TOI Sports reporter Sahil Malhotra, wh is covering the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy in London faced a terrifying encounter after midnight near Northwick Park Station. Approached by five masked men, he narrowly escaped a potential mugging by using his tripod as a weapon and fleeing.

The court noted that identity-based politics is practised not only by communal parties but also by regional and caste-based parties

A jeep carrying 13 passengers fell into a deep gorge in Pithoragarh, and 8 people were killed on the spot. Rescue operations have been initiated.