Author: Pragynesh

England started its FIFA World Cup 2022 campaign by trouncing Iran 6-2, as Bukayo Saka scored a brace in Group B’s first match in Qatar. England started on the front foot Having the lion’s share of possession and dominating the play. With all its attacking flair on show, it was under-fire defender Harry Maguire that had the first meaningful chance of the game, hitting the post from a Kevin Trippier corner. A couple of minutes later England opened the scoring with Sterling releasing Luke Shaw down the left flank to deliver a pinpoint cross, headed into the back of the…

Europe’s biggest power plant, in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia, was subjected to heavy shelling on Sunday, leading to strong condemnation by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Reuters reported. Under the control of Russia as of now, the IAEA said that the plant responsible for providing almost a fifth of Ukraine’s energy needs before the invasion by Moscow was subjected to a dozen blasts. Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant “Explosions occurred at the site of this major nuclear power plant, which is completely unacceptable.” Whoever is behind this, must stop immediately. As I have said many times before, you’re playing with fire! IAEA…

Political uncertainty in Malaysia looked unlikely to end as after a turbulent 3 years which saw three prime ministers take over the post, the recent election looks set to deliver a hung parliament, reported ANI. Longtime opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim’s multi-ethnic Pakatan Harapan( Hope Coalition) garnered 82 seats in the 222-member Malay parliament while former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s Perikatan Nasional( New National Alliance) collected 73 seats. Incumbent Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s Barisan Nasional ended up with just 30 seats. Yaakob’s United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) ended up giving its worst performance ever for the alliance. These elections also…

A San Jose district court on Friday sentenced defunct blood testing startup Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes to 11.25 years in prison on charges of defrauding investors, Reuters and the New York Post reported. The jury found Theranos guilty in January on account of duping investors and lying about the technology after a 3-month trial. U.S. District Judge Edward Davila upheld the jury’s verdict and, based on that, found Holmes in violation of three counts of investor fraud and one of conspiracy. Conviction on these four counts, out of the eleven she was accused of, led to a sentence of 11…

The Republicans have barely managed to garner the minimum number of seats to form a majority in the House of Representatives, The Washington Post reported. After almost a week from the day of the election, Republican Mike Garcia clinched California’s 27th Congressional District, securing the 218th seat for the Grand Old Party (GOP). Kevin McCarthy, the party’s elected House leader, announced the win on Twitter.  “Democrats’ One-Party rule is OVER,” McCarthy wrote on Twitter, adding that he and House Republicans were “ready to get to work for the American people, and fulfill our #CommitmentToAmerica with a GOP House Majority.” Neck…

Initial investigations into the missile firings in Poland have suggested that the firings were done by Ukrainian forces at an incoming missile threat from Russia, Associated Press reported based on information from U.S officials. These findings emerge in the backdrop of  Polish media reporting that two missiles landed in the Polish territory of Przewodow close to the Ukrainian border, killing two people. Initially, western media was quick to originate the attacks from Russia. Poland also summoned the Russian envoy and asked for a detailed explanation on the issue. “On 15 November 2022, another hours-long, massive shelling took place of the…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized returning to diplomacy and ceasefire to quickly resolve the conflict in Ukraine, ANI reported. The Prime Minister, who was at the G20 working session on Food And Energy Security in Bali, Indonesia said, “I have repeatedly said that we have to find a way to return to the path of ceasefire and diplomacy in Ukraine. The need of the hour is to show concrete and collective resolve to ensure peace, harmony, and security in the world.” Highlight of G20 He also highlighted how the onus is on the nations to establish a post covid world…

Cristiano Ronaldo in a fiery interview with broadcaster Piers Morgan has lambasted Manchester United for failing to change and improve since Sir Alex Ferguson left the club, ESPN’s Rob Dawson reported. Ronaldo called out the Premier League giants for being “blind” to the fact that the club is not on the right path and that zero progress has been made at United. “The progress was zero. Since Sir Alex left, I saw no evolution in the club. Nothing had changed. He [Ferguson] knows better than anybody that the club is not on the path they deserve to be. “He knows.…

Southeast Iran saw thousands of protesters gather to commemorate the 40-day period, an important time frame for Islamic Mourning, after the September 30 crackdown by the Security forces known as the “Bloody Friday”, ANI reported. Chants of “death to Khamenei, the country’s supreme leader, were heard near Zahedan’s Mosque. WHAT HAPPENED? Protests had started flaring up after allegations were made against a police officer of raping a teenage girl. However, after another Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini was detained by the morality police for violating the strict dress code propagated for women in Iran and killed in the custody allegedly due…