Melbourne, Jan 24 (UNI) Aryna Sabalenka will aim to become the first woman in 26 years to win three successive Australian Open titles when she meets Madison Keys in Saturday’s final. Victory would make Sabalenka only the sixth woman to win the title three times in a row in the Open era, and the first…
New Delhi, Jan 24 (UNI) Shardul Thakur delivered a masterclass in crisis management, smashing a defiant century to rescue Mumbai from a precarious position against Jammu & Kashmir in the Ranji Trophy clash in Mumbai on Friday. After an early flourish from skipper Rohit Sharma, Mumbai were staring at a massive collapse before Thakur’s unbeaten…
New Delhi, Jan 24 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called on visiting Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and said his participation as Chief Guest at the 76th Republic Day will be a fitting celebration of the cherished bilateral friendship. “Pleased to call on President Prabowo Subianto @prabowo of Indonesia at the start of his State…
New Delhi, Jan 24 (UNI) All issues of mutual interest will be discussed during Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri’s China visit from January 26-27, the MEA said on Friday even as Beijing welcomed the upcoming visit for the meeting of the Foreign Secretary-Vice Minister mechanism between the two sides. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal,…
New Delhi, Jan 24 (UNI) An Indian fisherman died in Karachi jail on Thursday, January 23. Despite completion of his sentence and confirmation of his Indian nationality, he was not released by Pakistan authorities, sources said. Just in the last two years, this is the eighth Indian fisherman who has died in Pakistan. “We offer…
New Delhi, Jan 24 (UNI) With the Trump administration conveying to India that it will like to “address concerns related to irregular migration”, the Indian government clarified today that it is against illegal immigration and New Delhi will facilitate the return of undocumented citizens to the country. Days after new US Secretary of State Marco…
New Delhi, Jan 24 (UNI) India today said that freedom of speech and expression cannot be applied selectively, amid incidents of Khalistani elements disrupting the screening of Kangana Ranaut’s new film ‘Emergency’ in several halls in the UK. The film is based on the Emergency imposed by former PM Indira Gandhi in 1975. MEA spokesperson…
New Delhi, Jan 24 (UNI) Customs officials have seized gold worth over Rs. 23.76 lakh, concealed inside Nivea cream boxes and Tiger Balm bottles, at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in New Delhi, the office of the Commissioner of Customs said on Friday. “On January 21, an Indian passenger was intercepted after arriving from Riyadh,…
New Delhi, Jan 24 (UNI) The Congress on Friday hit out at the Narendra Modi government over the falling value of the Indian rupee against the US dollar, alleging that the Indian currency has witnessed 50 percent fall under the BJP government. The party also flagged its grave concern over the Indian currency almost touching…
New Delhi, Jan 24 (UNI) Ten Opposition MPs were suspended for a day on Friday after ruckus broke out during a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) meeting on the Waqf Amendment Bill 2024 here. The suspended MPs are Kalyan Banerjee (TMC), Md. Jawed (Congress), A Raja (DMK), Asaduddin Owaisi (AIMIM), Nasir Hussain (Congress), Mohibullah (Samajwadi Party),…
