Daily Newsletter | Saturday, January 27, 2018
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| 3rd Test: Play to resume on day four in Jo’burg |
| Indian batsmen, often dismissed as ‘flattrack bullies’, showed their class and courage on an action-packed third day of the third Test against South Africa, braving repeated blows to the body to set a challenging target of 241. |
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| Google, Facebook bad for innovation, democracy: Soros |
| Calling Internet “monopolies” such as Google and Facebook an obstacle to innovation, billionaire investor George Soros has warned that social media companies can have adverse consequences on the functioning of democracy. |
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| 3rd Test: Play stopped after umpires raise concern over pitch |
| Late into the third day’s play, South Africa opener Dean Elgar was hit on the helmet grill by a rising delivery which prompted the umpires to take the players off the field. Eventually, after discussions between the two on-field umpires, captains of the two teams and the match referee, the stumps were drawn with South Africa 17/1, chasing 241. |
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| Kohli betters Dhoni’s record of most runs as Test captain |
| Virat Kohli on Friday surpassed Mahendra Singh Dhoni to become the India captain with most runs in Test cricket. During India’s second innings of the third Test against South Africa at the Wanderers in Johannesburg, Kohli scored a gritty 41 and took his tally of runs as captain to 3456. |
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| Honest borrowers to get easy loans: Government |
| Honest borrowers will find it easier to get loans from public sector banks (PSBs) following the reforms being undertaken, financial services secretary Rajiv Kumar has said, asserting that there would be a premium on integrity. |
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| ‘Padmaavat’ box-office collection Day 1 |
| Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus ‘Padmaavat’ which stars Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh in lead, finally released on Thursday, amidst tight security. |
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| Celebs attend ‘Padmaavat’ special screening |
| Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus ‘Padmaavat’, starring Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor, finally saw the light of day, when it released in theatres across the country on 25th January 2018. |
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