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The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet has approved the Dagadarthi greenfield airport project in Nellore district, giving a major push to the state’s aviation and industrial infrastructure, PTI reported citing officials.With this approval, Dagadarthi will become Andhra Pradesh’s eighth airport, strengthening the state’s plans to build a multimodal logistics and industrial network, they added.Strategically located, the proposed airport offers connectivity to key National Highway corridors, two major ports — Krishnapatnam and Ramayapatnam — and several industrial clusters, including KRIS City and IFFCO SEZs. Officials said this locational advantage positions the airport as a facilitator for manufacturing, exports, agri-logistics and services-led growth in southern Andhra Pradesh.The project has already received in-principle clearance from the Ministry of Civil Aviation, and a request for proposal has been issued to invite private participation for development, operation and maintenance under a long-term concession framework.Planned in multiple phases, the airport will be developed over 1,332.80 acres. Phase I is designed to handle 1.4 million passengers per annum, with capacity scalable to 15 million passengers annually in the long term. The master plan also includes provision for a future cargo facility to support industrial output and port-led trade in the region.Officials said the Dagadarthi greenfield airport is expected to support regional development by integrating air connectivity with ports, highways and industrial zones, helping reduce logistics costs, attract investment and generate employment across construction, aviation and allied sectors.With the Cabinet’s approval, the state government said it continues to focus on accelerating infrastructure development to support long-term economic growth and connectivity.
Social media chatter around Saiyaara co-stars Aneet Padda and Ahaan Panday has resurfaced after a recent viral video caught fans’ attention. The clip, which has been widely circulated online, shows Aneet stepping out in a beige Christian Dior sweater—an outfit choice that quickly became the focal point of discussion, thanks to its perceived link to Ahaan.
Shared by Nitin Gandhi on Instagram, the video shows Aneet pausing briefly to greet a fan, who excitedly hands her a rose. Styled in an embroidered Dior knit paired with relaxed denim, minimal makeup and her signature middle-parted hair, Aneet appeared effortless and at ease. Ahaan also makes a fleeting appearance in the same clip, dressed in a black top, though the exact timing and location of the sighting have not been disclosed.
While the moment itself was casual, it was enough to reignite online chatter.
Fans were quick to point out that the beige Christian Dior sweater worn by Aneet closely resembles one previously seen on Ahaan during an airport appearance. Comments poured in almost immediately, with users speculating about the coincidence—one writing, “That’s Ahaan’s sweater,” while another quipped, “Wearing someone special’s something.”Crafted from wool jersey, the knit features Christian Dior Atelier embroidery on the front, along with striped cuffs and hem. With its clean silhouette and ribbed detailing, the sweater has become a recognisable luxury staple, reportedly priced at around Rs 67,000.
Buzz around Aneet and Ahaan has followed them since the release of Saiyaara, with industry chatter often linking their on-screen chemistry to their off-screen rapport. Some insiders have previously described their bond as a close and genuine one that developed during the film’s shoot.Addressing the speculation earlier, Ahaan spoke to GQ India, clarifying that Aneet is his best friend. “Chemistry isn’t always romantic,” he said, emphasising that their equation is built on comfort, trust and mutual respect rather than a romantic relationship. For now, the Dior sweater moment remains another instance of how a simple fashion choice can set social media abuzz—especially when fans are already invested in a popular on-screen pairing.
2026 edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) ignited in spectacular fashion at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai this Saturday. In the high-stakes second match of the season, UP Warriorz (UPW) won the toss and elected to field against a powerhouse Gujarat Giants (GG) lineup. While the evening was ultimately defined by a flurry of runs, the defining highlight of the first innings was a moment of pure bowling genius from the world’s top-ranked spinner, Sophie Ecclestone.
The clash between these two heavyweights promised fireworks, and it delivered from the opening over. However, all eyes were on the duel between GG skipper Beth Mooney and UPW’s strike weapon, Ecclestone.
The breakthrough came in the fifth over (4.2) with the Gujarat Giants looking dangerous at 41/0. Mooney, who had reached 13 off 12 balls, looked set to anchor the innings. Enter Ecclestone, delivering from over the wicket, Ecclestone produced a “peach” that perfectly encapsulated her world-class skill.
