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Serbian president says Australia 'humiliated themselves' with court ruling
- Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has remained steadfast in his support for Djokovic throughout the drama, calling the earlier detention of the unvaccinated tennis star a "political witch hunt".
Published on Jan 16, 2022 05:46 PM IST
AFP | , New Delhi
Thousands block roads in Serbia to protest mining project
- In the capital Belgrade, protesters swarmed a major highway and bridge linking the city to outlying suburbs as the crowd chanted anti-government slogans while some held signs criticising the mining project.
Published on Dec 05, 2021 02:32 PM IST
AFP |
EU set to lift non-essential travel curbs for US residents this week
Portugal, which holds the rotating presidency of the EU, proposed adding the US, Albania, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Macau, the Republic of Northern Macedonia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia and Taiwan to a so-called 'white list' of countries from which non-essential travel to the bloc is allowed
Updated on Jun 15, 2021 12:25 PM IST
Bloomberg |
Serbian performance artist, Marina Abramovic, wins Spain's prestigious art prize
- Marina Abramovic wins Spanish art prize worth 50,000-euro ($56,700). Her works include “The Artist is Present,” in which she spent 716 hours sitting still while thousands of museum-goers took turns sitting in front of her and sharing one another’s gaze.
_1620894375871_1620894390576.jpg "Serbian performance artist, Marina Abramovic, wins Spain's prestigious art prize(ArturoVilla_)")
Updated on May 13, 2021 02:01 PM IST
AP |
Made in India Covid-19 vaccines reach Serbia
The information was shared by Jaishankar through his Twitter post, "Made in India vaccines now arrive in Serbia. Buttressing our bond with Belgrade."
Published on Feb 21, 2021 04:17 PM IST
ANI | , Belgrade
Dog sent off by referee for invading pitch during football match in Serbia
Referee Marko Ivkovic flashed a red card to the dog.
Updated on Feb 06, 2021 12:10 PM IST
Reuters |
2021 World Indoor Championships postponed to March 2023
World Athletics on Thursday said the city of Nanjing, the intended host of the 2020 meeting, now also cannot host the next edition in March.
Updated on Dec 10, 2020 03:17 PM IST
Associated Press | Associated Press
Wrestler Narsingh Yadav clears COVID-19 test, set for World Cup in Serbia
The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) confirmed that he will travel to Belgrade on December 14 along with the men’s freestyle squad.
Updated on Dec 04, 2020 03:41 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
Lithuania aims to make one of the world’s most gender-balanced cabinet after all-male lineup
After being the only one in the European Union to contain an all-men cabinet, Lithuania follows Serbia in seeking a government where jobs are evenly divided between the sexes.
Updated on Nov 19, 2020 05:25 PM IST
Bloomberg | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz
Serbia to become one of world’s most gender-balanced governments
Serbia’s proposed new-look government is among the world’s most gender balanced, with women named to half of ministerial posts.
Updated on Oct 26, 2020 07:13 PM IST
Bloomberg | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta
MiG-21 military jet crashes near Serbia’s border with Bosnia
The ministry said the MiG-21 plane was on a “regular” flying mission when it crashed around 9 a.m. (0700GMT) near the village of Brasina.
Published on Sep 25, 2020 08:21 PM IST
Belgrade, Serbia | Associated Press | Posted by Arpan Rai
Donald Trump announces historic accord between former foes Serbia, Kosovo
The US effort focused on business and commerce, however, with Serbian negotiators insisting they would not go as far as recognizing Kosovo as a fully-fledged state.
Published on Sep 04, 2020 10:53 PM IST
Washington | Agence France-Presse| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal
Serbia seeks more warplanes amid Balkan tensions
President Aleksandar Vucic said “certain initiatives” have been made to buy a fleet of fighter-bombers, accusing the US and other Western countries of arming Serbia’s NATO neighbors and its breakaway former province of Kosovo.
Published on Jul 26, 2020 07:11 PM IST
Belgrade | Associated Press | Posted by Arpan Rai
Serbia police detain 71 after 4th night of coronavirus protests
Serbian police detained 71 people after clashes during the fourth night of anti-government protests against the Serbian president that were initially sparked by his plans to reintroduce a coronavirus lockdown.
Updated on Jul 11, 2020 10:47 PM IST
Belgrade, Serbia | Associated Press
Hundreds try to storm Serbian parliament as protests against govt heat up
Demonstrators — who were defying a ban on mass gatherings amid a spike in virus infections — threw bottles, rocks and flares at the police guarding the domed parliament building in central Belgrade and removed the metal fences in front of it. Smoke rose above the entry stairway.
