After Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed he wasn't being allowed to meet Vladimir Putin, who flew to India on Thursday, MEA said it is up to the visiting delegation. "During official visits, MEA arranges meetings of incoming dignitaries with government officials and bodies. Meetings outside this schedule are organised by the visiting delegation," News18 reported, citing MEA sources.

Former England captain Joe Root on Thursday hit a hundred on Australian soil for the first time ever. The 34-year-old reached the three-figure mark off 181 deliveries in England's first innings on Day 1 of the second Ashes Test at the Gabba. Prior to today, Root had played 46 innings without scoring a hundred.

Australia pacer Mitchell Starc has become the highest wicket-taker among left-arm fast bowlers in the history of Test cricket. With his third wicket in England's first innings on Day 1 of the second Test at the Gabba, Starc took his tally of wickets in Test cricket to 415. He broke the previous record held by Pakistan's Wasim Akram (414 wickets).

IndiGo has cancelled over 200 flights today, including 73 from Bengaluru, 85 from Mumbai and 33 from Delhi, amid crew shortage leading to chaos at airports nationwide. This comes a day after the airline cancelled or delayed over 200 flights, which caused DGCA to summon its officials. The shortage was sparked by the implementation of new rest-and-duty norms for pilots.

Indian rupee continued its fall past the 90-mark against US dollar as it hit a fresh record low on Thursday for the fourth consecutive time. The currency opened at 90.41 against the US dollar, 22 paise down from its previous close of 90.19. This comes as foreign investors continue to pull out of Indian market amid stalled India-US trade talks.