2nd Test: India win toss, opt to bat in Chennai

by Argus News

Chennai, Feb 13: Indian Skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat first in the second Test against England at the MA Chidambaram Stadium here on Saturday.

“It's a good wicket. Day 1 is going to be good for batting. We expect it to slow down from Day 2 onwards. It's good toss to win, we need to put runs on the board,” said Kohli.

India have made three changes to the side that lost the first Test. Pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been rested while Mohammed Siraj has been included to the playing XI.

Left-arm spinner Axar Patel made his Test debut today. He and Kuldeep Yadav have replaced Shahbaz Nadeem and Washington Sundar in spin bowling department, respectively.

For England, veteran pace bowler Stuart Broad and Olly Stone replaced James Anderson and the injured Jofra Archer.

Though fans are allowed this time at the Chepuk, only 50-percent of the gallery are thrown open to maintain social distancing.

Notably, England won the first Test at the same venue by 227 runs to take 1-0 lead in the four-Test series.

As per the latest reports, India were 36 for one after Shubman Gill went for a duck. Rohit Sharma and Cheteswar Pujara were batting at 27 and 7, respectively.

Playing XIs

India: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, CheteshwarPujara, Virat Kohli (captain), Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Axar Patel, R Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Siraj

England: Rory Burns, Dominic Sibley, Daniel Lawrence, Joe Root (captain), BenStokes, Ollie Pope, Ben Foakes (wicket-keeper), Moeen Ali, Stuart Broad, Jack Leach, Olly Stone.

Union Minister Dharmendra Remembers Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay On Birth Anniversary

by Sabyasachi Kundu

New Delhi/ Bhubaneswar, Sept 25: Union Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday paid rich tribute to Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya on his birth anniversary.

"Remembering the architect of the philosophy of integral humanism, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay ji on his birth anniversary. A visionary, Pt. Deen Dayal ji believed in balanced progress and empowerment of every section of the society. His ideals remains a guiding light towards building a harmonious, prosperous and self-reliant India," the Union Minister said on X (formerly Twitter).

Remembering the architect of the philosophy of integral humanism, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay ji on his birth anniversary. A visionary, Pt. Deen Dayal ji believed in balanced progress and empowerment of every section of the society. His ideals remains a guiding light towards… pic.twitter.com/aS6sqmQUfq — Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) September 25, 2023

Born in Mathura in 1916, Upadhyaya was a co-founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh.His philosophy of integral humanism and, especially, 'antyodaya' (uplift of the most downtrodden) have often been cited by PM Modi as a major influence on his politics and policies.

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Sidharth Malhotra To Varun Dhawan, Celebs Wish Newlyweds Parineeti Chopra, Raghav Chadha

by Utkalika Mohanty

Mumbai, September 25: AAP MP Raghav Chadha and actor Parineeti Chopra tied the knot on Sunday, September 24 at the Leela Palace Hotel in Udaipur, Rajasthan.

On Monday morning the couple took to their social media handles and dropped their first wedding pictures in which they looked like a regal couple.

Soon after the couple shared the adorable pictures, several Bollywood celebs took to their social media and handles and congratulated the newly married couple.

Actor Sidharth Malhotra shared Parineeti’s post on his Instagram stories and wrote, “Congratulations @parineetichopra and @raghavchadha88. Wishing you both a blessed married life.”

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Actor Kiara Advani wrote, “Welcome to the club. Wishing you both a lifetime of happiness and love.”

Actor Varun Dhawan wrote, “Wishing the beautiful couple eternal happiness, peace and love congratulations.”

Actor Bhumi Pednekar shared the pictures and wrote, “Congratulations @parineetichopra @raghavchadha88 This is so beautiful.”

Huma Qureshi wrote, “Congratulations @parineetichopra @raghavchadha88 To a lifetime of togetherness, love and joy.”

Anushka Sharma wrote, “Congratulations to the beautiful couple. May you always find peace and happiness in one another.”

Designer Manish Malhotra dropped a couple of pictures on his Instagram and wrote, “My dearest @parineetichopra and @raghavchadha88 many congratulations, lots of love and blessings Parineeti from our discussions of all your outfits at my Atelier and Home .. our laughter and your love for tone on tone geometrical intricate art work to the emerald jewellery me sketching and designing for you .. all loving memories for life .. you bring Joy and there is only and only love for you.”

Actor Ananya Panday wrote, "Congratulations dearest one. Happiness and love always."

The couple which tied the knot on Sunday in the presence of their families and close friends today took to their respective social media handles to shared the first set of wedding photos.

The first glimpses of the pictures of the wedding that took place at the Leela Palace Hotel showed the couple looking regal and radiant.

Taking to Instagram, Parineeti dropped a string of pictures which she captioned, “From the very first chat at the breakfast table, our hearts knew. Been waiting for this day for a long time .. So blessed to finally be Mr and Mrs! Couldn’t have lived without each other .. Our forever begins now..”

Talking about the new bride and groom's outfits, Parineeti looked gorgeous in a designer ivory lehenga while Raghav was seen twinning with her in an off-white sherwani and a matching safa.

The ‘Uunchai’ actor kept her hair open and accessorized her look with heavy jewellery.

(ANI)

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Rare Buddha Artefact Worth 12.5 Crore Stolen

by Swati Sucharita

Los Angeles, Sept 25: A centuries old Japanese artefact was stolen from Barakat Art Gallery in Beveryly Grove in Los Angeles at 3:45 am on September 18. Strangely the heist was carried out by a lone thief. The gallery owner and officials expressed their shock as the weight of the bronze statue was a whopping 114kilograms.

This heist was captured on CCTV and it was observed that the thief allegedly broke into the entrance through a driveway gate. He then used a dolly to move the 114kg statue to a truck. The entire robbery took 25 minutes.

The stolen object belongs to the Japanese Edo period (1603-1867). The statue is a four feet tall Buddha with a halo, seated with crossed legs in Lotus position (Padmashana) with his hands in the 'Vajra Mudra'.

In this Mudra, the index finger of left hand is clasped by five fingers of right; also known as the 'six elements mudra' or 'fist of wisdom' mudra. It symbolises unity or five worldly elements (earth, water, fire, air and metal) with spiritual consciousness, read the statue's description in the gallery's website.

2nd Test: India win toss, opt to bat in Chennai

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