Melbourne, Jan 19 (UNI) World No.2 Iga Swiatek overcame a stern opening-round test to begin her Australian Open 2026 campaign with a hard-fought 7-6(5), 6-3 victory over Chinese qualifier Yuan Yue under the lights at Rod Laver Arena on Monday night. The six-time Grand Slam champion was forced to dig deep after a shaky start,…
Melbourne, Jan 19 (UNI) Novak Djokovic opened his Australian Open campaign in emphatic fashion on Monday night with a commanding 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 victory over Spain’s Pedro Martinez at Rod Laver Arena, becoming the first man to register 100 match wins at the tournament. Monday’s encounter, lasting just under two hours, was far less demanding…
Harare/Windhoek, Jan 19 (UNI) Pakistan and South Africa recorded commanding victories in their respective ICC Under-19 World Cup fixtures on Monday, underlining their status as strong contenders in the tournament. In Harare, Pakistan chased down Scotland’s total of 187 with six wickets to spare, reaching 190 for 4 in 44 overs. Quick bowler Ali Raza…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (UNI) India and the UAE today inked a slew of agreements, including in defence partnership, space cooperation, partnership in food security and AI, a 10-year agreement on LNG supply and to double bilateral trade to USD 100 billion by 2032, during the three-hour visit of UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (UNI) The global economy is projected to remain resilient in 2026, with world growth expected to hold at 3.3 per cent, broadly in line with the estimated expansion in 2025, according to the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook update released on Monday. Growth is forecast to ease marginally to 3.2…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (UNI) Seen as a reciprocal measure, India has imposed a 30 per cent import duty on yellow peas imported from the US, causing concern among some US lawmakers. The 30 per cent import duty comes after the US imposed a 50 per cent tariff against India and threatened to raise it…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (UNI) A week after a cold wave gripped the national Capital, with temperatures plunging below 3 degrees Celsius, Delhi witnessed a sharp rise in mercury on Monday. The maximum temperature climbed to 26.7 degrees Celsius, 7 degrees above normal for this time of the year. According to the India Meteorological Department…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (UNI) India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday set an ambitious target to double bilateral trade to USD200 billion by 2032, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MBZ) reviewed the expanding canvas of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and agreed to further…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (UNI) India and the UAE inked several agreements, including for partnership the fields of defence, space, AI and civil nuclear, during the visit of UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and his talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi here today. These include five Agreements/MoUs/Letters of Intent: • Letter of Intent on…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday filed a supplementary chargesheet before a Special PMLA Court in Dimapur concerning the HPZ Token scam. The court has taken cognizance of the supplementary prosecution complaint (SPC). The ED initiated its money laundering investigation based on a First Information Report registered by the Cyber…
