Klling them softly: Prabath Jayasuriya (left) and Ramesh Mendis

Cricket

First Test: Kings of Galle out to test Shubman Gill & Co’s staying power

Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi.

Nation

Supreme Court quashes case against Rahul Gandhi over Savarkar remarks

Sukhbir Badal

Nation

Sukhbir Badal discharged after surgery, links attack to disturbing peace in Punjab

Security personnel stand guard as SAD chief Sukhbir Badal receives treatment after Nanded attack.

POLITICS

A second attack on Sukhbir Badal: Is Punjab taking a dangerous turn?

Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren.

POLITICS

Review Mines Bill or face massive unrest, warn Hemant Soren and JMM

Security has been beefed up in the capital city

Nation

Bomb threats reported at five Delhi locations ahead of Independence Day

Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh.

Cricket

T20 aggression eroding patience in Test cricket, says Harbhajan Singh

File photo of CJI Surya Kant

Nation

NALSAR row: SC protects students, calls BCI intervention ‘unnecessary’

Congress MLC Saleem Ahmed.

POLITICS

Congress’ Saleem Ahmed elected Karnataka Legislative Council chairman

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Business

Gold drops below Rs 1.53 lakh as silver loses nearly Rs 3,000

Merchant vessels stranded in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz.

World

Iran defies US pressure as Strait of Hormuz standoff intensifies

Students take cover under a plastic sheet during the protest in Ranchi.

Nation

J’khand recruitment row: Students plan ‘Tiranga Yatra’ as protest enters 21st day

BSP chief Mayawati

POLITICS

Haldwani stage ‘purification’ deeply concerning, says Mayawati