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A high court in India’s Karnataka state on Tuesday upheld a ban on wearing hijab in classrooms, a ruling that could set a precedent for the rest of the country which has a big Muslim minority.

India’s Home Minister Amit Shah said he favored students wearing uniforms in school rather than any religious attire, but that his position might change once a court decides on the merits of a ban on the hijab in schools in the state of Karnataka.

Rohit Sharma was on Saturday named as India’s Test captain, one of the highest-pressure jobs in world sport, completing his takeover of the leadership across cricket formats after Virat Kohli’s exit.

Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant hit attacking half-centuries to set up India’s eight-run series-clinching victory over West Indies in the second Twenty20 international on Friday.

India on Tuesday reported 1,188 new deaths due to coronavirus in the last 24 hours which took the total death toll to 504,062 in the country.

India clinched a record-extending fifth Under-19 World Cup title on Saturday after a late partnership between Nishant Sindhu and Raj Bawa sealed a four-wicket win over England in a low-scoring game in Antigua.

The coronavirus caseload in India rose to 42,080,664 on Saturday as 127,952 new cases were registered in the last 24 hours across the country.

India registered 209,918 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours took the total caseload to 41,302,440 on Monday.

India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 40,858,241 on Saturday as 235,532 new cases were registered in the last 24 hours across the country, showed the country’s health ministry data.

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India on Thursday reported 286,384 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, showed the latest data of the country's Health Ministry.

The High Commission of India in Dhaka celebrated the 73rd Republic Day of India at the Chancery premises.

Quinton de Kock scored a superb century as South Africa completed a clean sweep of their three-match one-day international series against India with a tense four-run victory at Newlands on Sunday.

With 337,704 new cases registered in the last 24 hours, the COVID-19 tally in India rose to 38,903,731 on Saturday.

South Africa beat India by seven wickets in the second one-day international at Boland Park in Paarl Friday.

India and Pakistan will face a blockbuster in the T20 World Cup group clash for the second year running after the fixtures for the October-November 2022 tournament in Australia were announced on Friday.

Captain Temba Bavuma and Rassie van der Dussen scored centuries and shared a partnership of 204 as hosts South Africa beat India by 31 runs in the first one-day international on Wednesday.

India registered a huge rise in daily coronavirus cases as the country reported 317,532 fresh cases, which pushed the caseload to 38,218,773 on Thursday.

Eminent Indian cartoonist Narayan Debnath, creator of ‘Nonte Fonte’, ‘Handa Bhonda’ and ‘Bantul the Great’, has passed away at a private hospital in Kolkata on Tuesday.

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India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 37,618,271 on Tuesday, as 238,018 new cases were registered in the last 24 hours across the country.

COVID-19 tally in India rose to 37,380,253 on Monday as 258,089 new cases were registered in the last 24 hours across the country, said the county’s health ministry.