India all-rounder Shardul Thakur believes that the touring Indian squad has the potential to win the upcoming five-match Test series against England starting in Leeds from Friday.

Shardul was part of India's squad that toured England last time in 2021-22. India were 2-1 up in the five-Test series before the final Test of the series was rescheduled to next year due to Covid-19. India lost the final Test - in the absence of the regular captain Rohit Sharma - as England levelled the series 2-2.

In a groundbreaking initiative led by Dr. Sona Thind, Deputy Commissioner of Fatehgarh Sahib, in collaboration with Dr. Hitender Suri, President of Rotary Club Sirhind, a monumental anti-drug marathon titled “Run For Life” was successfully organized under the Punjab Government’s flagship campaign “Yudh Nashiyan Virudh” (War Against Drugs). This initiative has etched its name into history by setting a National Record for the largest organizational participation in an anti-drug campaign across the country. This record has been officially registered in the India Book of Records. This historic event witnessed the active participation of approximately 3000 individuals, representing 232 organizations, all united under a single banner to combat the menace of drug addiction.

Arisinfra Solutions Limited, a company that provides procurement solutions for infrastructure and construction firms, is launching its initial public offering (IPO) on June 18 to raise nearly Rs 500 crore from the primary market.

However, the company is entering the market at a time when its financial performance has shown signs of stress. According to its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP), in the financial year 2023-24 (FY24), Arisinfra Solutions posted a net loss of Rs 17.3 crore, widening from a loss of Rs 15.39 crore in FY23.

The company's total income also declined 6.9 per cent year-on-year (YoY), falling to Rs 702.36 crore from Rs 754.44 crore in the previous fiscal (FY23).

In a serious lapse of court security, a prisoner escaped from Patna Civil Court on Tuesday by cutting handcuffs and fleeing through a toilet window.

The incident has once again put a spotlight on the inadequate security arrangements at the court premises.

The escaped prisoner has been identified as Vikas Kumar, a resident of Rani Talab under Paliganj police station in Patna district.

The Berhampur Police have arrested six people and detained four juveniles in connection with the horrific gang-rape of a college student at the popular Gopalpur sea beach in Odisha on Sunday evening, Superintendent of Police Saravana Vivek M said on Tuesday.

The six accused persons were identified as Pramod Nayak, 23 of Purushottampur area, Kunal Pradhan, 24, of Bellagam Police limits and Baburam Dalai, 19, Lakman Pradhan, 24, Om Pradhan, 19, and Deepak Tarai, of Hinjili police station area.

After seizing properties in Spain, the Enforcement Directorate conducted coordinated multi-city searches across seven locations, including Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai, in a Rs 800 crore illegal forex trading case registered in Pune, an official said on Tuesday.

The ED seized incriminating documents and digital devices during searches as part of an ongoing probe in the case of illegal online forex trading through the international broker -- OctaFx Trading App and website www.octafx.com.

The searches were conducted on Friday at seven locations, including Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Gurgaon under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, the federal agency said in a statement.

The Delhi Police on Tuesday claimed to have cracked a sensitive cyber fraud case, involving two government officials, and made a recovery of over Rs 24 lakh, illegally transferred to a third person, by one of them.

A Kolkata-based individual named Sanjay Chakraborty and Prakash Singh, a government employee posted in the President's Estate, have been arrested for committing UPI fraud and duping another government servant of Rs 24.40 lakh.

India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav is currently in London, for right-side sports hernia treatment and is expected to be sidelined for a few weeks, says a report.

While the Indian Test team, led by Shubman Gill, is gearing up for the five-match series against England, the 34-year-old white-ball maestro is utilising the current break in India’s limited-overs schedule to focus on his recovery and long-term fitness.

According to News24, Suryakumar's treatment will start next week and is expected to return to cricketing field by August.

In two separate incidents reported within 24 hours, two police personnel in Bihar allegedly committed suicide under mysterious circumstances, raising concerns over their safety, mental health, and working conditions.

Both incidents are now under high-level investigation.

A 33-year-old Home Guard jawan, identified as Rajkumar God, shot himself in his head around 11:50 p.m. on Monday inside the Asav police station premises in Siwan district.

Originally from Tikulia village under Darauli police station, Rajkumar was on active duty when the incident occurred.

Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Gauri Kumari of Mairwa Sadar-2 rushed to the spot with her team upon being informed.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) staged a protest demonstration in Bihar’s Patna on Tuesday, and promised that the party will contest all 243 seats in the upcoming Assembly elections.

AAP leaders, led by Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, held a sit-in protest at Gardanibagh, Patna, raising issues concerning the treatment of Bihari migrants in Delhi and alleged injustices under BJP rule.

Addressing the media persons in Patna, Sanjay Singh launched a scathing attack on the BJP, accusing it of demolishing homes, huts, and shops of Bihari families who have been living in Delhi for decades.

"Bulldozers are being run on the houses of people from Bihar who have been living in Delhi for 40 to 50 years. Despite our repeated requests, the demolitions continue," Singh claimed.