The Ireland men’s cricket team will play its first Test match in over three years when it visits Bangladesh for a seven-match, multi-format tour in March-April this year, it was confirmed on Monday. The
Korea knocks out Argentina 3-2 on penalties
World number 11 side Korea engineered a major an upset after it stormed into the quarterfinals of the ongoing FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup Odisha, defeating seventh-ranked Argentina 2-3 on penalties. Both sides were locked at five goals apiece at the end of regulation time
Swedish PM condemns Quran burning in Stockholm
Sweden’s prime minister has condemned as “deeply disrespectful” the weekend burning of a Quran in Stockholm, which has raised tensions with Turkey as the Nordic country courts Ankara over its NATO bid. Far-right politician Rasmus Paludan
9 Chinese planes, 4 naval ships detected around Taiwan
At least 9 Chinese military aircraft and four naval ships were detected in Taiwan on Monday, according to the Ministry of National Defense (MND). Taking to Twitter, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence shared the official statement, on Monday, stating
NATO chief to visit South Korea next week
Jens Stoltenberg, secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), will visit South Korea early next week on a regional swing that will also take him to Japan, Seoul’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
Pakistan suffers major power outage after grid failure
Pakistan faced a nationwide power breakdown on Monday due to a ”frequency variation” in the national grid, leaving millions of people without electricity, the second such outage in nearly four months. According to the Ministry of Energy,
Japan on the brink due to falling birth rate, says PM Kishida J
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says his country is on the brink of not being able to function as a society because of its falling birth rate, media reports said. Kishida said it was a case of “now or never”, the BBC reported. Japan
Digvijaya says no proof of India’s surgical strike against Pakistan
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Monday said that while the BJP government at the Centre claims to have carried out surgical strike against Pakistan, there was no proof of the same.
‘Obtain residents’ informed consent before Aadhaar authentication’
Consent of Aadhaar holders will be required before carrying out Aadhaar authentications. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has highlighted in its new guidelines for Requesting Entities
SC junks CBI’s plea against bail granted to Anil Deshmukh
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a plea by CBI challenging bail granted by the Bombay High Court to former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh regarding a corruption case in connection

