Reigning champions and World No. 2 Belgium, who won the title in the 2018 in Odisha, will take on South Korea in Bhubneswar.
Hosts India drawn with England, Spain and Wales in Pool D of FIH World Cup
The Netherlands, a strong contender for the World Cup title, will aim to maintain a clean slate by beating lowly Canada in Pool A and book a semi-final berth in the hockey World Cup in New Delhi on Friday.
Sania Mirza beat Tetiana Luzhanska of Belarus to make the grade at the ITF Women's World Ranking tournament.
United States has the world's largest gold reserves.
50 million people are not connected to the cyber world in the US.
Europe reigns supreme among the world's most innovative nations.
UAE has the cheapest passport.
India has moved up 16 positions to rank 55th on a global index of the world's most competitive economies, where Switzerland remains on top.
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