He will take on the winner of the match between world number five Tien Chen Chou of Taiwan and Wing Ki Vincent Wong of Hong Kong.
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu was on Friday admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here for a routine check-up, said the hospital authorities.
Nationalist Congress Party senior leader Ajit Pawar on Friday equated the Shiv Sena with a "two-faced earthworm" which wants public sympathy but does not want to quit the state government.
He, however, added that India's strategies won't change much from the last year when they defeated New Zealand 3-2 in a five-match series.
EU President Donald Tusk said reports the talks were in deadlock were "exaggerated", hailing a speech May made in Florence, Italy, last month for breaking the impasse.
Over one lakh MSRTC employees went on an indefinite strike on Tuesday, demanding a salary hike in accordance with the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission.
The 20-year-old is a hot property in the sport after becoming the youngest ever race winner, in Spain last year at the age of 18. He also won in Malaysia earlier this month, a day after his birthday.
Leicester City remarkably edged eventual title-winners Real Madrid, with their run to the quarter-finals earning the club 81.6 million euros, largely because the 2015-16 English champions had a bigger share of broadcasting rights money.
Bairstow was part of the last England side to travel Down Under four years ago, when the tourists suffered a chastening 5-0 series loss but the 28-year-old said England must remain optimistic.
Suicide bombers attacked two mosques in Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 72 people including children.
Regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers, Steyn has so far played 85 Tests, 116 ODIs and 42 T20Is for South Africa, taking 417, 180 and 58 wickets respectively.
A 27-year-old Pole on Friday knifed one person to death and injured seven others in a busy shopping centre in the southern city of Stalowa Wola that police did not immediately qualify as terrorism.
Nearly two dozen major companies in technology and other industries are planning to launch a coalition to demand legislation that would allow young, illegal immigrants a path to permanent residency, according to documents seen by Reuters.
Hasan took 3-37 while spinners Shadab Khan (2-29) and Imad Wasim (2-13) also chipped in with useful wickets as Sri Lanka were skittled out for 173 in 43.4 overs.
The star Mumbai batsman said that from now on the spin duo would only grow as they play more matches.
US officials recently praised Pakistan for its help in securing the release of a US-Canadian couple abducted by the Haqqani terror network in Afghanistan.
Sreesanth was banned for life following allegations of spot-fixing during an Indian Premier League match in 2013.
Mondal was appointed the Lok Adalat judge of Islampur in North Dinajpur district of West Bengal three months ago.
The Ordinance was implemented on September 7 and is likely to come up for discussion in the coming assembly session to take the form of a Bill.
Taj Mahal has been in news from the time the Uttar Pradesh government dropped it from its tourism booklet, following which BJP`s Sangeet Som supported it by calling it a blot on Indian culture.
Besides the Heat, the 27-year-old plays for Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League, Jamaica Tallawahs in the Caribbean Premier League.
Liu Shiyu, the chief of China's Securities Commissions, on Thursday listed names of six "high-ranking and powerful officials, who were hugely greedy and corrupt.
The CBI has written to the government for reconsideration of its 2005 decision and allow the agency to file a Special Leave Petition in the Supreme Court in the Bofors case challenging quashing of an FIR in the alleged scam, officials said.
CIA chief Mike Pompeo has said a US-Canadian couple kidnapped by militants in Afghanistan had been held for five years inside Pakistan before being freed, contradicting the Pakistan Army's claim that the hostages were rescued shortly after entering the country from Afghanistan.
