'SP facing inevitable defeat, resorting to baseless allegations': JD(U) hits out at Akhilesh Yadav

IANS | December 21, 2025 11:12 AM

New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The political sparring over the alleged Codeine cough syrup racket intensified on Sunday after the JD(U) national spokesperson Rajeev Ranjan Prasad launched a sharp attack on Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav, accusing his party of making unfounded allegations out of political desperation ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.

Conway becomes first NZ batter to hit double Test ton and century in same match

IANS | December 21, 2025 11:08 AM

Mount Maunganui, Dec 21 (IANS) Devon Conway etched his name into New Zealand cricket history with a rare and outstanding feat during the third and final Test against the West Indies at Bay Oval as the left-handed opener became the first New Zealander to score both a double-century and a century in the same Test match.

Sheikh Mujibur hall at Dhaka University renamed after radical leader Hadi on students' 'verdict'

IANS | December 21, 2025 10:24 AM

Dhaka, Dec 12 (IANS) In another controversial move that critics say undermines the legacy of those who fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War, the hall union of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall at Dhaka University has removed the original nameplate and replaced it with one reading 'Osman Hadi Hall', named after radical Islamist leader Sharif Osman Hadi, local media reported.