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JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday congratulated the Indian women’s cricket team on winning the ICC Women’s World Cup, saying their determination and fighting spirit have inspired millions across the country. “World Champion Team India! Congratulations to the Indian Women’s Cricket Team on lifting the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025. This glorious victory is a moment of immense pride for the entire nation,” Sinha said on X. He added that “the team’s determination, skill and fighting spirit have inspired millions across the country.” Meanwhile, youths in Jammu celebrated the victory of Indian women’s cricket team by bursting firecrackers and…

India’s star players Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are at the fag end of their international careers. The duo has already called time on T20Is and Test cricket, and remains active only in the ODI format. The players were seen recently during India’s three-match ODI series against Australia. While Rohit turned out to be the top scorer in the series with a fifty and a 121 not out to his name, Kohli smashed an unbeaten 74 in the final game after registering two consecutive ducks. Apart from form, age is another factor that could be an issue for the two…

HARYANA: India’s Paralympic medallist Sheetal Devi etched her name in history by qualifying for her first able-bodied international meet on Thursday. Sheetal earned a place in the junior archery team for the Asia Cup Stage 3 in Jeddah, scheduled to commence next month. The 18-year-old, who hails from Jammu and Kashmir, competed against more than 60 able-bodied archers at the four-day national selection trials, according to Olympics.com. With a remarkable display, Sheetal finished third in the final women’s compound rankings and will compete in the women’s compound event at the Asia Cup. Sheetal, who was born without arms due to…

India’s explosive left-handed opener Abhishek Sharma continued his impressive run in T20 internationals, becoming the fastest batter to score 1,000 runs in the format in terms of balls faced. Abhishek reached the milestone in just 528 deliveries, breaking the previous record held by Suryakumar Yadav, who took 573 balls to achieve the feat. England’s Phil Salt (599 balls), Australia’s Glenn Maxwell (604), and the pair of Andre Russell and Finn Allen (609 each) complete the top five. Abhishek Sharma’s run rampage continued as he waltzed to the top of the T20I scoring charts when he became the fastest man to…

Cash awards, cars, land, government jobs, endorsements and a million new followers. These are the rewards that have come the way of India’s World Cup-winning women’s team after lifting the trophy last Sunday. But there’s more — in a first, the Madhya Pradesh government has promised the team’s new-ball bowler, Kranti Gaud, that it is revoking her father’s decade-and-a-half-old suspension from the post of police constable. Cash awards, cars, land, government jobs, endorsements and a million new followers. These are the rewards that have come the way of India’s World Cup-winning women’s team after lifting the trophy last Sunday. But…

Punjab chief minister (CM) Bhagwant Mann said the Opposition has no substantial issue against his government and are criticising it “for the sake of political disruption”. Addressing a rally in favour of Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Tarn Taran bypoll candidate Harmeet Singh Sandhu on Friday, Mann said his party is confident of a win. “Our government has introduced numerous pro-people policies for the holistic development and prosperity of Punjab. As a result, people are determined to guarantee AAP’s success,” said the CM. He added that the Opposition cannot digest the people-friendly policies of his government and thus are resorting to…

Prominent members of Tunisia’s political opposition have announced they will be joining a collective hunger strike in solidarity with jailed politician Jawhar Ben Mbarek, whose health they say has severely deteriorated after nine days without food. Ben Mbarek, the cofounder of Tunisia’s main opposition alliance, the National Salvation Front, launched a hunger strike last week to protest his detention since February 2023. Ben Mbarek’s father, veteran activist Ezzeddine Hazgui, said during a news conference in the capital Tunis on Friday that his son is in a “worrisome condition, and his health is deteriorating”. Hazgui said his family would launch a…

In Israel, Zohran Mamdani’s win in New York stirs alarm over shifting U.S. attitudes Mamdani visits a mosque in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on November 7, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters The election of Zohran Mamdani as New York City’s next mayor has sent a chill across Israel as people come to terms with the victory of a politician propelled by an outspoken pro-Palestinian message that is rare in U.S. politics. Israelis across the political spectrum fear that Mr. Mamdani’s election — in the city with the world’s second-largest Jewish population — could foreshadow icier relations with the U.S., Israel’s…

“In the name of vote bank politics, some leaders continue to oppose Vande Mataram and even encourage others to do so. Historically, Nehruji removed two-thirds of Vande Mataram under pressure from Jinnah’s Muslim League. Today, Omar Abdullah is following the same path,” Poonawalla alleged. “Omar Abdullah wants to block Vande Mataram in Jammu and Kashmir’s schools. He says this is ‘outside dictation’. Is promoting the national song in schools an outside diktat?” Poonawalla asked. “These are the same people who opposed the removal of Article 370 and the full implementation of the Indian Constitution in Jammu and Kashmir. They opposed…

Bihar boasts of one of the most fascinating political histories in India. With Assembly polls underway in the state, The Indian Express brings a series of articles that tell the history of Bihar politics through the tenure of its 23 chief ministers.When the Congress high command decided to replace Bindeshwari Dubey as chief minister, several names emerged as probable successors: Assembly Speaker Shiv Chandra Jha, veteran MP and former Union minister Bhagwat Jha Azad, ex-Chief Minister Jagannath Mishra, controversial former Union minister KK Tewary, and Governor Bhishma Narain Singh. The party, however, preferred to retain a Brahmin chief minister to…