Francisco Cerundolo recorded an upset 7-5, 6-3 win over two-time champion Alexander Zverev at Madrid Open. The Argentine ended German's seven-match winning streak, which dated back to the start of his Munich title run.

In a rematch of their fourth-round encounter from one year ago, Cerundolo, who also beat Zverev this season in Buenos Aires, saved the only break point he faced, according to ATP Stats.

"I'm super happy because I know he loves playing here. He told me last year when I beat him. He's an incredible player. I have a great relationship with him, so super happy to get another win and to be in the quarter-finals again," Cerundolo said.

Amid the devastating fire in a six-storey hotel building at Madan Mohan Burman Street in central Kolkata on Wednesday morning that claimed 14 lives, questions have surfaced over the total lack of fire safety arrangements there.

The hotel owner has reportedly gone missing since the fire broke out on Tuesday night, and the hotel staff are also unaware of his whereabouts.

A preliminary investigation revealed three major lapses in ensuring property safety measures on the part of the hotel authorities, namely a lack of adequate internal fire extinguishing arrangements, inadequate ventilation facilities, and a lack of alternative entry and exit options.

“The lack of adequate ventilation facilities is evident from the fact that of the 14 killed in the fire, 13 died not because of getting charred but because of suffocation from the smoke emitted from the fire. The 14th person was first killed as he jumped off in panic,” said a state fire services department official present at the spot.

Director Rahul Sadasivan's eagerly awaited horror thriller, tentatively being referred to as #NSS2 and featuring actor Pranav Mohanlal in the lead, has now been wrapped up, its makers announced on Wednesday.

All Night Shifts and Y Not Studios, the firms that are producing the film, said, "It’s a Wrap for #NSS2! Starring @pranavmohanlal. Written & Directed by @rahul_madking. Produced By @chakdyn @sash041075. Banner @allnightshifts @studiosynot."

#NSS2, which features Mohanlal's son Pranav Mohanlal in the lead, has triggered huge interest because of the people making it. The horror-thriller is being made by the same team that made the Malayalam cult classic, ‘Brammayugam’, featuring Malayalam superstar Mammootty in the lead.

The ongoing doctors' strike at all three major government hospitals in Pakistan's Rawalpindi left thousands of patients distressed in the city.

The Young Doctors Association (YDA) have been on strike since last week in protest against the Punjab government's plan to outsource public hospitals.

The protesting doctors boycotted the Outpatient Departments (OPDs) services at Holy Family Hospital (HFH), Benazir Bhutto Hospital (BBH), and Rawalpindi Teaching Hospital (RTH) Raja Bazaar on the call of the YDA Punjab, according to local media reports.

The protest brought OPD services to a standstill as patients at the three hospitals continue to suffer. The officials from the divisional administration visited the hospitals but reportedly did little to engage the Young Doctors Association (YDA) to resume services at the OPDs, quoting sources.

Australian and Canadian researchers have developed a cutting-edge machine learning algorithm capable of rapidly identifying heart disease and fracture risks using routine bone density scans.

The innovation, developed by researchers from Australia's Edith Cowan University (ECU) in conjunction with Canada's University of Manitoba, could pave the way for more comprehensive and earlier diagnoses during routine osteoporosis screenings, improving outcomes for millions of older adults, news agency reported.

The automated system analyses vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) images to detect abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) -- a key marker linked to heart attacks, strokes, and falls.

Traditionally, assessing AAC requires around five to six minutes per image by a trained expert. The new algorithm slashes that time to under a minute for thousands of images, making large-scale screening far more efficient, it said.

Russia and the United States have yet to discuss the nuances of a peace plan, said Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya, as both nations continue their dialogue on finding a peaceful solution to the Ukraine conflict.

"The Russian-American dialogue is ongoing, and lots of nuances regarding the future contours of a peace plan have yet to be discussed," Nebenzya told a UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine.

"Since the onset of the conflict, we have stated that we prefer diplomatic ways of attaining the objectives of our special military operation. This is why Russia is still committed to finding long-lasting solutions that would remove the root cause of the conflict and prevent it from reigniting," he further said.

Meanwhile, Acting Alternate Representative of the US Mission to the United Nations John Kelley said that Russia currently has a great opportunity for a durable peace in Ukraine, and the United States will fully support Moscow and Kyiv on their path to a "lasting peace."

Music composer and singer Shankar Mahadevan spoke about the musical coming-of-age series “Hai Junoon – Dream, Dare, Dominate”, which features forty songs, saying it’s not just an album, it’s an epic.

The album brings together an all-star musical lineup featuring Sonu Nigam, Shankar Mahadevan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Vishal Dadlani, Shaan, Kanika Kapoor, Javed Ali, Aditya Ghadvi, Mohit Chauhan, Nakash Aziz, and Divya Kumar, Siddharth Mahadevan delivering a diverse and dynamic mix of genres and moods.

Talking about the tracks, Shankar told: “When I first heard about the vision for Hai Junoon, I was honestly stunned. Forty songs, across genres, moods, and characters — it’s not just an album, it’s an epic.”

He said that in an “age of quick hits and short formats, this project dares to dream big.”

Receiving a vaccine booster in the same arm as the first dose triggers a faster and stronger immune response and helps the body build protection faster, according to new research.

The findings could help improve vaccine strategies and may eventually lead to vaccines that need fewer boosters, news agency reported.

The study, which was led by the Garvan Institute of Medical Research and the Kirby Institute at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney in Australia finds that the immune system responds more quickly when both doses are given in the same arm.

That's because immune cells in nearby lymph nodes, which are the body's infection-fighting hubs, become "primed" after the first shot. When the booster arrives in the same spot, these cells spring into action and help produce stronger antibodies, the team explained in the paper, published in the journal Cell.

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Wednesday urged all political parties to rise above differences and stand united in support of the BJP-led Central government on decisions related to the Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed 26 innocent lives.

Her appeal came amid growing political friction and internal party directives following the incident.

In a post on X, Mayawati said, "All parties should unite and support the government in every step taken by it regarding the Pahalgam terror attack. Instead of doing dirty politics under its cover by putting up posters and making statements, etc., because this is creating confusion among the people, which is not good for the country."

South Korea and the United States will hold working-level talks this week to set details of their recent agreement concerning the Donald Trump administration's tariff scheme, Seoul's industry ministry said on Wednesday.

The two-day "technical discussions" will begin on Wednesday (U.S. time) in Washington as a follow-up to last week's agreement to craft a package deal on the new U.S. tariffs and ways of bilateral economic and industrial cooperation before the 90-day pause on the tariff measures expires on July 8, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.

The upcoming discussions will be attended by officials from the ministry and the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), reports news agency.