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File picture of Jemimah Rodrigues in action | Photo Credit: Getty Images Indian cricketer Jemimah Rodrigues said India’s 2025 ODI Women’s World Cup triumph has strengthened the team’s hunger for success ahead of the inaugural ICC Women’s Champions Trophy in 2027. She called the tournament a special milestone for women’s cricket while stressing that the…
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta during Monsoon Session of Delhi Assembly in New Delhi on Monday. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday defended the three-child limit for beneficiaries of the Delhi government’s Lakshmi Yojana, saying the condition was intended to protect women’s health and that decisions on family size should…
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Russia’s track and field federation filed a new claim with the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Monday to challenge sanctions imposed by World Athletics. World Athletics excluded all athletes from Russia and its ally Belarus from its international events in March 2022 after Russian forces invaded Ukraine. The suspension was maintained at a council…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino attends the inauguration of Abelardo De La Espriella as Colombia’s president, in Cali, Colombia, August 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Disappointed with FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s performance as a “custodian of the game,” three powerful confederations called on him to resign from his position on Monday. UEFA (Europe), Concacaf (North…
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The ICC introduced a new Super Series phase under which the teams ranked 12th, 13th and 14th in the qualification process will contest a tri-series, with only one progressing to the second round, where 12 teams will be split into two groups. | Photo Credit: Picture: icc-cricket.com Cricket Scotland and the Royal Dutch Cricket Association…
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Adivasi Komu Koya tribal artistes from Thummala village in the Chintoor Agency area of Andhra Pradesh performing their traditional dance during the second day of the World Adivasi Day celebrations in Vijayawada on Monday. | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao The State government is according equal priority to preserving tribal culture, traditions, arts and dance forms…
Chief Minister N. Rangasamy presenting a cheque of the paddy production-linked incentive crop production incentive to farmers in Puducherry on Monday. | Photo Credit: KUMAR SS Chief Minister N. Rangasamy, on Monday, launched a portal to provide various services, including issuance of residence, income, caste/community, legal heir, and patta transfer certificates online. The portal https://serviceonline.gov.in could be…
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Kurds displaced during Syria’s civil war return to their hometown of Ras al-Ain (Sere Kaniye) under a January 2026 agreement between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Syrian government, in Hasakah, Syria, on August 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters A first group of Syrian Kurds were headed for the northeastern border town of…
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Craig Fulton. | Photo Credit: File photo: K. MURALI KUMAR The new format of the upcoming FIH men’s and women’s World Cups in the Netherlands and Belgium presents teams with a challenging path to the final. While the 16 teams will be divided into four groups of four, there will be no quarterfinal stage, which…
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Iran’s foreign ministry said on Monday (August 10, 2026) that a defence pact signed last week between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan was “a sign of a change in the perception” of countries in the region towards the United States. “The countries of the region have realised that security is not a commodity that can…
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