Kimberley, (UNI) West Indies beat Sri Lanka by three wickets here on Tuesday. Vishen Halambage fell early to an attacking shot in the very first over, but Pulindu Perera and Sineth Jayawardena went ahead close to run a ball. However, the Sri Lanka captain Sineth fell early yet again when he tried to lob Nathan…
Potchefstroom, (UNI) Pakistan defeated Ireland by three wickets in a Super Six match of the U19 World Cup here on Tuesday. Disciplined work from Pakistan bowlers meant that Ireland crept at a run rate of one for the first five overs. This pressure yielded a wicket, as Ubaid Shah had Jordan Neill caught off his…
Dhaka, Jan 31 (UNI) India U19 Women’s Team arrived in the Bangladesh capital on Tuesday evening to play the SAFF U19 Women’s Championship 2024 from February 2 to 8. Bhutan, Nepal and hosts Bangladesh are the other three participating teams. The experience of the Indian U19 team in the same championship and at the same…
Seoul, Jan 31 (UNI) The armed forces of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) conducted a launching drill of strategic cruise missile “Hwasal-2” in waters off its west coast on Tuesday, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Wednesday, citing a report of the General Staff of the Korean People’s Army (KPA). The…
Gaza, Jan 31 (UNI) Israeli forces on Tuesday stormed the Al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, reported the state-run Palestine TV. The Palestine Red Crescent Society said in a statement that Israeli forces demolished the outer wall of the hospital, and asked displaced people and medical personnel to evacuate immediately. In…
Seoul, Jan 31 (UNI) A U.S. fighter jet crashed in waters off South Korea’s western coast, Yonhap news agency said on Wednesday. The F-16 fighter of the U.S. Forces Korea crashed in waters near Jikdo island in Gunsan, about 180 km south of the capital Seoul, at around 8:40 a.m. local time (2340 GMT Tuesday)….
Mexico City, Jan 31 (UNI) At least 19 people were killed early Tuesday after a double-decker passenger bus collided with a trailer on the Mazatlan-Culiacan Highway in northern Mexico, Sinaloa state Attorney General Sara Bruna Quinonez Estrada confirmed. In a message posted on social media platform X, the head of the Sinaloa State Attorney General’s…
Islamabad, (UNI) Six terrorists were killed in a clash with security forces in Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province, the provincial caretaker information minister said on Tuesday. The security forces thwarted the terrorists’ attempt to create lawlessness in Mach town of the province by taking swift action, Jan Achakzai, the minister, said on his social media X…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (UNI) The Indian Navy in coordination with Seychelles Defence Forces and Sri Lanka Navy successfully thwarted the hijacking of Sri Lankan flagged fishing trawler with six crew members onboard. According to the Indian Navy statement, a hijacking incident was reported onboard the Sri Lankan flagged multiday fishing trawler Lorenzo Putha 04…
Moscow, Jan 30 (UNI) Saudi Arabia is not taking part in the meeting of sherpas and sous-sherpas of the BRICS countries in Moscow due to a “technical issue,” Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Tuesday. “Our counterparts from Saudi Arabia have already attended events linked to BRICS, including after joining the group on…
