Sindhu, Lakshya headline strong Indian team for Badminton Asia Team Championships

IANS | December 11, 2025 9:39 PM

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Focused on finishing on the podium in both men and women events, India will be fielding a strong team boasting of a former world champion and multiple world championship medallists in the forthcoming Badminton Asia Team Championships to be played in Qingdao, China, from February 3-8, 2026.

2nd T20I: Quinton de Kock's dazzling 90 takes South Africa to 213/4

IANS | December 11, 2025 9:14 PM

New Chandigarh, Dec 11 (IANS) Powered by opener Quinton de Kock’s blistering 90 off 46 balls, South Africa posted a competitive 213/4 in their 20 overs in the second T20I match against India at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium here on Thursday.

Political instability, floods to hit Nepal's economy hard: ADB

IANS | December 11, 2025 9:02 PM

Kathmandu, Dec 11 (IANS) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has projected that Nepal’s economy is likely to experience slowed growth in the current fiscal year 2025-26, with political instability weighing on the non-agriculture sector and delayed monsoon and floods affecting agricultural output.