1st T20I: Hardik Pandya’s unbeaten 59 powers India to 175

IANS | December 9, 2025 9:01 PM

Cuttack, Dec 9 (IANS) Hardik Pandya was the star of the show as the host managed to post 175 runs on the board, riding on the all-rounder’s unbeaten half-century, against South Africa in the first T20I of the five-game series here at the Barabati Stadium.

India scales up cyclone relief efforts in Sri Lanka under Operation Sagar Bandhu

IANS | December 9, 2025 8:56 PM

New Delhi/Colombo, Dec 9 (IANS) As part of its humanitarian support to Sri Lanka under Operation Sagar Bandhu following Cyclone Ditwah, India has been delivering life-saving assistance, essential relief supplies, and critical early-recovery capabilities across the island nation, including in areas that were badly impacted and had been rendered inaccessible, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Tuesday.

Top global CEOs meet PM Modi, reaffirm investment, expansion in India

IANS | December 9, 2025 8:40 PM

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Tech leaders, including Cognizant's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ravi Kumar S, Intel's CEO Lip-Bu Tan, and Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, assuring investment and further expansion of their operations in India.