Colombo, Sep 25 (UNI) Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has signed a gazette notice dissolving parliament, calling elections on November 14, media reports said on Wednesday. The gazette has fixed the parliamentary election for November 14, and the new parliament will meet for the first time on November 21, the Economy Next reported. According…
Nairobi, Sep 25 (UNI) Kenya’s Ministry of Health on Tuesday confirmed two more Mpox cases, raising the total tally to seven, as the country intensifies surveillance to avert mass transmission of the virus. Deborah Barasa, cabinet secretary in the Ministry of Health, said the two new cases were detected in Makueni county in south-eastern Kenya…
Karachi, Sep 25 (UNI) Pakistan have included left-arm spinner Noman Ali in their 15-member squad for the first match of the ICC World Test Championship series against England in Multan starting from October 7. The 37-year-old Ali, who last played a Test in 2023, replaces injured fast bowler Khurram Shahzad. He has played 15 Test…
New York/New Delhi, Sep 24 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in his address at the Summit for the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats in New York highlighted that India has long been affected by the nexus between terrorist groups and narco-trafficking, and of cross-border rackets smuggling drugs into India to finance terrorism….
Thimphu (Bhutan), Sep 25 (UNI) India continued their winning streak in the SAFF U17 championship when they defeated the Maldives 3-0 in the second and final Group A match at the Changlimithang Stadium here on Tuesday night. The winners led 1-0 at the breather. Having already qualified for the semi-finals after the 1-0 victory over…
Jerusalem, Sep 25 (UNI) Israel’s army said on Tuesday night that Hezbollah had fired around 300 rockets and other projectiles into Israel amid the second day of Israel’s heaviest attacks on Lebanon since 2006. An explosive drone fell in Atlit, a coastal town south of Haifa, northern Israel, marking the first time Hezbollah’s rocket fire…
Srinagar, Sep 25 (UNI) Voting for the second phase of Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir began on a peaceful note on early Wednesday at 7 am. Voters in central Kashmir queued early Wednesday morning outside several polling stations to cast their vote in the second phase of the assembly election. These are the first…
Srinagar, Sep 24 (UNI) On Wednesday when voting for the second phase of the Assembly elections- being held after a decade – commences amid high security, all eyes will be on Srinagar – once a bastion of election boycott. Of the 90 assembly seats, the polling will be held on Wednesday in 26 Assembly Constituencies…
Mumbai, Sept 24 (UNI) Sony Entertainment Television’s acclaimed singing reality show, Indian Idol, goes live on the first day of its shoot, with the arrival of Badshah as a new judge. Known for his electrifying presence and chart-topping hits, Badshah’s addition ensures that fans are in for double the fun and double the entertainment. His…
Dubai, Sept 24 (UNI) A host of spinners across multiple series showed their wares in the build-up to the T20 World Cup, and their efforts were rewarded in the latest T20I Bowling Rankings update. Pakistan’s Nashra Sundhu’s 2/20 (4) earned her a six-spot jump to eighth (691), while Australia’s Ash Gardner also jumped half a…
