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Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav took four wickets collectively as India strengthened their position in the second Test by reducing West Indies to 140/4 in 43 overs, trailing by 378 runs at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.  Shai Hope remained unbeaten on 31 to offer some resistance for the visitors after Jadeja (3-37) and Kuldeep (1-45) struck in tandem to trigger a collapse of the visitors from 87/1 to 107/4. While West Indies showed more grit than they did in Ahmedabad, their innings was punctuated by lapses in concentration – errors that have repeatedly cost them in this series.…

China’s censors are moving to stamp out more than just political dissent online. Now, they are targeting the public mood itself — punishing bloggers and influencers whose weary posts are resonating widely in a country where optimism is fraying. Authorities have punished two bloggers who advocated for a life of less work and less pressure; an influencer who said that it made financial sense not to marry and have children; and a commentator known for bluntly observing that China still lags behind Western countries in terms of quality of life. These supposed cynics and skeptics, two of whom had tens…

Continuing his red-hot form, India captain Shubman Gill slammed a fantastic century on Day 2 of the second Test against West Indies at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Saturday. It was the fifth Test century of the year for Gill and overall 10th of his career.   With this, Gill joined an elite club as only the second Indian captain to score five Test centuries in a single calendar year, emulating Virat Kohli’s feats in 2017 and 2018.The 26-year-old’s brilliant knock (129 not out off 196) helped his side get to 518/5 in 134.2 overs before India declared the innings.…

While the Mahagathbandhan alliance is still negotiating seat-sharing for the upcoming Bihar Assembly polls and the RJD has yet to declare its candidates, the sound of drumbeats rent the air in Raghopur, the constituency of RJD leader and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Tejashwi Yadav, on Saturday morning.The RJD stronghold then saw around two dozen horses and a convoy of SUVs, marking the arrival of Prashant Kishor, the election strategist-turned-politician and Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) founder, to officially launch his party’s poll campaign two days after he declared the first list of its 51 candidates. First of the state’s leaders…

Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom Ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, seat-sharing discussions within the NDA have intensified. Leaders from JD(U), HAM, RLSP, and LJP recently met at BJP chief JP Nadda’s residence in Delhi to discuss seat allocation. However, sources indicate that no consensus has been reached so far. Disagreements are reportedly centred around the seats demanded by LJP chief Chirag Paswan, with JD(U) and Upendra Kushwaha’s party unwilling to concede. JD(U) leaders have clarified to the BJP high command that any deal with Chirag should be handled directly by the BJP, as…

The Bengaluru police have arrested seven people in connection with a robbery that occurred in the city on September 19, where four persons claiming to be officials of a government enforcement wing gained entry to search the home of a college lecturer and looted Rs 1.52 crore in cash and jewellery.On Saturday, Seemanth Kumar Singh, Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru, said that the crime was carried out based on information provided by a former driver of the victim’s family about the college lecturer gaining a large amount of money from a land deal and the cash being stored at the house.…

<p>Ranchi, Oct 11 (PTI) The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) will take its own decision on the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections if respectable seats are not allocated to the party by INDIA bloc by October 14, a senior party leader said on Saturday.</p> <p>The JMM is willing to contest at least 12 assembly seats in the Bihar polls as an ally of the INDIA bloc, he said.</p> <p>"We are with the Mahagathbandhan and will contest the polls in alliance. We urge the leaders of Mahagathbandhan in Bihar to announce JMM’s share in the alliance at the earliest, as the nomination process…

Shubman Gill’s dream run as India’s Test captain continues to shine brighter with every match. Leading from the front once again, the stylish right-hander struck a magnificent century against the West Indies on Day 2 of the second Test at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Saturday. Gill’s Red-Hot Form As Captain Since taking over the reins from Rohit Sharma, Gill has been in phenomenal touch with the bat. His latest hundred marks his fifth Test century since becoming India’s skipper, underlining his seamless transition into leadership while maintaining a rich vein of form. Add Zee News as…

Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom Seat-sharing negotiations within the INDIA Bloc for next month’s Bihar Assembly elections appear to have hit a roadblock, as RJD and Congress struggle to find common ground over five key constituencies: Baisi, Bahadurganj, Raniganj, Kahalgaon and Saharsa. As per reports, while both allies have been in continuous discussions, disagreements persist over which party will contest these seats. In the previous elections, the Congress had fielded candidates in Kahalgaon and Bahadurpur, while the RJD fought from Saharsa, Baisi and Raniganj. However, neither party managed to secure victories in those constituencies.…

Eric Robert/Getty Images Based on the book of the same name, the movie “Forrest Gump” is as much the life story of its titular character as it is a journey through American history and pop culture between the 1950s and the 1980s. Forrest seems to find himself involved in one major historical event after another, as well as both meeting and influencing some of the most famous figures from those eras. What makes the film all the more endearing is the framing device, which has Forrest recounting the stories from…