She landed the ball on a back-of-a-length trajectory, teasingly wide of the off-stump. As Mooney looked to force a pull shot through mid-wicket, the ball gripped the surface, spun back sharply, and skidded through the air with surprising pace. Mooney was completely beaten for speed; her bat was still mid-swing when the off-stump was pegged back. The sight of the woodwork flying sent the Navi Mumbai crowd into a frenzy, marking a clinical start for Ecclestone, who finished her four-over spell with impressive figures of 2/32.
Sophie Ecclestone ಸ್ಪಿನ್ ಜಾಲಕ್ಕೆ ಬಿದ್ದ Beth Mooney.🕸️
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Despite the early loss of Mooney, the Gujarat Giants did not take their foot off the accelerator. The middle-order response was nothing short of a batting masterclass, as they exploited the true bounce of the DY Patil surface to post a daunting total of 207/4 in their allotted 20 overs.
Sophie Devine initially took the mantle, smashing 38 off just 20 balls (including five boundaries and two maximums) before falling to Shikha Pandey. However, the game shifted decisively during the third-wicket partnership between Anushka Sharma and Ashleigh Gardner. The duo stitched together a massive 103-run stand that effectively batted the Warriorz out of the contest.
The standout performer, Gardner blazed her way to 65 off 41 balls, hitting four boundaries and six towering sixes. Whereas Anushka played a brilliant supporting role with 44 off 30 balls, ensuring the scoreboard kept ticking during the middle overs and at the end of the innings Georgia Wareham provided the final flourish, remaining unbeaten on 27 from just 10 deliveries (SR 270.00).
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This article was first published at WomenCricket.com, a Cricket Times company.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has raised the stakes ahead of his upcoming White House meeting with US President Donald Trump, saying the talks could help “stop a world war” as military pressure mounts across South America.Speaking to CBS News, the left-wing leader said he welcomed the invitation to Washington and hoped continued dialogue would prevent the region from sliding into conflict. Asked directly about his goal for the meeting, Petro replied: “To stop a world war.”
Petro said his concerns were rooted in what he described as growing militarisation in the region, particularly following US action in Venezuela. He pointed to images of helicopters and missiles and warned that Colombia, which lacks an air defence system, would be dangerously exposed if tensions escalated further.“I’m not going to say that I’m not afraid,” Petro said. He warned that any attack on Colombia’s leadership would almost certainly trigger civil war and fuel hostility towards the United States. “That would without a doubt cause a civil war, and also a hostility toward the United States that the United States does not deserve. It would be dumb policy,” he told CBS.The comments come as Washington sharpens its posture in Latin America after the US operation that removed Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro. Trump has since signalled an aggressive approach towards drug trafficking networks, while also moving quickly to assert control over Venezuela’s oil exports and revive production through US-backed investment.Petro has sought to frame cooperation as the alternative to confrontation. On Friday, he urged Venezuela to join Colombia in fighting drug-trafficking groups operating along their shared 2,200-kilometre border. Writing on X, Petro said he had invited Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez to act jointly to ensure drug gangs were “defeated by our nations in unity”.That appeal followed a phone call earlier this week in which Petro and Trump agreed to take “joint action” against cocaine-smuggling guerrillas along the Colombia–Venezuela frontier. Colombian officials say Petro asked Trump to help “strike hard” at the National Liberation Army, the country’s last major rebel group, which is believed to maintain rear bases inside Venezuela.Trump said that Petro is expected to visit the White House in early February.
