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Ollie Pope showcased resilience with a commanding century, leading England to a substantial lead of 126 after overcoming their batting struggles against a determined Indian attack in the opening Test on Saturday. At the close of day three in Hyderabad, England's second innings stood at 316-6, with Pope (148) and Rehan Ahmed (16) holding their ground at the crease.

Binny Bansal has officially resigned from Flipkart's board, officially ending his association with the internet firm he co-founded alongside Sachin Bansal in 2007. Flipkart, initially entering the emerging local e-tail market with the introduction of an online bookstore, later evolved into a e-commerce platform. It was acquired by the US retail giant Walmart in 2018.

BJP national secretary Arvind Menon has been appointed as election in-charge for Tamil Nadu.

The VHP said that it believes that this righteous action would be an important step towards creating amicable relations between the two communities

AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi said over 100 companies attended the job fair and offer letters were issued to successful candidates

As X takes down the account of Hindutva Watch, an organisation that documents hate crimes against marginalised groups — what are the transparency concerns regarding India’s censorship regime for digital platforms?

A collection of images from the second and concluding day of The Hindu Lit Fest 2024.

White House press secretary expresses alarm over the circulation of false images of Taylor Swift and calls for social media platforms to enforce their own rules to prevent the spread of deepfake images. President Biden has prioritized reducing the risk of deepfake images. A similar incident happened in India where the fake images of actors Rashmika, and Kajol circulated on social media.

Belarusian defending champion Aryna Sabalenka wins Australian Open women's singles title, becoming the first woman to defend the title since 2013. She matches the achievement of compatriot Victoria Azarenka. Sabalenka, who won her second Grand Slam title, reached the semifinals at the French Open and Wimbledon last year, losing to Coco Gauff in the US Open final.

Cash prizes for the best films on inclusion

Ravichandran Ashwin led India to victory in the first Test against England in Hyderabad by dismissing captain Ben Stokes. Ashwin's dismissal of Stokes was his 12th in Test cricket, equaling Kapil Dev's record of an Indian bowler dismissing a batter most often. The Indian cricket board (BCCI) uploaded the video of the dismissal on X.

The appointment comes at a time when power politics in Bihar has intensified

RJD legislators huddle at Lalu Prasad’s residence, Congress appoints Bhupesh Bagel as special observer

Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav expresses optimism about alliance with Congress, making progress on 11 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh. The announcement comes at a time when there are indications that Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar may be reconsidering being part of the opposition bloc INDIA and could be thinking of once again allying with the BJP-led NDA.

Congress says positive and cordial talks, but final seat-sharing formula yet to be decided 

The Aviation Minister’s comments followed complaints from passengers about forceful collection of personal data at airports