Galle, Jan 28 (UNI) Stand-in captain Steve Smith on Tuesday confirmed that Travis Head will open the batting alongside Usman Khawaja in the first Test against Sri Lanka, putting an end to speculation about Khawaja’s opening partner. The decision, announced on the eve of the match, sees Head replacing teenage rookie Sam Konstas at the…
Islamabad, Jan 28 (UNI) The tickets for next month’s ICC Champions Trophy featuring top eight cricketing nations will go on sale from Tuesday, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Monday. All matches of the event will be held across three venues in Pakistan — Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpindi — from Feb 19 to March…
Dhaka, Jan 28 (UNI) The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has announced its intention to repatriate former prime minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina to face corruption charges. During a press briefing at the Commission’s headquarters in Dhaka on Tuesday, ACC Director General (Prevention) Md Akhtar Hossain confirmed the development. Addressing questions from journalists, Akhtar Hossain…
Lusaka, Jan. 28 (UNI) Zambia has recorded eight new mpox cases, bringing the cumulative total to 15, state media reported on Tuesday. The eight new cases were reported in Lusaka, the country’s capital, according to the Zambia Daily Mail, which quoted Paul Zulu, the mpox incident manager at the Zambia National Public Health Institute, a…
Seoul, Jan 28 (UNI) A passenger airplane caught on fire at around 10:30 p.m. local time on Tuesday at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, forcing the passengers and crew members to evacuate, Yonhap reported, citing local fire authorities. Fire authorities said an Air Busan plane bound for China’s Hong Kong from the airport…
Mumbai, Jan 28 (UNI) Snapping a losing streak of the last two sessions, the BSE Sensex jumped 535.24 pts to close at 75,901.41 following liquidity measures announced by the Reserve Bank of India. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) rose 128.10 pts at 22,957.25. The Sensex opened strong at 75,659, up 293 pts. During the day…
New Delhi, Jan 28 (UNI) The Supreme Court directed the strict implementation of its 2018 order mandating colour-coded stickers on vehicles in the National Capital Region (NCR) to indicate fuel types, as part of efforts to combat Delhi’s worsening pollution crisis. A Bench comprising Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan on Monday ordered NCR…
New Delhi, Jan 28 (UNI) In a significant shift in the long-standing legal battle, the Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned the previous judicial ruling findings and acquitted Chandrabhan Sudam Sanap, who had been on death row since 2015 for the rape and murder of 23-year-old techie Esther Anuhya in 2014. A Bench comprising Justice BR…
New Delhi, Jan 28 (UNI) The Supreme Court recently dismissed an application by Sahara group companies seeking to recall a previous order imposing hefty costs on 10 group companies and their 20 directors. The bench directed that the imposed costs be deposited for the Wayanad landslide relief fund. A bench comprising Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and…
New Delhi, Jan 28 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted custody parole to Mohd Tahir Hussain, an undertrial prisoner in the Delhi riots case, allowing him to canvass votes in the Mustafabad constituency as a candidate of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) for the next month Delhi Assembly election. Under the custody parole…
