File image of the Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile (QRSAM) system. | Photo credit: special arrangement The Defense Acquisition Council, chaired by Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, on Friday (March 27, 2026) granted Acceptance of Need (AoN) for capital procurement proposals worth approximately ₹2.38 lakh crore, significantly enhancing India’s combat, surveillance and mobility capabilities across the armed…

Dubai: India captain Harmanpreet Kaur moved up to seventh place even as her deputy Smriti Mandhana continued to maintain the top spot in the latest women’s ODI rankings released on Tuesday. Kaur moved up one place to seventh after New Zealand legend Sophie Devine dropped two places to drop to ninth. Jemimah Rodrigues remained static…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — West Indies batters Qiana Joseph and Stafanie Taylor have made progress in the latest ICC Women’s T20I rankings, reflecting encouraging individual progress despite a challenging series against Australia. The updated rankings, released after the first two matches of the series, revealed notable progress across the West Indies batting pack, even…

Alexander Zverev recorded a convincing 6-1, 6-2 victory against Francisco Cerundolo to reach the semi-final with Jannik Sinner at the Mami Open. This victory marks the first time the 27-year-old German has reached the semi-finals in Indian Wells and Miami in the same season. Cerundolo, who reached the Miami semifinals in his debut in 2022…

After a US F-35 fighter jet made an emergency landing at a Middle East air base last week during the escalating US-Israel war against Iran, two sources familiar with the matter told US media that the plane had been attacked by Iran while returning from a combat mission, a claim also reported by Iranian state…