NEW DELHI: The Congress is gearing up for the latest round of electoral challenges in 2026. With assembly elections due in four key states – Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala, as well as one Union Territory, Puducherry – there is a lot at stake for the grand old party. The Congress is the principal challenger to the ruling dispensation in Kerala and Assam, while in Tamil Nadu, it will try to win a second term along with its ally, the DMK.2025 was a disastrous year for the Congress electorally. It could not open its account in the Delhi assembly elections, while it was reduced to its lowest score in Bihar.So, will 2026 see a change in the electoral fortunes of the Congress? Well, it all depends on how the grand-old party negotiates with its “grand-old problems.” And one of the biggest problems of the Congress in recent times has been its dilemma over alliances. The party, which successfully ran two coalition governments at the Centre between 2004 and 2014, has been struggling to get its alliance arithmetic right ever since it was pushed out of the ‘centre’stage of Indian politics by the BJP in 2014. A string of electoral defeats and the simultaneous winning spree of the BJP forced the Congress to join hands with parties that were once its political opponents in several states.And this perhaps explains why the grand-old party struggles when it comes to forming alliances. While on the one hand, the Congress wants to use coalitions to stay politically relevant, on the other, it also does not want to cede much space to the regional partners to ensure that it does not lose its political ground and influence. Torn between these two objectives, the Congress often finds itself juggling between “bullying”, “blackmailing” and “bargaining” to stitch alliances. 2026 is unlikely to be any different, as the initial developments show. In Tamil Nadu, the Congress seems to be flexing its muscles with the DMK, with which it has had a stable alliance for a very long time, but is not part of the state government.Congress MP Manickam Tagore had set the stage for this arm-twisting earlier this week when he said that alliances remain the political reality in Tamil Nadu and the time has come to move beyond seat-sharing and initiate discussions on the sharing of power.
However, with his statement leading to speculations on the future of the alliance, Manickam Tagore was quick to do damage control and said: “Tamil Nadu is an important state, and we all know that the INDIA alliance is a significant alliance, with Congress being a part of it and the DMK as its major partner. We have contested eight elections together, as the DMK is a long-term ally of Congress.” Tagore’s remark was the second time that a Tamil Nadu Congress leader had spoken of the party joining the state government. Months ago, Killiyoor MLA S Rajeshkumar had said that the party legislators and office bearers would urge the All India Congress Committee to persuade the DMK to accept “coalition government” and allot more seats to the party.So, is the Congress-DMK alliance really under strain? Or is the Congress trying to use pressure tactics to renegotiate its position within the alliance?The emergence of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) under Vijay as the third regional player in the state’s politics has made the game of alliances in the state interesting. Vijay has had a growing political presence in Tamil Nadu politics and the public response to his meetings and rallies has been impressive. The TVK chief has made it clear that he will not join hands either with the “corrupt” DMK or the “communal” BJP. While the party has kept the alliance cards close to its chest, a comment by its national spokesperson Felix Gerald triggered speculations about its preferences.“The Congress and TVK are natural allies in terms of secularism and their stand against communalism. In that sense, we have always been natural partners. Rahul Gandhi and our leader are also friends,” Gerald had said.Later, when senior Congress leader and head of the party’s Data Analytics Unit, Praveen Chakravarty, met TVK leader Vijay, it added fuel to the fire. While Chakravarty called the meeting personal, it did little to help end the speculations.The Congress perhaps wants to use Vijay’s TVK to increase its bargaining power vis-a-vis the DMK. But it should be careful of the flip side of these pressure tactics. History is replete with instances when Congress has suffered due to its botched alliance experiments.The most recent example is Bihar, where the Congress and the RJD could not come to an agreement on seat sharing even after the date for filing of nominations for the first phase was over. The fallout of this was that when RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav went to file his nomination papers, no Congress leader was by his side. Though the allies did manage to come to an agreement eventually, it was perhaps too late for them to pose any real challenge to the NDA.In Madhya Pradesh, the Congress refused to give seats to the Samajwadi Party, leading to an open war of words between the two parties. SP chief Akhilesh Yadav had then reacted strongly to the Congress’s move. However, the two parties eventually managed to iron out differences and contested the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in alliance in Uttar Pradesh.In Delhi, the Congress and Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP have been in and out of alliance several times. While they contested the 2024 Lok Sabha elections together, in the last assembly elections, they went all out against each other. Analysis of the results later showed that Congress played a key role in the defeat of AAP at the hands of the BJP, facilitating its return to power.
In Maharashtra, the Congress has walked out of the opposition alliance Maha Vikas Aghadi and is contesting the civic polls alone. This was after the Thackeray brothers decided to join hands for the BMC polls and also the NCP factions scripted a union of sorts.In West Bengal, which also goes to polls in a few months, the Congress and Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress are allies at the national level under the INDIA bloc, but are bitter political rivals in the state. The two parties have made several unsuccessful attempts to reach an understanding. The ruling Trinamool accuses the Congress, which has been literally wiped out in the state, of being unreasonable in its demand for seats. The Congress, on the other hand, argues that complete surrender to Trinamool would mean that the doors for the party’s possible revival in future are closed forever.
