Royal Challengers Bangalore notched up a comprehensive 112-run win over Rajasthan Royals to strengthen their IPL play-off chances, here on Sunday. Opting to bat, skipper Faf du Plessis (55 off 44) and Glenn Maxwell (54 of 33) scored half-centuries to help RCB post a competitive 171 for five.
Ninth evacuation plane from Sudan arrives in UAE
Four evacuation planes carrying 253 nationals from several countries have arrived in the UAE over the past two days from Sudan, which has experienced clashes since mid-April, bringing the total number of planes arriving from Sudan to nine.
Egypt sells $121.6 mln stake in state-controlled Telecom dept
Egypt’s government sold a 9.5% stake in state-controlled Telecom Egypt for 3.75 billion Egyptian pounds ($121.6 million), the finance ministry said in a statement on Sunday, breathing life into a privatisation programme t
EU and US to pledge joint action over China concerns
Washington and the EU will pledge joint action to tackle concerns focused on China about non-market practices and coordinate their export controls on semiconductors and other goods at a meeting this month, a draft statement showed.
Imran Khan came out as a “dirty dealer”: Pakistan Minister
Pakistan’s Minister for Planning and Development, Ahsan Iqbal has said that PTI chief Imran Khan has “come out as a dirty leader,” reported Dawn. Speaking about the Al-Qadir Trust case, Iqbal
Afghanistan to call for tenders to extract oil and gas
The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum of Afghanistan will announce tenders for oil and gas fields soon, Khaama Press reported. The acting minister of Mines and Petroleum, Shahabuddin Delawar, announced on Sunday that the ministry would shortly begin the bedding process to extract some of the oil and gas from fields in the country soon.
K’taka poll results would not have any bearing on LS polls: Annamalai
BJP state president K Annamalai on Sunday said that the election result of the Karnataka assembly polls would not have a bearing in the ensuing Lok Sabha polls next year. Speaking to reporters here, Annamalai, who was appointed as co-incharge of BJP’s Karnataka Assembly polls
Karnataka polls: BJP fails to win even one seat reserved for ST
The BJP, which witnessed defeat in the Karnataka Assembly polls, failed to win even a single seat reserved for the Scheduled Tribe (ST) category. Besides, the party also lost in 24 constituencies out of 36 reserved for the Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates.
I have no differences with Siddaramaiah: DK Shivakumar
Amid speculations over the chief ministerial face in Karnataka after Congress’ emphatic victory in the Assembly polls, state party president DK Shivakumar on Sunday said that he has no differences with Siddaramaiah
Manipur: 124 civilians displaced during violence return to Moreh
Assam Rifles, in collaboration with state government agencies and local opinion makers, successfully facilitated the safe return of 124 displaced civilians who took refuge in safer areas along the Indo-Myanmar border due to the security situation in Manipur in the first week of May.
