Amid stiff global competition from major airport construction companies, a consortium led by Indian developer GMR has bagged an about Rs 11,000-crore (two-billion-euro) project to modernise Istanbul's second airport.
With the Middle East tensions flaring up, Air India has temporarily suspended its Tel Aviv flights and airlines have charted alternative flight paths to avoid the Iranian airspace.
The Indo-Taipei pair beat Sandra Kloesel and Anna Koumantou 2-6, 6-1, 10-7 in the quarters.
Nude bikers take to the streets in Mexico City; the Pride parade in Istanbul; Ukrainians grads celebrate the last day of school in Derhachi; the Santa Claus school in Rio de Janeiro and yellow ducks float off Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong.
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Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov smashed three rackets on his way to losing the Istanbul Open final to Argentine Diego Schwartzman on Sunday.
Turkey's second ever Islamic Fashion Fair was held in Istanbul from April 8 to 11. The showings saw a host of clothing and accessories catering to conservative tastes on the catwalk, including swimwear! Take a look.
India's Narain Karthikeyan will start 19th on the grid on Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix.
A report on CNN Web site said several buildings have suffered extensive damage and at least three persons are believed killed.
Roger Federer was given a fright before reaching the semi-final of the inaugural Istanbul Open.
"The evidence points to Daesh", he said using another name for the Islamic State.
The flight sought an emergency landing after its pilot was informed about warning about the presence of a bomb in the cargo hold.
Aman Sehrawat is the first Indian male wrestler to secure berth for the Paris Olympic Games
Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy won the first edition of the I S Bank Ataturk Women Grand Prix chess tournament, defeating Marie Sebag of France in a nail-biting finale. She finished the tournament with a commendable 8.5 points out of a possible 11.
Karun Chandhok grew in confidence with his eventful 14th place finish in the Monaco Grand Prix and the Hispania driver now wants to carry forward the confidence to Sunday's race in Istanbul.
Director Apoorva Lakhia on his new film, Mission Istanbul, starring Zayed Khan and Vivek Oberoi.
The United States said was "saddened" to hear the confirmation of Khashoggi's death, but made no mention of action against its major ally.
Tokyo's outspoken governor, Naoki Inose, who heads the city's bid for the 2020 Olympics, apologised on Tuesday for "inappropriate" comments he made about rival candidate Istanbul and Islamic countries.
Are faulty design, hurried construction and private ownership to be blamed for the incidents of airport roofs crashing?
The city of Istanbul is easy to fall in love with. Kushal Chowdhury was the latest victim.
Team mate Kimi Raikkonen was the second fastest race driver with a time of one minute 28.453 seconds.
Punia had trained in Russia to prepare for the trials, which are being organised by the IOA ad-hoc panel.
The incident occurred after suicide bombers struck an Istanbul airport, killing at least 36 people, though it is not clear if the attackers were motivated by that tragedy.
At least 27 people were killed in the bombings, including the British Counsel-General Roger Short.
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The global billionaires list witnessed as many as 94 new entrants from India, stated a report by Hurun India on Tuesday. Following a net addition of 84, the country's billionaire tally touched 271 with their combined wealth at $1 trillion, noted the report. Mukesh Ambani, chairman & managing director of Reliance Industries, is the only Indian to make it into the top 10 of the Hurun Global Rich List 2024, a ranking of billionaires in US dollar terms.
Top seed Koneru Humpy could not get the better of Shen Yang's defence and settled for her second draw on the trot to slip to the joint third place after four rounds in the IS Bank Ataturk Women Grand Prix chess tournament now in progress in Istanbul.
"Why do we have to bother ourselves and correct somebody else's mistakes?" Putin asked during an interview.
However, Israel is yet to comment on the strike that has killed the senior Hamas leader.
WFI President Sanjay Singh on Friday assured that the protesting wrestlers' trio of Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik would not face any discrimination and he would personally approach them for appearance in the Olympic Qualifiers trials, which will be held in Maharashtra.
American Serena Williams reached the semi-finals at the WTA Tour Championships in Istanbul on Thursday with what is fast becoming a routine defeat of World No 1 Victoria Azarenka.
The rulers of the day need to be sensitive and involved in managing the identities of sacred spaces and the ongoing dialogues about the past in diverse societies, suggests Colonel Nikhil Apte (retd).
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The 19-year old Hyderabadi next plays Michaela Krajicek in the next round of the WTA Tour event.
A place in the Istanbul final on May 25 beckons if Chelsea and Milan can exploit home advantage.
The Indian Davis Cupper was beaten 2-6, 3-6 by Russia's Konstantin Kravchuk.
The unseeded Frenchwoman beat the top seed to set up a meeting with Russia's Elena Dementieva.
Clearly aware of POTUS's reluctance, Narendra D Modi spotted the opportunity when Biden and MbS attended the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment event on Saturday, September 9, 2023.
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