New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Smriti Mandhana smashed a blistering 125 off 63 balls and was supported by fine half-centuries by Deepti Sharma (72) and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (52). But the trio’s efforts weren’t enough to carry India over the line as Australia secured a 43-run win in the third ODI at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Saturday to seal the series 2–1.Australia’s total of 412 in 47.5 overs, powered by Beth Mooney’s 138, had earlier set India the challenge to ace an extremely u…

Mumbai, Sep 20 (IANS) Veteran actress Shabana Azmi celebrated her 75th birthday on Thursday, and she decided to spend her special day in the presence of some close friends, such as Preity Zinta, Divya Dutta, Rekha, Neena Gupta, Soni Razdan, Deepti Naval, and Ila Arun. Treating the netizens with some unseen photographs from the birthday celebration, Divya wrote about her bond with each of the guests that evening.Talking about Rekha, she penned, “The #Diva @rekhajifanpage . twinning in black and w…

Chennai, Sep 20 (IANS) Malayalam superstar Mohanlal on Saturday expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had congratulated him for having been conferred with the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award. Thanking Prime Minister Modi for his kind words and blessings, Mohanlal said they filled him with encouragement and joy. The actor, quoting the Prime Minister’s tweet, said, “I am deeply humbled and profoundly honored to receive The Dadasaheb Phalke Award. My heartfelt g…

Chennai, Sep 20 (IANS) Malayalam superstar Mammootty on Saturday congratulated his close friend and fellow superstar Mohanlal on having been conferred the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award, saying he truly deserved the crown. Taking to his X timeline, Mammootty wrote, “More than a colleague, a brother, and an artist who has embarked on this wonderful cinematic journey for decades. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is not just for an actor, but for a true artist who has lived and breathed cinema. So h…

Chennai, Sep 20 (IANS) The makers of director and actor Dhanush’s upcoming action packed emotional drama, ‘Idli Kadai’, featuring Dhanush and Nithya Menen in the lead, on Saturday released a trailer of the film much to the delight of fans and film buffs. Actor Dhanush shared the links to the released trailer in Tamil and Telugu on his social media timelines and wrote, “Idli kadai trailer”.The released trailer shows Dhanush’s character Murugan having humble beginnings. His father Rajkiran owns a …

Dhaka: The National Security Intelligence (NSI) of Bangladesh continues to look at the United States for support to establish a humanitarian corridor allowing refugees to return to Myanmar. To this end, the NSI is attempting a balancing act through political parties and also trying to rally other organisations, including Islamist outfits, to repatriate Rohingyas.A high-level conference on the situation of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar will be held on September 30 at the United…

Washington, Sep 20 (IANS) US strategic experts have warned the administration led by President Donald Trump about the consequences of straining ties with India, a report cited on Saturday.According to a report in ‘Eurasia Review’, top former US officials Kurt Campbell and Jake Sullivan remarked in an article in ‘Foreign Affairs’, that “the only thing harder than building and formalising a deeply significant relationship with India is not having one”.The report said that the former South …

Kathmandu, Sep 20 (IANS) Nepal has become the latest country where public mobilisation has overthrown the ruling regime, fueled by anger over widespread corruption, nepotism, and administrative misgovernance, a report cited on Saturday.It said, the mass uprising, against the backdrop of political upheavals sweeping across South Asia, beginning with Sri Lanka in 2022, followed by Bangladesh in 2024, marked a decisive break in the Himalayan nation’s democratic trajectory.According to the report …

Islamabad, Sep 20 (IANS) Pakistan’s shift towards surveillance-driven authoritarianism is not merely a domestic concern, but serves as a warning to democracies worldwide, a report detailed on Saturday.It noted that millions navigate their everyday lives under the gaze of Pakistani authorities with no meaningful consent, oversight, or regulation, enabled by a profitable and largely unaccountable global industry.“Pakistan has emerged as one of the world’s most closely watched societies, not by…

Riyadh, Sep 20 (IANS) Even though Saudi Arabia understands the root causes of the conflict between India and Pakistan, its recent defence pact with Islamabad can embolden the Pakistani military and the jihadi groups to target India, a report said on Saturday.It emphasised that Saudi Arabia is in no position to dismantle Pakistan’s jihadi outfits and end its longstanding policy of using terrorism as a weapon against India.Pakistan has territorial claims on India, which it is determined to maint…