I feel for them: Smith empathises with England after 3-0 Ashes drubbing

IANS | December 25, 2025 12:15 PM

Melbourne, Dec 25 (IANS) Steve Smith showed sympathy toward Ben Stokes-led England as the team endured criticism following their early Ashes series defeat to Australia. England suffered losses in the first three Tests, and the hosts took an unassailable 3-0 lead upon winning the recent Adelaide Test.

Robust GST reforms herald positive impact on economy, boost consumption

IANS | December 25, 2025 12:00 PM

New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Over the past years, the government has undertaken a historic wave of reforms, abolishing over 40,000 unnecessary compliances and repealing more than 1,500 outdated laws, thus creating a modern, efficient, and citizen-friendly ecosystem. The GST rate rationalisation, which came into effect from September 22 this year, was one such ‘Big Bang reform’ towards building a 'Viksit Bharat'.

Team India reach Trivandrum ahead of 3rd T20I against Sri Lanka

IANS | December 25, 2025 11:44 AM

New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) The Indian women’s team has reached Thiruvananthapuram for the third T20I of the ongoing five-game home series against Sri Lanka, and the two sides are set to play the remainder of the games at the Greenfield International Stadium.

Animal studies show Alzheimer's disease can be reversed

IANS | December 25, 2025 11:34 AM

New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) In a significant breakthrough, US researchers have found in animal studies that Alzheimer's disease can be reverse, challenging previous studies that for over a century considered the neurodegenerative disease to be irreversible.