India have made just one change to their squad for the women’s cricket competition at the 2026 Asian Games, replacing out-of-form wicketkeeper-batter Yastika Bhatia with 17-year-old G Kamalini after their group-stage exit from the ICC Women's T20 World Cup.
India has defended the Financial Action Task Force at the United Nations, saying countries under scrutiny should improve compliance instead of questioning the credibility of the global anti-terror financing watchdog.
India has witnessed an internet boom over the past 12 years, with the number of internet connections increasing fourfold—from 25.15 crore in 2014 to 102.86 crore in 2026.
As Myanmar’s detained prodemocracy icon Daw Aung San Suu Kyi marked her 81st birthday on 19 June 2026, a coordinated international call emerged demanding her release, along with that of thousands of other political prisoners currently languishing in jails across the South-east Asian nation.
India face their toughest challenge of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup so far when they take on six-time champions Australia in a must-win Group A clash at Lord’s on Sunday, with a place in the semifinals hanging in the balance.
This is the first time that India have reached the semifinals in two successive Olympics since the 1972 Olympics in Munich.
Amid violent protests in Bangladesh India has advised its nationals to refrain from travelling to Bangladesh until further notice.
Reduced to playing with only ten men for two thirds of the match, India brought off a Houdini-like escape act to get past Britain via the penalty shootout and enter the hockey semifinals in the Olympic Games here on Sunday.
In my articles published in these columns on 24 and 25 July, I had mentioned that the Pacific Islands have emerged as the theatre of greatpower contestation where countries such as the US, China, India and Australia are spreading their influence and leaving their strategic footprints.
On Saturday, Sarma performed the Bhumi Poojan ceremony for the Tata Semiconductor facility in Jagiroad, alongside N Chandrasekaran, Chairman of Tata Sons.
