Tehran, Feb. 27 (UNI) Iraq on Wednesday repatriated 130 Iranian nationals imprisoned in the country, allowing them to serve the rest of their jail terms in their home country, according to the semi-official Fars news agency. The prisoners were transferred to Iran within the framework of a convict extradition agreement signed between the two countries…
San Francisco, Feb. 27 (UNI) YouTube announced on Wednesday that the company has surpassed 1 billion monthly active podcast viewers. In the United States, YouTube, including YouTube Music, is the most frequently used service for listening to podcasts. Last year, viewers watched over 400 million hours of podcasts monthly on living room devices, the company…
Gaza, Feb. 27 (UNI) Israeli authorities on Thursday began releasing more than 600 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails as part of the Gaza ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, according to Palestinian sources. Palestinian sources told Xinhua that buses carrying the prisoners departed from Ofer Prison in the central West Bank, heading toward a reception…
London, Feb. 27 (UNI) Liverpool tightened their grip on this season’s Premier League title with a 2-0 win at home to Newcastle United on Wednesday night. Liverpool’s win, combined with Arsenal’s 0-0 draw against Nottingham Forest, leaves them 13 points clear at the top of the table. Dominik Szoboszlai put Arne Slot’s side ahead with…
Kolkata, Feb 27 (UNI) East Bengal FC defeated Hyderabad FC by 2-0 at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium in the Indian Super League (ISL) match here. The Red and Gold Brigade have thus won thrice in a row for the first time in the ISL on Wednesday night. Their two late goals came off…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (UNI) Dia Mirza, United Nations National Goodwill Ambassador, underlined the relevance of encouraging “mindful consumption” for environmental conservation and the significance of involving children and young to promote meaningful change in climate debates. Speaking on the concluding day of the International Conference on Carbon Markets, “Prakriti 2025” here, Dia Mirza said,…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (UNI) UK’s Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds and Investment Minister Poppy Gustafsson announced 17 new export and investment deals during their visit to India this week. There are already over 950 Indian-owned companies operating in the UK and over 650 UK companies operating in India, cumulatively supporting over 600,000 jobs across both…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (UNI) India’s engagement with Africa has been through capacity-building, skill development, and technology transfer, “unlike extractive models of engagement”, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said today, in an apparent reference to China’s significant presence in extractive industries in Africa. Addressing the Japan-India-Africa Business Forum, the EAM said that India’s approach to…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (UNI) Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Navy carried out successful flight-trials of first-of-its-kind Naval Anti-Ship Missile Short Range (NASM-SR) from Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur on Tuesday. The trials demonstrated the missile’s capability against ship targets while launched from an Indian Naval Seaking Helicopter, a Defence Ministry statement…
Lahore, Feb 26 (UNI) After Brydon Carse was ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy, Mark Wood was seen limping midway through his spell in England’s second game of the tournament here on Wednesday. Bowling his fourth over against Afghanistan, speedster Mark Wood was seen walking gingerly midway through the over in Lahore. Shortly afterwards…
