Bengaluru: Senior labour leader and President of the KSRTC Staff and Workers Federation, Ananth Subbarao, passed away following a heart attack on Tuesday.

Ananth Subbarao was a veteran trade union leader who had been associated with the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) for several decades. He had been actively fighting for the rights and welfare of workers for the last 40 years and was widely respected for his unwavering commitment to the labour movement.

It is learnt that his mortal remains have been kept at his residence in Vijayanagar, where party leaders, trade union representatives and well-wishers are expected to pay their last respects.

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Visakhapatnam (PTI): New Zealand defeated India by 50 runs in the fourth T20 International here on Wednesday.

Asked to bat first, New Zealand scored 215 for seven after the visitors got a flying start with Tim Seifert (62 off 36 balls) and Devon Conway (44 off 23) adding 100 runs in just 8.2 overs.

However, the Indian bowlers pulled things back somewhat in the back 10 with Arshdeep Singh and Kuldeep Yadav picking up two wickets each before Daryl Mitchell provided the late impetus with an 18-ball 39.

In reply, India were all out for 165 in 18.4 overs despite Shivam Dube's brutal 23-ball 65 and Rinku Singh's 30-ball 39.

Skipper Mitchell Santner picked up 3/26 in four overs to emerge as the best bowler for New Zealand.

Brief scores:

New Zealand: 215/7 in 20 overs (Tim Seifert 62, Devon Conway 44, Daryl Mitchell not out 39; Arshdeep Singh 2/33, Kuldeep Yadav 2/29).

India: 165 all out in 18.4 overs (Shivam Dube 65, Rinku Singh 39; Mitchell Santner 3/26).