Vivekanand Tiwari

Displaying their humane side, Sant Kabir Nagar cops on Tuesday helped a couple tie the nuptial knot by convincing their families who were opposed to their relationship.

Burglars made away with cash and jewellery worth Rs 21 lakh from the house of an advocate, Vivekanand Tiwari, in Sohbatiabagh under Georgetown police station on early Wednesday.

Jharkhand saw off the challenge of Hyderabad via a super over in an Elite Group 'B' match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament here on Monday.

Haryana's promising batsman Himanshu Rana has been appointed captain of the India Under-19 squad for next month's two four-day matches against England while compatriot Prithvi Shaw of Mumbai will lead in the subsequent five one-day matches.

Almost a couple of months after the Indian team thrashed England by an innings and 36 runs at the Wankhede Stadium to clinch the Test series, their juniors did an encore at the same venue, blasting out their English counter parts, who looked completely listless, by a massive 230-run margin to pocket the one-day series.

Teenage prodigy Prithvi Shaw was today named in the India Blue squad for the U-19 Challenger Trophy to be held in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, from October 26 to 29.

Tamil Nadu batsman Baba Aparajith will be leading an India U-23 team in the Asian Cricket Council's Emerging Cup tournament in Dhaka.

After the end of the no mination process on Monday, the number of candidates from Varanasi constituency reached 26.

The outrage over the reported custodial deaths of two local youths, Sanjay Nishad and Ashok Nishad, on Monday in Ghoorpur police station continued on Tuesday.

Dhanbad Dynamos finally got their first points on the board in the Jharkhand T20 League as they beat Ranchi Raiders by two wickets in the ninth league match of the tournament at the JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi on Saturday.

Six passengers and the co-driver of a UPSRTC bus of Prayag depot pushing it to help it start were killed after being hit by a speeding truck on NH 28 in Basti district on late Sunday night.

Ranchi Raiders registered their second win of the Jharkhand T20 League as they beat Dumka Daredevils by 25 runs at the JSCA International Stadium on Tuesday.

Three days after a big cat strayed into a village and attacked three people in Chanho, forest and wildlife officials remain divided about its identity owing to a lack of concrete evidence.

Kerala's Daryl S Ferrario was all set to join the preparatory camp for the U-19 Asia Cup to be held in Sri Lanka later this month when he was informed by BCCI that he is ineligible to play for India as he doesn't meet the criteria for selection.

Ranchi Raiders recorded their fifth win of the Jharkhand T20 League at the JSCA International Stadium on Tuesday defeating Dumka Daredevils by 32 runs in the first match of the day.

Having registered their first win of the Jharkhand T20 League on Tuesday, Jamshedpur Jugglers continued in the same vein as they fashioned a 2-wicket win over Ranchi Raiders at the JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi on Wednesday.

Saurashtra gained an 80-run first-innings lead against Jharkhand on Day 3 of their Ranji Trophy match. Harvik Desai scored a century (155), while Arpit Vasavada added 73, helping Saurashtra reach 386. Jharkhand finished the day at 74/1 in their second innings, trailing by six runs. Saurashtra will be aiming for an outright victory on the final day.

Jharkhand reached a formidable score of 417 in their first innings against Railways in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group D match in Ahmedabad. Virat Singh top-scored with 128 runs. Railways stumbled early, losing a wicket for 19 runs before bad weather curtailed play on the second day, with Jharkhand in a strong position.