Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 24 (IANS) West Indies head coach Daren Sammy believes the upcoming three-match ODI series against India will provide his team with a valuable opportunity to test themselves against the world’s No. 1 side and end their 24-year wait to get the taste of success on Indian soil.
Nagoya (Japan), Sep 24 (IANS) Japan ended China's long dominance of the men's table tennis team event at the 2026 Asian Games on Thursday, winning a dramatic final 3-2 to claim its first title in 60 years, while China retained the women's crown with a 3-0 victory over Japan.
Nagoya, Sep 24 (IANS) Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president P.T. Usha congratulated distance runner Seema and India’s mixed 4x400m relay team after their medal-winning performances at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan on Thursday.
Nagoya, Sep 24 (IANS) Seema Kumari won an Asian Games medal for India in women's 10,000m after 16 years and picked a silver medal in the 4x400m mixed relay on a successful day at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium in Nagoya on Thursday.
Quetta, Sep 24 (IANS) The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) on Thursday claimed responsibility for 25 operations across Balochistan over the past few days targeting Pakistani forces that resulted in the death of 18 security personnel and injuries to several others, local media reported.
Dhaka, Sep 24 (IANS) As custodial deaths continue to rise in Bangladesh, at least 132 prisoners have died in the first eight and a half months of 2026 across the country, raising renewed questions about overcrowded jails, inadequate healthcare and official accountability, a report has highlighted.
Quetta, Sep 24 (IANS) Another three civilians were extrajudicially killed by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, a leading human rights organisation stated on Thursday.
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Minister for Jal Shakti, C R Patil and Netherlands' Vice Minister for Infrastructure and Water Management, Jaap Slootmaker, met on Thursday in New Delhi as they discussed strengthening India–Netherlands cooperation in the water sector.
New York, Sep 24 (IANS) India and the Pacific Islands discussed further cooperation in renewable energy, climate action, disaster resilience, education, healthcare and capacity building sectors during a meeting of the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) Foreign Ministers, chaired by External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar, on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated on Thursday.
Sabarkantha, Sep 24 (IANS) A 26-year-old woman was allegedly strangled to death by her husband after he suspected her character in Haripura village, with police arresting the accused within hours of the incident, officials said on Thursday.
