After assuring the world no.1 rankings, Indian veteran tennis player Rohan Bopanna, partnering Australian Matthew Ebden, sailed into the Australian Open men’s doubles final after a win over Czech-Chinese pair of Tomas Machac and Zhizhen Zhang.
Kohli wins ICC’s ODI top honour
Indian batting star Virat Kohli bagged the ICC ODI Player of the Year award for the fourth time, following his record-breaking performance in the World Cup 2023.
Time for ceasefire
Hamas has announced that the group is ready to observe a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip if the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issues a ruling calling for it as long as Israel reciprocates.
YouTube removes over 1,000 videos of celebrity AI scam ads
Google-owned YouTube has deleted more than 1,000 deepfake scam ad videos of celebrities from its platform.
Measles cases rising alarmingly across Europe: WHO
Measles cases are rising alarmingly across Europe, warned the World Health Organization (WHO), stressing the need for vaccination.
US Navy intercepts missiles in Red Sea
Maersk (MAERSKb.CO), opens new tab said explosions nearby forced two ships operated by its U.S. subsidiary and carrying U.S. military supplies to turn around when they were transiting the Bab al-Mandab Strait off Yemen, accompanied by the U.S. Navy.
Sri Lankan Minister dies in road accident
Sri Lankan state minister Sanath Nishantha and a constable from his security team died in a car crash on a highway on Thursday morning, the police said.
Ukrainian drones hit Rosneft refinery in Russia
Ukrainian drones attacked a Rosneft-owned (ROSN.MM), opens new tab oil refinery in southern Russia in the latest such strike on Russian energy infrastructure, a Ukrainian source said on Thursday.
Cold wave results in 145 deaths in Taiwan
Taiwan’s cold wave has resulted in 145 deaths from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in the last two days and over 300 since Saturday (January 20), reported Taiwan News.
Ex-K’taka CM Jagadish Shettar rejoins BJP
In a major development, former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, who had joined the Congress before the 2023 Assembly election, rejoined the BJP on Thursday.
