From Indian opener Murali Vijay and skipper Virat Kohli's solidarity with bat in the third and concluding Test match against Sri Lanka has taken India to 274 in the first innings, here at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground on Saturday to At least 12 militants belonging to the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group were killed and eight others were injured in two airstrikes conducted by foreign forces in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, here are the top Catch points of the day.
1- Delhi Test: Vijay, Kohli's ton take India close to 300
Indian opener Murali Vijay and skipper Virat Kohli's solidarity with bat in the third and concluding Test match against Sri Lanka has taken India to 274 in the first innings, here at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground on Saturday.
Batting first at the green wicket, Vijay scored his second ton in successive innings while Kohli, who is in a rich form, hit his third hundred in a row.
Meanwhile, captain fantastic, who slammed the fifth double hundred of his career in the Nagpur Test, also became the fourth-fastest Indian to reach 5,000 runs in Tests.
2- Airstrikes kill 12 IS militants in Afghanistan
At least 12 militants belonging to the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group were killed and eight others were injured in two airstrikes conducted by foreign forces in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.
3- UP civic polls: BJP tampered with EVMs, alleges Mayawati
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday alleged the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) tampered with the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the Uttar Pradesh civil body polls.
4- Jaitley says EVM-tampering allegations are 'excuses for defeat'
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday teared into the Opposition parties which have, time and again, accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of tampering with the Electric Voting Machines (EVMs), saying they were making excuses for their defeat.
5- Quentin Tarantino's Manson movie gets 2019 release date
Quentin Tarantino's much awaited movie on Manson murders has finally got its release date.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the 'Pulp Fiction' director's latest will hit theaters on August 9, 2019.
-With agency inputs