Early summer conditions in New Zealand will challenge young Indian Test side: Gambhir

IANS | September 23, 2026 4:01 PM

New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) India head coach Gautam Gambhir said he expects early summer conditions in New Zealand to present a stern examination for his developing Test side, but insists the Shubman Gill-led team has the quality to take 20 wickets in any part of the world and qualify for the World Test Championship (WTC) final, to be held in 2027.

Prajakta Koli reveals how a chance encounter with Hrithik Roshan sparked her YouTube journey

IANS | September 23, 2026 3:53 PM

Mumbai, Sep 23 (IANS) Content creator and actress Prajakta Koli has opened up about the unexpected moment that marked the beginning of her YouTube journey.

Asian Games: Roshibina Devi storms into final, assures India of Wushu silver

IANS | September 23, 2026 3:48 PM

Nagoya, Sep 23 (IANS) India’s Naorem Roshibina Devi stormed into the final of the women’s 60kg Wushu Sanda event at the Asian Games, assuring India of at least a silver medal and securing her third successive continental medal with another commanding performance.

ECI dissent row: Shiv Sena (UBT) says CEC doing 'illegal work'; BJP backs 'transparent' SIR process

IANS | September 23, 2026 3:48 PM

Mumbai, Sep 23 (IANS) As a report of 'dissent' within the Election Commission of India (ECI) surfaced, Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Raut said that it exposed the "illegal work" done by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar in the electoral process.

Asian Games: Ankush marches into Boxing 80kg quarterfinals with commanding win

IANS | September 23, 2026 3:33 PM

Aichi, Sep 23 (IANS) Ankush Panghal moved within one victory of an Asian Games medal after the Indian boxer produced another assured performance to advance to the men’s 80kg quarterfinals at the Aichi-Nagoya Games on Wednesday.

Complaint filed against Netflix & Mukesh Chhabra for inappropriate language on 'India’s Got Latent 2'

IANS | September 23, 2026 3:31 PM

Mumbai, Sep 23 (IANS) Samay Raina's show 'India’s Got Latent' has once again landed in trouble after a complaint was filed against the casting director Mukesh Chhabra and Netflix India for inappropriate language being used on the show.

Adnan Sami shares inside pics from wife Roya’s grand birthday party with Shaan, Javed Ali, Poonam Dhillon

IANS | September 23, 2026 3:28 PM

Mumbai, Sep 23 (IANS) Singer-composer Adnan Sami shared glimpses from his wife Roya Sami Khan’s birthday celebration, giving fans a peek into the star-studded evening.

'Some offending observations': SC takes suo moto cognisance of Patna HC acquittal in attempted rape case

IANS | September 23, 2026 3:27 PM

New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday took suo motu cognisance of a Patna High Court judgment that acquitted a man convicted of attempted rape, after observing that the allegations -- including an attempt to remove the victim’s salwar, undressing himself and physically molesting her -- constituted an offence of outraging a woman’s modesty under Section 354 of the IPC rather than an attempt to commit rape.

Vijay Ganguly expresses gratitude for National Award for ‘Aaj Ki Raat’, credits Tamannaah Bhatia for ‘making it happen’

IANS | September 23, 2026 3:27 PM

Mumbai, Sep 23 (IANS) Choreographer Vijay Ganguly expressed gratitude after winning the National Film Award for Best Choreography for the song ‘Aaj Ki Raat’ from Stree 2.

Dropping Samson in England gave me a sleepless night, reveals head coach Gambhir

IANS | September 23, 2026 3:25 PM

New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) India head coach Gautam Gambhir has revealed that leaving out Sanju Samson for teenaged batting sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi during the T20I series in England left him awake all night, adding that it was the toughest decision he had to make in his coaching tenure in the shortest format.