Ahmedabad, (UNI) An unbeaten 273-run stand between Rachin Ravinbdra and Devon Conway for the second wicket nailed a stupendous victory over England in the ODI World Cup opener here on Thursday. Sent into bat, England were restricted to 282/9, and in reply the Kiwis chased the target with 9 wickets in hand and 13.4 overs…
Zurich, (UNI) Following extensive consultation with all confederations and given the importance of marking the centenary of the FIFA World Cup, the FIFA Council took key decisions in relation to the bidding and hosting of the Centenary edition of the FIFA World Cup in 2030 during its meeting held by videoconference from the Home of…
Hangzhou, (UNI) Antim Panghal won India’s second medal in wrestling, a bronze, at the Asian Games 2023 with a 3-1 win over Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist Bat-Ochir Bolortuya of Mongolia in the women’s 53kg here on Thursday. Pamghal won her first point against the Olympic medallist through passivity and then earned two points for a…
Hangzhou, (UNI) India’s Dipika Pallikal and Harinder Pal Sandhu won the gold medal in the mixed doubles squash tournament at the Asian Games 2023 here on Thursday. Pallikal and Sandhu defeated Malaysia’s Aifa Azman-Mohd Syafiq Kamal 2-0 (11-10, 11-10) in the mixed doubles final. This is the first time a squash mixed doubles tournament has…
Hangzhou, (UNI) Indian archers won gold medals in the men’s and women’s team compound archery events at the Asian Games 2023 here on Thursday. The Indian women’s compound archery team, comprising Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Swami and Parneet Kaur, edged out the Chinese Taipei team of Yi-Hsuan Chen, I-Jou Huang and Lu-Yun Wand 230-229 in…
Washington, Oct 6 (UNI) The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said on Thursday that it has filed an application forcing Elon Musk to testify in his Twitter probe. “The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it has filed an application seeking an order directing Elon Musk to comply with an investigative subpoena calling for his…
Washington, Oct 6 (UNI) The White House has begun making plans for a November meeting in San Francisco between US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, The Washington Post reported, citing senior administration officials. “We’re beginning the process [of planning a meeting],” a Biden administration is quoted as saying in the report. If…
Hong Kong, Oct 6 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 jolted Izu Islands, Japan region at 01:31:17 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 30.04 degrees north latitude and 140.00 degrees east longitude.
Mumbai, Oct 6 (UNI) Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Dhananjay Munde suggested that the Departments of Agriculture and Information Technology (IT) should work in coordination to deliver the benefits of various state government schemes to farmers. Presiding over a meeting held on Thursday in Mantralaya to review the IT initiatives implemented by Agriculture department, he said that…
Jammu, Oct 6 (UNI) An Army Officer on Thursday suffered injuries in an “accidetal” grenade blast in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. Army said that on Thursday, one officer was injured in a likely grenade accident at a post in Rajouri sector. “The officer was evacuated and stable post initial treatment,” they said. Army…
