Chennai, Sep 22 (UNI) India has retained the same team for the second and final test against Bangladesh beginning in Kanpur next week. This was announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after India took a 1-0 lead in the 2-test series with a dominant 280 run on the fourth day…
Chennai, Sep 22 (UNI) Statistical highlights of the first test between India and Bangladesh which the home team won by 280 runs on the fourth day on Sunday, thanks to off spinner R.Ashwin’s all round show–a century and a six wicket haul.. With figures of 6 for 88, Ashwin now has 37 five-wicket hauls in…
Chennai, Sep 22 (UNI) Following it up with a classic century in the first innings, off spinner R Ashwin claimed six wickets to help India swamp Bangladesh by 280 runs on the fourth day of the first cricket test here on Sunday. Set a daunting target of 515 for an improbable win, Bangladesh, resuming at…
Kolkata, Sep 22 (UNI) FC Goa held Mohammedan Sporting Club to a 1-1 draw at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan here on Saturday night as the hosts registered their first point in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 season, adding to the late injury goals becoming a trend in the opening two gameweeks of the season….
London, Sep 22 (UNI) The UK government has completely stopped state funding for China-sponsored Confucius Institutes in the country amid concerns about possible Chinese influence, the Telegraph newspaper reported, citing the UK Department for Education. In the spring of 2023, the Financial Times reported citing a statement from the British government that the authorities had…
Yangon, Sep 22 (UNI) The death toll from Myanmar’s floods has risen to 384, with 89 people still missing as of Saturday morning, the Information Team of Myanmar’s State Administration Council reported on Saturday. The deaths included 164 from Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory, 134 from Mandalay Region, 78 from Shan State, five from Kayin…
Tehran, Sep 22 (UNI) Iran unveiled its new Jihad ballistic missile during a military parade in Tehran, state-run Iranian news agency IRNA reported. The annual parade marked the anniversary of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war. It also featured a new attack drone, Shahed 136B, an upgrade of the Shahed-136 drone. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and high-ranking…
Ramallah, Sep 22 (UNI) Israeli servicemen with weapons entered the office of Al Jazeera broadcaster in Ramallah in the West Bank and ordered employees to leave the building, explaining that the channel is closed for 45 days, Al Jazeera reported. It noted that “heavily armed” soldiers had entered the building, ordering employees to take their…
Moscow, Sep 22 (UNI) Russia will not participate in a possible second peace summit on Ukraine, as it is unrelated to resolving the conflict, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Saturday. Zakharova made the remarks in response to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s plan for a second peace summit in November, where he intended…
Colombo, Sep 22 (UNI) Sri Lanka has extended the curfew imposed in the country until noon on Sunday, Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles said. A curfew was imposed in Sri Lanka with effect from 10 p.m. on Saturday to 6 a.m. on Sunday, police announced in a press release on Saturday night. The police…
