New Zealand ended day two with an overall lead of 143, which might look small but even a target in the vicinity of 150 will pose serious challenge for the Indian batters

Resuming at the overnight score of 139 for 3 while chasing 225, skipper Nathan McSweeney (88 not out) and Beau Webster (61) remained unbeaten, stitching unconquered 141 runs for the fourth wicket to ensure the comfortable win for the hosts.

Other than Shami, Bengal will also miss the services of prolific opener Abhimanyu Easwaran, wicketkeeper batter Abhishek Porel and pacer Mukesh Kumar, who are with India A squad in Australia.

Both teams’ bench strength will be tested in this crucial encounter as some of the main players have been called up for national duty

Abhinav Manohar, who scored his maiden First Class 50, and Shreyas Gopal steady the ship for the home side after some initial stutters

Porel’s four-for and Sindhu’s three-wicket haul help the visitor bundle out the host for 221 before reaching 127 for three in its second essay at the end of day three

As NEET comes into effect, the validity of other exams — conducted by the State or a private medical college — has come under question.

The proposed initiative will cover the protected and unprotected sites in Karnataka, most of which lack even a fence, so as to prevent encroachment

Jayakumar Gopinath talks about Pulluvanpattu, the ritualistic art form of Kerala that sings songs for the snake gods, and how his community is trying to preserve it

The incident happened when the passengers who wanted to get down were informed of the failure of the brakes.

The last inventory of Ratna Bhandar was taken 46 years ago in 1978

The BJP Government in Rajasthan is yet to take a decision on Disaster Relief Minister Kirodi Lal Meena’s resignation

IPS officer Partha Sarathi Mahanta has directed the 19-minute documentary film on the Hargila Army comprising women of Dadara Pasaria village

The timing puts India in the 21st place in the Road to Paris list of World Athletics while the aim was to be either in the 15th or 16th spot

World body marks results of Indian meet as ‘invalid’)

Having won many medals in the 200m sprint and 100m hurdles, Unnathi’s move to the 400m hurdles — considered the toughest in track and field — has been encouraged by her father and coach Aiyappa

Captain Shan Masood smashed 153 and forged a 253-run partnership with fellow centurion Abdullah Shafique as Pakistan dominated Day 1 of the first Test against England on Monday.

Saud Shakeel missed out on a hundred but Salman Agha smashed a brisk 79 not out to propel Pakistan to a commanding 515 for eight at tea on the second day of the contest on Tuesday.

Architects design a building around a century-old banyan tree at Lady Andal IB School in Chetpet, Chennai

Such attacks on hospitals “can be issues of life and death” World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who addressed the U.N. Security Council, said

The guidelines are aimed at ensuring that while the science is not lost, they can be applied on to the environment in specific countries, by placing patients in the middle of the care model, said Peter Schwarz, president, IDF

NBS is a public health programme that helps in identifying serious developmental and genetic disorders in newborns through biochemical tests conducted after birth.

This year’s U.N. climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, marks the world’s 29th leadership gathering to confront global warming since the first “Conference of the Parties” in 1995.

“If we win Pennsylvania, we will win the whole thing,” Trump said.

Today it is increasingly on the back foot, with the loss of dozens of outposts, bases and strategic cities that even its leaders concede will be challenging to regain

Trump wins both North Carolina and Georgia, while holding a more tentative advantage across Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Arizona

Earlier, PML-N President Nawaz Sharif said that Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz advised him to buy Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and rebrand it ‘Air Punjab’

About 77% of the heat-trapping gas in the atmosphere now comes from the G20 rich nations, many of whom are now cutting back on their pollution, something that is not happening in most poor nations or China

Lewandowski has 12 goals in 11 games in all competitions, and has scored eight times in his last five matches.

Curto also must do community services and undergo training and education with an organization approved by FIFA

On his debut for Germany, Jamie Leweling scored in the side’s 1-0 win over the Netherlands; Kolo Muani nets a brace for France in the absence of Kylian Mbappe

The German is set to become the third foreign manager to take charge of the England men's team

Thomas Tuchel taking charge of England shows that, increasingly, even the top countries in the sport are abandoning the long-held belief that the national team must be led by one of their own.

Ronaldo, who is yet to win a major trophy since signing for Al-Nassr, had converted all 18 of his previous penalties for the club but this time shot over the bar

Liverpool continued its title defense with a 3-2 win over Brighton; Newcastle beat Chelsea 2-0

Aspect Global Ventures’ Aksha Mohit Kamboj appointed the national vice-president

Industry moots policy to bring transparency that can boost customer confidence