Clearly, in many of these states, the Congress seems to be stuck between the devil and the deep sea in terms of its choices. The party’s first predicament is to decide if it wants an alliance or wants to contest alone to start the process of revival. Once it decides on an alliance, the priority shifts to safeguarding its long-term interests by not conceding too much to the regional partner. This often results in protracted bargaining, bullying and even blackmailing. And at the end of all this, more often than not, the Congress ends up having egg on its face.So, the question is: Has the Congress learnt its alliance lessons? Well, we will have answers in the next few months.
NAVI MUMBAI: India and Royal Challengers Bengaluru pace-bowling all-rounder Pooja Vastrakar has been ruled out for at least two weeks of the ongoing Women’s Premier League due to a hamstring injury.The 26-year-old, who last played a competitive game in the T20 World Cup in October 2024, was brought for Rs 85 lakh during the Women’s Premier League auction in November last year, and the WPL was supposed to be her comeback.
“Pooja Vastrakar was not available for selection (against Mumbai Indians),” , the franchise’s head coach Malolan Rangarajan said after the team’s opening match here on Friday.“Two weeks prior to her release from the CoE (Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru), she unfortunately tweaked her hamstring. The information that we have is that she will be there for two weeks more.“Earlier, she was there (at the CoE) for her shoulder, now she has a hamstring issue. It’s a week by week process. So let’s see where she is at.”RCB, riding on an all-round display by South African stalwart Nadine de Klerk, defeated defending champions Mumbai Indians by three wickets in a last-ball thriller on Friday.De Klerk returned with excellent bowling figures of 4/26 and then blasted 63 off 44 to chase down a target of 155.In absence of Pooja, RCB handed the responsibility of bowling to new recruits — England left-arm spinner Linsey Smith, Arundhati Reddy and de Klerk as they managed to keep the opponents to 154-6.Chasing the total, RCB were in a spot of bother when they were reduced to 65 for 5 but de Klerk successfully anchored the chase.“The value of all-rounders came to the fore. My blood pressure, everything is okay. I’ve gotten used to this. I’ve been with RCB for six years. Very good to be on the winning side,” Rangarajan said.Heaping praise on de Klerk, the coach said: “Nadine was very clear with her plan, how she was going to approach the next 11 overs. That’s the first time I met her inside [at the strategic time out] was over (number) nine.“She wanted to chase down upwards of eight (runs per over) in the last four and then there was a plan of how to approach the next two overs in blocks. Aru (Reddy) also did a very, very good job (with the bat, scoring 20 off 25 in a sixth-wicket partnership of 52 off 51).”For Mumbai Indians, Hayley Matthews missed out as she is recovering from a shoulder injury, head coach Lisa Keightley said.“Unfortunately, her shoulder isn’t great. While training, she got a slight strain and she’s really close (to play),” Keightley said.“It was a bit too close for her to play tonight. We will see how she goes tomorrow, and if she’s fit for tomorrow’s game. But she is really close.”The defending champions Mumbai Indians will face Delhi Capitals on Saturday at the DY Patil Stadium, while RCB will face UP Warriorz Women on Monday.
