BCCI has instructed KKR to release Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman: Devajit Saikia

IANS | January 3, 2026 11:34 AM

New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Devajit Saikia said that the board has formally asked Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to release Bangladesh pace spearhead Mustafizur Rahman from their squad ahead of the IPL 2026 season, ending weeks of controversy surrounding the high-profile signing.

Bangladesh polls: 14 top NCP leaders resign following alliance with Jamaat

IANS | January 3, 2026 11:17 AM

Dhaka, Jan 3 (IANS) As Bangladesh heads towards its 13th Parliamentary election in February, the National Citizen Party (NCP) is facing internal turmoil, after 14 central leaders of the party resigned following the party's alliance with the radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami, local media reported.

UGC takes cognisance of Himachal ragging case, orders fact-finding probe

IANS | January 3, 2026 11:12 AM

Dharamshala, Jan 3 (IANS) The University Grants Commission (UGC) has taken cognisance of the case involving the death of a 19-year-old student of a college in Dharamshala, who passed away on December 26 after falling ill, allegedly following ragging by four students and sexual harassment by a professor.