Women's cricket transformed dramatically between the 2013 and 2025 ODI World Cup tournaments held in India. The earlier competition drew sparse crowds to stadiums where security personnel outnumbered spectators, and organizers changed venues days before matches began. Tournament attendance reached capacity levels by 2025 after the Women's Premier League launched commercial success in 2023.
Prize money quadrupled from the 2022 competition to reach 13.88 million dollars for the current event. Teams regularly post totals exceeding 300 runs compared to winning scores around 220 in previous years. Players train at professional facilities, and stars like Harmanpreet Kaur attract major sponsorship deals across the nation.
The sport gained...
Veteran performer Paresh Rawal defended his forthcoming movie after promotional materials triggered outcry. The production company behind The Taj Story stated the work explores historical records without addressing religious questions or claiming Hindu structures exist within the monument. A poster showing Rawal holding the dome with a deity statue inside sparked heated online discussions. The team removed an earlier social media message that challenged conventional historical teachings.
The advertisement generated widespread reaction across digital platforms. Director Tushar Amrish Goel designed the courtroom drama to examine questions about intellectual freedom in modern India. Multiple actors will join Rawal when the film opens on...
Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina dismissed his entire government on Monday after violent demonstrations left 22 dead and more than 100 injured. Young protesters filled the streets for days to demand better electricity and water services from authorities. The president fired Prime Minister Christian Ntsay and every cabinet minister, though they will continue working until replacements arrive. Rajoelina plans to recruit new leaders through email and LinkedIn applications.
The United Nations condemned security forces for their harsh treatment of demonstrators. Protesters drew motivation from recent youth movements in Nepal and Kenya, and some demanded the president step down. Rajoelina first seized power through a military takeover in...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will serve as chief guest on October 1 for the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh centenary celebration at Dr Ambedkar International Centre in Delhi. The event begins at 10:30 a.m. Modi will release a commemorative postage stamp and coin honoring the organization. Dr Keshav Baliram Hedgewar established the RSS in Nagpur in 1925 as a volunteer organization focused on cultural awareness and social responsibility.
The group has expanded into one of India's most prominent socio-cultural movements over the past century. RSS volunteers have participated in disaster response efforts during floods, earthquakes, and cyclones. The organization emphasizes national character development through devotion to India, discipline...
Yogesh Kathuniya secured silver on Monday in the men's discus throw F56 event at the World Para Athletics Championships 2025. The 28-year-old threw 42.49 meters in his second attempt. Brazil's Claudiney Batista won gold with 45.67 meters. This marked Kathuniya's third consecutive world championship silver medal.
India collected six total medals at the competition. Rinku Hooda broke the championship record with 63.81 meters to win gold in men's javelin F46. Sundar Singh Gurjar took silver with 64.76 meters in the same event. Other Indian medalists were Shailesh Kumar with gold in high jump T63, Varun Singh Bhati with silver in high jump T63, and Deepthi Jeevanji with silver in women's 400 meters T20.
SpaceX announced on Tuesday its plans to launch the 11th Starship test flight on October 13 from the Starbase facility in South Texas. The launch window opens at 6:15 p.m. Central Time, and the mission follows a successful 10th test conducted on August. The booster will operate with 24 Raptor engines, but will not attempt a return to the launch site for recovery.
The upper stage will deploy eight Starlink simulators during the flight test. The spacecraft measures more than 400 feet tall when fully assembled, and remains the largest rocket ever constructed. SpaceX continues developing Starship for lunar missions through NASA's Artemis program, and for eventual Mars colonization efforts.
Aishwarya Pissay from Bengaluru made history on Tuesday as the first Asian woman to claim victory in her division at BP Ultimate Rally-Raid Portugal 2025. The 29-year-old rider finished 27th overall while winning the Rally2 women's category at the fourth round of the FIM World Rally-Raid Championship. She competed as an independent racer with support from TVS Racing across 2,000 kilometers of Portuguese and Spanish terrain.
The six-day competition featured 1,225 kilometers of timed sections on gravel surfaces. FIM and FIA officials organized the event under the W2RC designation. Pissay aims to become the first Indian woman to complete the Dakar Rally on two wheels by 2027, and this result advances her preparation for that challenge.
Drug trafficking increased across Kerala after authorities suspended four prison officials on charges of supplying narcotics to inmates. The Dawood Ibrahim syndicate, backed by Pakistan's intelligence service, controls approximately 95 percent of India's narcotics market. Methamphetamine from Pakistan reaches Kerala via Sri Lanka, where Haji Salim oversees distribution operations for South India. Systemic corruption enables the trade with minimal detection.
Kerala serves as a transit hub due to its extensive coastline, and drugs move inland through state borders. Nigerian operatives manage international shipments to Thailand. Authorities seized narcotics valued at Rs 30,000 crore at Andaman and Nicobar Islands, but traffickers adapted...
Bangladesh's Awami League condemned fatal shootings in Khagrachhari district that killed at least three people, and injured others during protests over an indigenous schoolgirl's gang rape. The party accused the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of ordering extremist forces to persecute citizens across religious and ethnic lines. Authorities allegedly denied justice for the rape victim, and then fired upon demonstrators seeking accountability for the crime.
The opposition party claimed the interim administration has created widespread insecurity since taking power. Awami League representatives characterized the government as illegitimate, unconstitutional, and unaccountable. The party pledged to mobilize public resistance against...
