Kuala Lumpur, Jan 8 (UNI) India’s Lakshya Sen exited the Malaysia Open 2026 badminton tournament after suffering a straight-games defeat in the men’s singles pre-quarterfinals at the Axiata Arena on Thursday. World No. 13 Lakshya went down 22-20, 21-15 to Hong Kong China’s Lee Cheuk Yiu, ranked 18th, in a 53-minute contest, as per Olympics.com….
Kannur, Jan 8 (UNI) The Thalassery Additional District Sessions Court (IV) on Thursday awarded life imprisonment to the seven RSS/BJP workers in connection with the murder of CPI(M) worker K Lathesh (28) of Thalai, in 2008. Judge J Vimal also slapped a fine of Rs 1.40 lakh each to all the seven accused and ordered…
Lucknow, Jan 8 (UNI) Senior Samajwadi Party (SP) legislator and prominent tribal leader Vijay Singh Gond, a seven-time MLA from the Duddhi Assembly constituency, passed away on Thursday at the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) here. He was 71 and had been undergoing treatment for a prolonged illness. According to SGPGI public…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 8 (UNI) The recent hybrid strike on Venezuela, which combined cyber operations with disruptions to critical operational technology (OT) systems, signals a new phase in modern conflict and holds key lessons for India, industrial cybersecurity engineers from Intelegrid have warned. Intelegrid experts said the incident did not follow the pattern of a conventional…
Arti Bali Washington, Jan 8 (UNI) President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order suspending US support for 66 international organizations, agencies and commissions, including those affiliated with the United Nations citing concerns that the groups no longer serve US national interests. This presidential memorandum shows the latest retreat of the United States from…
Caracas, Jan 8 (UNI/SPUTNIK) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were injured during their kidnapping, Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said. “Silvia suffered a head injury and punches to the body, while Maduro sustained a leg wound,” Cabello said on Wednesday. However, the US military had no plans to take Cilia Flores away,…
Prague, Jan 8 (UNI/SPUTNIK) The Czech National Bank (CNB) purchased 20.4 tonnes of gold in 2025, reaching a record level of its gold reserves of 71.6 tonnes, the CTK news agency reported, citing CNB data. Gold accounted for 5.76 percent of the bank’s total foreign exchange reserves, the report said on Wednesday. The CNB reportedly…
Vientiane, Jan 8 (UNI) Laos aims to achieve an annual economic growth rate of 6 per cent between 2026 and 2030, Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone said at a key meeting. Sonexay made the remarks on Tuesday while presenting his report on the 10th five-year socio-economic development plan for 2026-2030 at the 12th National Congress…
Melbourne, Jan 8 (UNI) Residents in four regions in the southeast Australian state of Victoria have been told to evacuate their homes by Friday morning as authorities declared a catastrophic bushfire danger rating on Thursday. The Country Fire Authority (CFA) on Thursday declared the highest-level catastrophic fire danger rating for Friday in four regions in…
Hyderabad, Jan 8 (UNI) Four students were killed and another was injured in a road accident that occurred on Thursday morning near Mirjaguda in Rangareddy district The mishap occurred when a car carrying five students from Mokila to Hyderabad lost control and crashed into a tree. Four occupants were killed on the spot, while the…
