Smriti Mandhana retains top spot in women’s ODI rankings | Cricket News

Smriti Mandhana (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India’s star batter Smriti Mandhana has retained the top spot in the latest ICC Women’s ODI Batting Rankings released on Tuesday. Her captain Harmanpreet Kaur also maintained her position, staying at eighth place in the rankings.However, Jemimah Rodrigues slipped one place to 12th after India suffered a 0-3 defeat…

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Russian sanctions easing linked only to India? Trump’s message to Europe allies amid Middle East oil shock

Donald Trump indicated that Washington might consider lifting ‘certain oil-related sanctions’ in order to help bring down prices. (AI image) Even as the world economy reels under the global oil supply shock, the Donald Trump administration has reportedly made it clear to European countries that any easing on Russian crude oil sanctions would be related…

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‘Want to win more trophies’: Suryakumar Yadav’s big statement after T20 World Cup glory | Cricket News

Suryakumar Yadav (ICC Photo) NEW DELHI: Two days after captaining India to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup title, Suryakumar Yadav is still absorbing the magnitude of the achievement, which has placed him alongside greats like Kapil Dev, MS Dhoni, and Rohit Sharma, all of whom led India to ICC trophies.Soon after returning from Ahmedabad,…

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EXPLAINED | Why ICC penalised Arshdeep Singh: Rules, sanctions, punishment – All you need to know | Cricket News

Arshdeep Singh (ICC Photo) India pacer Arshdeep Singh has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee for throwing the ball “aggressively and inappropriately” at Daryl Mitchell during the final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Ahmedabad.In addition, one demerit point has been added to Arshdeep’s disciplinary record. It is his first…

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Jewar airport connectivity: Delhi–Mumbai Expressway link with Noida International Airport gets fresh push; check details

The Union Cabinet has approved a revised capital cost of Rs 3,630.77 crore for the construction of a 31.42 km greenfield connectivity corridor linking the upcoming Noida International Airport at Jewar with the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway network, a move aimed at strengthening transport access to the airport and boosting logistics across the National Capital Region (NCR).The…

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India slides down in 2026 Gender Equality in Chess Index rankings: How can it be improved? | Chess News

Gukesh Dommaraju, Arjun Erigaisi, Divya Deshmukh, and Harika Dronavalli (from left to right) (Photo by Maria Emelianova/Chess.com) NEW DELHI: Last Sunday was International Women’s Day. Unless you’ve been on a total digital detox, your feed was likely buried under a mountain of Instagram stories and WhatsApp statuses celebrating the day. You probably liked a few,…

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Big boost for drinking water: Cabinet extends Jal Jeevan Mission to 2028 with Rs 8.69 lakh crore outlay

The Union cabinet on Monday approved the extension of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) until December 2028, with a revised total outlay of Rs 8.69 lakh crore, as the government seeks to shift the rural drinking water programme from infrastructure creation to a service delivery–driven model under JJM 2.0.Under the revised framework, the Centre’s financial…

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