Karnataka’s Rural Development Department suspended Raichur PDO Praveen Kumar KV for participating in an RSS event in uniform, citing violation of civil service conduct rules.

Afghanistan has withdrawn from a tri-nation series with Pakistan and Sri Lanka after three local cricketers were killed in an attack. The Afghanistan Cricket Board identified the victims and stated the attack was carried out by the Pakistani regime. The decision to withdraw is a gesture of respect to the victims.

At least three Afghanistani cricketers have been killed in a Pakistani airstrike in Paktika province.