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The eleventh edition of ICC's biennial event will be held in Bangladesh from January 27 to February 14. Three-time winners India are placed in Group D with Ireland, New Zealand and Nepal.

Breaking his silence over Dalit PhD scholar Rohith Vemula's suicide, ABVP leader Susheel Kumar on Wednesday spoke exclusively to Zee Media.

With an aim to boost BJP's prospects in the upcoming Assam Assembly elections, PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched BJP's election campaign from Kokrajhar by announcing a slew of initiatives, including tribal status to two communities.

Scientists reported today they finally have "good evidence" for Planet X, a true ninth planet on the fringes of our solar system. The gas giant is thought to be almost as big as Neptune and orbiting billions of miles beyond Neptune's path, distant enough to take 10,000 to 20,000 years to circle the sun.

Golf is returning to the Olympics this August for the first time since 1904, although its inclusion has divided opinion with some players declaring it little more than an `exhibition` sport.

At Canberra, Kohli also tonked Faulkner for four boundaries and a six thus scoring 29 runs off 16 balls which the left-armer bowled to him.

Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday held deliberations with Congress leaders from Tamil Nadu on the strategy to be adopted in the poll-bound state where the issue of forging an alliance holds the key to prospects of the party.

Messi, and his father have been charged with tax fraud for allegedly failing to declare 4.16 million euros in taxes related to his image rights between 2007 and 2009.

At least 20 people were massacred on Wednesday by Kalashnikov-wielding Taliban suicide attackers who stormed a prestigious university here in restive northwestern Pakistan and opened indiscriminate fire, in a grim reminder of the 2014 Peshawar army school attack.

Syria peace talks are expected to begin within a few days, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday, adding that Moscow was ready to cooperate closer with the United States on Syria aid supplies.

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck central China on Wednesday, the U.S Geological Survey said.

Two-time World Championship bronze-medallist, Sindhu, thrashed Switzerland's Sabrina Jaquet 21-17 21-16 in a women's singles first round contest that lasted 33 minutes.

Sarita defeated a tough opponent P Basumatary, while Mary Kom made mincemeat of Soniya in her bout.

UP's total of 163 proved enough as Baroda could make 125 runs only in the 20 overs losing seven wickets.

Tsonga won the hearts of thousands of spectators as he rushed to the aid of a ball girl, who was hit in the face by a ball during his match against Australian teenager Omar Jasika.

Fresh protests by students from universities across Delhi over the alleged suicide by a Dalit research scholar today rocked the national capital, following which 30 of them were detained by police.

Delhi Police has arrested four suspected terrorists -- reportedly linked with the Islamic State terror outfit -- from Haridwar in Uttarakhand for plotting attacks in the capital and nearby areas.

Elena Pavel, who plays for Sporting Huelva in the First Division, complained over sexist treatment from official Santiago Quijada Alcon during the match against Santa Teresa.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today claimed the Centre is not "capable enough" to run Delhi Police and reiterated the AAP government's demand to hand it over the city dispensation.

The royal corridors of Buckingham Palace, Queen Elizabeth II's home, which is usually the preserve of paying visitors or guests, can now be seen through a new virtual reality tour.

Andhra Pradesh government today said it would offer jobs to the mother and brother of Rohit Vemula, the research scholar at Hyderabad Central University who committed suicide on Sunday.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Wednesday targeted the Narendra Modi government at the Centre for intolerance in the country that resulted in the suicide by a Dalit student in Hyderabad.

Seven people were killed today when a suicide bomber struck a minibus carrying employees of popular Afghan TV channel TOLO, just months after the Taliban declared the network a legitimate "military target".

Hours after a Delhi court ordered the CBI to return the documents it seized from Delhi Secretariat in December, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday sought an "explanation" from the Prime Minister's Office over the CBI's raid.

A report in Italian newspaper Tuttosport claimed that the Serbian had deliberately lost to now-retired French player Fabrice Santoro at the Paris Masters in 2007.