East Bengal FC Women will start its historic AFC Women’s Champions League (AWCL) campaign against Vietnamese champion Ho Chi Minh City WFC at Kishore Bharati Stadium on Sunday, as the city hosts the group stage of the continental competition for the first time.

Fondly known as the ‘Moshal Girls’, the Indian Women’s League champions have been drawn in Group B alongside Ho Chi Minh City WFC, Korea Republic’s Hwacheon KSPO WFC and DPR Korea’s April 25 Sports Club (also known as 4.25 SC).

With two knockout-stage spots available, every match will be crucial in THE competitive group. The two best third-placed teams across all three groups will also qualify to fill the remaining slots in the eight-team quarterfinals.

It was indeed a Super Sunday for Indian badminton as Lakshya Sen followed PV Sindhu's title-winning performance with a triumph of his own at the Hylo Open 2026. Lakshya brought an end to his year-long wait for a BWF World Tour title, defeating Indonesia's Jonatan Christie 21-17, 21-10 in the men's singles final at the Saarlandhalle in Saarbrucken, Germany, on Sunday.

After Sindhu outclassed Denmark's Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt in straight games to clinch the women's singles crown, Lakshya ensured that India finished the tournament with a double delight. The Indian shuttler produced a composed and commanding performance against the fourth seed, recovering from a challenging opening phase before taking complete control of the contest.

India has won 14 medals, including four gold, two silver and eight bronze, at the 46th International Tammer Boxing Tournament held in Tampere, Finland. The Indian contingent finished at the top of the medal tally at the international event, which concluded yesterday.

Aarti Dhariyal in the women’s 54-kilogram category, Ankushita Boro in the women’s 65-kilogram category, Arundhati Chaudhary in the women’s 70-kilogram category and Pawan Bartwal in the men’s 55-kilogram category clinched gold medals for the country.

Mohammed Hussamuddin in the men’s 60-kilogram category and Jaismine in the women’s 57-kilogram category secured silver medals.

The eight bronze medallists for India included Vivek Meena (men’s 65kg), Hitesh (men’s 70kg), Akshay (men’s 80kg), Bobin Chauhan (men’s 90kg), Chetan Choudhary (men’s 90+kg), Tanu (women’s 51kg), Disha Patil (women’s 60kg) and Imroz Khan (women’s 75kg).

Writer Methil Radhakrishnan has been selected for the 2026 Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, the state government's highest literary honour. The award carries Rs 5 lakh, a citation and a plaque.

A jury chaired by poet KG Sankara Pillai (KGS), who won the award last year, chose Methil unanimously. Writers Kalpetta Narayanan, K Satchidanandan and Sarah Joseph were members, and MP Surendran was the member secretary.

The jury said Methil brought a new sensibility to Malayalam literature through his unique sense of beauty and sharp intellect. He creatively combined science, philosophy and psychology.

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Friday proposed a comprehensive draft framework for the responsible use of artificial intelligence in telecom networks that would require service providers to adopt board-approved AI policies, establish dedicated governance and safety committees, and report serious AI-related incidents to the regulator.

The draft guidelines, released for stakeholder consultations, also seek to make entities accountable for the outcomes of AI systems deployed in their networks and services, "irrespective of whether AI systems are developed internally, procured/ outsourced from a third party or a combination thereof."

TRAI, in a release, said it has floated the "draft 'Guidelines on Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Telecommunication Networks and Provision of Telecommunication Services' for stakeholders' comments".

A Rafale Marine fighter jet successfully landed on India's indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant for the first time Friday, completing the landing on its maiden attempt.

The Indian Navy described the development as the first step towards operationalising the aircraft for carrier operations.

"A Rafale Marine aircraft successfully landed onboard #IndianNavy's indigenous Aircraft Carrier #INSVikrant on its maiden attempt on 29 Oct 26. The ongoing trials mark the first steps towards operationalisation of the aircraft in the #IndianNavy," the Navy said in a post on X.

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the ₹10,000 crore Container Manufacturing Promotion Scheme (CMPS) to boost domestic production of shipping containers and reduce dependence on imports. The scheme aims to increase India's annual container manufacturing capacity nearly tenfold, from around 70,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) currently to 750,000 TEUs.

The scheme will provide financial assistance to manufacturers until FY40 to help them expand production, improve cost competitiveness and build a domestic container manufacturing ecosystem.

Shipping containers are standardised steel boxes used to transport goods across ships, trains and trucks. Their uniform design allows cargo to move between different modes of transport without being unloaded and repacked at every stage.

The Ministry of Labour and Employment has notified the constitution of National Social Security Boards for unorganised workers and gig and platform workers under the Code on Social Security, bringing these categories of workers within a statutory framework for welfare planning and monitoring.

The boards will recommend suitable social security schemes to the Central government and monitor centrally administered welfare schemes for workers in these sectors.

Chaired by Union Minister of Labour and Employment Dr, Mansukh Mandaviya, the boards will include representatives of the Central and state governments, aggregator companies, employers, civil society organisations, workers’ unions, and gig and platform workers’ associations.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched its next-generation navigation satellite, NVS-03, marking a significant step towards strengthening the country’s indigenous satellite navigation capabilities.

The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F18), carrying the satellite, lifted off from the Second Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, last night. It was the 20th flight of the GSLV. The satellite was successfully separated from the launch vehicle and placed in its intended Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit.

NVS-03 is the third satellite in ISRO’s second-generation navigation satellite series. It is designed to ensure continuity and improve the availability of navigation services under the Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC), India’s indigenous regional navigation system.

Manisha Bhanwala scripted history on Friday by becoming the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Wrestling World Championships and only the second wrestler from the country to achieve the feat after Sushil Kumar, who claimed the men’s 66kg title in 2010.

Manisha clinched the women’s 59kg gold with a sensational come-from behind 8-6 victory in the final against American Abigail Nette.

Manisha was trailing 0-6 but mounted a tremendous comeback, showing nerves of steel to trump the Pam American champion to end India’s long wait for a woman world champion in wrestling.