Tokyo Paralympics gold medallists Avani Lekhara and Sumit Antil will be leading India's biggest-ever contingent as the country aims for a record medal haul in the Para Asian Games, which commence here on Sunday, a fortnight after the able-bodied athletes achieved historic success at the same venue.

The BJP on Saturday named 83 more candidates for the Rajasthan assembly polls, fielding former chief minister Vasundhara Raje from her traditional Jhalrapatan seat.

The Delhi High Court has sought the ED's stand on a petition by Hyderabad businessman Arun Ramchandra Pillai challenging his arrest and remand in a money laundering case related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam wherein he has claimed "third degree" methods were applied to obtain information.

The health officers of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) conducted an inspection on Friday on the pubs, bars and restaurants in the eight zones of the BBMP and issued notices to outlets that had failed to follow regulations of the city corporation.

A 30-year-old man, Syed Razaq, who was allegedly attacked on Friday night using lethal weapons in a field near Gowdarahalli in Bhadravathi taluk, is learned to have died in the field after bleeding heavily.

Much to the embarrassment of the BJP and Karkala legislator Sunil Kumar, the Karnataka Congress has posted on its official X account a 'missing' message on the bronze statue of Parashurama, claimed by the BJP to being installed at the new theme park in Karkala, adding an offer of a huge reward to whoever finds the missing bronze statue.

A 26-year-old man has been arrested and charged with a hate crime in the US for attacking a Sikh teenager on a bus here for wearing a turban, according to media reports.

England won the toss and elected to bowl against South Africa in a crucial World Cup match here on Saturday. England will be bolstered by the return of all-rounder Ben Stokes, while Gus Atkinson and David Willey have replaced Chris Woakes and Sam Curran.