Animal activists rescued more than 700 animals including chickens, goats, pigeons and buffaloes from being slaughtered at the Gadhimai Festival 2024, a huge animal sacrifice ritual that takes place at the Gadhimai Temple in Nepal once in five years. Some of these animals that were being illegally transported to Nepal from India will be housed and treated at Vantara, a rehabilitation centre for animals, located in Gujarat. 

Ravichandran Ashwin, the well-known Indian cricketer, has declared his retirement from all formats of international cricket, bringing an end to an international career that spanned 14 years. Having picked up 537 wickets in Test cricket, the 38-year-old spinner is India’s second-highest wicket-taker in Tests after Anil Kumble.