Dubai, Jan 27 (UNI) India batter Smriti Mandhana has been named the ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year after a phenomenal 2024 in the format. The left-handed opener was a cut above in the 50-over game in 2024, scoring a mountain of runs and doing so in style. One of the factors that set…
Doha, Jan 27 (UNI) Israeli authorities will allow displaced Palestinians to begin returning from the southern Gaza Strip to their residential areas in the northern enclave starting Monday morning in exchange for an agreement to release three Israeli hostages by Friday and another three on Saturday, Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al Ansari said. “In…
Sullia, Jan 27 (UNI) A wild elephant died due to severe blood loss and injuries sustained during a fight with another male elephant near Erkalpadi in Mandekolu village, located in the reserve forest area along the Karnataka-Kerala border. The injured elephant is believed to have wandered to the site before succumbing to its wounds. The…
New Delhi, Jan 27 (UNI) The President of France Emmanuel Macron congratulated “dear friend” PM Narendra Modi on India’s 76th Republic Day and said he is looking forward to seeing him in France next month for the AI Summit. In a post on X, the French President also recalled his participation as Chief Guest at…
Beijing/New Delhi, Jan 27 (UNI) Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, who is in Beijing for talks under the Foreign Secretary-Vice Minister mechanism, met with the head of the International Department of the ruling Communist Party of China Central Committee Liu Jianchao on Sunday. Misri, India’s former ambassador to China, and Liu exchanged views on jointly implementing…
Chandigarh, Jan 27 (UNI) Counter Intelligence (CI) Amritsar foiled a major target killing in Punjab by arresting six members of the Kaushal Chaudhary Gang, including key associates Puneet Lakhanpal, alias Sharma, and Narinder Kumar, alias Lalli, Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav said on X on Monday. DGP Yadav said that the arrested accused were evading arrests…
New Delhi, (UNI) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday accused the BJP of looting the money of Delhi residents and giving it to their friends stating that residents’ money should only be spent on their welfare. Addressing public gatherings in Jangpura, Kasturba Nagar and R K Puram constituencies, Kejriwal said, “The…
Beirut, Jan 27 (UNI) The death toll from Israeli attacks on crowds of Lebanese trying to return to their homes in southern Lebanon has risen to 22, including six women, with 124 others injured, the Lebanese Health Ministry said Sunday. The injured included 12 women and a paramedic from the Islamic Scout Association, who was…
Helsinki, Jan 27 (UNI) The Swedish Prosecution Authority has confiscated a ship suspected of damaging un underwater fiber optic cable linking Latvia and the Swedish island of Gotland, it said in a press release issued late Sunday. A criminal investigation into suspected serious sabotage has been launched, the authority said, though it did not disclose…
Gaza, Jan 27 (UNI) The Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement demanded on Sunday the Israeli government release 30 Palestinians in exchange for Israeli female hostage Arbel Yehud. Mohammed al-Hindi, deputy secretary-general of the movement, told Xinhua that the movement has informed international mediators that Yehud was still alive. The movement agreed to the conditions that would…
