Sydney, Jan 24 (UNI) International travelers have been warned to expect disruptions at Australia’s major airports as ground workers strike. According to Australia’s 9News network, more than 1,000 ground workers employed by aviation services company Dnata at Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane airports on Friday staged four-hour work stoppages amid an ongoing pay dispute. Qantas, Australia’s…
Washington, Jan 24 (UNI) US President Donald Trump said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy should not have allowed the conflict with Russia to happen, but wanted to fight. “And Zelenskyy, I will say this, he wants to settle now, he’s had enough. He shouldn’t have allowed this to happen either, you know. He’s no angel, he…
Washington, Jan 24 (UNI) U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to confirm former director of national intelligence John Ratcliffe as the next Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director under President Donald Trump. The upper chamber voted 74-25 to approve the nomination of Ratcliffe, who served as Trump’s director of national intelligence for the last eight months of…
Los Angeles, Jan 24 (UNI) The most recent wildfire, the Laguna Fire, was reported in Ventura County in U.S. California on Thursday morning and due to the threat, California State University Channel Islands has ordered the immediate evacuation of its campus. According to the Ventura County Star newspaper, the fire was ignited at approximately 8:35…
Kolkata, Jan 24 (UNI) Actor Rajit Kapur still struggles to believeauteur Shyam Benegal is no more, as he continues to feel the permanence of his presence around him like the Daffodils in William Wordsworth’s famous poem and compares him to Sooraj Ka Satva Ghoda which signifies balance. “I don’t feel he is gone. I can’t…
Ranchi, Jan 24 (UNI) The Delhi SG Pipers showed great composure as Elodie Picard’s brilliance between the sticks saw them earn a 3-2 shootout win against the Odisha Warriors in the Women’s Hockey India League match here. Goals from Navneet Kaur (28′) and Yibbi Jansen (35′) saw both sides locked at 1-1 at the end…
New Delhi, (UNI) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convener, Arvind Kejriwal, on Thursday appealed to the public to press the ‘Broom’ button in the Delhi Assembly elections to avail free electricity, water, education, and quality healthcare. Addressing public gatherings in Hari Nagar, Rajouri Garden and Madipur constituencies, Kejriwal warned voters that pressing the wrong button…
Hyderabad, Jan 24 (UNI) Hyderabad FC defeated Jamshedpur FC by 3-2 at the GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium in the Indian Super League (ISL) match here. After scoring first and then conceding twice, the home side struck the back of the net twice in a short passage of play in the second half to clinch all…
Kinshasa, Jan 24 (UNI) The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed alarm on Thursday over the resumption of hostilities by the March 23 Movement (M23) rebellion in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as a key regional city is under threat. Guterres condemned the renewed offensive launched by the M23 at the beginning of…
Chennai, Jan 24 (UNI) Inclusion of pacer Mohd Shami, who missed out in the first match on his comeback, will continue to be the talking point, even as India is likely to retain the winning combination in the second T20 match against England at the historic M A Chidambaram stadium here on Saturday. Having taken…
