Ashwin is 2nd highest Indian Test wicket-taker
Mohali, March 6 (UNI) All-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin became the second highest Indian wicket-taker after he surpassed Kapil Dev on day 3 of the first Test against Sri Lanka here on Sunday. He raced past Kapil's record of 434 wickets…
Sulabh International celebrates 52nd Foundation Day
NEW DELHI, MAR 5 (UNI):- Sulabh founder Dr Bindeshwar Pathak being offered sweet to mark 52nd foundation day of Sulabh International in New Delhi on Saturday.
Bindeshwar Pathak was born in a Brahmin family Rampur Baghel village of…
Fire breaks out in Saharanpur-Delhi train
MEERUT, MAR 5 (UNI)- Flames rising after a fire broke out in Saharanpur-Delhi passenger train at Daurala railway station near Meerut on Saturday.
There is no report of casualties yet. More reports awaited. Senior Railway officials from…
Chinese FM holds phone talks with US secretary, A. Blinken
Beijing, March 6 (UNI/Xinhua) Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a phone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken over China-U.S. relations and the Ukraine issue at the latter's request. Wang said…
Iraqi Council reopens nominations for president on SC advise
Baghdad, March 6 (UNI/Xinhua) The Iraqi Council of Representatives (parliament) on Saturday voted to reopen the nomination for the post of president of the country. A statement by the parliament said that 203 lawmakers voted in favor of…
Women’s WC: India wins Toss, elects to bat vs Pak
Tauranga, March 6 (UNI) India won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in their opening match of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup at the Bay Oval, New Zealand here on Sunday. India skipper Mithali Raj said, "It's a good wicket…
Israeli PM Bennett meets Putin in Moscow
New Delhi, March 5 (UNI) Israel Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Saturday met Russian President Vladimir Putin at Kremlin to discuss the ongoing crisis in the region, Russian media outlets reported. This was an unannounced visit by the…
Union Min Som Prakash welcomes 183 students from Ukraine at IGI Airport
Phagwara/New Delhi, Mar 5 (UNI) As many as 183 students stranded in Ukraine who returned safely to India, were given a warm welcome by Union Minister of State Som Prakash at IG International Airport New Delhi on Saturday. The students…
Russia destroys 2,037 Ukrainian military installations
Moscow, March 6 (UNI) The Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 2,037 Ukrainian military infrastructure objects since the start of the operation, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said. Among them were 71 command posts…
Navy tests advanced BrahMos Supersonic missile
New Delhi, March 5 (UNI) The Indian Navy on Saturday successfully
demonstrated the accuracy of an extended-range land attack Brahmos supersonic cruise missile from the stealth destroyer INS Chennai. The missile hit the…
President Zelensky: Here I am, in my place
Kyiv, March 5 (UNI) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday denied the rumors about him having fled the country saying "Here I am, you see, in my place". "Every two days it is reported that I fled Ukraine, Kyiv, the…
Davis Cup: Rohan-Divij make 3-0 for India against Denmark
New Delhi, March 5 (UNI) The Indian men's doubles team of Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan on Saturday defeated Danes Frederik Nielsen (captain) and Mikael Torpegaard 6-7 (3-7), 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) in three sets to seal the five-match tie 3-0…
Drone Flying School to be set up in Kangra
Shimla, March 5 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh government and Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA) on Saturday signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for setting up the first Drone Flying School in the state at the Industrial…
BJP will return in 4 states, do well in Punjab: Shah
New Delhi, March 5 (UNI) Union Home Minister and former BJP president Amit Shah on Saturday said his party will return to power in four of the five poll-bound states, and improve its situation in Punjab, during his media address on the last…
Emami acquires stake in Tru Native F&B
Kolkata, Mar 5 (UNI) Fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) company Emami Limited on Saturday announced that it has acquired a 19 per cent equity stake in direct-to-consumer (D2C) firm Tru Native F&B Pvt Ltd (“Tru Nativ F&B”). Tru…
Jadeja’s 175 Not out, helps India declare at 574/8
Mohali, March 5 (UNI) Ravindra Jadeja cracked an unbeaten 175 as India declared their first innings at a staggering 574 for 8 in the first innings against Sri Lanka here on Saturday. The bowling-all-rounder took to cleaners a listless…
Face of Haqqani Network’s leader revealed
Kabul, March 5 (UNI) The Head of Haqqani Network and the Taliban-appointed Interior Minister, Sirajuddin Haqqani's face was revealed as he appears before a camera for the first time on Saturday. "Sirajuddin Haqqani, Taliban's Interior's…
India urges for safe corridor in Sumy as Indian students are moving to Mariupol
Kyiv/New Delhi, Mar 5 (UNI) As a large group of Indian students of Sumy State University declared on video that they are going to move towards Mariupol where a partial ceasefire has been declared by Russia, the Indan government on…
India wins historic medal in World Race Walking in Muscat
Muscat, March 4 (UNI) The Indian women's 20km walk team, comprising Ravina, Bhawna Jat and Munita Prajapati, on Friday scripted history by winning a bronze -- the first medal in the 61-year history of the World Athletics Race Walking…
Ukraine President Zelenskyy calls NATO summit ‘weak’
Moscow, March 5 (UNI/Sputnik) Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a video message has called the just concluded NATO summit "weak" amid the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia. "A NATO summit took place today. It was a weak summit, a…
