KABUL: Expressing its disappointment over Cricket Australia’s decision to postpone the proposed three-match T20I series between the two sides, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Wednesday reiterated its stance to ensure cricket remained “free from political influence.” “The ACB urges the Australian government not to impose its policies on cricket boards, and instead focus on […]
ANKARA: Turkish Super Lig sees another chaotic football night as the match between Trabzonspor and Fenerbahce witnessed a shocking incident of violence after the full-time whistle. The incident took place on Sunday after the angry Trabzonspor fans stormed the pitch and attacked Fenerbahce players who were celebrating their win against the home team Trabzonspor by […]
New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) on Wednesday announced the launch of the second batch of the certificate programme on Fundamentals of EVs and Charging Infrastructure. The programme is designed to cater to the dynamic and evolving demands of the emerging sector. The launch of this new course, an IIT Delhi […]
New Delhi: India has again rejected the “absurd claims” and “baseless arguments” made by China on Arunachal Pradesh, asserting that the northeast State is an “integral and inalienable part of India.” The Ministry of External Affairs in an official statement today noted that the people of Arunachal Pradesh will “continue to benefit” from India’s development […]
Ramallah, West Bank: The incoming Palestinian prime minister said on Tuesday that he will appoint a technocratic government and establish an independent trust fund to oversee Gaza’s reconstruction. In a mission statement acquired by The Associated Press, Mohammad Mustafa laid out wide-ranging plans for the kind of revitalized Palestinian Authority called for by the United […]
New York: The United States and Japan are sponsoring a UN Security Council resolution calling on all nations not to deploy or develop nuclear weapons in space, the US ambassador has announced. Linda Thomas-Greenfield told a UN Security Council meeting on Monday that “any placement of nuclear weapons into orbit around the Earth would be […]
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to China in May for talks with Xi Jinping, in what could be the Kremlin chief’s first overseas trip of his new presidential term, according to five sources familiar with the matter. Western governments on Monday condemned Putin’s re-election as unfair and undemocratic. But China, India and North […]
New Delhi: The Indian Consulate in New York said on Monday that initial investigations into the death of an Indian student, reportedly found dead in a forest in the US state of Massachusetts last week, have ruled out foul play. Abhijeeth Paruchuru, from Andhra Pradesh, was a student of Boston University, and his body was […]
New Delhi: India was declared as the third-most polluted country in 2023, after Bangladesh and Pakistan, according to a report released by Swiss air quality monitoring body, IQAir. According to the ‘World Air Quality Report 2023’, with an average annual PM2.5 concentration of 54.4 micrograms per cubic metre, India had the third worst air quality […]
New Delhi: As the deadline given by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to the Paytm Payments Bank Limited (PPBL) has come to an end, many questions over the operations of its services have come out. Amid this, Paytm reassures all customers and stakeholders that the @paytm UPI handle is fully operational, ensuring an uninterrupted […]