Shubman Gill, the rising star, is poised to captain the Indian Test team in the upcoming England series, a role he never envisioned. The 25-year-old expressed his surprise and shared an emotional conversation with his father upon receiving the news. Succeeding Rohit Sharma, Gill has scored 1,893 runs in 32 Tests.
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In a shocking incident in Meerut, a 17-year-old girl's headless body was discovered in a canal, leading to the arrest of her mother and four relatives. Aastha was allegedly strangled and beheaded for having a relationship, with her family attempting to conceal the crime by disposing of the body parts in different canals.
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