Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20: Rahul Dravid unveils glittering silverware for Season 5
Bengaluru, June 11 (IANS) Indian cricket legend and Karnataka icon Rahul Dravid unveiled the trophy for this year’s Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 in Bengaluru on Thursday, marking another milestone in the build-up to the fifth edition of Karnataka’s premier franchise-based T20 tournament. The trophy unveiling ceremony was attended by KSCA President Venkatesh Prasad, KSCA Honorary […]
Athletics Federation of India to host Indian Athletic Awards 2026 in New Delhi on June 20
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) will host the inaugural edition of the Indian Athletic Awards on June 20 in Delhi, in a landmark initiative aimed at recognising excellence in Indian athletics and celebrating the individuals who continue to drive the sport forward. The awards have been conceptualised as a […]
Bengal T20 League: Karan Lal slams 64-ball 145, hits 14 sixes, bags two wickets to script history
Kolkata, June 11 (IANS) History was scripted in the Bengal T20 League Season 3 at Eden Gardens on Thursday as Karan Lal produced a sensational all-round performance, smashing 145 off just 64 deliveries, including 14 sixes and seven fours, to power Servotech Siliguri Strikers to a commanding 73-run victory over Adamas Howrah Warriors. Karan’s remarkable […]
Saudi Arabia strongly condemns Iran’s repeated attacks against Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait
DUBAI(RAHNUMA): Saudi Arabia has issued its strongest condemnation of the repeated Iranian attacks against Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait after the three countries were hit by retaliatory strikes for a second day. The continuation of attacks on the three countries’ sovereignty of sister states exacerbates tension in the region, a statement from the Kingdom’s foreign affairs […]
Iran says US projectile hit Iranian cargo barge off Oman, crew rescued
DUBAI(RAHNUMA): An Iranian cargo barge was hit by a US projectile in the Gulf of Oman early on Thursday, the Iranian governor of Sirik county said, according to Mehr news agency. The 150-ton cargo barge, owned by locals from Sirik and carrying essential goods from the Omani port of Khasab, was hit about 5 nautical […]
Syrian president receives invitation to US mid-June: diplomatic source
DAMASCUS(RAHNUMA): Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa received an invitation to head to the United States later this month, where he met his counterpart Donald Trump last November, a diplomatic source told AFP on Thursday. The invitation comes after Trump had recently hinted at Syria’s willingness to intervene against Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon. “President Sharaa received an […]
Lebanon’s Aoun reiterates position regarding talks to end war with Israel
DUBAI(RAHNUMA): Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Thursday reiterated his position related to ongoing negotiations and efforts to end state hostility between Lebanon and Israel. In a meeting with a delegation from the Culture and Freedom Foundation chaired by former justice minister Ibrahim Najjar, Aoun said any agreement to end the war must cover an Israeli […]
Drone strikes on key Sudan city kill 23: rights group
KHARTOUM(RAHNUMA): Drone strikes on the strategic Sudanese city of El-Obeid killed 23 people, a rights group said on Thursday, in one of the deadliest aerial assaults since the war began. Drone warfare has become an increasingly prominent feature of Sudan’s conflict, which erupted in April 2023 between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces […]
1.3 million UN-registered refugees return to Syria in 2025
LONDON(RAHNUMA): Around 1.3 million people returned to Syria in 2025, marking one of the largest refugee return movements in the world in that year, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The number of Syrian refugees has now dropped to 4.9 million as more people have returned to their homes following the collapse of […]
Kuwait says morning Iran strikes hit airport radar, caused injuries
KUWAIT CITY(RAHNUMA): Kuwait said Iranian strikes that targeted its territory on Thursday morning and forced a temporary airspace closure had damaged an airport radar and caused injuries. This marked the second Iranian attack on Kuwait’s only international airport in just over a week, after a drone strike killed an Indian national and injured 63 people […]
