The grand finale of Miss Universe is ongoing at Impact Challenger Hall in Pak Kret in Nonthaburi near Bangkok. Model representing India Manika Vishwakarma has been dropped out of the race. She didn't make it to top 12.

India's women's blind cricket setup is still young. The Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI), which governs blind cricket nationally, was established in 2011. Systematic scouting for a women's team began in 2019, leading to their first international match in 2023 and a gold medal at the IBSA World Games in Birmingham the same year.

India is unlikely to submit its climate pledge before the end of the United Nations climate summit this week, raising concerns about its influence on global climate change efforts.

She was once cast as a secular heroine, the daughter of a revolutionary leader, whose brutal assassination in the 1970s defined her meteoric political ascent.

A rmed men posing as officials from India's central bank have robbed a vehicle transporting 70m rupees ($800,000; £600,000) in the southern state of Karnataka, police say. A massive operation has been launched to find the men who robbed the van in the heart of Bengaluru city in daylight.

India announced on Friday the implementation of four new codes that seek to simplify and streamline the existing, decades-old labour laws in the country, in a fresh attempt at reform to help liberalise conditions for investment.

Final, Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025: India A, batting first in the super over, could only manage 0 runs after losing Jitesh Sharma and Ashutosh Sharma early. Bangladesh A then chased down the target, scoring 1 run through wide.

India's PTC Punjabi has partnered with Australia's Temple for three Punjabi-language films under the Australia-India Audiovisual Co-Production Treaty.

India implemented overhauled labor laws that aim to attract investments and make it easier for companies to do business in the South Asian nation. according to a statement form the labor ministry.

India's stock benchmarks, trading near record high levels, are poised to inch higher on Friday, while other Asian peers declined after the U.S. jobs data failed to provide clarity on interest rate cuts.