Morkel hails Shivam Dube’s effort

Dubai, (UNI) India’s bowling coach Morne Morkel praised Shivam Dube for his all-round performance in India’s Asia Cup 2025 final win over Pakistan at the Dubai International Stadium. Morkel said, “I thought the guys summed up the conditions of the ball quite well. It was a nice opportunity for Shivam Dube to take that first…

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G20’s indifferent stance on Russia sanctions shifted in response to US tariffs: Moscow

Moscow, Sep 29 (UNI) While the G20 countries were initially indifferent to unilateral sanctions against Russia, the situation has changed due to US tariffs, Russia’s G20 Sherpa Svetlana Lukash claimed, according to a media report. “The topic of unlawful trade restrictions is a contentious issue, particularly within the G20, largely due to the unilateral sanctions…

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Australian telco Optus reports second outage affecting emergency calls in 10 days

Sydney, Sep 29 (UNI) Australia’s second-largest telecommunications company, Optus, on Monday reported a second network outage in 10 days that affected emergency calls. Optus, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singaporean conglomerate Singtel, on Monday said that the service outage affected phone calls in the east coast state of New South Wales (NSW) between 3 a.m. and…

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China delivers flood relief supplies to Pakistan

Beijing, Sept. 28 (UNI) The first batch of emergency flood relief supplies provided by the Chinese government to Pakistan was dispatched from central China’s Zhengzhou on Sunday, according to the Chinese Air Force. Two Y-20 transport aircraft delivered the supplies, including tents and blankets, to Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital. Pakistan has suffered from severe floods since…

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Russian Air Defence shot down over 40 Ukrainian drones overnight: Defence Ministry

Moscow, Sep 28 (UNI/SPUTNIK) Russian air defence forces shot down 41 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) overnight over several Russian regions, the Russian Defence Ministry said. “During the night of September 28, air defence alert systems destroyed 41 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs),” it said. Twelve of these were destroyed over the Kursk…

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EC to deploy 470 central observers in Bihar Assembly elections & bye-elections in other states

Patna, Sept 28 (UNI) The Election Commission ( EC) has announced the deployment of 470 Central Observers for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections and bye-elections across several states. According to the election commission office sources, the observers comprising of IAS, IPS, and IRS officers will be responsible for conducting free, fair and transparent elections. Of…

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