Charith Asalanka-led Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat against Rohit Sharma's India in the first ODI match of the series at the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday remembered the designer of the Indian National flag, Pingali Venkayya on his birth anniversary and said that the efforts of Venkayya in giving the nation the Tricolour will always be remembered.
Indian archers Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara advanced to the quarterfinal in the archery recurve mixed team event after beating Indonesia's Diananda Choirunisa and Arif Pangestu at the ongoing Paris Olympics on Friday.
All India Trinamool Congress leader and MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay on Friday criticized the Union government, calling the 18 per cent GST on medical and health insurance "anti-people" and said that it is adversely affecting the citizens of the country.
Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Friday emphasized the central government's vision for the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has tried to open over 17 AIIMS in every region of the country with the world's best tertiary healthcare system
Radheshyam Sharma, Director of Jaipur Meteorological Centre, on Friday said that the monsoon will stay active in Rajasthan for the next five to seven days. He also stated the formation of a new low-pressure system in Jharkhand, which is expected to impact various regions of Rajasthan in the
At least five people have been evacuated and two are still missing after a tractor overturned while crossing the Krishna River in Ichalkaranji, Maharashtra on Friday, officials said.
In the wake of a catastrophic flood that has ravaged parts of Himachal Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Mandi, Kangana Ranaut on Friday termed it as "saddening" and said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah have taken reports.
Union Minister of Communication Jyotiraditya Scindia held the second round of meetings with the Stakeholders Advisory Committees (SACs) on Satellite Communication and Internet Service Providers & Infrastructure Providers, said the Ministry of Communication on Friday.
Reacting to the Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi's statement that he will be waiting for ED with "open arms," Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Friday said that it is the country's "misfortune" that Rahul Gandhi is LoP, adding that the latter is "spreading disinformation."
One person has been detained in connection with the alleged attack on Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Chandra Pawar) leader Jitendra Awhad's car, officials said on Friday.