West Indies all-rounder Deandra Dottin has made massive gains in the latest ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings following her standout performances in the recent T20I series against Bangladesh.

The 33-year-old veteran batter finished as the leading run-scorer of the series, amassing 110 runs across three matches, which propelled her 26 places up the latest ICC Women’s T20I Batting Rankings. She now sits in 11th place, just outside the top 10, in a category still dominated by Australia’s Beth Mooney.

Dottin, who came out of retirement for the 2024 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup after a two-year hiatus, showcased her explosive batting and all-round abilities to lead the Caribbean side to a dominant 3-0 clean sweep against Bangladesh.

Tata Power on Tuesday reported a robust 10 per cent increase in net profit to Rs 1,188 crore for the Oct-Dec quarter of the current financial year compared to the corresponding figure of Rs 1,076 crore in the same period of 2023-24.

The Tata Group company said the strong performance was due to better realisation in the core business segments comprising power generation, transmission, distribution and renewables.

The consolidated revenue of the power major during the third quarter rose 3 per cent to Rs 15,793 crore from Rs 15,294 crore during the same period last year, according to the company statement.

The company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) increased by 7 per cent to Rs 3,481 crore from Rs 3,250 crore in the year-ago period.

Two Israeli soldiers were killed in a shooting attack at a checkpoint in the northern occupied West Bank on Tuesday, the Israeli military said.

In a statement, the military identified one of the slain soldiers as Ofer Yung, a 39-year-old reservist from Tel Aviv who was a squad commander in the 8211th Battalion, an infantry unit operating mainly in the northern West Bank.

The military said another soldier was killed but withheld his identity, saying his name had not yet been cleared for publication.

The military revised an earlier toll, saying two more reservists were seriously wounded and six others sustained minor injuries.

India's vice-captain, Shubman Gill, has defended the national team’s performance in the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy, insisting that one bad series does not define a team’s legacy. India suffered a 1-3 series defeat against Australia, marking the end of their decade-long dominance in the marquee Test rivalry.

Speaking ahead of India’s first ODI against England in Nagpur on Thursday, Gill emphasised that the team had played quality cricket despite the result and deserved credit for their past achievements.

"One series does not determine the form of the whole team. There are a lot of players who, in the past, have performed consistently in various series and tournaments," Gill told reporters.

He pointed out that India was unlucky not to have star pacer Jasprit Bumrah available on the final day of the fourth Test in Brisbane, a factor he believes could have changed the series outcome.

Panic gripped two private schools in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore after receiving the bomb threats which prompted authorities to take action on Tuesday.

The bomb threat was received via emails after which school administrations alerted the district administration and police.

“The threats mentioned blowing them up using RDX were received via e-mails from Chennai. The two private schools have been identified as Digamber Public School, located on Khandwa Road, and the Indore Public School,” said Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Rajesh Dandotia

In a major Regional Transport Office operation, 30 luxury cars, including Ferrari and Porsche, were seized for alleged tax evasion in Bengaluru.

The seizure of luxury cars is done for non-payment of taxes by the owners, an RTO official said on Monday.

The seized vehicles were registered in different states but illegally driven in Karnataka.

England wicketkeeper Jamie Smith is likely to miss the first two ODIs of the three-match series against India due to calf issues but is expected to fit for the Champions Trophy.

The wicketkeeper-batter felt discomfort in his calf during the third T20i in Rajkot, England’s solitary win, and has been receiving treatment since. He played the second and third T20Is, replacing Jacob Bethell. But missed the following two games as India won the series 4-1.

According to a Daily Mail report, the 24-year-old will effectively undergo a fitness test in the final match of the tour in Ahmedabad next Wednesday, which also happens to be the deadline to finalise Champions Trophy squads being lodged with the International Cricket Council.

Tension flared up in Odisha’s Bhubaneswar following the tragic death of a minor girl in a road accident involving a bus of the city's public transport bus service here on Tuesday.

The 12-year-old deceased identified as Kuni Juadi was staying at a nursery in the Raghunathpur area of the city along with her family.

Locals claimed that the girl was going on her bicycle to buy some food items from a local shop when a speeding ‘Mo Bus’ vehicle, the public transport bus service in the city under Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT), crushed her to death at Raghunathpur under Nandankanan police limits.

The minor girl has reportedly died on the spot. The onlookers said the bus dragged her for around 50 to 100 meters on the road after the accident. The irate locals later staged a blockade by burning tyres on the Jaydev Vihar- Nandankanan Road demanding financial compensation for the family.

Indian mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy could be on the verge of his maiden ODI call-up, with veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin strongly advocating for his inclusion in India’s final squad for the upcoming Champions Trophy to be played in Pakistan and Dubai.

Ashwin, speaking on his YouTube channel, praised Chakravarthy’s exceptional recent form and hinted at a possible late entry into India’s squad for the ICC event in Dubai. "We are all talking about whether he should have been there (in the Champions Trophy squad). I think there is a chance he might be there. I have a feeling he might make it. Since all teams have only named a provisional squad, he could still be picked," Ashwin said.

Amid this speculation, the 33-year-old Tamil Nadu spinner was spotted training with India’s ODI squad on Tuesday ahead of the three-match ODI series against England, which begins on Thursday in Nagpur.

While the BCCI has not officially confirmed his inclusion in the ODI squad, Chakravarthy’s presence at India’s training session suggests that the selectors might be testing his readiness for the 50-over format before making a final call on the Champions Trophy squad by the submission deadline on February 12.