London, April 17 (UNI) The number of days each year that the world’s oceans experience extreme surface heat has tripled over the past 80 years due to global warming, a new study has found. Researchers found that, on average, the global sea surface saw about 15 days of extreme heat annually in the 1940s. Today…
Madrid, Apr 17 (UNI) Arsenal qualified for the semifinals of the Champions League on Wednesday, after a 2-1 win against Real Madrid that saw the defending champion crash out of the competition 5-1 on aggregate. Arsenal could have secured a more significant victory if Bukayo Saka had converted an early penalty, but the England international…
Shimla, Apr 17 (UNI) A strong thunderstorm swept across Himachal Pradesh over the past 24 hours, leaving behind a trail of destruction and widespread disruption. High-velocity winds ranging between 50 to 100 km per hour, accompanied by lightning and rain, caused massive damage across many districts, affecting normal life, especially in Chamba, Dalhousie, Mandi, Kullu,…
By BD Narayankar Bengaluru, Apr 17 (UNI) As Royal Challengers Bengaluru gear up to face Punjab Kings in their seventh match of the IPL 2025 season at Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday, all eyes will be on the in-form opening duo of Virat Kohli and Philip Salt, whose combined tally of nearly 500 runs has been…
Bengaluru, Apr 16 (UNI) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday announced the opening of two prestigious positions at the Centre of Excellence (COE) in Bengaluru: Head Physiotherapist and Strength and Conditioning (S&C) Coach for Team India (Senior Women). These roles are crucial to the Sports Science ad Medicine (SSM) team,…
Mumbai, Apr 16 (UNI) India skipper Rohit Sharma has labelled facing Scott Boland in the Border-Gavaskar series as his ‘toughest challenge in Australia’. Boland played a key role in Australia’s comeback win Down Under, taking 21 wickets in just 3 matches as they overturned a 1-0 deficit to win the series 3-1. “Boland was the…
Los Angeles, Apr 16 (UNI) American films and TV shows are facing a predicament as Hungary, one of Hollywood’s favourite shooting locations, has banned LGBTQ+ rallies and gatherings. This has thrown Hollywood into both a moral and economic dilemma, given its highly pro-LGBTQ+ content in recent years. Hungary last week passed a constitutional amendment completely…
Mumbai, Apr 16 (UNI) Extending rally for the third straight session on Wednesday, the BSE Sensex rallied 309.40 pts to close high at 77,044.29 following gains in Telecommunications, Oil and Gas, Energy and Bank stocks despite weak global cues. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) rose 108.65 pts at 23,437.20. An oscillation was seen during the…
Bhubaneswar, Apr 16 (UNI) The Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has signed a Memorandum of Collaboration (MoC) with Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) for the supply of bulk explosives to SAIL mines. The Memorandum was signed recently in the presence of Anil Kumar, ED (MM) and M P Singh, ED (Mines). Senior officials from both SAIL…
Abuja, Apr 16 (UNI) The toll of the Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria has risen to 127. In all 674 confirmed cases have been recorded from 4,025 suspected cases reported since the onset of the outbreak in January, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said in a statement. Eighteen out of the…
