Sindhu makes Malaysia Open semis after Yamaguchi retires with injury

IANS | January 9, 2026 11:47 AM

Kuala Lumpur, Jan 9 (IANS) India’s ace shuttler PV Sindhu progressed to the semifinals of the women’s singles event at the Malaysia Open badminton tournament after injury concerns forced her Japanese opponent Akane Yamaguchi to retire midway at the Stadium Axiata Arena here on Friday.

Delhi court frames charges against Lalu Prasad, family in land-for-job case

IANS | January 9, 2026 11:28 AM

New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) In a fresh setback to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) President Lalu Prasad Yadav and his family members, a Delhi court on Friday framed charges against them in the alleged Railways land-for-jobs corruption case being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

PARAM Rudra supercomputer inaugurated at IIT Bombay

IANS | January 9, 2026 11:26 AM

Mumbai, Jan 9 (IANS) The PARAM Rudra supercomputing facility has been inaugurated at the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay.

NSE, IGX collaborate to launch Indian Natural Gas Futures contract

IANS | January 9, 2026 11:04 AM

Mumbai, Jan 9 (IANS) The National Stock Exchange of India Ltd (NSE) is in ongoing discussions with the Indian Gas Exchange (IGX) to launch an Indian Natural Gas Futures contract, a move aimed at strengthening the country’s natural gas market ecosystem, according to an official statement on Friday.