China's top diplomat went into a second meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday as part of a highly watched visit to Washington that could help stabilise US-China ties by facilitating a summit between Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Wang Yi, the Chinese foreign minister, is scheduled to meet national security advisor Jake Sullivan later Friday and possibly President Joe Biden.

South Africa defeated Pakistan by one wicket in a tense finish to push their Asian rivals to the brink of elimination from the World cup here on Friday.

South Africa bowled out Pakistan for 270 and then returned to overhaul the target, scoring 271 for 9 in 47.2 overs with Aiden Markram top-scoring with a 93-ball 91.

The Left government in Kerala has sought the intervention of the Central government to reconsider a recent recommendation made by an NCERT panel to replace the term 'India' with 'Bharat' in school textbooks.

On Friday, HIF India, a renowned non-governmental organization in the region, organized a motivational talk for youth and parents at the TMA Pai Hall in the city.

Addressing the attendees as the Chief Guest, UT Khader, the speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, commended HIF for orchestrating this event. He emphasized the pivotal role such initiatives play in shaping the future of the youth in Mangaluru and Coastal Karnataka. Khader expressed gratitude to Munawar Zama for gracing the event and encouraged the audience to absorb the wisdom shared and find motivation in his words.

Prominent Muslim organisation Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind on Friday expressed concern over the expected participation of Narendra Modi in the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, saying that as the country's Prime Minister, he should abstain from attending such events.

Hours after arresting West Bengal minister Jyotipriya Mallick for his alleged involvement in the multi-crore ration scam, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday froze his bank accounts as well as those belonging to his wife and daughter, a senior officer said.

Mallick's mobile phones were also seized and sent for forensic examination, he added.

Tata Group is set to become India's first homegrown iPhone maker after Taiwan's Wistron Group agreed to sell a plant in Bengaluru to India's largest conglomerate.

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty on Friday reversed their six-session losing streak and rebounded more than 1 per cent on value-buying in auto, IT, financial and energy stocks.