New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Thailand cricketer Natthakan Chantham said hosting the 2026 Rising Stars Women’s Asia Cup in her home city of Bangkok represents a significant milestone for the sport in the country, following their disappointment at missing out on the T20 World Cup.The eight-team tournament will happen from February 13-22, where Radha Yadav-led India ‘A’ enter as defending champions. Thailand competing in the competition on home soil is a scenario Natthakan describes as both special a…
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Karachi, Feb 3 (IANS) The Pakistan women’s national selection committee has named off-spinning all-rounder Umm-e-Hani as a replacement for the injured Rameen Shamim in the ODI and T20I squads for the upcoming tour of South Africa, which will commence on February 10.Rameen sustained a left-hand thumb IPJ dislocation during a training session at the National Bank Stadium in Karachi. The PCB said the batter is expected to remain sidelined for four to six weeks and has begun her rehabilitation pro…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The Women’s Asia Cup Rising Stars tournament will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, from February 13-22, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) said on its social media accounts on Monday.The tournament, scheduled in the T20 format, aims to highlight emerging women’s cricket talent from the ‘A’ teams of four full-member nations with ODI status and four top associate teams from the Asian region.The event was originally scheduled to begin on June 6 in Sri Lanka last year, but…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) India on Thursday expressed its condolences to the people and the government of Thailand on the tragic loss of lives and injuries in the train accident that took place in northeastern part of the country on Wednesday. According to the local authorities, the death toll from a crane collapse that derailed a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province has risen to 32, with nearly 70 people injured.”We are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of lives and injuries in the tra…
Hyderabad, Jan 15 (IANS) A city court granted bail to two journalists of Telugu news channel NTV on Thursday, in a case relating to the telecast of an alleged defamatory story about a minister and woman IAS officer. Reporter Dasari Sudheer and input editor Donthu Ramesh, who were arrested on early Wednesday, were produced before a magistrate at his residence late in the night.The police sought judicial custody of the journalists but the magistrate rejected the demand and ordered their release on…
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) A passenger train travelling from Bangkok to Thailand’s northeastern region met with a major accident on Wednesday after a construction crane collapsed onto one of its coaches, resulting in the deaths of at least 22 people and injuries to over 55 others, according to Thai police officials. The incident occurred at around 9:05 am in the Sikhio district of Nakhon Ratchasima province, located nearly 230 km northeast of the Thai capital. The train was en route to Ubon Ratc…
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) India on Wednesday expressed concerns over reports of demolition of a Hindu deity statue in an area affected by the ongoing border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia, asserting that such “disrespectful acts” hurt the sentiments of followers around the world. The video of a Lord Vishnu statue, allegedly being demolished by Thai authorities, has gone viral on social media with the act being severely criticised, not just in India and southeast Asia but also all over the …
Seoul, Dec 23 (IANS) South Korea on Tuesday urged Cambodia and Thailand to hold talks to resolve escalating border clashes, welcoming efforts by neighbouring countries to ease tensions. “We appreciate ASEAN’s efforts to de-escalate tensions and seek a peaceful resolution to the situation,” South Korea’s foreign ministry spokesperson Park Il said in a commentary.”The South Korean government urges Cambodia and Thailand to resolve the situation peacefully through dialogue at the earliest date possi…
Seoul, Dec 22 (IANS) South Korea’s National Assembly on Monday launched a special parliamentary committee to investigate the exact cause of last year’s fatal Jeju Air plane crash that claimed 179 lives. On December 29 last year, the Jeju Air jet from Bangkok erupted into flames after crashing into a concrete mound as it overshot the runway when it made an emergency belly landing at Muan International Airport, about 290 kilometres south of Seoul, following a bird strike.The 18-member committee, w…