Monthly Archives: December 2022

Meghalaya govt inks MoU for FIRST Cancer Care’ project

Shillong, Dec 14 (PTI) The Meghalaya government on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a healthcare firm with expertise in telemedicine for...

AICC announces 7 committees for Tripura Assembly election

Agartala, Dec 14 (PTI) With Tripura Assembly elections due early next year, the All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Wednesday announced setting up of...

PM Modi to visit Tripura on Dec 18 to address rally

Agartala, Dec 14 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Tripura on December 18 to address a public rally here ahead of the assembly...

Israeli military chief suggests Israel behind Syria strike

TEL AVIV, Israel , Dec 14 (AP) — Israel’s military chief of staff strongly suggested on Wednesday that Israel was behind a strike on...

Iraq’s military: 3 killed in explosion north of Baghdad

BAGHDAD , Dec 14 (AP) — Three members of the Iraqi security forces were killed in an explosion north of Baghdad on Wednesday, Iraq’s...

FTX founder charged in scheme to defraud crypto investors

NEW YORK, Dec 14 (AP) — The U.S. government charged Samuel Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, with a host...

China won’t report asymptomatic COVID cases in further shift

BEIJING , Dec 14 (AP) — China said Wednesday it would stop reporting asymptomatic COVID-19 cases since they’ve become “impossible” to track with mass...

Australian police investigate extremist views of cop killers

BRISBANE, Australia , Dec 14 (AP) — Australian police are investigating the extremist views of three people who shot and killed two officers and...

Kyiv Says 64 Ukrainians, US Citizen Released In Prisoner Swap With Russia

Kyiv, Dec 14 (AFP): Ukraine said Wednesday that it had secured the release of a US citizen as well as 64 Ukrainian members of...

US To Issue 64,716 H-2B Visas For Unskilled Workers In 2023 Fiscal Year

Washington, Dec 14 (PTI): For the first time, the US has temporarily made available 64,716 additional H-2B visas meant for unskilled foreign workers for...

Iran Pushes Global List Of Jailed Journalists To Record High

Paris, Dec 14 (AFP): Iran's protest crackdown has helped push the number of journalists imprisoned worldwide to a record high of 533 in 2022,...

India recovers to reach 278-6 on Day 1 vs. Bangladesh

CHATTOGRAM, 14 Dec: Cheteshwar Pujara and Shreyas Iyer hit half-centuries as India recovered from 48-3 to reach 278-6 on day one of the opening...

Messi evokes Maradona comparisons on road to World Cup final

DOHA, 14 Dec: The blue-and-white wall of Argentina fans launched into another rendition of their World Cup anthem as fulltime approached at Lusail Stadium. “Maradona,”...

India beat South Africa 2-0 in FIH Hockey Women’s National Cup, play Ireland in...

Valencia, Dec 14: Already through to the semifinals, India beat South Africa 2-0 to notch up their third win on the trot and top...

Andrew Flintoff airlifted to hospital after car crash during BBC show

LONDON, 14 Dec: Former England captain Andrew Flintoff has been airlifted to a hospital after suffering a horror car crash in Surrey while filming...

Limited sight but vision intact: India’s visually challenged athletes gear up for Nationals

New Delhi, 14 Dec: So what if Sidra Muskan and Nidhi Mishra are visually challenged. It does not stop them from dreaming big. Muskan, the...

Alcaraz to defend Barcelona title in 2023

Barcelona, 14 Dec: World number one Carlos Alcaraz will defend his title at the Barcelona ATP tournament in April, the organisers announced on Wednesday. The...

Two relay world records smashed as Australia take charge at swim short course titles

Melbourne, 14 Dec: Two more relay world records tumbled Wedn-esday at the World Short Course Championships as rising Australian star Lani Pallister completed the...

Like father, like son: Tendulkar Jr emulates father to score century on first class...

Povorim, 14 Dec: Emulating his legendary father Sachin Tendulkar, Arjun on Wednesday slammed a century on first-class debut on the second day of Goa's...

India clubbed with hosts South Africa in U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup

BENONI, 14 Dec: India have been clubbed with hosts South Africa, Scotland and UAE in group D of the inaugural under-19 Women's T20 World...