New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Central Delhi Kings continued their impressive run in the Delhi Premier League (DPL) 2026 with a commanding nine-wicket victory over Purani Dilli 6 in a rain-curtailed 15-over contest at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Wednesday.The Kings produced a complete team performance, with Money Grewal leading the way with the ball before Yash Dhull stole the show with a sensational unbeaten century during the chase.Reflecting on the victory, Grewal praised Dhull’s matc…

Mumbai, Aug 5 (IANS) Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos met Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and talked about the growing influence of Indian storytelling on a global level.Reaffirming Netflix’s commitment to India’s creative economy, the streaming giant even announced the ‘Netflix India Storytelling Initiative’. As part of the initiative, Netflix will create strategic partnerships with key Indian institutions in an attempt to build the next generation of Indian storytelling talent, equippi…

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Industry leaders on Wednesday stressed the need to accelerate the transition of new energy technologies from evaluation to large-scale commercial adoption, saying the biggest challenge is not innovation but bridging the gap between proven technologies and widespread deployment.Speaking at the Think Change Forum on “New Energy: Taking It from Evaluation to Adoption”, Dr. Ajay Mathur, former Director General of the International Solar Alliance (ISA), said new technologies m…

Washington, Aug 5 (IANS) The United States has deployed additional intelligence personnel to Cuba and intensified its intelligence activities in the Caribbean country in recent months, reported Politico. Citing sources, the report said the United States has recently sent intelligence personnel and resources to Cuba, describing the upped intelligence presence as a key tactical move that could pave the way for a potential US military intervention. It added that US military operations are often pre…

Quetta, Aug 5 (IANS) As violence against civilians continues unabated across Balochistan, leading human rights organisations on Wednesday brought to light the extrajudicial killing of three civilians and the enforced disappearance of three others allegedly at the hands of Pakistani forces. Several Baloch activists and human rights groups strongly condemned the brutal killing of Baloch civilian Inayatullah Jattak by Pakistan-backed death squads in Khuzdar district.According to the Baloch Voice fo…

Dhaka, Aug 5 (IANS) A Bangladeshi court has sent a minor school boy to jail after he was produced before a judge in connection with a case filed by the police under the country’s Anti-Terrorism Act, local media reported. The 14-year-old boy, identified as Md. Rimon, is a 10th-grade student at Char Mehar Azizia High School in Ramgati upazila of Lakshmipur district.Confirming the development, Defence lawyer Abdur Rob Sumon said, “The boy is very young; he is not yet old enough to be involved in …

New York, Aug 5 (IANS) A leading international press freedom group on Wednesday called on Pakistani authorities to immediately release journalists Razi Tahir and Muhammad Saif, who were reportedly taken from their Islamabad office by men in police uniforms, following their reporting on the ongoing unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), where authorities have imposed an internet blackout and severe restrictions on press freedom. The unrest in PoK has claimed more than 50 lives and left hundre…

Cape Town, Aug 5 (IANS) South Africa has emerged as one of the main targets of cybercriminals in Africa, accounting for a dominant share of ransomware, phishing and business email compromise detections across the continent, local media reported on Wednesday, citing the latest Interpol report on cybercrime in Africa. Interpol’s 40-page African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026, released on Monday and based on information collected from 36 African countries, described Southern Africa as “the cont…

Islamabad, Aug 5 (IANS) Pakistan’s response to a bread-and-butter protest movement in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) with live fire, mass arrests, a communications blackout, and the blocking of an international media outlet reporting on the unrest was not merely an attempt to quell dissent. It was an effort to ensure the rest of the world never saw how that dissent was being suppressed. The true measure of the international community’s commitment to press freedom will be whether it allows Islam…

Patna, Aug 5 (IANS) The 45th Battalion of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) at Birpur has achieved a major success in its ongoing campaign against smuggling and illegal activities along the India-Nepal border, officials said. In two separate operations, SSB personnel seized 100 Baofeng walkie-talkies and portable wireless devices, a Scorpio vehicle, and Nepalese currency worth Rs 2.63 lakh in Bihar’s Supaul, an official said on Wednesday.Two people were apprehended in connection with the cases.Accor…