Ticket sales for the 2016 Rio Olympics were sluggish due to a scalping ring, which was uncovered by the police at the event.
The series decider will be played on Sunday in Kanpur.
China led the medal tally after two days of competition, while India are at the fifth place with one gold.
Pakistan blanked Sri Lanka 5-0 in the preceding one-day series and start the Twenty20 fixtures as strong favourites as the number two-ranked side, with Sri Lanka a lowly eighth.
A Pakistani blogger has applied for asylum in Britain.
Bangladesh`s all-time leading all-rounder was reappointed T20 captain after a seven-year gap following the retirement from the format of Mashrafe Mortaza.
The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court to seek recall of its order for the demolition of an under-construction multi-level parking lot near the historic Taj Mahal in Agra.
The Swiss was ranked third in the world in July, but has slipped to ninth following his injury layoff.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive here on October 26 on a two-day visit to Uttarakhand during which he is scheduled to address IAS probationers at Mussoorie's prestigious Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA).
The world number eight was down a set and a break to Elina Svitolina in the second round-robin match of her tournament debut and suddenly burst into tears as she walked back on court following a pep-talk from her coach and father Louis-Paul.
The North Korean foreign minister's warning of a possible atmospheric nuclear test over the Pacific Ocean should be taken literally, a senior North Korean official told CNN in an interview aired on Wednesday.
Sri Lanka will become the first big international team to visit Pakistan since the terrorists attacked the island nation in Lahore in 2009.
A Brazilian lawmaker said that President Michel Temer has been hospitalised for an examination after experiencing "discomfort."
England thrashed three-time champions Brazil 3-1 in Kolkata, while Spain defeated Mali by an identical margin in Mumbai for a European final.
In Group B, Ishank Jaggi scored an unbeaten century while Ishan Kishan made 83 to hand Jharkhand the crucial first innings lead over Haryana in Ranchi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive here on October 26 on a two-day visit to Uttarakhand during which he is scheduled to address IAS probationers at Mussoorie's prestigious Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA).
The result of Combined Geo-Scientist and Geologist Exam has been declared.
He thus became the world's third and first Indian wicket-keeper to achieve the feat.
North Korea's ambassador called on the UNSC on Wednesday to urgently discuss the recent US joint naval exercise near the Korean peninsula.
As many as 51 Hindu families who had migrated from Pakistan several years ago were on Wednesday granted Indian citizenship.
The four-day Chhath festival began on October 24 and will end on October 27.
The final attendance at the Saltlake Stadium, Kolkata, is all set to be a full house of 66,687 with all the tickets sold out well in advance.
Prannoy, who has beaten the former World No. 1 Malaysian twice this season, will square off against Denmark's Hans- Kristian Solberg Vittinghus next.
It's reported that head coach Luis Norton de Matos picked the squad after a week-long camp in the Delhi.
By virtue of this win, Spain has entered the final of the FIFA U-17 World Cup for the fourth time and their first apperance in the title clash 2007.
