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Shafali Verma shines as India brushes aside Bangladesh to reach Asia Cup final

India reached yet another Women’s Asia Cup final after beating Bangladesh by 40 runs in the semi-final on Thursday, with Shafali Verma producing a decisive innings on a slow surface. Batting first, India was restricted to 149 for six as Bangladesh’s bowlers kept most of the Indian batters from scoring freely. Shafali, however, found a […]

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IMF backs India’s statistical reforms amid debate over GDP credibility

The International Monetary Fund has backed India’s efforts to modernise its statistical system, even as questions continue to surround the credibility of the country’s latest GDP estimates. At its latest briefing, IMF communications director Julie Kozack said India’s new Index of Industrial Production and Producer Price Index series should improve the accuracy of GDP estimates.

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Anthropic says it blocked possible efforts to build biological weapons

Anthropic says it blocked five cases involving attempts to use Claude for biological research with potential dual-use implications, including work it believed could support harmful pathogen development. The cases were documented in a new threat report covering activity identified between December 2025 and August 2026. Anthropic said the broader activity involved suspected state-backed groups, financially

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Why did East Zone win the Duleep Trophy despite the final ending in a draw?

East Zone ended a 14-year wait for the Duleep Trophy on Thursday, securing the title after their final against South Zone ended in a draw at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The result may seem unusual at first, but the Duleep Trophy’s knockout rules mean a drawn final is decided by the first-innings lead.

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India’s Afghanistan plans face fitness concerns, but key return remains on track

Team India is set to enter their three-match T20I series against Afghanistan with another fitness concern, with pacer Harshit Rana unlikely to recover in time for the opening match in New Delhi on September 13. At the same time, Jasprit Bumrah and Nitish Kumar Reddy are on track to return after their respective injuries. Four

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Ishan Kishan’s outrageous 2026: runs across formats, conditions and pressure games

Ishan Kishan has turned 2026 into a year of relentless run-scoring, producing big performances across the IPL, international cricket and the Duleep Trophy. What makes his season particularly striking is the range of situations in which those runs have come. The year began with a prolific IPL campaign, where Kishan amassed 602 runs. His form

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BCCI Agrees To Official Asian Games Hotels After Accommodation Dispute With Organisers

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has agreed to have its players stay in the official hotels designated by the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games organisers, ending a dispute over accommodation arrangements. BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla confirmed that Indian cricketers will not be moved to an alternative hotel. The board had raised concerns over

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Supreme Court Slams Greater Noida Magistrate Over Notice To Student Protester

The Supreme Court today, took cognisance of a notice issued by a Greater Noida executive magistrate to a second-year law student for participating in a protest led by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP). Although the notice was subsequently withdrawn, the apex court called its issuance a serious matter, pointing to its September 1 pan-India direction

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OpenAI Claims 90-Year Maths Breakthrough, But Researcher Challenges Its Route

OpenAI says an unreleased AI model has solved the Navier-Stokes existence and smoothness problem, a mathematical challenge that has resisted researchers for roughly 90 years and carries a $1 million prize from the Clay Mathematics Institute. The company deployed around 10,000 AI agents on the problem, producing a proof in 88 hours. The agents exchanged

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BCCI names Campa, SBI Life and ChatGPT as new associate partners

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced Campa, SBI Life and ChatGPT as its latest associate partners for India’s home international cricket season. The three partnerships are collectively valued at more than Rs 130 crore over two seasons, marking a 44 per cent increase compared with the corresponding deals in the

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