Openers Zakir Hasan and Najmul Hossain Shanto batted with a lot of purpose as their gritty half-centuries helped Bangladesh reach 119 for no loss at lunch against India on the fourth day of the first Test here on Saturday.

Archaeologist K K Muhammed, who claims to have first witnessed the remains of a Ram temple under the Babri masjid in Ayodhya, has alleged in a book that the ASI became "a wholly-paralysed body" after 2014, a charge strongly rebutted by former Union culture minister Mahesh Sharma.

A fire broke out at a hospital in south Delhi's GK-I on Saturday morning, Delhi Fire Services officials said.

The absconding personal assistant of former Punjab minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu, who had been arrested in an alleged foodgrain transportation tender scam, has surrendered before the vigilance bureau in Ludhiana.

The Madhya Pradesh government has constituted a high-level task force, which will make recommendations about regulating online gambling and gaming in the state after examining the technical and legal aspects.

Former Supreme Court judge B N Srikrishna has called for preserving the independence of journalists to ensure smooth functioning of democracy in the country.

The BJP in Uttar Pradesh will stage protests in every district on Saturday against Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto's personal comments on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the party has said.

Prohibitory orders have been imposed in Marcherla town of Palnadu district following clashes between ruling YSR Congress workers and Telugu Desam party cadre during a rally organized by the Opposition party as part of a programme.