The visitors were left with an easy target of 70 runs at lunch Hungry for redemption, India recorded a win for the ages under an inspirational Ajinkya Rahane, beating Australia by eight wickets in the second Test to level the four-match series 1-1 here on Tuesday. The target of 70 was never a big one […]

House members voted 322-87 to override the veto, well above the two-thirds needed to override The Democratic-controlled House has voted to override President Donald Trump’s veto of a defence policy bill. House members voted 322-87 to override the veto, well above the two-thirds needed to override. If approved by two-thirds of the Senate, the override would […]

A white Ohio police officer was fired after bodycam footage showed him fatally shooting 47-year-old Andre Hill, a Black man holding a cellphone, and refusing to administer first aid for several minutes. Columbus police officer Adam Coy was fired hours after a hearing was held to determine his employment, Brian Steel, the vice president of […]

The train was flagged off from Sangola in Maharashtra to Shalimar in West Bengal Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday flagged off the 100th “Kisan Rail” from Sangola in Maharashtra to Shalimar in West Bengal via video-conferencing. The multi-commodity train service will carry vegetables such as cauliflower, capsicum, cabbage, drumstick, chilli and onion as well […]

While some detained women activists have been provisionally released, Ms. Hathloul and others remain imprisoned on what rights groups describe as opaque charges. A Saudi court on December 28 sentenced prominent activist Loujain al-Hathloul to five years and eight months in prison for terrorism-related crimes, according to local media allowed to attend her trial. The […]

FASTag will be mandatory on toll plazas from January 1 The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has updated its mobile application “My FASTag” with a new feature to check balance status by simply entering the vehicle number. FASTag will be mandatory on toll plazas from January 1. “This Check Balance Status feature will help […]

Ms. Rajendran was sworn in as the Mayor of the Thiruvananthapuram city Corporation. Twenty one-year-old Arya Rajendran was sworn in as the Mayor of the Thiruvananthapuram city Corporation, after she secured 54 votes in the 100-member Council in the election held on the morning of December 28. She is the youngest to become Mayor till […]

So far only a handful of federal government agencies have officially confirmed having been affected, including the U.S. Treasury Department, the Commerce Department, and the Department of Energy. The U.S. cybersecurity agency said on Wednesday that a sprawling cyber espionage campaign made public earlier this month is affecting state and local governments, although it released few additional […]

The touring party is due to leave on Jan. 2, 2021, says the ECB English cricket authorities are confident the national men”s side”s upcoming tour of Sri Lanka will go ahead as scheduled despite the Asian team currently being in South Africa, where fresh travel restrictions have been imposed amid the pandemic. British Health Secretary […]

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Wanigam Payeen in Kreeri area An encounter broke out between security forces and militants in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Wanigam Payeen in Kreeri area of Baramulla district of north Kashmir this […]