'Once you create demand, optimise it with supply' – T20 WC tournament director on blueprint to sustain women's cricket momentum

Niharika Raina | June 11, 2026 4:12 PM

New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Beth Barrett‑Wild, the tournament director of 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, said they have been working on a blueprint to sustain momentum in the women’s game, something which was a key learning for her from the 2017 Women’s ODI World Cup, adding that once demand is created, it has to be optimised with supply.

AI deepfakes emerging as new threat to financial systems, warns Centre

IANS | June 11, 2026 4:11 PM

New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a fresh advisory warning about the growing misuse of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by cybercriminals to create highly convincing deepfake videos and synthetic identities aimed at compromising financial and digital ecosystems.

Those supporting Rahul Gandhi as PM are welcome: Congress on reports of Trinamool merger

IANS | June 11, 2026 4:09 PM

New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Congress leaders on Thursday said there is a "natural possibility" of the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress merging with the party, since the former West Bengal Chief Minister initially belonged to it and emphasised that whoever wants to see Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi as the future Prime Minister is welcome.

Top Indian banks offer NRIs up to 6.6 pc on foreign currency deposits

IANS | June 11, 2026 3:56 PM

Mumbai, June 11 (IANS) India's top financial banking services providers -- State Bank of India (SBI), Bank of India (BoI), and Yes Bank -- have sharply raised interest rates on Foreign Currency Non-Resident (Bank) or FCNR(B) deposits following the Reserve Bank of India's recent measures to attract foreign currency inflows, with lenders now offering Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) returns of up to 6.6 per cent on US dollar deposits.

Congress to launch 3-month national campaign against inflation, exam scams

IANS | June 11, 2026 3:53 PM

New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The Congress party on Thursday announced a national-level campaign for the coming three months, with every party leader and worker expected to hit the streets against inflation, unemployment, exam scams, social inequality and weak diplomacy in the wake of the Gulf conflict.