The Hague, (UNI) Chinese grandmaster Wei Yi claimed the Tata Steel Chess Tournament title for the first time in the Netherlands, beating Gukesh Dommaraju from India in a sensational tiebreak decider. It was the 86th edition of the prestigious chess tournament held at Wijk aan Zee, a village on the Dutch west coast. In the…
Khartoum, Jan 30 (UNI) Fifty-two civilians and two peacekeepers have been killed in inter-communal clashes in the oil-rich area of Abyei contested between Sudan and South Sudan, the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) said in a statement on Monday. UNISFA “is concerned about the continuing inter-communal clashes (in Abyei) that resulted in…
La Paz, Jan 30 (UNI) At least 22 people have died due to the heavy rains across Bolivia since November, the Bolivian government said on Monday. “From November 2023 to January 2024, seven departments were affected. La Paz was most affected. We have 9,625 families affected and impacted,” Juan Carlos Calvimontes, deputy minister of civil…
Beijing, Jan 30 (UNI) A 5.7-magnitude earthquake jolted Aheqi County in Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture of Kizilsu in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 6:27 a.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time), according to China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was monitored at 41.15 degrees north latitude and 78.67 degrees east…
Gaza, Jan 30 (UNI) The Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza said on Monday that the Palestinian death toll from the Israeli offensive on the enclave has reached 26,637 since it began on Oct 7, 2023. In a press statement, the ministry said that Israeli forces killed 215 Palestinians and wounded 300 more in the past…
Beirut, Jan 30 (UNI) Two Hezbollah members were killed and two civilians injured on Monday in Israeli raids on Lebanon’s southern borders, according to Lebanese military sources. The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Israeli forces had launched 14 airstrikes on eight towns and villages in southern Lebanon and destroyed three houses, adding…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (UNI) In a swift action, Indian Navy’s Warship INS Sumitra, successfully rescued all 17 crew members of an Iranian flagged Fishing Vessel (FV) Iman, that was hijacked by pirates along the East Coast of Somalia and Gulf of Aden. According to Indian Navy post on X, INS Sumitra intercepted the vessel…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday asked RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav to file a ‘clear and simple statement’ withdrawing remarks made by him against the Gujarati Community. A Bench comprising Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan granted Yadav a week to file a clear statement withdrawing his defamatory statement…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (UNI) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday accused the BJP-led central government of enabling Adani Group to carry out mining in Hasdeo forests of Chhattisgarh without the required permission and against the norms. “The BJP-led central government is granting all resources, including jungles, mines, airports, and ports, to Adani,” AAP…
Mumbai, Jan 29 (UNI) All-Rounder Ravindra Jadeja and batter KL Rahul have been ruled out of the second IDFC First Bank Test against England in Visakhapatnam, starting February 2. Jadeja sustained a hamstring injury during play on Day 4 of the first Test in Hyderabad while Rahul complained of right quadriceps pain. The BCCI Medical…
