St John’s (Antigua), Sep 9 (IANS) Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Wednesday appointed veteran New Zealand coach Bob Carter as its batting consultant on an initial one-year contract. The appointment is aimed at elevating technical standards across the region ahead of crucial global tournaments.
Bengaluru, Sep 9 (IANS) Holders Manipur successfully defended their Junior Boys’ National Football Championship for Dr BC Roy Trophy title with a convincing 3-1 victory over West Bengal in the Tier 1 final at the Bengaluru Football Stadium on Wednesday.
Jammu, Sep 9 (IANS) Fauzia Shahnaz, a resident of Rajouri, has become a symbol of women's empowerment in Jammu and Kashmir as her fitness centre, opened under the Central government’s NRLM scheme, has shown a path of self-sustenance for locals, besides opening employment opportunities for them.
Kuwait, Sep 9 (IANS) Aseem Mahajan, Additional Secretary (Gulf) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), on Wednesday met Kuwait's Assistant Foreign Minister for Legal Affairs Tahani Rashid Al-Nasser, holding discussions on a wide range of areas of cooperation to further deepen the strategic partnership.
Islamabad, Sep 9 (IANS) Pakistani military, instead of directly overthrowing governments, has increased its influence in governance and policies through constitutional amendments, laws, institutional appointments and political engineering, a report has detailed.
London, Sep 9 (IANS) The recent flooding disaster showcases Chinese authorities' increasing use of 'Clean Internet 2026', the latest version of a campaign being conducted by the Ministry of Public Security for a long time that criminalises anything considered false information by officials, including unofficial accounts of the floods, a report has detailed.
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Top-order batter Pratika Rawal has been included in the Indian women's cricket team for the upcoming 2026 Asian Games, to be played in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, as a replacement for injured Jemimah Rodrigues.
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) A governance reset aimed at changing what young Indians expect from the state is emerging as the central political narrative behind the BJP’s campaign around Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tenure—with the party arguing that India has moved from an era of “policy paralysis” to one defined by infrastructure, entrepreneurship, manufacturing and global ambition.
Mumbai, Sep 9 (IANS) Actress Parineeti Chopra had an important question for her politician husband, Raghav Chadha, as he joined the popular 80s trend on Instagram.
Chennai, Sep 9 (IANS) Ajeetesh Sandhu fired a six-under 66 to open a two-shot lead after the second round of the INR 1 crore Chennai Open 2026, here at the TNGF Cosmo Golf Course.
