India's FY27 growth to touch 6.9 pc due to resilience to energy shock: Fitch

IANS | September 23, 2026 11:15 AM

New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) India’s GDP growth in fiscal 2027 is expected to touch 6.9 per cent, higher than the previously expected rate of 6.4 per cent, a report said on Wednesday, citing stronger‑than‑expected economic activity and resilience to energy‑price shock triggered by West Asia tensions.

'He finds unconventional ways to injure himself' - Walter on Ravindra's freakish shoulder injury

IANS | September 23, 2026 11:10 AM

Auckland, Sep 23 (IANS) New Zealand head coach Rob Walter on Wednesday played down the bizarre shoulder injury sustained by Rachin Ravindra during a commercial shoot that ruled him out of the upcoming T20I series against India, adding that the batting all-rounder finds unconventional ways to injure himself and remained optimistic about his availability for the subsequent ODIs.

'Certainly no animosity left' - Starc ready for Durban Test against South Africa

IANS | September 23, 2026 11:02 AM

Durban, Sep 23 (IANS) Australia’s fast bowling spearhead Mitchell Starc believes the intense off-field friction that once defined contests against South Africa has largely dissolved, adding that there is certainly ‘no animosity left’ between the two teams ahead of the first Test starting at Kingsmead on October 9.