Australia bossed their way to a record-extending seventh Women’s World Cup title with a crushing 71-run win over traditional rivals England, stamping their undisputed dominance in the tournament after a breathtaking hundred from Alyssa Healy in the final here on Sunday. Playing the innings of her life, Healy put England attack to sword with a […]
In a highly controversial move, Pakistan’s embattled Prime Minister Imran Khan stunned a determined Opposition on Sunday by recommending snap elections, minutes after a no-confidence motion against him was dismissed by the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly. Prime Minister Khan, who had effectively lost majority in the 342-member National Assembly, made a brief address […]
The no-trust motion against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been dismissed by the Deputy Speaker who cited a security threat. Khan, who asked his supporters to hit the streets ahead of the trust vote, is likely to address the nation. Pakistan National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri dismissed a no-trust motion against embattled […]
Two days after arriving in India, Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Sunday reached Varanasi where he was welcomed by chief minister Yogi Adityanath. The chief minister greeted him with a bouquet upon his arrival at Lal Bahadur Shashtri International airport in Varanasi. The Nepalese PM, who has come along with his wife Arzu […]
A 35-year-old man was killed allegedly by his in-laws in Jharkhand’s East Singhbhum district for getting married for the third time, police said on Sunday. The skeleton of Ladu Haiburu, the victim, was found in a well in a Naxalism-hit area in Dumaria police station limits, they said.Haiburu went missing on March 16 but his […]
India reported 1,096 fresh coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, a drop of 13 per cent from the previous day’s tally of 1,260. The country registered 81 deaths, taking the overall deaths since the start of the pandemic to 5,21,345. So far, India has logged 4,30,28,131 cases. According to the government’s latest data, 13,013 […]
Sri Lanka has imposed a social media blackout amid curfew and protests, NetBlocks, an internet watchdog, has said. Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Viber and YouTube are among the sites that have been reportedly hit with the fresh restrictions. The South Asian nation has been battling a shortage of essentials as it grapples with the worst economic […]
The Sri Lankan government on Saturday imposed a 36-hour curfew as a nationwide public emergency has been enforced ahead of a planned anti-government rally over the worst economic crisis in the island nation that has hit the common man badly. The island wide curfew has been imposed with effect from 6 pm Saturday to 6 […]
Northwest India has recorded the highest temperature in 122 years, however, people can get some respite from April 2 to April 4 before the temperature rises again. RK Jenamani, senior scientist, India Meteorological Department (IMD), while speaking with news agency ANI, said, “Northwest India has contributed to the highest temperature of 30.73 degrees Celsius which […]