England were 285/9 after winning the toss at stumps on the first day of the first Test against India at Edgbaston on Wednesday.

Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said that it was not the job of the Supreme Court and the High Courts to govern through public interest litigations and said that law-making better be left to Parliament.

As there are far and against voices for the demand of separate north Karnataka state, Karnataka bandh called on August 2 may be a failure and will become a chaos. 

The BJP on Wednesday accused the Congress and the TMC of "murdering democracy" by devising a strategy to disrupt Rajya Sabha proceedings to prevent Home Minister Rajnath Singh and BJP President Amit Shah from speaking on the NRC issue.

 After meeting a host of opposition leaders during the day, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday evening.

As the concretization and repair work of Shiradi Ghat road was almost completed, the district administration has withdrawn the restriction imposed on heavy vehicles on the road. Now, the road is open for all vehicles from August 2, according to an order issued by Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil.

The Congress on Wednesday said External Affairs Minister Sushma Swarajs remarks in the Lok Sabha about status quo on Doklam was "a dubious ploy" to make headlines and it "hides more than it reveals."

Muhammad Yaseen was re-elected as the president of the District Muslims Federation on Wednesday.