Brisbane, Jan 5 (UNI) Aryna Sabalenka and Jiri Lehecka got their 2025 seasons off to the perfect start by winning the singles titles at the Brisbane International tennis tournament on Sunday night. Sabalenka, the world number one, dropped her first set at the key Australian Open warm-up tournament against 107th-ranked Polina Kudermetova, but recovered to…
Athens, Jan 5 (UNI) Greece’s former prime minister and one of the founders of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) party, Costas Simitis, died in Greece on Sunday at the age of 88, Greek media reported. Simitis headed the Greek government from 1996 to 2004. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has sent condolences on the death…
Sydney, Jan 5 (UNI) India’s hopes of making it to the World Test Championship (WTC) final were significantly impacted by the absence of Jasprit Bumrah, as Australia defeated India by 6 wickets in the fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy here on Sunday. Bumrah, sidelined due to a back spasm, left a significant…
Sydney, Jan 5 (UNI) The United States and Poland will battle for the United Cup title after the top two seeds of the mixed teams event won their semifinals on Saturday. The final in Sydney on Sunday will be highlighted by a blockbuster women’s singles match between world number two Iga Swiatek and former US…
Sydney, Jan 5 (UNI) India Head Coach Gautam Gambhir on Sunday commended Rohit Sharma for his decision to step down as captain following a disappointing performance in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Speaking to the media, Gambhir described Rohit’s move to hand over the captaincy to Jasprit Bumrah as a selfless and team-first decision, though it did…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (UNI) The 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention, being held in Bhubaneswar from January 8-10, will see the participation of a large number of Indian diaspora members from over 50 countries, as well as the inauguration of a special Pravasi Tourist Train. The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention is the flagship event…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (UNI) The Supreme Court has set aside a Madhya Pradesh High Court order that had held gift deed could not be invalidated based on children failing to care of their parents if such conditions were not explicitly stated in the deed. A bench comprising Justice C.T. Ravi Kumar and Justice Sanjay…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (UNI) Even as India has urged China to ensure that the interests of states downstream of the Brahmaputra are not harmed by its building of a massive hydropower project on the river, Beijing has maintained that the project will have no negative impact on the lower reaches. Late last month, China…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (UNI) Senior Congress leaders from Punjab on Saturday cautioned the people of Delhi against the “fake and bogus promises of the Aam Aadmi Party” (AAP) and its National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal. They also warned the people especially women of Delhi about Rs 2100 monthly stipend promised to them by Kejriwal, citing…
Sydney, Jan 4 (UNI) Rishabh Pant’s scintillating 61 off just 33 balls lit up Day 2 of the fifth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground here on Saturday, giving India a fighting chance to level the Border-Gavaskar series against Australia. Pant’s audacious strokeplay overshadowed Scott Boland’s valiant four-wicket haul, as India ended the day with…
