Karachi, Nov 15 (UNI) Babar Azam on Wednesday stepped down as Pakistan captain in all formats. This decision comes in the wake of Pakistan’s exit in league stages of the ongoing ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in India. “… Today, I am stepping down as the captain of Pakistan in all formats. It’s a difficult…
Bhopal, Nov 15 (UNI) The din and bustle of Assembly election campaigning died down at 6 p.m. on Wednesday in Madhya Pradesh after reaching a feverish pitch for the formation of the state’s 16th Vidhan Sabha. The voting for all 230 constituencies of the state will be held on Friday. Hereafter, candidates will be permitted…
Srinagar, Nov 15 (UNI) Two militants were killed on Wednesday as security forces foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector of Baramulla district, Army said. They said the bid was foiled by joint forces of Army and Police in the Uri sector. “In a Joint Operation launched by #IndianArmy…
Mumbai, Nov 15 (UNI) Virat Kohli broke the record of most ODI centuries by hitting his 50th ton in the format at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. Kohli hit his 50th ODI hundred against New Zealand in India’s semi-final encounter at the World Cup here at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday. He reached this…
Jammu, Nov 15 (UNI) At least 36 passengers were killed and 19 others injured when a bus they were travelling in skidded off and rolled down into 300-feet deep gorge in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Rs 2 lakh each as ex-gratia to the kin of the…
Mumbai, Nov 15 (UNI) Virat Kohli record-breaking century and Shreyas Iyer back-to-back hundred fired India to 397/4 against New Zealand in the first semifinals of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup at Wankhede Stadium here on Wednesday. Kohli became the first batsman in ODI history to score 50 centuries, surpassing his icon Sachin Tendulakar’s record…
Ankara, Nov 15 (UNI) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called Israel a “terrorist state.” “Israel is terrorizing Gaza. Israel is a terrorist state,” Erdogan told Turkish lawmakers. The president also said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu possesses nuclear weapons but his end “is near.” Netanyahu needs to appear before the International Criminal…
Jammu, Nov 15 (UNI) At least 30 persons were killed and 22 others injured when a bus they were travelling in skidded off and rolled down into 300-feet deep gorge in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. Police said that a passenger bus met with an accident and it rolled into a deep…
Tokyo, Nov 15 (UNI) Japan closely monitors developments in North Korea, including the visit of a Russian government delegation to Pyongyang, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on Wednesday. “Japan closely monitors the situation in North Korea, including [the visit of the Russian delegation to Pyongyang] and conducts information gathering and analysis. In respect…
Gaza, Nov 15 (UNI) As many as 102 employees of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) have been killed in the Gaza Strip since October 7, the highest number of UN aid workers killed in any conflict in history, the UNRWA said on Wednesday. “In total, 102…
