Jaiswal strikes second century of series, India lead by 281 runs at tea
London, Aug 2 (PTI): Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal hit his sixth Test century and Akash Deep his maiden half-century as India extended their overall lead to 281 runs by taking the tea break on day three of the fifth and final match at 304 for six here Saturday.
Overnight batters Jaiswal (118) and Akash Deep (66) shared a 107-run partnership for the third wicket but other Indian batters struggled to convert starts into solid innings at The Oval.
Ravindra Jadeja (26) and Dhurv Jurel (25) were at the crease at the break.
Akash Deep was dismissed before lunch with pacer Jamie Overton taking his wicket while Jaiswal was dismissed by Josh Tongue.
Skipper Shubman Gill could contribute only 11.
India had scored 224 in the first innings, which was followed by England's 247 giving them a narrow 23-run advantage going into the second innings.
England are leading the series 2-1.
Brief Scores:
India: 224 and 304 for 6 in 71 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal 118, Akash Deep 66, R Jadeja 26 batting; G Atkinson 3/99)
England 1st innings: 247 all out.
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Congress using hijab issue to pacify minority anger, alleges Karnataka LoP R Ashoka
Bengaluru: Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashoka has accused the Congress government of using the hijab issue to placate what he described as discontent among minority voters after the Davanagere by-election.
In a post on X on Wednesday, Ashoka alleged that the state government, instead of addressing issues such as price rise, corruption, farmers’ distress and law and order, was attempting to retain its minority vote base by reviving the hijab issue.
Referring to the 2022 dress code introduced by the BJP government, which prohibited hijab in schools and colleges, Ashoka said the Karnataka High Court had upheld the policy and emphasised the importance of discipline in educational institutions.
He questioned the Congress government’s move to revisit the issue and asked whether setting aside the court-backed policy to benefit one community could be described as secularism.
Ashoka further alleged that while the government was willing to permit hijab, it continued to prohibit saffron shawls.
He accused the government of dividing students on religious lines rather than treating schools and colleges as spaces of equality.
Drawing a comparison with Mamata Banerjee’s government in West Bengal, Ashoka claimed that excessive appeasement politics had harmed the state and warned that the Congress in Karnataka could face a similar political response.
He said voters in Karnataka would teach the Congress a lesson for what he termed “vote-bank politics” and for compromising constitutional and judicial principles.
