Referring to the June 4 stampede incident which claimed 11 lives in Bengaluru, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Friday that he has never seen such a delayed response to the horrific incident in his entire political career.

He made the statement during a progress review meeting of the police department held at the office of the Director General and Inspector General of Police with senior police officials present here.

"I have been an MLA since 1983 and have served as the Chief Minister as well. Never in my political experience have I seen such a delayed response to the stampede incident as the one that occurred recently in Bengaluru," he remarked.

Ahead of playing the T20I series opener against England, India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana said her opening partner Shafali Verma is deserving of making a comeback into the setup after eight months, adding that she is excited to open again with the explosive right-handed batter.

Shafali had been out of the national set-up after last year’s T20 World Cup in the UAE, where India failed to enter the semi-finals. After strong showings in the domestic 20-over and 50-over matches, Shafali amassed 304 runs from nine innings with a strike rate of 152.76 for Delhi Capitals (DC) in WPL 2025, and finished at fourth place in the run-scorers’ charts.

That was enough for her to make a comeback in the India T20I team for the series against England, starting in Nottingham on Saturday. “She's had an amazing year. Once the setback had come, she went into domestic, scored bucket loads of runs, and had an amazing WPL.”

Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said here on Friday that the Punjab Police have busted a Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence-backed Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terror module, being operated by the UK-based Nishan Singh on the directions of terrorist Harwinder Singh Rinda, with the arrest of its three associates, including a juvenile.

Those arrested have been identified as Sehajpal Singh and Vikramjit Singh, both residents of Ramdas in Amritsar, and a 17-year-old juvenile.

The Intelligence-led operation was carried out by State Special Operation Cell of Mohali.

An incident of robbery has been reported from the Vidyaranyapura police station limits in Bengaluru, where a gang of six assailants attacked a businessman with a knife and robbed him of Rs 2 crore in cash.

The incident occurred on June 25 but has come to light recently. Police have detained two suspects in connection with the case and are currently questioning them.

Sriharsha V., a 33-year-old businessman from Kengeri New Town, has filed a police complaint regarding the matter.

Gross Value of Output (GVO) from the agriculture and allied sector at constant prices has shown steady growth from Rs 1,908 thousand crore in 2011–12 to Rs 2,949 thousand crore in 2023–24, marking an overall increase of approximately 54.6 per cent, according to a report released by the Ministry of Statistics on Friday.

The crop sector with GVO at Rs 1,595 thousand crore remains the largest contributor to total GVO (at constant prices) of agriculture and allied sectors, with a share of 54.1 per cent in 2023-24. Cereals and fruits, and vegetables together accounted for 52.5 per cent of total crop GVO in 2023-24, the report states.

The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) on Friday announced the arrest of 36 Bangladeshi nationals for their involvement in a radical movement and bringing extremist beliefs based on the Islamic State (IS) ideology into the country.

According to Malaysia's Ministry of Home Affairs, the planned security operation to nab Bangladeshis began on April 24 and was carried out in three phases in the states of Selangor and Johor.

In a major breakthrough against cyber-enabled financial crimes, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a key member of a transnational cyber extortion syndicate during coordinated raids in Mumbai and Ahmedabad, a statement said.

The arrest, part of the ongoing Operation Chakra-V, was made on June 26 following searches conducted a day earlier.

The accused, identified as Prince Jashvantlal Anand, is allegedly the mastermind behind a sophisticated international racket targeting foreign nationals, especially in the United States and Canada.

The Enforcement Directorate attached immovable properties worth Rs 28.36 crore located at Delhi, Gurugram, Faridabad, Sonipat, Amritsar and Greater Noida in a case involving a company’s bank fraud of over Rs 950 crore, an official said.

The seizure of properties was done under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in the case of Sunstar Overseas Ltd and others. The total value of attached assets in the case so far stands at Rs 322.55 crore, said the official in a statement.

India recorded a current account surplus of $13.5 billion, constituting 1.3 per cent of GDP, in the fourth quarter of financial year 2024-25 (January–March), according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday.

The robust performance has reversed the current account deficit of $11.3 billion (1.1 per cent of GDP) in the preceding third quarter (October-December) of 2024-25. It also represents a more than two-fold increase from a surplus of $4.6 billion (0.5 per cent of GDP) in the same quarter last year.

The 21-year-old batting prodigy Dewald Brevis gears up for his long-awaited Test debut against Zimbabwe, with the first Test set to begin on June 28 at the Queen’s Sports Club in Bulawayo.

Known for his fearless stroke-play and explosive performances in white-ball cricket, Brevis will now have the chance to showcase his talent in the red-ball format, as the Proteas field a youthful, reshaped XI in the absence of several senior stars.

The spotlight falls on Brevis at a time of transition for South Africa. Their regular Test captain, Temba Bavuma — fresh from leading the Proteas to their historic ICC World Test Championship title triumph over Australia — has been ruled out of the series due to a left hamstring injury.