Playing with freedom in their final league match, dethroned champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru rode on a half-century by skipper Smriti Mandhana and vital contributions from their top order to post 199/3 against Mumbai Indians in Match 20 of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2025 at the Brabourne Stadium here on Tuesday.

RCB are at the bottom of the standings and were playing to salvage their pride. Mumbai Indians on the other hand, could top the table by winning the match and grabbing the direct spot in the final.

Six persons were killed in two separate road accidents in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on Tuesday.

While five persons were killed when a bus lost control and hit two motorbikes in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, a youth died and five others were injured when a car rammed into an electric pole on the outskirts of Hyderabad.

An engineering student was killed and five others critically injured when a car in which they were travelling ran amok and rammed into an electric pole on the outskirts of Hyderabad on Tuesday evening.

The accident occurred near Gandipet Movie Towers when the car being driven at a high speed hit an electric pole after the person at the wheel lost control of the vehicle.

A group of engineering students of IGIT College were on their way to Neopolis from Narsingi. Srikar, who was driving the car died on the spot while his friends Hemsai, Vivek, Sujan, Karthikeya and Harsha were injured. They were admitted to a private hospital in Gachibowli.

At least three Border Security Force (BSF) personnel were killed and nine others injured after the bus in which they were travelling fell into a gorge in Manipur’s Senapati district on Tuesday, officials said.

A police officer in Imphal said that a bus carrying around 15 BSF personnel fell into a deep gorge in Changoubung village in Senapati district injuring 12 jawans. Three of them succumbed to their injuries later.

The BSF personnel were returning to their camp in a college in Kangpokpi district from road opening duty. The injured jawans are now under medical treatment in Senapati district hospital.

Further details of the mishap are awaited.

The Punjab Government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday extended a warm civic reception to President of India Mrs Droupadi Murmu during her visit to the state.

Welcoming the President during a function organised here at Indian School of Business, the Chief Minister said that the visit of President is a red letter day in the history of state and every Punjabi is elated in this occasion. He said that President is welcome to Punjab- the sacred land of great Gurus, saints, seers and prophets. Bhagwant Singh Mann expressed hope that during her visit, the President of India will have a feel of the glorious cultural heritage of the state besides enjoying the warm hospitality of the Punjabis.

In yet another incident of drowning, two young girls lost their lives in the Dhasan river in Gona village under Palera police station area of Madhya Pradesh's Tikamgarh district.

The incident occurred early Tuesday morning when a group of children, including few girls went to visit a temple near the river. In response to the rising temperatures, a group of girls felt compelled to cool off in the Dhasan river.

While one managed to call for help and were rescued by nearby villagers, two of them lost their lives despite being rushed to a government hospital.

Although the river is not very deep, the officer said, it is situated downstream from a dam that periodically releases water. This location is not commonly used by locals for bathing.

The officer further detailed how bystanders and those working in nearby fields responded to the girls' distress calls.

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday informed the legislative assembly that strict action would be taken for operating an illegal maternity clinic in the state.

Replying to a question asked by member Chaudhary Maman Khan regarding illegal maternity clinic operating in Nuh during the question hour, Saini said the aim of the government is to provide accessible and better healthcare services to the citizens, and the government is continuously working towards this goal.

The targeted attack of Jaffar Express passenger train by militants of the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) at Mashkaf, Dhadar, Bolan, has now become a standoff between the security forces and the militants, who have taken over 100 passengers as hostages.

While BLA claims that it has taken at least 100 Pakistani military officials and personnel hostage after derailing the express train, Pakistani authorities said that the passenger train was carrying civilians and families, including women and children, who it says are under the custody of BLA militants after stopping the train in a tunnel.

"Terrorists have halted the train inside a tunnel to keep the hostages in control. Security forces have reached the area despite it being away from the roads. Terrorists are also in contact with their facilitators outside the country," stated sources in the security forces.

A man was allegedly beaten to death by a person with a cricket bat on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, police said.

The victim was identified as Neeraj (28). He was residing in Sainipura Mohalla in the Jharsa village of Gurugram.

The accused, identified as Sanjay (26), has been arrested for the crime.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday asked the officers to ensure speedy and timely completion of the construction of Shaheed Udham Singh State Institute of Medical Sciences and Civil Hospital at Hoshiarpur.

Chairing a meeting to review the progress of the proposed Institute and civil hospital here at his official residence, the Chief Minister said that the institute is aimed at ensuring quality healthcare services to the people. He said that the institute will come up over an area of 21.41 acres at a cost of Rs 418.30 Crore and will have a hospital with 300 Unit Beds and Medical College for 150 Annual student intake. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the ultra modern hospital will have two basements, Ground plus eight floors and service floor at the existing Medical Hospital Campus Hoshiarpur.

The total number of broadband subscribers in India grew slightly in December 2024, reaching 944.96 million from 944.76 million in November, the Ministry of Communications said on Tuesday.

This was a marginal monthly growth rate of 0.02 per cent. The top five broadband providers continued to dominate the market, accounting for 98.40 per cent of the total broadband user base, which includes both wired and wireless connections.

Urban telephone subscribers also saw an increase, rising to 663.37 million in December from 660.62 million in the previous month.

The urban segment witnessed a net addition of 3.50 million subscribers, with a monthly growth rate of 0.53 per cent.

Overall, the total number of telephone subscribers in the country stood at 1,189.92 million at the end of December, with a net addition of 2.78 million users.

The overall tele-density, which indicates the number of telephone connections per 100 people, increased to 84.45 per cent in December from 81.67 per cent in Novembe