Bijapur (Chhattisgarh) [India], January 18 (ANI): Five Naxals were gunned down by security forces in two different encounters on the border area of Telangana and Chhattisgarh and other on the Sukma-Dantewada border respectively, informed P Sundarraj, IG Bastar (Chhattisgarh) on Tuesday.
Basseterre [Saint Kitts], January 18 (ANI): Pakistan and West Indies registered first wins as they defeated Zimbabwe and Scotland respectively in the ongoing ICC Under 19 Men's Cricket World Cup.
Kulgam (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 18 (ANI): To give boost to skill development and mitigate hardships of unemployment especially among rural youth, several Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETI) have been established across Jammu and Kashmir to train youngsters in their
Karachi [Pakistan], January 18 (ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has suspended the ongoing National U-13 and U-16 One-Day Tournaments after the board became aware that some over-aged cricketers had been participating in the events taking place in Karachi and Multan, respectively.
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], January 17 (ANI): Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday welcomed the decision of the Election Commission to postpone the Punjab assembly elections from February 14 to 20 and said that the poll panel has respected the voice of the people of the state.
Paarl [South Africa], January 17 (ANI): India pacer Jasprit Bumrah on Monday said that everybody in Team India respects Virat Kohli's decision to stand down as the Test skipper.
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 17 (ANI): The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) are in a strong position in their respective strongholds, according to a prominent survey.
Kingston [Jamaica], January 17 (ANI): Andy McBrine and Harry Tector smashed respective half-centuries to help Ireland defeat West Indies in the third ODI by two wickets on Sunday.
Pallekele [Sri Lanka], January 17 (ANI): Dinesh Chandimal and Pathum Nissanka smashed fifties respectively as Sri Lanka defeated Zimbabwe by five wickets in the first ODI of the series here at the Pallekele International Stadium.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 16 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Sunday congratulated Virat Kohli on an outstanding career as Team India's Test Captain.
Havana [Cuba], January 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Cuba registered 3,506 confirmed cases and three more related deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, pushing the national count to 995,631 cases and 8,335 deaths, respectively, the health ministry has said.
New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly said Virat Kohli's decision to step down as Team India's Test skipper is a "personal one".