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Bahraini womenswear label Noon By Noor is set to unveil its latest creations at London Fashion Week. It will be among the luxury brands displaying their spring/summer 2024 collections on Friday, the opening day of the five-day fixture. Designers Shaikha Noor Al Khalifa and Shaikha Haya Al Khalifa, founders of the brand, told The National they are “incredibly excited about London Fashion Week and eager for the audience to experience the unique artistry in our collection this season and the special format we have selected to showcase it.” The businesswomen, who are cousins and childhood friends, made their debut in the international fashion world in…

Lucknow, Sep 16 (IANS) Hosts India started its campaign in the Davis Cup World Group II First Round match against Morocco on a disappointing note when the country’s second highest-ranked singles player, Sasikumar Mukund, conceded the opening singles match due to severe cramps here on Saturday.The Chennai-born Sasikumar, hampered by severe cramps, retired from the match against Yassine Dlimi, with the score reading 7-6(4), 5-7, 1-4 in his opponent’s favour.The result now doubles the pressure on Sumit Nagal as he will not only have to pull India level by winning against Adam Moundir but also try to seal victory in…

Centurion, Sep 16 (IANS) Wicketkeeper-batter Heinrich Klassen helped South Africa level the 5-match series with a sensational 174 in 83 deliveries to power his side to 416/5 in 50 overs in the fourth ODI against Australia. Klaasen managed to smash the fourth-fastest 150 in men’s ODIs and the eighth-highest score by a South African batter in men’s ODIs.Australia fell short of the target by 164 runs and lost the match, which squared the five-match series 2-2.Talking to ESPNcricinfo after the match, Klaasen discussed how his approach towards the game changed after seeing his role model Ab De Villiers bat.“You look…

Colombo, Sep 16 (IANS) Ahead of the Asia Cup final between India and Sri Lanka on Sunday, former Australia opener Matthew Hayden said young Shubman Gill’s class, timing and form are going to be a very decisive factor for the Rohit Sharma-led side.On a tough pitch at the R. Premadasa Stadium where very few of his teammates clicked with the bat, Gill stood tall against Bangladesh’s four-man spin attack to hit a sparkling 121 off 133 balls. He used his feet and crease well and was reliant on strike rotation too while hitting eight fours and five sixes, though it…

Hangzhou, Sep 16 (IANS) The opening ceremony of the Hangzhou Asian Games Village, which also served as the team welcome ceremony for the sports delegation of hosts China, was held here on Saturday.Village mayor Li Huolin addressed the audience with a welcome speech, saying the volunteers and other employees will do their best to provide high-level services and make it home to all, safe, warm and comfortable.The village, consisting of the athletes’ village, technical officials’ village and media village, is the largest non-competition venue of the Hangzhou Asian Games, reports Xinhua.During the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, the village will…

The Congress Working Committee (CWC), which met here, voiced its concern about security challenges in Manipur, Jammu & Kashmir, and the Chinese challenge on northern borders.Briefing mediapersons on the deliberations on the draft resolution, former Union Minister P. Chidambaram said the Chinese were standing firm in Opposition despite numerous talks at various levels.”The Prime Minister’s statement at the all party meeting on June 19, 2020 that there is no foreign troop on Indian territory and that nobody intruded encouraged China to continue its stubborn position of not retreating an inch,” he said.”What happened to the brave words of status quo…

“So don’t knock andolans. Broaden the conception. Andolans have given us poetry and music and art and philosophy. Parents should, in fact, send their children to Ashoka to ‘do andolan’. The more andolanjeevis Ashoka produces, the greater will be its legacy,” he said referring to Bikhchandani’s recent post on Ashoka University.”Whatever may be the motivations of parents, his understanding of the role of andolans in human history is very narrow, if not primitive. His public statements only show the arrogance of an owner and not that of a trustee,” the article said.”Common to both in a liberal arts university is…

The shower of announcements came after the full state Cabinet presided over by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde met here first time after October 2016, amidst over a dozen protests or processions carried out by various groups including Shiv Sena (UBT), All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen, Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi, Dhangars, OBCs and others.The day started with Shinde and the two Deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar participating in a ceremony to unveil plaques changing officially the name of ‘Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar’ (Aurangabad) and ‘Dharashiv’ (Osmanabad), effected earlier this year. Speaking to the media, Shinde, Fadnavis, Pawar announced the decisions related to the…

Also known as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the proclaimed purpose of this initiative was to restore the ancient silk route that connected Europe and Asia. However, over the years, with initiating a massive network of road, railways, maritime ports, power grids, oil and gas pipelines, and associated infrastructure projects, its scope has expanded to include more new territories—and new concerns as well. The two parts of the OBOR project are the ‘Silk Road Economic Belt’ and the ‘21st Century Maritime Silk Road’. The former connects China with Central Asia, Eastern Europe, and Western Europe through land; while the…

An NIA counsel informed a special court in Kolkata that the materials recovered from the blast site included some items that are used in grenades used by the security forces of the country. The NIA counsel made an appeal that those arrested in connection with the blast should be denied bail, and bails of those already released should be cancelled.The court approved NIA’s plea for inclusion of provisions under the UAPA in the matter. It is learnt that the appeal for including UAPA provisions was made by the NIA citing the findings of the forensic laboratory regarding the specimens collected…