Adelaide, Dec 18 (UNI) Nathan Lyon now stands as the second-most prolific wicket-taker in Australian Test history after passing Glenn McGrath with an early double blow on day two of the third Ashes Test. After being left out of the XI for the second Test in Brisbane, Lyon had a point to prove in Adelaide,…
Karachi, Dec 18 (UNI) Nineteen-year-old middle-order batter Farhan Yousaf will remain at the helm of Pakistan U19 after a 15-member squad was confirmed for the upcoming tri-series in Zimbabwe and the ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup, scheduled to take place across Zimbabwe and Namibia from January 15 to February 6. According to the International…
Bengaluru, Dec 18 (UNI) In a unique collaboration blending chess mastery with wanderlust, India’s first Chess Grandmaster and former World No. 1, Viswanathan Anand, has been appointed the official brand ambassador of The Hostel Co., India’s largest backpacker hostel booking platform. The partnership aims to encourage young Indians to travel, explore, and experience the diverse…
Mount Maunganui, Dec 18 (UNI) New Zealand pair Tom Latham and Devon Conway have broken the record previously held by India duo Rohit Sharma and Mayank Agarwal for the highest opening partnership since the inception of the ICC World Test Championship. The opening duo combined to put on 323 for the first wicket, with skipper…
Adelaide, Dec 18 (UNI) England ended Day 2 struggling at 213 for 8, trailing Australia by 158 runs in a gripping third Ashes Test. The day saw spirited batting, disciplined bowling, and some memorable individual performances. England’s innings began with aggressive intent. David Duckett, despite early pressure, struck a flurry of boundaries off Cummins and…
Hangzhou, Dec 18 (UNI) India’s top men’s doubles pair, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, registered their second successive win at the BWF World Tour Finals 2025, defeating Indonesia’s Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Shohibul Fikri in a pulsating three-game contest at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium on Thursday. The World No. 3 Indians showed authority…
New Delhi, Dec 17 (UNI) Power behemoth NTPC on Wednesday declared commercial capacity addition of 359.58 MW through various solar projects of its subsidiaries in Gujarat & Rajasthan, taking the Group’s commercial capacity to over 85.5 GW. NTPC declared the Commercial Operation Date (COD) of part capacity of 243.66 MW out of 1255 MW Khavda…
New Delhi, Dec 18 (UNI) The Indian stock market on Thursday ended on a muted note in a volatile session. At close, the Sensex was down 77.84 points or 0.09% at 84,481.81, and the Nifty was down 3 points or 0.01% at 25,815.55. The BSE Midcap index ended with modest gains of 0.05%, while the…
New Delhi, Dec 18 (UNI) India and Oman on Thursday signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), marking a major step toward strengthening bilateral economic relations and deepening India’s engagement with the Gulf region. The agreement was signed by union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and Oman’s Minister of Commerce, Industry & Investment…
NEW DELHI, DEC 18 (UNI) Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Thursday carried out surprise inspections at several petrol pumps across the national capital to assess the enforcement of the ‘No PUC, No Fuel’ policy, officials said. According to official data, a sharp rise has been recorded in the number of PUCCs (polution under…
