IND v AUS: Ashwin claims 450th wicket, 9th bowler to do so in Test cricket

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Nagpur, Feb 9: Ravichandran Ashwin on Thursday became the second Indian bowler to scalp 450 wickets in Test cricket as he claimed the wicket of Australia's Alex Carey on the opening day of the first Test against Australia here on Thursday.

Ashwin got his 450th victim in Test cricket as the Aussie keeper bottom-edged into the stumps, a delivery stayed low after landing on length.

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Ashwin's 450 wickets came in 167 innings of 89 Tests. He has taken five wickets or more in an innings on 30 occasions and 10 wickets in a match on seven,

The 36-year-old right-arm off-break bowler from Tamil Nadu has best figures of 7-59 in an innings and 13-140 in a match.

Ashwin became the second most successful bowler for India in the longest format when he went past Kapil Dev's tally of 434 wickets.

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Anil Kumble is the most successful Indian bowler in Test cricket with 619 wickets in 132 Tests.

Ashwin also became the ninth bowler in the history of Test cricket to claim 450 over more wickets.

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan (800 wkts), Shane Warne (708) of Australia, Jimmy Anderson (675) of England, Kumble, Stuart Broad (566) of England, Glenn McGrath (563) of Australia, Courtney Walsh (519) of West Indies and Nathan Lyon (460) of Australia are ahead of Ashwin in the list of most successful Test bowlers.

Ashwin added one more wicket to his tally on Thursday when he claimed the wicket of Australia skipper Pat Cummins in the ongoing Nagpur Test.
(IANS)

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Prez, PM Modi, Kharge Pay Tributes To Ambedkar On His Death Anniversary

by Pabitra Mohan Senapaty

New Delhi, Dec 6: President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday paid tributes to Dr BR Ambedkar on his death anniversary.

PM Modi took to X and in a post said, "Baba Saheb, along with being the architect of the Indian Constitution, was an immortal champion of social harmony, who dedicated his life for the welfare of the exploited and the deprived. My respectful obeisances to him today on his Mahaparinirvana day."

Kharge also took to X and said, "We are Indians, firstly and lastly -- Babasaheb Dr. B R Ambedkar. Babasaheb was a lifelong champion of the democratic principles of liberty, equality, fraternity and justice."

"On his Mahaparinirvan Diwas, we pay our deepest respects to his ideas of social transformation and social justice. We must collectively resolve to preserve and protect his finest contribution to the nation - the Constitution of India," Kharge added.

President Murmu, Vice President Dhankhar, PM Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and several others also paid floral tributes to Ambedkar in Parliament premises on his death anniversary.

Ambedkar played a pivotal role in drafting the Constitution as the chairman of the drafting committee and also served as the Law and Justice Minister in Jawaharlal Nehru's initial cabinet.

Ambedkar, hailing from a Dalit background, ascended to a prominent position in Indian politics. He championed for the rights of the underprivileged. Since his passing in 1956, appreciation for his ideas has expanded.

Squabbling In Bhadrak BJD Comes To Fore; FIR Lodged Against Asit For holding B'Day Sans Permission

by Pabitra Mohan Senapaty

Bhadrak, Dec 6: Squabbling in the Bhadrak unit of the BJD has come to the fore with Asit Patnaik celebrating his birthday with supporters in a bigway which has been politically perceived as a strenght show against local BJD MLA Sanjib Mallick.

While Pattnaik celebrated his birth day at the RMC Market, a public place, by bursing firecrackers without persmission from the administration, the Sub-Collector has asked the police to take actions against him.

It is now being discussed that the Sub-Collector filed an FIR against Patnaik at the behest of the local MLA.

While police have not taken against 'Bahubali' leaders like Sushant Singh, Pratap Jena and Samir Das, who have been accused of crimes, the FIR filed against Patnaik has raised eyebrows regarding police action, said a local man.

Notably, Asit Patnaik moved in a grand procession to the RMC Market where he celabtrated his birthday in the presence of hundreds of supporters.

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Training Of Priests For Ram Temple In Ayodhya From Today

by Pabitra Mohan Senapaty

Ayodhya, Dec 6: Training of 20 candidates who have been shortlisted for the post of archaks (priests) of Ram Lalla temple will begin from Wednesday.

The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra members said that the six-month-long training will be imparted at the newly constructed office of the Trust in Ayodhya followed by final selection of candidates for the post of archak.

"Candidates who will complete the six-month-long training successfully will be selected for the post of archak (priest)," said a member of the Trust.

"Candidates who will successfully complete the training will be appointed as priests and deployed on different posts after six months of residential training," said Govind Dev Giri, the treasurer of the Trust.

"During the training period, the Trust will pay a stipend of Rs 2000 per month to all the candidates and will also make food and lodging arrangements for them in Ayodhya," he said.

According to the Trust, teachers having expertise in various subjects and theology of Hinduism will impart training.

The Trust has already made it clear that Ram Lalla's puja will be performed according to the Ramanandi Sampradaya whose first acharya was Lord Ram.

Last month, the Trust had selected 200 candidates for interview out of 3,000 applicants for the post of archaks (priests) for Ram Lalla temple.

As per the Trust, 200 candidates went through an interview process at Karsevakpuram in Ayodhya.

A three-member panel of Jaikant Mishra, a preacher from Vrindavan, and two mahants, Mithilesh Nandini Sharan and Satyanarayan Das, from Ayodhya conducted the interviews.

The Trust had issued notification on its official website for appointment of archaks (priests) for Ram Lalla.

It has also decided to constitute Shri Ram Sewa Vidhi Vidhan Samiti to look after affairs related to the Ram Lalla consecration ceremony and all religious events in future related to the deity.