New Delhi: The International Cricket Council is still hopeful of the sport's inclusion in Los Angeles 2028 Olympics and has "recommended" six-team T20 events for both men and women to the Games' organising committee.

A 14-year-old boy from Ethiopia with stunted growth and bony deformities was given a new lease of life by his father as a kidney donor at Aster CMI Hospital, Bangalore. The child was diagnosed with a condition called posterior urethral valves which causes blockage to the flow of urine. He underwenttwo surgeries for the same condition at the age of 2 and 6 years. However, the child continued to have recurrent infections with a progressive decline in renal functions. Since the last 2 years, he has not been able to walk around or do his activities due to bony deformities and muscle weakness. Kidney transplantation was the best option for him.The child’s father came forward as a voluntary donor to save his son’s life.

The Centre has issued directions for blocking multiple YouTube videos and Twitter posts sharing links to the BBC documentary "India: The Modi Question", sources said.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday congratulated Kerala's Wayanad on becoming India's first district to digitise basic documents of all tribals.

The Congress Saturday released a "charge sheet" against the Narendra Modi government, terming the BJP a 'Bhrasht Jumla Party' and alleging that its mantra was 'kuch ka saath, khud ka vikas, sabke saath vishwasghaat' (for the benefit of few, development for self and betrayal of everyone)".

The India and New Zealand cricket teams, the referee and commentator for the second one-dayer here on Saturday had to wait for a few extra minutes for the match to begin, the reason, however, being unusual.

Shivananda Patil Somajala, the JD(S) candidate for the upcoming Assembly election, died of heart attack on Friday night. He was 55.

The Delhi BJP on Saturday sharpened its attack on Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal demanding her suspension by the Lieutenant Governor for a fair police probe of her alleged molestation charges.