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Former India cricketers and ex-selectors Salil Ankola and Chetan Sharma were left astonished that veteran all-rounder Jalaj Saxena has never donned the India jersey, despite his remarkable achievements in Ranji Trophy cricket. The moment unfolded during the Ranji Trophy 2025 season opener between Maharashtra and Kerala  a game that began in dramatic fashion with Maharashtra reeling at 5/4 and later 18/5. As Jalaj Saxena walked out to bat, the commentary box conversation between Ankola and Sharma took an unexpectedly humorous and viral turn. “Very surprising that Saxena has never played for India,” remarked Ankola on air. Chetan Sharma responded with…

Patna (Bihar) [India], October 17 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and the Bharatiya Janata Party’s star campaigner Yogi Adityanath, on Thursday, entered Bihar’s election battlefield, addressing rallies in support of BJP’s Ramkripal Yadav (Danapur) and NDA’s Shyam Rajak (Phulwari Sharif). Launching a sharp attack on the RJD-Congress alliance, he accused them of derailing Bihar’s growth by fueling divisive “development versus burqa” politics. “Those who once pushed Bihar into Jungle Raj are again trying to mislead people,” Yogi said, warning voters against “fake polling” and alleging that RJD-Congress wanted to return to the era of ballot snatching and fraudulent voting. He…

The anticipation is palpable as India’s cricketing stalwarts, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, gear up for the highly awaited ODI series against Australia, starting October 19 at the iconic Optus Stadium. With both former captains focusing exclusively on the 50-over format, their presence adds a layer of excitement and nostalgia for fans, as a viral moment recently captured the sheer joy of a young Kohli fan in Perth. pic.twitter.com/e5dhcAPVw8 — Suprvirat (@Mostlykohli) October 16, 2025 Add Zee News as a Preferred Source Young Virat Kohli Fan Goes Viral in Perth A heartwarming video has taken social media by…

Over a year and a half after the Lok Sabha polls, Bihar is set for another election next month, as the NDA and the Opposition Mahagathbandhan face off in two phases to decide who will govern the state for the next five years (the results will be announced on November 14).The NDA was the clear winner in 2024, winning 30 of the state’s 40 Lok Sabha seats, while the alliance bagged nine and one went to Pappu Yadav, an Independent allied to it. An Assembly segment-level analysis makes the NDA’s dominance more evident. It led in 174 segments, well ahead…

While the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) has batted for the Raj Thackeray-led MNS joining the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance in Maharashtra for the upcoming local body elections, the Congress party, a key MVA ally, does not seem to be in favour of joining hands with the MNS, at least not at this stage with the crucial Bihar Assembly elections scheduled for next month.Significantly, the Sharad Pawar-led NCP(SP), another constituent of the MVA, is also not averse to taking the MNS on board for the Maharashtra local body polls slated for December-January. The Congress leadership’s reluctance to engage…

The BJP appears to have played safe in its Bihar candidate list, dropping 16 sitting MLAs but repeating 55, and fielding most of its key ministers and organisational heavyweights. The list of 101 contains at least 30 new faces, including public personalities and professionals, as Bihar parties brace for the impact of Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj, with its focus on such candidates.All the NDA allies have now come out with their entire lists, including 101 each by the BJP and JD(U), despite hiccups till the last minute. There is no Muslim in the BJP’s list, while the JD(U) has fielded…

BengaluruOctober 17, 2025 07:42 AM IST First published on: Oct 17, 2025 at 07:40 AM IST THE KARNATAKA Cabinet Thursday decided to issue a Government Order (GO) to regulate the use of public properties, including educational institutions, “to prevent any trespassing”. The decision follows demands by the state’s Information Technology and Biotechnology Minister Priyank Kharge to ban RSS activities such as ‘Shakhas’ at public places, aided as well as government-run schools and other institutions. Addressing a news conference, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil said, “The government will issue a GO regarding management of government properties and to…

PatnaOctober 17, 2025 11:51 AM IST First published on: Oct 17, 2025 at 07:32 AM IST Even though Union Minister Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) managed to secure 29 seats after the NDA announced its seat-sharing formula for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections earlier this week, the party was allocated only two seats, one each in Khagaria and Vaishali, out of the five Lok Sabha constituencies the LJP (RV) won in the 2024 general elections. Although his party managed to pull through this allocation, Chirag, who had reportedly demanded 10 Assembly seats (two each from the five parliamentary…

WASHINGTON — The military commander overseeing the Pentagon’s escalating attacks against boats in the Caribbean Sea that the Trump administration says are smuggling drugs said Thursday that he was stepping down.The officer, Adm. Alvin Holsey, is leaving his job as head of the U.S. Southern Command, which oversees all operations in Central and South America, even as the Pentagon has rapidly built up some 10,000 forces in the region in what it says is a major counterdrug and counterterrorism mission. It was unclear why Holsey is suddenly departing, less than a year into what is typically a three-year job, and…

Warner Bros./Getty Images Al Pacino has been in over 66 films and counting since he attained fame and critical acclaim with his breakthrough role as Michael Corleone in “The Godfather.” But “Revolution,” which is currently streaming on Tubi, likely won’t ring many bells with fans of Pacino films like “Scarface” and “The Devil’s Advocate.” But if you love historical epics and want to see an Al Pacino movie in which he tries out a different kind of role, then the film will definitely make a boring afternoon brighter — in spite of the…