Rodriguez left out
Colombia qualified for their second straight World Cup berth despite going winless in their final four qualifying matches.
James Rodriguez was left out of Colombia's starting line-up for their opening World Cup match against Japan on Tuesday as the Brazil 2014 top scorer labours with a calf strain.
The Bayern Munich star starts on the bench at the Mordovia Arena with Juan Quintero of River Plate filling Rodriguez's attacking midfield role for the south Americans.
J&K political developments
Bharatiya Janata Party in-charge for Jammu and Kashmir Ram Madhav, flanked by the state Deputy Chief Minister Kavinder Gupta addressing a press conference in New Delhi on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 .
More than three years after they formed an uneasy coalition, the BJP on Tuesday pulled out of the PDP-led Jammu and Kashmir government, citing growing terror activities and radicalization in the valley making its continuance "untenable".
Announcing the party's sudden decision at a hurriedly-called press conference, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) General Secretary Ram Madhav said that Deputy Chief Minister Kavinder Gupta and nine other ministers from the party have tendered their resignation to Governor N.N. Vohra and Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti. The state leaders were called to the national capital for urgent consultations.
Delhi University admission process begins
Eligible students going through admission process at Miranda House College, Delhi University after the first cut off list, in New Delhi on Tuesday; June 19,2018.
Eligible students going through admission process at Miranda House College, Delhi University after the first cut off list, in New Delhi on Tuesday; June 19,2018.
Delhi University (DU) on Monday night announced the first cut-off list for admission to merit-based undergraduate programmes with several colleges increasing the required cut-off for various programmes, compared to last year.
Certain off-campus colleges have, however, reduced their cut-offs marginally.
The highest cut-off this year is for B.A. (Programme) at Lady Shri Ram College (LSR), which stands at 98.75%. Last year, the cut-off for the same course was 95.5%. LSR has also set the cut-off for B.A. (Hons.) Psychology at 98.25%.
Rehearsal for Yoga Day event
Students of Anjuman E Islam High School practice yoga ahead of International Day of Yoga 2018, in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, June 19, 2018.
Ahead of the fourth Yoga Day celebrations on June 21, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said it makes people better individuals in thought, action, knowledge and devotion. He also said that yoga is not just a set of exercises that keeps the body fit, it is a "passport" to health assurance and a key to fitness and wellness.
In a video message posted on his Twitter handle, the prime minister said yoga is one of the most precious gifts given by the ancient Indian sages to humankind.
"Yoga is not only what you practise in the morning. Doing your day-to-day activities with diligence and complete awareness is a form of yoga as well," he said. Free from illness, a path to wellness -- that is the path of yoga, he said.
'Puan' dies at 62
File photo shows Sumatran orangutan, known as Puan, which is Indonesian for lady, at Perth Zoo where she has lived since being gifted by Malaysia in 1968. Puan, the world's oldest Sumatran orangutan, who had 11 children and 54 descendants spread across the globe, has died aged 62, zoo officials said on June 19, 2018.
The world’s oldest known Sumatran orangutan has died in an Australian zoo aged 62, leaving behind 54 descendants, authorities said on Tuesday.
Puan, described as the “grand old lady” of Perth Zoo, was euthanised on Monday due to age-related complications, the BBC reported.
Aung San Suu Kyi turns 73
Myanmar's Leader Aung San Suu Kyi, releases a white dove as she celebrates her birthday with members of her National League for Democracy party at the parliament building in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Tuesday, June 19, 2018.
Sisodia discharged
Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, with staff at LNJP Hospital on Tuesday.
Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia was discharged from the LNJP Hospital today after spending a day in the hospital after his health deteriorated due to an indefinite fast.
AAP sources said Satyender Jain has also been discharged.
Rahul turns 48
Congress workers celebrate their party president Rahul Gandhi's birthday at the Congress headquarters in New Delhi.
Congress president Rahul Gandhi turns 48 today and party workers are celebrating his birthday with fervour. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the firsts to wish Mr. Gandhi on his birthday.
Congressional hearing on Clinton email probe
Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz (left) and FBI Director Christopher Wray during a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Clinton email probe.
The FBI is determined to not repeat any of the mistakes identified in a harshly critical watchdog report on the handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation, Director Chris Wray said Monday at a congressional hearing at which he repeatedly sought to distance himself from his predecessor.
Wray told lawmakers that the FBI accepted the findings of the inspector general’s report and has begun making changes, including about how it handles especially sensitive investigations. The FBI is also reinforcing through employee training the need to avoid the appearance of political bias, a key point of criticism in last week’s report, and has referred employees singled out by the watchdog to the agency’s investigative arm for possible discipline.
