Australian legend Steve Waugh has urged Rohit Sharma to introspect about his commitment to Indian cricket and captaincy, especially with the England Test series looming. Waugh emphasised the importance of Test cricket's survival amidst the T20 rise and opposed a two-tier World Test Championship (WTC) format, fearing it would widen the gap between cricketing nations.
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The Supreme Court of India has declined to consider a petition challenging the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991. This decision came as a petition was filed by Nitin Upadhyay, son of the lead petitioner Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay. The bench, led by CJI Sanjiv Khanna, chose to refuse new filings on the matter.
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Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin initiated the first meeting of the Joint Action Committee to oppose the Centre’s proposed delimitation exercise. Stalin emphasized the importance of this event for safeguarding India's federal structure and warned about potential adverse effects on states' rights and parliamentary representation.
Despite India's 1-3 loss in the Border Gavaskar Trophy series on the tour of Australia, fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah's exceptional performance earned him the 'Player of the Series' award for his 32 wickets. Mitchell Marsh humorously shared how even his four-year-old nephew mimics Bumrah's unique bowling action, continuing his 'nightmare' of facing Bumrah.
A 29-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly stripped and attacked with a sharp-edged weapon while trying to save her husband's brother from being beaten. The incident occurred in a sugarcane field in a village under Kheri police station. An FIR was lodged against six accused who are now absconding. Relevant sections of the IPC and SC/ST Act have been applied.
Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen stirred the pot by declaring faster chess formats the "pure sport", criticising classical chess for being "too forgiving". He argued that rapid and blitz chess better reflect a player's all-around skills. Carlsen also critiqued the recent World Championship match between Gukesh and Ding, deeming the quality subpar.