Bhubaneswar, Feb 25 (UNI) Sam Ward’s brace secured a thrilling 3-2 victory for England over India in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2024/25 (Men) match at the Kalinga Stadium here. Ward raised his season’s tally to 11 goals by scoring twice (19’ and 29’) following James Payton’s opener (15’). India responded with two goals from…
Kyiv, Feb 25 (UNI) French President Emmanuel Macron believes that a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict could be reached within a few weeks. “I hope so,” Macron said in an interview with Fox News when asked whether it would be possible to settle the Ukraine conflict in a few weeks, as US President Donald Trump…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 25 (UNI) An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 on the Richter scale struck the Bay of Bengal near Odisha’s Puri early on Tuesday morning, with tremors being felt in Kolkata and several regions of West Bengal, said the National Center for Seismology (NCS). According to the NCS, the earthquake occurred at 6.10 a.m. on…
Moscow, Feb 25 (UNI) Russia and the United States could think about returning to the project of hydroelectric power plant and aluminum production in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk Territory, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday. “The most important thing, in my opinion, is that we could think about cooperation with American companies in this direction. Now,…
Kyiv, Feb 25 (UNI) The Irish government is planning to supply aging Giraffe Mark IV air defence radar systems to Ukraine, The Irish Times newspaper reported, citing sources. Ireland has seven Giraffe systems, the report said on Monday, adding that it is not known yet whether the country plans to hand over all or just…
New Delhi, (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday addressed the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council during which he stressed that India has played an active role in the global promotion and protection of human rights through building capacity and strengthening human resources. In a post on X, the EAM who…
Bhopal: After a two-day visit to Bhopal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for Patna on Monday at 12:15 pm from the State Airport Bhopal in a special Indian Air Force aircraft. Prime Minister Modi was given an emotional farewell from Bhopal by Khajuraho MP Vishnudutt Sharma, Minister Chaitanya Kashyap, MP Bhopal Alok Sharma, MLA Rameshwar…
Rawalpindi, (UNI) Rachin Ravindra’s brilliant century guided New Zealand to a commanding five-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the sixth match of the ICC Champions Trophy here on Monday, knocking both Bangladesh and hosts Pakistan out of the tournament. New Zealand’s victory also tasted sweet for India as they also stormed into the semifinals of the…
Jammu, Feb 24 (UNI) Member Parliament and Chairman Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal, Mines and Steel and former Cabinet Minister, Anurag Thakur on Monday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has raised the Indian economy from tenth spot to fifth spot and we are heading to achieve third spot in the world. “Focus is…
Mumbai, Feb 24 (UNI) Extending losses for the fifth straight session on Monday, the BSE Sensex dropped 856.65 pts to settle at 74,454.41 with continued volatility causing uncertainty among retail investors. Even, tariff concerns may damage export-oriented sectors such as IT. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) fell 242.55 pts at 22,553.35. The day opened in…