Published on Jul 11, 2020 07:34 AM IST
Belgrade | Associated Press| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal
Srebrenica killings: 25 years on victims solve world’s ‘biggest forensic puzzle’
Over 8,000 Bosnian Muslims perished in 10 days of slaughter after the town was overrun by Bosnian Serb forces in the closing months of the country’s 1992-95 fratricidal war.
Updated on Jul 09, 2020 02:20 PM IST
Srebrenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina | Associated Press | Posted by: Shankhyaneel Sarkar
Violence in Serbia over plan to reimpose coronavirus curfew
Thousands of protesters clashed with police in Serbia’s capital after the president said he’d reinstate one of Europe’s strictest lockdown regimes to confront a spike in new cases of Covid-19 in the city.
Updated on Jul 08, 2020 07:33 PM IST
Bloomberg | Posted by Niyati Singh
Blame me, not Novak Djokovic: Serbia Prime Minister Ana Brnabic defends tennis star after Adria Open fiasco
“If they could shift the blame on me personally, as Prime Minister, and leave Novak alone, I would love it,” says Serbia Prime Minister Ana Brnabic.
Updated on Jul 01, 2020 03:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com
Djokovic’s parents defend their son, blame another player
Djokovic’s outspoken father blamed the cancellation of the tour on Grigor Dimitrov, one of the three other players to test positive in the last few days. There is no evidence to suggest Dimitrov spread the virus to others.
Updated on Jun 24, 2020 07:38 PM IST
Belgrade | Associated Press
Serbians head to polls in Europe’s first post-lockdown election
Polling stations will be equipped with face masks and hand sanitisers for the use of the country’s 5.5 million voters, many of whom are expected to skip voting - partly due to fears of becoming infected.
Updated on Jun 21, 2020 05:58 AM IST
Belgrade | Reuters | Posted by: Shankhyaneel Sarkar
Fans flock back for final big games of Serbian soccer season
Red Star Belgrade can host the biggest crowd for a game in Europe since soccer’s shutdown in the pandemic ended last month, when the Serbian title winner completes its season on June 20.
Updated on Jun 10, 2020 04:35 PM IST
Belgrade | Press Trust of India
Tough for Kim Clijsters to get back to top level: Ana Ivanovic
Belgian mother-of-three Clijsters surprised the tennis world when she announced she was making a second comeback this year.
Updated on Jun 04, 2020 02:28 PM IST
MUMBAI | Reuters
Novak Djokovic to host tennis tour in Balkan countries, Thiem, Dimitrov sign up
The tour starts on June 13 and 14 in Belgrade followed by matches in Zadar, Croatia on June 20 and 21. This will be followed by matches in Montenegro on June 27 and 28 and the tour ends in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina on July 3 and 4.
Updated on May 23, 2020 06:22 PM IST
Belgrade | Indo Asian News Service
Congress hits out at PM Modi over medical supplies to Serbia
The Congress’s offensive came in response to a tweet by an official account of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Serbia.
Updated on Apr 01, 2020 06:29 PM IST
New Delhi, Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent
Djokovic dominates Tsitsipas to win fifth Dubai trophy and 79th career title
The world number one is now on an 18-0 winning run this season, and 21-0 overall since late 2019, as he ended an eight-match win streak for his Greek opponent, champion last weekend in Marseille.
Updated on Mar 01, 2020 08:15 AM IST
Dubai | Agence France-Presse
Novak Djokovic continues hot streak to cruise into second round in Dubai
The top seed and four-time champion was playing in Dubai for the first time since 2016, and made short work of Jaziri, who is ranked 260 in the world.
Updated on Feb 24, 2020 11:38 PM IST
Dubai | Agence France-Presse
Novak Djokovic urges Davis and ATP Cups to merge or die
Djokovic, who recently won his eighth Australian Open title and led Serbia to the ATP Cup trophy last month, made his plea prior to starting this week as top seed at the Aviation Club.
Updated on Feb 24, 2020 03:43 AM IST
Dubai | AFP
Indian boxers claim four silver medals at Nation’s Cup in Serbia
None of the Indians could win their summit bouts on Sunday night with Monika (48kg), Ritu Grewal (51kg) and Bhagyabati Kachari (75kg) being the other silver medal winners apart from Meena.
Updated on Jan 21, 2020 03:54 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
Novak Djokovic insists no clear favourite for Australian Open
The world number two was in fine touch at the ATP Cup, leading Serbia to victory over 23 other nations in the new men’s team event, overpowering Davis Cup champions Spain in the final in the early hours of Monday.
Updated on Jan 13, 2020 08:25 AM IST
Sydney | AFP
Djokovic outlasts Medvedev to lead Serbia into ATP Cup final
Serbia now faces the winner of host nation Australia, led by Alex De Minaur, and Rafael Nadal’s Spain in Sunday’s final.
Updated on Jan 11, 2020 01:06 PM IST
Sydney | Reuters