New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has personally intervened after Lieutenant General (Retd) DS Hooda, who is considered as the chief architect of the 2016 surgical strikes, sought help for his sister who is suffering from cancer.
Munich [Germany], December 18 (ANI): Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski set a new record for most Bundesliga goals in a calendar year with his late strike against Wolfsburg on Friday.
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 18 (ANI): A top Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander reportedly escaped a drone strike on a compound in eastern Afghanistan.
Adelaide [Australia], December 17 (ANI): Local lad Alex Carey scored his maiden Test fifty but Aussie captain Steve Smith missed on his century as Australia posted 390/7 at Tea of the day-2 of the 2nd Ashes Test match at Adelaide on Friday.
New Delhi (India), December 16 (ANI): Employees of several public sector banks, including State Bank of India (SBI), Punjab National Bank (PNB), and Bank of Baroda, are on a two-day strike starting Thursday to protest against the proposed privatization of the state-run lenders.
Adelaide [Australia], December 16 (ANI): England pacer Stuart Broad removed Marcus Harris in the opening session of the second Ashes Test on Day One before David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne survived a tricky phase to take Australia to 45/1 on Thursday.
Jerusalem [Israel], December 15 (ANI/Xinhua): The Israeli Nurses Association (INA) on Wednesday declared a 24-hour strike in all hospitals and clinics nationwide in protest of violence against nurses in the country's health system.
Paris [France], December 15 (ANI): Paris Saint-Germain striker Lionel Messi on Wednesday posted an emotional message for his Argentine teammate Sergio Aguero, who announced his retirement from professional football.
Washington [US], December 14 (ANI): Pentagon on Monday (local time) said that it will not punish any troops over an errant drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 civilians on August 29.
Chandigarh [India], December 13 (ANI): Doctors from across Haryana under the banner of the Haryana Civil Medical Services (HCMS) Association postponed Monday's strike.
Tokyo [Japan], December 12 (ANI/Sputnik): A 5.0-magnitude earthquake took place on Sunday in the eastern Japanese prefecture of Ibaraki, which is to the northeast of Tokyo, there is no risk of a tsunami, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.