sankalp Gupta becomes the 71st Grandmaster of India after completing the third and final norm at the GM Ask 3 round-robin event in Arandjelovac.
Prague [Czech Republic], November 7 (ANI): The Russian Tennis Federation claimed Billie Jean King Cup by defeating Switzerland on Saturday in the championship tie to claim the premier team competition in women's tennis for the fifth time.
Moscow [Russia], November 7 (ANI/Sputnik): A total of 39,165 of new COVID-19 cases were registered in Russia in past 24 hours raising the cumulative total up to 8,795,095, the federal response center said on Sunday.
Washington [US], November 7 (ANI/Xinhua): A US federal appeals court has ruled to temporarily halt a mandate by President Joe Biden's administration that required employees of large companies to get vaccinated or undergo frequent testing.
Mexico City [Mexico], November 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Nearly 20 people were killed as a result of a major accident on a highway in Mexico, the country's federal highway authority, CAPUFE, informs.
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 7 (ANI): After Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI's) government struck a secretive deal earlier this week with Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), the federal cabinet on Saturday approved the de-proscription of the banned outfit on Saturday.
Paris [France], November 6 (ANI): Novak Djokovic has clinched the year-end No. 1 ATP Ranking for a record-breaking seventh time after a season full of historic achievements. The Serbian achieved this feat after he stormed into the title clash of Paris Masters on Saturday.
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 6 (ANI): An advocate from Pakistan's Lahore on Saturday challenged the federal government's recent hike in petrol prices in the High Court and called it "illegal".
Moscow [Russia], November 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia recorded 41,335 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, which brings the all-time total to 8,755,930, the federal response center said Saturday.
New Delhi [India], November 6 (ANI): India's woman pistol ace Manu Bhaker and Iran's reigning Olympic champion Javad Foroughi, won the 10M Air Pistol Mixed Team Gold at the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) President's Cup Rifle/Pistol in Wroclaw, Poland, late on Friday.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], November 6 (ANI): Voluntary Medicare Society (VMS), a non-governmental organisation in collaboration with the Wheel Chair Basket Ball Federation (WBFI) organised a two-day wheelchair basketball coaching for para athletes in Srinagar.
Moscow [Russia], November 5 (ANI): Russia recorded 40,735 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours taking the cumulative total of the cases to 8,714,595, reported Sputnik citing the Federal Response Centre on Friday.