The Allahabad High Court denied bail to a 62-year-old man accused of sharing a "Pakistan Zindabad" post on Facebook. Justice Siddharth stated that judicial tolerance emboldens anti-national acts. The court deemed Ansar Ahmad Siddique's actions disrespectful to the Constitution and a challenge to national sovereignty. Siddique faces charges under the BNS.
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India amassed 471 runs in their first innings against England. Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, and Yashasvi Jaiswal each scored centuries. Jaiswal and KL Rahul earlier built a strong opening partnership. Gill and Pant then dominated with a 209-run stand. Pant's aggressive innings included six sixes. This was Pant’s seventh Test century, surpassing MS Dhoni’s record.
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