Manila, Dec 6 (UNI) The death toll in the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that hit the southern Philippine Surigao province last Saturday has climbed to three, the government said Wednesday. In a latest report, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said one died in a region in the northeastern part of Mindanao island, and two…
Guwahati, (UNI) Junior world championship bronze medallist Ayush Shetty came up with a confident showing to win both his qualifying round matches convincingly to book a main draw spot in the inaugural Guwahati Masters Super 100 badminton tournament on Tuesday. Shetty first knocked off 7th seed Kiran Kumar Mekala 21-12, 21-15 before beating Siddharth Pratap…
Dubai, Dec 6 (UNI) Sixteen-year-old Shorna Akter from Bangladesh made significant, career-best gains in the ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings following her maiden five-wicket haul against South Africa in the first women’s T20I in Benoni. She sailed 46 slots to 105th among the bowlers, with 297 ratings points from 151st and leaped 38 slots to…
Santiago, Dec 6 (UNI) The Indian Junior Women’s Hockey Team put up a brilliant show in their fourth game of the FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup 2023 as they came from behind to beat New Zealand 3-2 in sudden death in a penalty shoot out after the match ended 3-3 during regular time. In…
Nicosia, Dec 6 (UNI) Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides visited Egypt and Jordan on Tuesday to promote his initiative for the establishment of a maritime corridor to get aid from Cyprus to Gaza, according to a written statement issued by the president’s office here. It said that Christodoulides held talks with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi in…
Chennai, Dec 6 (UNI) Thanks to the Rs 4,000 crore flood mitigation works undertaken by the government, the loss of lives due to flash floods in Chennai city and suburbs were considerably reduced this time, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K.Stalin said and stated that the state would seek Rs 5,000 crore an interim financial assistance…
United Nations, (UNI) The United Nations says there are no safe zones in Gaza including shelters flying the UN flag, UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Tuesday. “There are no UN designated safe zones in Gaza. I think that all my senior colleagues have been very clear, including the Secretary-General saying there are no safe…
Cairo, Dec 6 (UNI) Seven people were killed and 25 others injured on Tuesday when a bus overturned on the eastern desert road in southern Egypt’s Minya governorate. Initial investigations suggested that the bus overturned after colliding with a sidewalk due to poor visibility caused by dense morning fog, the state-run Ahram Online news website…
Gaza, (UNI) The death toll from the Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip has increased to 16,248 people since October 7, and another 43,616 people have been injured, the enclave government’s information center said on Tuesday. “The number of bodies admitted to hospitals has increased to 16,248… The number of missing persons who may be…
Chennai, Dec 6 (UNI) The Madras High Court has dismissed a plea filed by Ms V.K. Sasikala, a close aide of late Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, challenging her removal as interim General Secretary of the AIADMK. After Ms Jayalalithaa’s death on December five 2016 after 75 days of hospitalisation, Ms Sasikala was elected as interim General…
