BJP MLA and former minister in the Narendra Modi government Maya Kodnani and a Bajrang Dal leader were among 32 people convicted by a special court on Wednesday in the 2002 Naroda Patiya riots case in which 97 people belonging to the minority community were killed.

Sourav Ganguly

It was a good day for Indian cricket on Sunday. Not only did they cruised to a thumping victory over New Zealand in Hyderabad, but also became the champion in the Under-19 World Cup defeating Australia.

Targeting both the Congress and the BJP, Anna Hazare Sunday said those whose hands are “blackened” with corruption are levelling allegations against each other and that they cannot provide any future to the country.

When play began here after a two-hour delay on the fourth day, the cornered Kiwis had one eye on the pitch and the other on the sky — looking for heavenly help as thundershowers were forecast by the weather department.

After losing eight straight matches, India finally won a Test when they thrashed New Zealand by an innings and 115 runs at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium here on Sunday. And the man responsible, R. Ashwin, was a picture of composure, hinting at steely resolve to take India back to the pinnacle of Test cricket.

New Zealand’s woes with the bat continued on Sunday when they slumped to an innings defeat against India. Despite batting better, New Zealand only bettered their first innings performance by four runs.

The man who stands accused sent a jaw-dropping 8,000 threat SMSes and caused last week’s exodus of north-easterners from Bengaluru has been arrested.

India defeated New Zealand by an innings and 115 runs on the penultimate day of the opening Test in Hyderabad on Sunday to gain a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.

Before the first Test began, New Zealand captain Ross Taylor had said the weather in Hyderabad was very similar to that in his country and that his players were happy with the ‘home conditions.’
On Saturday, the climate played to the visitors’ advantage with rain robbing 52 overs of the third day’s play at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium.

On a rain-curtailed day, the Indian spinners basked the most in the limelight, taking six New Zealand wickets for 94 runs. Hyderabad left-arm spinner, Pragyan Ojha, played a major role in the demolition, scalping 3/44 in the first innings and 1/13 in the second.