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  • Allahabad HC said that the UP Police is acting as law unto themselves as they detained a person unlawfully even before his arrest
  • Kolkata witnesses traffic snarls on the first day of the Durga Puja festival as revellers start pnadal-hopping
  • Neha Bora was subsequently released and Dipke is to appear before a magistrate today at noon
  • Delhi Police detained Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke, Neha Bora of AISA, student leaders and supporters ahead of a rally in Connaught Place demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation. The protest followed the detention and jailing of two CJP leaders earlier in the week over demonstrations at Jantar Mantar
  • The Reserve Bank of India is considering further monetary tightening to counter capital outflows and increase the cost of betting against the rupee, according to bankers and analysts cited by Reuters. The measures follow recent rate increases and steps to drain liquidity as pressure on the currency and inflation concerns persist
  • India directed oil marketing companies to stop diverting sugar-based feedstocks for ethanol production in the 2026–27 supply year, according to a new tender issued on Friday. The companies have invited bids for 11 billion litres of ethanol made from alternatives including corn and broken rice, amid concerns about domestic sugar supplies and prices
  • Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said India's trade imbalance with China was growing sharply and attributed the problem partly to restrictions on Indian goods and services entering the Chinese market. China subsequently said it was ready to work with India to address mutual economic and trade concerns; India's trade deficit with China reached $69 billion in the first half of FY2026–27, up 27% year-on-year
  • Indian equity benchmarks extended their recovery on Friday, with the Sensex rising 413.66 points to close at 74,729.27 and the Nifty 50 gaining 148.80 points to settle at 23,146.15. Information technology shares, including Tech Mahindra, Infosys and TCS, helped lift the indices
  • India defeated Zimbabwe by four wickets in the opening women's T20 International in Raipur, taking a 1–0 lead in the three-match series. Deepti Sharma and Niki Prasad combined in an 82-run stand after India's top order collapsed, helping the hosts chase down Zimbabwe's total of 114 for five
  • Indian wrestler Komal won bronze in the women's 59 kg category at the Under-23 World Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas, defeating Kazakhstan's Viktoriia Khusainova 7–2. Fellow Indian Amruta Pujari advanced to the women's 72 kg final after recording two pinfall victories
  • Indian shuttler Jagsher Singh Khangurra secured a bronze medal at the BWF World Junior Badminton Championships in Cairo
  • The Supreme Court of India upheld the Bombay High Court's decision quashing the 2020 write-off of ₹8,415 crore in additional tier-1 bonds issued by Yes Bank (Yes Bank). The court ruled that the bank's administrator lacked the authority to extinguish the bonds under the final reconstruction scheme, strengthening bondholders' claims
  • The Supreme Court issued notices to the Election Commission of India, Delhi Police and opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav, in separate petitions concerning electoral-roll revision and protests held in Delhi on October 10–12. The court also directed the preservation of CCTV footage linked to allegations of police excesses
  • The Supreme Court ruled that a person converting from Hinduism to Islam cannot automatically claim backward-class reservation benefits in the new religious community solely on the basis of their previous caste status. The judgment upheld the Madras High Court's decision striking down a 2024 Tamil Nadu government order that permitted such certification for specified communities
  • The Election Commission of India ordered a Special Summary Revision of electoral rolls in 14 states and three Union Territories, using January 1, 2027, as the qualifying date for voter eligibility. The draft rolls are scheduled for publication on November 12, claims and objections will be accepted until December 11, and the final rolls are due on January 4, 2027
Delhi HC refuses to ban CJP's Tiranga rally at Central Park in Connaught Place today /////// Police says will control and regulate it /////// NDMC closes the park for the public on Friday and Saturday
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India's Young Guns Come To The Fore

By Our Editorial Team
First publised on 2024-02-28 08:10:37

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Sunil Garodia The India Commentary view

When the Test series against England started, there was a lot of buzz about Bazball and how England had pulverized opponents using the unique playing style in Test matches introduced by their head coach Brendon McCullum. Then, when Ollie Pope displayed perfect Bazball to score a scintillating century in Hyderabad and India lost the Test, there was widespread speculation that despite pitches tailored to help their spinners, India would not be able to counter Bazball and lose the series, like they had lost to the Englishmen led by Alistair Cook in 2012-13, their last home series loss.

This speculation was strengthened when the Indian team was hit by absentations of senior players - Virat Kolhi opted out of the entire series due to personal reasons and K L Rahul, Shreyas Iyer & Ravindra Jadeja were hit by injuries while Ishan Kishan's motives remained unclear. But the team management and the selectors were unfazed. They reposed faith in India's famous bench strength and inducted Yashashvi Jaiswal, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraj Khan, Kona Bharat, Dhruv Jurel, and Akash Deep .

Of these young guns Rajat Patidar and Kona Bharat could not take advantage of the opportunity. But the rest excelled and gave shape to the team of the future. Jaiswal has hit two double hundreds and is the leading scorer in the series with 665 runs till now at an average of 93.57. Shubman Gill came back roaring after initial failures and has scored 342 runs at 48.85. Sarfaraz Khan scored two fifties on debut. Dhruv Jurel was the Player of the Match in Ranchi with 90 and 39 not out, both scored under difficult conditions. Akash Deep's first innings burst in Ranchi was absolutely Bumrah-like. And Devdutt Padikkal is waiting on the bench and will most likely be given a chance in the last Test in place of Rajat Patidar.

With seniors like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli nearing the end of their glorious careers, the absentations through injuries and personal reasons were fortunate for Team India. With the success of the young guns in this tough series, it has been able to discover the shape of the team of the immediate future. 

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