New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) England head coach Charlotte Edwards has identified Sophie Ecclestone as a key player for the side ahead of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, praising the spinner’s impressive comeback after a difficult phase last year.Ecclestone had previously revealed that she nearly walked away from the game following a challenging Ashes tour. However, she returned strongly and finished as the third-highest wicket-taker at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, reaffirming …
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New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Even after escalation in West Asia conflict and rise in Brent crude oil prices due to the closure of Strait of Hormuz, the fuel prices remain unchanged in India, while many countries have witnessed a jump of up to 85 per cent.Data by Kotak highlighted a sharp divergence between India and both advanced and emerging countries, where consumers have faced increases in fuel prices so far this year, reports NDTV Profit.On the diesel front, prices have witnessed a sharp rise …
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) India’s Anudeep Reddy is not only pursuing an Olympic dream but also actively contributing to the development of lacrosse in the country. As the national team prepares for the 2026 Asian Games, he mentioned that he is working to establish a system that will elevate India into a lacrosse powerhouse within a few years. India delivered a commanding performance at the Asian Lacrosse Games in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, this February, winning gold medals in both the men’s and…
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) India’s economy is projected to expand by 6.4 per cent in 2026 and 6.6 per cent in 2027, a new United Nations (UN) report has said.The report from United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) said that economies in South and South‑West Asia grew 5.4 per cent in 2025, up from 5.2 per cent in 2024, driven largely by India’s strong growth of 7.4 per cent in 2025.The report further stated that robust rural consumption, goods and servic…
Manila, April 20 (IANS) Japan has joined a large-scale drill with the Philippines and the United States, local media reported on Monday. The military exercise is aimed at enhancing defence interoperability among the participants, including Japan’s Self-Defence Force (JSDF).The Balikatan, or shoulder-to-shoulder exercise, which runs till May 8, is being joined by a total of 17,000 personnel from seven countries, including Canada, France, Australia and New Zealand, noted a report from Japan’s Kyod…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Hockey India on Monday announced a list of 84 players (42 Men and 42 Women) for the upcoming U-18 National Coaching Camp, scheduled to begin at SAI Bhopal.The players have been selected based on the recently concluded 16th Hockey India Sub Junior National Championships.To ensure high-performance standards, the initial 42-member groups will be pruned down to 24 players after one week of evaluation, and they will be part of an intensive training block that is part of the…
Sydney, April 20 (IANS) A 41-year-old Australian man has been charged by police over an alleged attempt to import 200 kg of cocaine into the country by sea. A joint statement on Monday from federal law enforcement agencies and police in the east coast states of New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland said that the man was arrested on Thursday after officers located the cocaine on board an intercepted catamaran.Police said that the vessel was intercepted by an organised crime task force investigatin…
Canberra, April 20 (IANS) Average life satisfaction among Australians fell to the lowest level on record in March, according to the latest edition of an Australian National University (ANU) survey published on Monday.The 29th iteration of the ANUpoll, which has regularly surveyed Australians on their well-being since 2019, recorded an average life-satisfaction rating of 6.22 out of 10 from 3,662 participants, falling below the previous record low of 6.35 in March 2025.Average life satisfaction h…
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Rashid Khan has shared that he turned down offers of citizenship from both India and Australia. He chose to stay committed to representing Afghanistan.The star leg-spinner revealed this in his book, Rashid Khan: From Streets to Stardom. He recounted an incident from the 2023 IPL season. A team official told him that a “senior figure” from Indian cricket wanted to meet him. Rashid remembered the conversation. He said, “I went over and greeted him. We started talki…
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) With an aim to reduce dependency on China for critical minerals, Group of Seven (G7) countries have agreed to step up cooperation with resource-rich countries and multilateral development banks, according to reports.Japan-based The Mainichi national daily reports that finance ministers reached the agreement at a meeting in Washington, DC. The meeting was attended by mineral-producing countries, including Argentina, Australia, India, Indonesia, South Africa and South Ko…