Sydney, Jan 5 (UNI) India’s hopes of making it to the World Test Championship (WTC) final were significantly impacted by the absence of Jasprit Bumrah, as Australia defeated India by 6 wickets in the fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy here on Sunday. Bumrah, sidelined due to a back spasm, left a significant…
Sydney, Jan 5 (UNI) The United States and Poland will battle for the United Cup title after the top two seeds of the mixed teams event won their semifinals on Saturday. The final in Sydney on Sunday will be highlighted by a blockbuster women’s singles match between world number two Iga Swiatek and former US…
Singapore, Jan 5 (UNI) About 35 residents were evacuated early Sunday morning after a fire broke out in a vacant three-story semi-detached house in eastern Singapore, authorities said. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) reported that it was alerted to the fire at about 12:45 a.m.. Firefighters from the Kallang Fire Station and the Paya…
Sydney, Jan 5 (UNI) India Head Coach Gautam Gambhir on Sunday commended Rohit Sharma for his decision to step down as captain following a disappointing performance in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Speaking to the media, Gambhir described Rohit’s move to hand over the captaincy to Jasprit Bumrah as a selfless and team-first decision, though it did…
Moscow, Jan 5 (UNI) Russian air defence systems destroyed 61 Ukrainian drones overnight over the Rostov, Bryansk, Voronezh, Belgorod and Oryol regions, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Sunday. “Over the past night, air defence systems on duty destroyed 61 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles: 37 UAVs were destroyed over the Rostov region, 20 over the…
Gaza, Jan 5 (UNI) The Hamas-run Gaza media office said on Saturday evening that the Israeli army carried out 94 airstrikes and shelling on the Gaza Strip over the past 72 hours, killing 184 people. In its statement, the office described the escalation as “dangerous and brutal,” targeting unarmed civilians and residential areas, particularly in…
Khartoum, Jan 5 (UNI) At least eight civilians were killed and 53 others injured in artillery shelling by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the Sudanese capital Khartoum and El Fasher city in western Sudan’s North Darfur State. “The RSF militia on Saturday continued its systematic shelling against civilians in Karari locality in Omdurman…
Sydney, Jan 5 (UNI) Two people have died in a light plane crash off Australia’s east coast north of Sydney. Police in the state of New South Wales (NSW) said in a statement on Saturday night that emergency services were called to reports of a light plane crash in the ocean near the town of…
Jerusalem, Jan 5 (UNI) The Israeli police on Saturday arrested two Israelis who had crossed into Syrian territory by vehicle before being detained by the Israeli army. According to Israel’s state-owned Kan TV News, the suspects were apprehended approximately 1.5 km inside Syrian territory while in their vehicle. A police statement said the two individuals…
Moscow, Jan 5 (UNI) A Russian war correspondent was killed and four other media workers injured in a Ukrainian drone strike in the Donetsk region, Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency reported Saturday. The drone struck a car carrying Russian journalists on the Donetsk-Gorlovka highway, killing Alexander Martemyanov, a stringer for the Russian newspaper Izvestia, the…
