Colombo: India's two-Test series against hosts Sri Lanka will be played in Galle and Colombo from August 15 to 27, home board SLC announced Thursday. The series is part of the World Test Championship. The first Test will be played at the Galle International Stadium from August 15, while the second will be at the SSC from...

Mumbai: Actress Fatima Sana, Thursday, took to social media to share a cheerful glimpse from her recent shoot in the hills. Taking to Instagram, the Dangal actress offered a peek into some light-hearted moments on set, where she appeared to be enjoying playful breaks between filming. The video shows the actress embracing her carefree, childlike energy while working...

New Delhi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk's blood sugar level dropped to 60, and his blood pressure remained low on the fifth day of his hunger strike at Delhi Jantar Mantar Thursday, while Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke announced a "Chai Pe Charcha with Cockroaches" initiative to gather feedback from protesters on expanding the ongoing agitation, which...

Bangkok: An 11-year-old boy crashed a pickup truck into a group of monks on a pilgrimage walk in northeastern Thailand Thursday, killing eight, officials said. A total of 35 monks from Mukdahan province, about 600 km northeast of the capital Bangkok, were on the pilgrimage. Five monks were killed at the site, while three others died at...

Ayodhya (UP): Lawyers of the Faizabad Bar Association Thursday took out a protest march in Ayodhya and submitted a police complaint seeking registration of an FIR against Ram Temple Trust general secretary Champat Rai, trust member Anil Mishra and Gopal Rao over alleged embezzlement of donation funds. Krishna Mohan, another trustee, who was the complainant in the...

New Delhi: India and Japan Thursday unveiled a raft of initiatives, including an economic partnership framework and a defence pact to co-develop military hardware following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi. The two sides also rolled out measures to solidify their cooperation in key sectors such as energy and critical technology....

Bhubaneswar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah's scheduled three-day visit to Odisha from July 3 has been postponed due to official engagements in New Delhi, state BJP president Manmohan Samal said. "The Home Minister's Odisha visit is postponed due to some engagements in Delhi. The next date of the tour will be announced later," Samal said. Shah was...

Bhubaneswar: Doctors at various state-run hospitals in Odisha observed an indefinite strike for the second successive day on Thursday over 10-point demands, including transparency in the transfer policy and cadre restructuring, affecting services at the health facilities. Around 8,000 doctors under the banner of the Odisha Medical Services Association launched the cease-work agitation at district headquarters hospitals...

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar Thursday expressed grief over the deaths of seven migrant workers from Bihar and North Karnataka in the boulder collapse at a stone crusher unit in Madapattana, Bengaluru South taluk. At least seven migrant labourers from Bihar died after a massive boulder collapsed at a stone quarry in Bengaluru South taluk early...

Seattle: Belgium overturned a two-goal deficit and scored from the penalty spot deep into extra time to beat Senegal 3-2 Wednesday in the biggest comeback of the World Cup so far. Senegal held a 2-0 lead with just 5 minutes of regulation time remaining, but late goals by Romelu Lukaku and Youri Tielemans pushed the round of...