UNICEF India names cricket icon Smriti Mandhana as their celebrity advocate

IANS | October 11, 2026 12:40 PM

New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) UNICEF India on Sunday announced Indian women's cricket captain Smriti Mandhana as their celebrity advocate on the occasion of the International Day of the Girl, which highlights girls’ rights, safety, potential, and leadership, alongside the barriers that continue to limit their choices.

FIR filed against Imran Khan & others after being detained at the August Kranti Maidan protest

IANS | October 11, 2026 12:38 PM

Mumbai, Oct 11 (IANS) Mumbai Police have registered an FIR at the Gamdevi Police Station against actor Imran Khan and others detained in connection with a protest at August Kranti Maidan, Mumbai, in support of the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) protest in Delhi, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over the controversy surrounding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.

More massive floods in Nepal affect 4 hydropower projects

IANS | October 11, 2026 12:33 PM

Kathmandu, Oct 11 (IANS) At least four hydropower projects in the Budhi Gandaki River basin in western Gorkha district have been affected by massive floods that struck early Sunday morning, the Independent Power Producers' Association, Nepal (IPPAN) said.

'Is smash the patriarchy a mere political rhetoric?': BJP to Rahul Gandhi on no Cong action against Bimol Akoijam

IANS | October 11, 2026 12:23 PM

New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday questioned the Congress, specifically Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, for not taking action against party MP and sacked Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) professor Angomcha Bimol Akoijam who has been accused of sexual harassment, asking whether the LoP's 'smash the patriarchy' remark is a "mere political rhetoric".

‘I always wanted that second one’: Renshaw reflects on decade-long wait for Test ton

IANS | October 11, 2026 11:46 AM

Durban, Oct 11 (IANS) Matt Renshaw described his second Test century as a reward for years of perseverance after the Australia batter struck a career-best 184 in the opening ICC World Test Championship contest against South Africa in Durban, combining patience at No. 5 with a match-defining partnership with Nathan Lyon to put his side in a commanding position on Day 2.