Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 27 (ANI): A team of researchers has discovered a new water-adapted species of spiders from tropical Queensland, Australia, and have named it after a renowned Jamaican reggae singer and songwriter Bob Marley.
Purulia (West Bengal) [India], Dec 24 (ANI): The grandfather of a newborn named him 'Deendayal' after Jana Sangh leader Deendayal Upadhyay, who too was born on a station, like the child.
Karachi [Pakistan], December 23 (ANI): Pakistan have named former captain Azhar Ali and all-rounders Aamir Yamin and Mohammad Nawaz in the squad for five-match ODI series against New Zealand next month.
Harare [Zimbabwe], December 23 (ANI): Former Zimbabwe Defense Forces commander Constantino Chiwenga has been appointed as the new vice president of the ruling party ZANU-PF.
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): The 17-member Indian squad for the six-match one-day series in South Africa was announced by the selection committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India on Saturday.
Wellington [New Zealand], Dec 23 (ANI): Uncapped batsman Anaru Kitchen has been named in the national squad for the three-match T20Is series against West Indies, beginning December 29 in Nelson.
New Delhi, [India], Dec 22 (ANI): This year's competition to be named as PETA's Hottest Vegetarian Celebrities was tougher than ever - and the winners are Rajkummar Rao and Alia Bhatt.
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 21 (ANI): Mindy Kaling, who welcomed a daughter named Katherine Swati Kaling on December 15, has paid tribute to her late mother by naming her first child after her.
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Board of Cricket Council of India's (BCCI) Anti Corruption Unit (ACU) chief Neeraj Kumar on Saturday said that no evidence was found against the two named Indians in the alleged Ashes spot-fixing case.
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 16 (ANI): Shiv Sena MLA Prakash Abitkar has claimed he was named as a beneficiary of the farm loan waiver in the Kolhapur District Central Cooperative Bank, even though he had not applied for it. He has got a loan waiver of Rs 25,000 from the bank.
Melbourne [Australia], Dec 15 (ANI): Austin Waugh, son of former Australian captain Steve Waugh, has been named in the 15-man Australian U-19 squad for the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup, which will be held in New Zealand from January 13 to February 3.
New Delhi [India] Dec. 14 (ANI): Sidelined All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leader TTV Dhinakaran has been named in the chargesheet along with others in the 'two leaves' symbol bribery case.