Beijing, Mar 18 (UNI) China’s table tennis team announced its roster for next month’s ITTF Men’s and Women’s World Cup on Tuesday, with the 10-player list featuring prominent names like Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha. The ITTF Men’s and Women’s World Cup will be held in Macao, China, from April 14 to 20. The Chinese…
By Ranjana Narayan New Delhi, Mar 18 (UNI) With a focus on enhancing trade, education and tech ties, Ireland is looking to scale up relations with India in a big way, especially following External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s recent visit, Irish Minister James Lawless has said. In order to keep up the momentum of high-level…
New Delhi, Mar 18 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hailed the successful completion of Mahakumbh, saying, “Unity in diversity is India’s specialty, and we witnessed this on a grand scale in Prayagraj.” Addressing the Lok Sabha, the prime minister said, “Today, when the entire world is going through challenging times, the grand show…
New Delhi, Mar 18 (UNI) Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday met New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon here. According to party sources, the two leaders discussed strengthening bilateral ties, as well as enhancing economic and cultural relations. The New Zealand Prime Minister is on a four-day visit to India. Luxon…
New Delhi, Mar 18 (UNI) Director General Defence Intelligence Agency (DG DIA) Lt General DS Rana will embark on an official visit to Australia from March 19-21, 2025. This visit aims to further strengthen bilateral defence intelligence cooperation and enhance strategic engagement between India and Australia, a Defence Ministry statement said. During the visit, DG…
Costa Navarino (Greece), Mar 18 (UNI) The executive board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has green-lit the inclusion of boxing in the sports program of the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. Outgoing IOC president Thomas Bach confirmed the news at a press briefing on Monday following an IOC executive board meeting in the Romanos…
Mumbai, Mar 18 (UNI) The BSE Sensex on Tuesday rallied 602 pts at 74,711 in the opening session as buying was seen across the board amid a positive Asian market. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) rose 187.05 pts at 22,695.80. Advancing over 300 pts on Monday, the equity market was seen strong in early trade,…
Gaza/Jerusalem, Mar 18 (UNI) The Israeli army conducted on Tuesday intense airstrikes on the northern and central Gaza Strip, marking the most violent escalation since the ceasefire, according to local sources and eyewitnesses. Palestinian sources told Xinhua that Israeli warplanes launched raids of unprecedented scale, triggering successive explosions in several areas of northern and central…
Bogota, Mar 18 (UNI) Colombian military authorities confirmed Monday that they have killed Santander Franco Jimenez, the leader of a criminal organization who was accused of planning an attack against President Gustavo Petro. The 25-year-old is a veteran of the group called Gulf Clan and a close confidant of its top leader known as “Chiquito…
Yaounde, Mar 18 (UNI) At least five people were killed on Monday in clashes in Cameroon’s restive Anglophone regions of Northwest and Southwest, according to security and local sources. In the Southwest region, gunmen suspected to be separatist fighters opened fire on a taxi in the region’s capital of Buea, killing two people, a security…
