NEW YORK:  Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor and his wife Neetu Singh enjoyed the perfect Indian lunch at actor Anupam Kher's home here.

BENGALURU: Karnataka Assembly Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar on Monday issued a notice to 15 rebel legislators of the state's ruling Congress-Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) coalition.

UNITED NATIONS:  India has denounced Pakistan's attempt to equate terrorists with freedom-fighters while raising the Kashmir issue at the Non-Aligned Movement's (NAM) ministerial meeting.

NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 p.m. on Monday as a mark of respect for LJP member Ramchandra Paswan, younger brother of Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, and three-time Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.

LUCKNOW:  Organised crime had been a flourishing industry in Uttar Pradesh since the eighties when Gorakhpur -- the home of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath -- was known as the crime capital of the state.

KATHMANDU:  The recent floods in Nepal have caused extensive destruction and caused the deaths of at least 90 people. For rehabilitation and reconstruction, officials have estimated that around Rs 220 million will be needed.

SOUTHAMPTON:  Australia captain Tim Paine is confident that left-handed batsman Usman Khawaja will be fit and available for the first Ashes Test against England beginning August 1 at Edgbaston.

LONDON:  Ireland's Shane Lowry won his first Grand Slam championship as he held his nerve in a tense battle with England's Tommy Fleetwood at the 148th Open in Royal Portrush.