Lauding Jasprit Bumrah for his exploits Down Under, legendary Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee compared him with Jeff Thomson, saying the India pacer is 'outside the guidelines of normal fast bowling'.

Giving a jolt to the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, former Union Minister and one-time ally, Upendra Kushwaha, joined the Congress-led UPA on Thursday and declared his party Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) will contest the elections as part of a 'grand alliance'.

The Afghan government has released nine members of the Haqqani network, including the younger brother of the group's current leader Sirajuddin Haqqani, under President Ashraf Ghani's "Road Map" for peace in the war-torn country, Pakistan's Geo News reported on Thursday.

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on Thursday launched the 'Asiatic Lion Conservation Project' with an aim to protect and conserve the world's last ranging free population of Asiatic Lion and its associated ecosystem.

City football giants Mohun Bagan on Thursday shot off a letter to All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Praful Patel complaining about incompetent refereeing.

In line with weakness in global markets, the S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 ended on a flat-to-negative note after trading in a narrow range on Thursday following the US Federal Reserve's short-term interest rate hike and lowering of the US growth rate.

Union Minister for Road Transport Nitin Gadkari on Thursday laid the foundation for national highways and bridge projects worth Rs 9,533 crore at separate locations in Arunachal Pradesh, saying the Modi government was committed to the socio economic development of the North-East.

Bengal Warriors skipper Surjeet Singh feels their first aim should be to secure qualification for the playoffs as they begin their home run of six matches in the last leg of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL), starting Friday at the Netaji Indoor Stadium here.

The Bombay High Court on Thursday confirmed the death penalty awarded by a lower court to Chandrabhan Sudam Sanap, convicted of the sensational 2014 rape-cum-murder of an Andhra Pradesh techie, Esther Anuhya in Mumbai.

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Thursday dismissed calls for his resignation ahead of February's general election.