Dwaipayan Bhattacharjee

Centuries from Milind Ramesh (132, 224b, 19x4) and Samarth Ooty (107, 192b, 14x4) put hosts Karnataka in a dominating position against Tripura on the first day of their four-day Group B U-23 Col CK Nayudu Trophy cricket tournament at the Alur grounds here on Monday.

A senior manager at an Indo-American IT company, Dwaipayan Bhattacharjee, died by suicide after jumping from the 6th-floor refuge area of his Kolkata office. Police investigations revealed he was battling depression and under medication. CCTV footage and his gadgets are being reviewed to understand the circumstances.

Hosts Karnataka have put themselves firmly on track for an outright victory after Prateek Jain and Sharan Gowda rattled Tripura batsmen on the second day of the four-day Group B U-23 Col CK Nayudu encounter at the Alur grounds on Tuesday.

Tamil Nadu will look to bounce back strongly after a draw against Andhra Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy Group C opener, when it takes on Tripura in the second game, beginning at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday.

After three days of complete domination, hosts KSCA XI closed in on an innings victory over Assam Cricket Association in the Dr Thimmappaiah Memorial all-India cricket tournament at the M Chinnaswamy stadium on Monday.