Islamabad, Jan 11 (UNI) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced a 15-player squad for the upcoming ICC World Test Championship matches against the West Indies. Major changes have been made to the squad that toured South Africa in December 2024 and lost 2-0. To strengthen the spin department for the home Tests, Sajid Khan,…
New Delhi Jan 11 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that the government is determined to destroy the entire ecosystem of narco terror and called for unified efforts to eradicate this evil. Shah while chairing a Regional Conference on ‘Drug Trafficking and National Security’ at Vigyan Bhavan here, urged both the union…
Shimla, Jan 11(UNI) Thick clouds are hovering over high reaches of Lahaul-Spiti, Kinnaur and Chamba district and snowfall may occur in the state in next 24 hrs. Indian Meteorological department said that light to Moderate snowfall likely at few places in the districts of Lahaul- Spiti and Kinnaur and over higher reaches of Chamba, Kullu,…
Srinagar, Jan 11 (UNI) Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir on January 13 to inaugurate the strategic Z-Morh tunnel in Ganderbal district, security has been significantly ramped up across the valley. According to official sources, the Special Protection Group (SPG), tasked with the Prime Minister’s security, has taken over the…
New Delhi, Jan 11 (UNI) The Supreme Court has declined to issue directions to exclude the children of IAS, IPS, and similar officers from the ambit of reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) in Madhya Pradesh. A Bench comprising Justice BR Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih emphasized that decisions on whether individuals…
Hyderabad, Jan 11 (UNI) With schools closed and a festive spirit in the air, Hyderabad residents are heading to their villages to celebrate the Sankranti festival. Starting on Friday, the city has witnessed a mass exodus, with bus and railway stations packed with travellers. The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) has stepped in to…
Tokyo, Jan. 11 (UNI) The number of influenza patients reported at designated medical institutions across Japan in the final week of December hit the highest level since current record-keeping began in 1999, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. In the week through Dec. 29, 317,812 flu patients were reported across roughly 5,000…
Caracas, Jan. 11 (UNI) Nicolas Maduro on Friday was sworn in as Venezuelan president for a third term. Taking the oath before National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez and on the Constitution, Maduro pledged to ensure “peace, prosperity, equality and the new democracy” in Venezuela. “I swear it on history, I swear it on my life,…
Belgrade, Jan 11 (UNI) Serbian basketball champion Crvena Zvezda (Red Star) secured an 85-69 victory over Paris Basketball at the Belgrade Arena in the 20th round of the Euroleague on Friday. Despite the visitors surging ahead with a 9-0 run led by TJ Shorts, Red Star rallied to level the score at 39-39 by halftime,…
Beijing, Jan. 11 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted Ethiopia at 2358 GMT on Friday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 41.0 km, was initially determined to be at 9.28 degrees north latitude and 39.89 degrees east longitude.
