Three Puducherry cricketers suspended on assault charge

IANS | April 22, 2026 8:41 PM

New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Three cricketers from Puducherry - J Karthiyeyan, A Aravindaraj, and S Santhosh Kumaran - have been suspended from all cricket activities by the Cricket Association of Puducherry (CAP) due to serious allegations of assault on an Under-19 coach.

India among 12 countries selected for FIFA Women’s Development Programme

IANS | April 22, 2026 8:20 PM

New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) India, on Wednesday, became one of the 12 countries selected by FIFA for the FIFA Women’s Development Programme (Commercial Strategy 2026). The other countries include Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Scotland, Canada, Mexico, Finland, Ghana, Jordan, Lithuania, and Paraguay.

Pahalgam massacre and 2019 Easter Sunday tragedy two branches of same poisonous tree: Lankan media

IANS | April 22, 2026 8:16 PM

Colombo, April 22 (IANS) With a US Congressional Research Service report recently identifying Pakistan as a persistent base for several long-active extremist groups, Sri Lanka must recognise that the "factory of terror" operating in its neighbourhood remains a big threat. The 2019 Easter attacks in Sri Lanka were aimed to affect island nation's growing tourism industry and communal harmony while the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam was designed to derail regional stability, a report in Sri Lanka-based Zira Daily mentioned on Wednesday.

Pakistan host and operational hub for multiple terror networks: Report

IANS | April 22, 2026 8:04 PM

London, April 22 (IANS) Pakistan continues to operate as a host and an operational hub for several terror networks with regional and global networks. These groups include Al Qaeda, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed and sectarian as well as domestic extremist factions, a report has detailed.

'Free zone' for terrorists in Muslim-dominated areas of Bengal: BJP leader Biplab Deb

IANS | April 22, 2026 8:00 PM

Kolkata, April 22 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and former Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Wednesday alleged that terrorist infrastructures, including ISI assets and training camps, are found in certain Muslim-dominated districts in West Bengal. He also alleged that a "free zone" has been created for terrorists in these areas.

India can grow above 7 pc even with crude at $90–100: Industry

IANS | April 22, 2026 7:45 PM

New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) India’s economy has developed strong resilience to high energy prices and is capable of sustaining growth above 7 per cent even if crude oil costs remain in the range of $90–100 per barrel, Assocham said on Wednesday.