Life across the Kashmir Valley was adversely affected on Saturday by a protest shutdown called by the separatists against shifting of Asiya Andrabi, chief of a separatist women group to Delhi.

MS Dhoni is the only cricketer to win all the three ICC tournaments as captain. Dhoni, who turns 37 today, led India to victory in the inaugural World T20 in his first-ever tournament as captain in 2007.

Having taken serious objection to the extra legal powers the ‘Gau Rakshaks’ seem to be exerting, Supreme Court has said this is unacceptable. The court has also said it is the responsibility of the state governments to ensure such incidents do not occur. Even the central government has issued such diktats often and said it is the state that needs to control such incidents. All law and implementing agencies know cattle protection gangs have gained a notorious reputation. But when it comes to controlling, they all fall silent. Which simply means neither of them wants to take charge of the situation and control the damage.  

Jayant Sinha, the union minister from Jharkhand has landed himself in the middle of a row after the minister felicitated eight men convicted for killing a meat trader last year.

Puttur: A 70-year-old woman and an 11-year-old boy were killed when a rock-slide occurred and fell on their home following the heavy rainfall across the Dakshina Kannada district.

Alex Hales' brilliant batting helped England beat India by five wickets in a thriller second Twenty-20 International match at Sophia Gardens here on Friday.

Mangaluru: As a precautionary measure, the education officers have declared holiday for schools in Sullia, Moodbidri, Belthangady and Puttur taluks following the heavy rain that is lashing here since Saturday morning.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said the ministerial meeting of the remaining parties to the international 2015 nuclear deal was "constructive".