Manpreet Singh equals Dilip Tirkey’s Indian record of 412 international caps

IANS | June 14, 2026 9:05 PM

New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Indian men's hockey team midfielder Manpreet Singh on Saturday equalled former India captain and current Hockey India President Dilip Tirkey's national record of 412 international caps when he took the field in India's FIH Pro League 2025-26 match against the Netherlands in Rotterdam.

Women’s T20 WC: Smriti’s 68, Richa’s 34 carry India to 170/6 against Pakistan

IANS | June 14, 2026 9:02 PM

Birmingham, June 14 (IANS) Smriti Mandhana’s fluent 68 and Richa Ghosh’s late blitz of 34 powered India to 170/6 against Pakistan in their Women’s T20 World Cup clash at Edgbaston on Sunday. On a used pitch, Smriti stabilised India’s innings by hitting 68 off 44 balls laced with nine fours and two sixes, with her lofted shots and precise footwork being the standout aspects.

DG Shipping directs firms to restrict deployment of Indian seafarers in Gulf zone

IANS | June 14, 2026 8:47 PM

Mumbai, June 14 (IANS) The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) has advised shipping companies as well as maritime recruitment and placement agencies to restrict deployment of Indian seafarers to in the Middle East conflict areas until further orders, days after three Indian seafarers onboard MT Settebello were killed after the US military strike on the commercial vessel off the Oman coast.

Pakistani deep state continues to treat narcotics revenue as substitute for foreign assistance: Report

IANS | June 14, 2026 8:45 PM

Islamabad, June 14 (IANS) The use of narcotics as a tool has become a structural component of Pakistan's sub-conventional warfare doctrine against its regional adversaries. The subcontinent will continue to face a slow-burning crisis until Pakistani deep state continues to treat narcotics revenue as a permissible substitute for the foreign assistance it no longer commands, a report has said.

Acharya Prashant returns home after addressing UK Parliament, Oxford and Cambridge; accorded grand welcome in Delhi

IANS | June 14, 2026 8:26 PM

New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Philosopher Acharya Prashant returned to India on Sunday after a landmark leg of his United Kingdom tour that took him to the platforms of Oxford University, Cambridge and the UK Parliament, where he placed the teachings of Vedanta and Indian Philosophy at the centre of global discourse on some of the defining questions of our times.