Washington: Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said he never saw his counterpart Sushma Swaraj as an "important political player" but got along famously with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, hitting it off with him in their first meeting itself.

Hyderabad: Slamming the NDA government over reports that India is not able to patrol at 26 out of the 65 Patrolling Points in Ladakh, AICC spokesperson Pawan Khera on Wednesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi "gave a clean chit to China" in 2020 by saying that the neighboring country has not entered into our territory.

Mumbai: The BCCI on Wednesday earned Rs 4669.99 crore from the sale of five teams in the inaugural Women's Premier League (WPL) with Adani Sportsline shelling out a massive Rs 1289 crore for the Ahmedabad side, which emerged as the most expensive franchise.

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party spokesperson Abbas Haider, who lost his wife and mother in a multi-storey building collapse in Lucknow, alleged laxity in rescue efforts and demanded that stern action be taken against those responsible for the incident.

Jaipur: Nearly 150 people were taken ill after eating food at a religious programme in Rajasthan's Dausa district.

Shahjahanpur (UP): A Dalit college student was allegedly thrashed by a group of students a month after he stopped them from garlanding a bust of 'Bharat Mata' wearing shoes, police said on Wednesday.

Bengaluru: The High Court of Karnataka has held that a marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act cannot be termed void even if the bride is below 18 years of age.

Playing the last Grand Slam tournament of her career, Sania Mirza earned the chance to win her seventh major title by reaching the Australian Open mixed doubles final with compatriot Rohan Bopanna here on Wednesday.