PhonePe Payment Gateway on Saturday launched ‘PhonePe PG Bolt’ for Visa and Mastercard credit and debit card transactions, aiming to offer a faster and more secure in-app checkout experience for users and merchants, PTI reported.The solution uses device tokenisation to enable secure payments within apps for users on the PhonePe platform as well as merchant partners, the company said in a statement.Yuvraj Singh Shekhawat, Chief Business Officer of Merchant Business at PhonePe, said the launch of PhonePe PG Bolt for Visa and Mastercard marks an important milestone in the company’s efforts to simplify digital payments.“By leveraging device tokenization, we will enable users and merchants to move away from the traditional, cumbersome checkout process to a secure, one-click payment experience. This not only enhances user convenience but also empowers our merchant partners to maximize their growth through industry-best success rates and reduced drop-offs,” he said.Under the new feature, users can tokenize their Visa and Mastercard cards once on the PhonePe app and subsequently use the saved cards across all merchants integrated with PhonePe PG, eliminating the need to tokenize cards separately for each merchant.By replacing sensitive card details with secure tokens, the system removes the requirement for CVV entry for repeat transactions on the same device, the statement said.The architecture also streamlines the payment flow by reducing the number of steps involved, keeping users within the merchant’s app throughout the transaction and avoiding redirection to external pages.The company said merchants using PhonePe’s native SDK can benefit from higher transaction success rates and faster checkout speeds, driven by the elimination of manual card entry and fewer technical hand-offs between payment entities.“This efficiency is driven by the elimination of manual card entry and the reduction of technical hand-offs between payment entities. Additionally, the solution provides merchants with a customizable interface that integrates directly into their existing app flow, helping maintain brand consistency while reducing transaction drop-offs,” the statement said.
Jonathan Ross, the 43-year-old ICE agent who shot Minneapolis woman Renee Good and killed her, was not at fault, his father said. The outrage against the ICE and its absence of restraint while handling civilians centers around Ross but his father Ed Ross told Daily Mail that Ross did nothing wrong and he will not be charged. “You would never find a nicer, kinder person,” the father added about his son. “He’s a committed, conservative Christian, a tremendous father, a tremendous husband. I couldn’t be more proud of him.”The father said Renee Good hit him.The Department of Homeland Security stood by the ICE officer and said Good was trying to mow him down. But different angles of the video emerged with many claiming that Good was trying to turn away the vehicle and was not going to attack anyone. Good’s family members also claimed she was not an activist and had no reason to be there. Contradictory reports came from some eyewitnesses who claimed that Good and her partner were acting as legal observers. They said they were filming the protest when she was shot. Many concluded from the video that Good panciked and lost control of her car when she was asked to move. She slammed it into parked cars and a light pole at high speed.
The Daily Mail report claimed that Jonathan Ross is married to an immigrant wife whose parents live in the Philippines. Ross’s father said his son’s wife is a US citizen but declined to say how long she had been in the US. Ross, believed to be a MAGA supporter, has lived on the outskirts of Minneapolis since 2015, and served as an immigration officer since at least 2013.One neighbor said Ross, until recently, had been flying pro-Trump flags and a ‘Don’t Tread On Me’ Gadsden Flag, an emblem of the Make America Great Again movement. They were not spotted at the home after the controversial shooting.
MUMBAI: In a fresh twist to the political drama in Ambernath municipal council, a day after 12 suspended Congress councillors joined BJP, all four councillors from NCP withdrew support to the BJP-led front and backed Shiv Sena. Sena, whichhad emerged as the single largest party with 27 seats, now has the support of 32 councillors (including an independent), a majority in the 60-member council.
It is a setback to BJP’s attempt to gain a majority by first securing the support of 12 Congress and 4 NCP councillors and then taking the Congress councillors into its fold.BJP had won the direct election to the post of the council president, but will now have to share power with Sena as key positions such as those of deputy president and chairpersons of local committees are expected to go to Sena and NCP, political observers said. Sena, BJP and NCP contested separately. in the polls held last month.Ambernath has traditionally been a Shiv Sena stronghold and is also considered the bastion of Sena MP Shrikant Shinde, son of deputy CM Eknath Shinde. BJP state president Ravindra Chavan and party MLA Kishan Kathore had made strong efforts to dislodge the Sena from office in these elections.While BJP succeeded in winning the council president’s post with its candidate Tejashri Karanjule coming on top, the party could get only 15 councillors. On the other hand, though the Sena’s candidate for president lost, the party emerged as the single largest by winning 27 seats.To maintain control of the civic body, the BJP brought together 12 Congress councillors, four from NCP, and one independent, forming a 32-member alliance named the Ambernath Vikas Aghadi. The group was formally registered with the Thane collector, and BJP councillor Abhijit Karanjule was appointed as group leader. However, BJP faced criticism for aligning with Congress, which suspended its councillors, leading all 12 to formally join BJP.
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