

India will look to seal the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan when the two sides meet in the second One-Day International in Lucknow on Wednesday. Having registered a comfortable victory in the rain-affected opening match, the hosts hold a 1-0 lead and another win would give them an unassailable advantage in the series. While the result remains important, India’s larger objective is to fine-tune its squad combinations ahead of next year’s ICC ODI World Cup.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will hear submissions from both the Trinamool Congress (TMC) faction led by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the group of defected MPs before taking a decision on whether to grant recognition to the breakaway faction, sources said.


Television and film actor Sanchita Ugale, known for her roles in popular television shows including Kumkum Bhagya, died by suicide at her residence in Mumbai’s Nalasopara area, police officials confirmed on Monday. She was 22. The incident reportedly took place on the evening of June 14 at the Sai Santoshi Building in Achole Village, Nalasopara East.

India will look to seal the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan when the two sides meet in the second One-Day International in Lucknow on Wednesday. Having registered a comfortable victory in the rain-affected opening match, the hosts hold a 1-0 lead and another win would give them an unassailable advantage in the series. While the result remains important, India’s larger objective is to fine-tune its squad combinations ahead of next year’s ICC ODI World Cup.

When Draupadi Murmu was sworn in as India’s 15th president on Monday, July 25, there was so much excitement in
