Hawaii [USA], Apr 13 (ANI): The first-ever blackhole to be pictured has been named 'Powehi' by a Hawaiian professor Larry Kimura, who was tasked with the job by astronomers involved in the project.
Dubai [UAE], Apr 12 (ANI): Cricket West Indies (CWI) has named Floyd Reifer as the new coach for the team, ahead of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men's World Cup, replacing Richard Pybus.
New Delhi [India], Apr 11 (ANI): Rio Paralympics silver medallist Deepa Malik has been named as the recipient of the New Zealand Prime Minister's Sir Edmund Hillary Fellowship for 2019.
Singapore, Apr 11 (ANI): Bull-ieve it or not, the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) and NParks are searching for a 'bull' named Ganesh that escaped from its pen at a dairy farm on Tuesday.
Washington DC [USA], Apr 11 (ANI): The US Senate on Wednesday (local time) voted to confirm John Abizaid as the new ambassador to Saudi Arabia, a position that was lying vacant since 2017.
London [UK], Apr 10 (ANI): Tamsin Beaumont, England destructive opening batswoman, has been named one of the Wisden's five Cricketers of the Year on Wednesday.
Dubai [UAE], Apr 10 (ANI): Indian skipper Virat Kohli has been named as the 'leading cricketer of the year' for the third year in a row by the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for his performance in the 2018 English summer.
New Delhi [India], Apr 9 (ANI): A team of doctors and a surgery robot named Da Vinci removed the world's largest ureteric stone by surgery on March 23 in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, here. The stone measured 22 centimetres and weighed 60 grams in total.
Kochi (Kerala) [India] April 9 (ANI/NewsVoir): OCS India, has been named as the Best Agency - 2018-19 by Lulu International Shopping Mall Pvt. Ltd. This is the third consecutive year when OCS has been presented with this award that recognizes the outstanding service and innovative solutions
Lahore [Pakistan], Apr 9 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has named Iqbal Imam as the batting coach for the women's team, replacing Andy Richards from Australia.
New Delhi [India], Apr 7 (ANI): Hockey India, on Sunday named 60 players for the senior men's national camp, scheduled to begin on April 8 at the Sports Authority of India Centre in Bengaluru.