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India's UN envoy, Harish Parvathaneni, told a Security Council debate that AI and maritime security are priorities of its 2028-29 non-permanent seat bid and called for safeguards on autonomous systems. India and Tajikistan are competing for one Asia-Pacific seat; the vote is expected in June 2027.
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West Indies beat Bangladesh by eight wickets in the first Test in Mirpur, with Roston Chase taking 5 for 36 and Brandon King making 81 not out. The result lifts India from fifth to fourth in the World Test Championship table at 51.52%, and drops Bangladesh to fifth at 47.62%.
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Manisha Bhanwala reached the women's 59kg freestyle final at the World Wrestling Championships in Astana, beating Mongolia's Bolortuya Khurelkhuu 6-0 and Kazakhstan's Altyn Shagayeva 10-0 on Thursday. The final is on Friday evening, assuring India of at least a silver.
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India lead the five-match T20I series 2-0 and can clinch it in Wellington on Tuesday, with the toss at 12 pm IST and play at 12.30 pm. New Zealand are without Matt Henry and Lockie Ferguson. The pitch is described as a bouncy drop-in surface; reports differ on rain, and strong winds are expected.
Reyaansh Agarawal4 min
Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees, roughly a quarter of its workforce, in the US, Canada, the UK and India, for some teams. Staff must decide by early December and those who accept leave on 31 December. The firm ties it to heavy infrastructure spending.
Subhash Gupta4 min
Harmanpreet Kaur made 126 and Deepti Sharma an unbeaten 106 in a record fifth-wicket stand of 153 as India women made 328 for 6 in the second ODI in Vadodara. Zimbabwe were bowled out for 207 in 48.5 overs, Vaishnavi Sharma taking 4 for 39, and India took the series 2-0.
Prateek Rawat6 min
Matt Henry is out of the last three T20Is against India with a tight calf, and Blair Tickner is in. Lockie Ferguson misses the third T20I on workload, Kyle Jamieson returns for it, and Josh Clarkson joins for the last two. India lead 2-0, with the third T20I in Wellington on Tuesday.
Prateek Rawat3 min
Arshdeep Singh's 2 for 33 in the second T20I against New Zealand on 24 October took him to 38 wickets in 2026, the most by an Indian bowler in a calendar year. He passed Bhuvneshwar Kumar's 37 from 2022 and got there in 26 innings against 31.
Amita Sahani4 min
India ended the Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya with 114 medals, 30 gold, 35 silver and 49 bronze, their best haul in the Games' history, and finished fourth in the table. Nishad Kumar and Mona Agarwal carried the flag at the closing ceremony.
Prateek Rawat4 min
India chased 181 with a ball to spare at Hagley Oval to win the second T20I by four wickets and lead the five-match series 2-0. Tilak Varma made an unbeaten 51 off 26 and Nitish Kumar Reddy added 26 not out after Mitchell Santner's 4 for 21 had left India 112 for 6.
Amita Sahani6 min
India have passed the 100-medal target at the Asian Para Games and are fourth, with 103 to 114 medals depending on the listing. Mona Agarwal won her second gold with a world record, and she and Nishad Kumar will carry the flag at Saturday's closing.
Prateek Rawat3 min
India's Anahat Singh beat Egypt's Nour El Sherbini, the top seed and world number three, 11-8, 11-8, 11-7 in about 30 minutes in California. It is the biggest win of the 18-year-old's career and put her into the quarter-finals against Salma Hany.
Subhash Gupta4 min
