Author: Devika Sahni

Norway’s Casper Ruud faced his 2nd consecutive Grand Slam final loss on Sunday, becoming runner-up to Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz who claimed his maiden Grand Slam title and rose to the top spot in the world rankings. 

In an official statement, Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff said it has succeeded in driving away Russian troops and regaining control of more than 20 settlements, including towns and villages in the Kharkiv region in the past one day. In the past 5 days, territory as big as twice the size of Greater London( approximately 1100 miles) has been recaptured by Ukrainian forces. Over the weekend, Ukraine claimed to recapture successes in the South and East against Russia, in the cities of Izyum, Balakiya, and Kupiansk. The Kharkiv region had been under Moscow’s control since February. It served as a…

Following Australia’s 3-0 whitewash win over New Zealand on Sunday, the ICC World Cup Super League standings see them as the big mover. Australia sit 2nd in the standing with 120 points, behind England on the top spot with 125 points, who have won 12 out of 18 matches in the league so far. In 3rd and 4th are Bangladesh and Pakistan, also at 120 points but behind Australia on Net Run Rate. New Zealand now sits in 5th with 110 points, closely followed by the hosts, India at 109 points. The rest of the order comprises Afghanistan, West Indies,…

The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is the largest in Europe, and among the top 10 biggest Nuclear Power Plants in the world. Due to the Ukraine-Russia conflict, fighting around the Nuclear Power Plant led to the six-reactor plant getting disconnected from the grid. Only 1 out of the 6 reactors was functional, which was generating electricity for crucial cooling systems. 

Today marks the 21st anniversary of  9/11, the deadliest terror attack on American soil. Nearly 3,000 Americans died when hijacked planes crashed at the World Trade Centre in New York, the Pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvania. People came together to pay their tributes all over the country.

Following pressure from gun-control activists, The International Organization for Standardization agreed to the making of a merchant code as it is said to help in tracking suspicious weapon purchases.

Former Australian Captain Steve Smith ensured a 3-0 whitewash for Australian against New Zealand with a century after 2 years in ODIs, scoring 105 runs off 131 balls, as he bids farewell to current captain Aaron Finch in what was his final ODI outing. New Zealand pacer Trent Boult looked fearful as he had washed out the Australian top order in the first two ODIs and took an early wicket of Josh Inglis in the final ODI. Finch fell prey to Tim Southee in the very next over and Australia were 2-19 in the first 10 overs with Steve Smith…