Brilliant half centuries by Smriti Mandhana (74*) and Harmanpreet Kaur (56*) helped Indian women’s team beat West Indies by 56 runs in the T20I Tri-Series here. Batting first, the Asian side’s total of 167/2 was far too much for the Caribbean side.
Aus Open: Tsitsipas books berth in semi-finals
Third-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Czech Jiri Lehecka to reach the men’s singles semi-finals of the ongoing Australian Open here at Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday. Tsitsipas prevailed 6-3, 7-6(2), 6-4 in the pair’s quarter-final clash at Melbourne Park
Finland to join NATO
Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto indicated that Finland may have to join NATO without Sweden after Ankara cast doubts on the expansion of the alliance over anti-Turkey protests in Stockholm, reported euronews.
Lebanese judge resumes probe into 2020 Beirut port blast
The judge investigating the 2020 Port of Beirut blast has resumed work after a 13-month suspension under political pressure. Upon returning to the office on Monday, Judge Tarek Bitar ordered the release of five detained suspects and announced his plan to press charges against others, reports Xinhua news agency.
Pakistan heading towards economic meltdown
With over 9,000 containers still stuck at seaports threatening to break the supply chains of essential goods, concerns have reached their peak that Pakistan is fast heading towards economic meltdown and hyperinflation,
Stalin, Soren to attend inauguration of Telangana’s new Secretariat
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, his Jharkhand counterpart Hemant Soren, and B R Ambedkar’s grandson Prakash Ambedkar are among those who would attend the inauguration ceremony of the new secretariat complex of Telangana here on February 17.
Tangedco to formulate plan for consumers to give up subsidies
The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company (Tangedco) is to formulate a plan for consumers to give up the 100 free units and other power subsidies. This will come into effect after the Aadhaar linking of the consumers is completed
Egyptian Prez El-Sisi arrives, to be chief guest at R-Day parade
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday and was accorded a warm welcome. He will be the chief guest at the 74th Republic Day parade. He is accompanied by a high-level delegation,
‘Peegate’: AI closes internal probe into actions of staff on board
Air India has closed its internal investigation into the actions of its operating crew and supporting administrative staff in the alleged urination case of November 26, 2022, the airline said in a statement on Tuesday. In its statement, the carrier said,
Man In Jail Threatens Industrialist Jindal, Demands Rs 50 cr
An inmate from a jail in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur district allegedly sent a threat letter to a Raigarh-based steel plant of industrialist and former Congress MP Naveen Jindal demanding ₹ 50 crore from him, police said on Tuesday.
