Monthly Archives: February 2024

Sachin, Sagar storm into quarters of Strandja Memorial

Sofia (Bulgaria), Feb 6 (PTI) Former world youth champion Sachin and Commonwealth Games silver medallist Sagar entered the quarterfinals on day three of the...

Ad-hoc panel for wrestling tells all state units to send entries for age-group nationals

New Delhi, Feb 6 (PTI) The wrestling ad-hoc committee has directed all state associations to send entries for the Under-20 and Under-15 National Championships...

PCB appoints Syed Mohsin Naqvi as its full-time chairman

Lahore, Feb 6 (PTI) Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday unanimously elected veteran administrator Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi as its chairman for a three-year...

India beat Nepal 4-0 to enter SAFF U-19 Women’s Championships final

Dhaka, Feb 6 (PTI) Neha struck twice in a second-half blitz as India beat Nepal 4-0 in their last league match to storm into...

Mayank Agarwal returns to lead Karnataka against TN in Ranji Trophy

Bengaluru, Feb 6 (PTI) Karnataka captain Mayank Agarwal, who was recently hospitalised after drinking a suspicious liquid on-board a flight, has recovered and will...

India hockey player Varun Kumar accused of rape, booked under POCSO act

Bengaluru/New Delhi, Feb 6 (PTI) Arjuna award-winning Indian hockey player Varun Kumar was on Tuesday booked under the stringent POCSO act by the Bengaluru...

Cricket for Physically Challenged: England beat India by 22 runs in 5th T20 but...

Ahmedabad, Feb 6 (PTI) England's cricket team for the physically challenged managed a consolation victory by 22 runs over their Indian counterparts in the...

Security is fragile at Ukraine’s Russian-occupied nuclear power plant: IAEA

Kyiv, Feb 6 (AP): Security at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant remains fragile amid worrying recent staff cuts enacted by Russian authorities occupying the...

Trump is not immune from prosecution in his 2020 election interference case, US appeals...

Washington, Feb 6 (AP) A federal appeals panel ruled on Tuesday that Donald Trump can face trial on charges that he plotted to overturn...

Top UN Human Rights body deplores violence in Pakistan ahead of Feb 8 polls,...

Geneva/Islamabad, Feb 6 (PTI) Beleaguered former Pakistan prime minister and founder of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf party Imran Khan on Tuesday received unexpected international support...

Free Trade Agreement with India by year-end says Sri Lankan foreign minister

Colombo, Feb 6 (PTI) Sri Lanka on Tuesday said it has plans to establish a free trade agreement with India by the end of...

Colombia extends cease-fire with National Liberation Army as ELN rebels promise to stop kidnappings

Bogota (Colombia), Feb 6 (AP) Colombia's government and the nation's largest remaining guerrilla group have reached a last-minute deal to extend a cease-fire that...

$30 billion raised on crowdfunding and nonprofit giving platforms: GoFundMe

New York, 6 Feb (AP): GoFundMe crowdfunding campaigns have generated USD 30 billion since 2010, the fundraising platform announced on Tuesday, as younger generations...

Turkiye mourns tens of thousands dead, surrounded by the ruins of last year’s earthquake

Antakya (Turkiye), Feb 6 (AP) Millions of people across Turkiye on Tuesday mourned the loss of more than 53,000 friends, loved ones and neighbours...

BP earns USD 3 billion at the end of last year but saw its...

London, Feb 6 (AP) Oil and natural gas giant BP beat expectations on Tuesday with earnings of USD 3 billion in the last three...

Myanmar troops take refuge in Bangladesh amid escalated conflict

Dhaka, Feb 6 (PTI) Over a hundred Myanmar army soldiers on Tuesday took refuge in Bangladesh alongside their paramilitary border guards amid escalated armed...

UN nuclear chief says security is still fragile at Ukraine’s Russian-occupied nuclear power plant

Kyiv, Feb 6 (AP) Security at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant remains fragile amid worrying recent staff cuts enacted by Russian authorities occupying the...

Cabinet approves creation of Keyi Panyor, Bichom dists

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 5 Feb: The state cabinet on Monday approved the creation of Keyi Panyor and Bichom districts. Keyi Panyor will be created by bifurcating...

Ruddy shelduck flocks spotted in Tawang

TAWANG, 5 Feb: Flocks of ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) were spotted at Sangetser Lake and PT Tso Lake in Tawang district on Monday. The ruddy...

Don’t use children in poll campaigns: ECI

NEW DELHI, 5 Feb: Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday asked political parties not to use...