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Four arrested for murder of RSS worker Rudresh

October 28, 2016 by Nasheman

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Bengaluru: Twelve days after the murder of an RSS worker here, police on Thursday claimed to have cracked the case with the arrest of four persons in connection with the incident, which had triggered a political controversy.

Rudresh, a 35-year old RSS worker, was hacked to death by two motorcycle-borne men on Kamaraja Road on October 16 when he was with his friends, after attending a Sangh event.

Police said special teams formed by city Commissioner of Police N S Megharikh to probe the case effected the arrests on Thursday on the basis of credible information and added that all four accused are residents of the city.

They said that on the day of the incident, the accused had come in two bikes- one team to attack and other as a support team.

“We have arrested four accused. Wasim was the one who attacked, while Mazar was the bike rider and the other two Irfan and Majeeb were in the supporting team,” Megharikh told reporters.

Calling them “hardened criminals”, he said the two motor bikes had been seized.

“They have agreed (having committed the crime)- that is a different matter, but it is supported by the evidence,” he added.

Police said further investigations are on and they were also looking into whether any other individuals or organisations were involved.

To a question on the motive, Megharikh said “these fellows were known to the deceased…. he was growing too fast and was giving trouble to a lot of people in the community…that is what their perception was.”

(Agencies)

Filed Under: India

India aim for series win in final ODI against New Zealand

October 28, 2016 by Nasheman

REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

Ranchi: After taking a 2-1 lead in the five-match One-Day International (ODI) series, hosts India will aim to pocket the series when they take on New Zealand in the fourth game at the JSCA International Stadium on Wednesday.

Post the six-run setback in the second ODI in Delhi, India got back to their winning ways after thumping the Kiwis by seven wickets at Mohali.

Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (80) and his Test counterpart Virat Kohli (154 not out) joined forces with a brilliant 151-run third wicket stand to outplay the visitors after an inspiring bowling effort by the Indians helped restrict them to a modest total.

Going into the fourth game, all eyes will be on India’s struggling opening duo of Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane, who have failed to fire in the first three outings.

Rohit has so far managed just 42 runs in the first three matches with a dismal average of 14 while Rahane has got the starts with scores of 33, 28 and 5 but failed to translate his Test form in the 50-over format of the game.

With the track at the JKSA assisting the batsmen, the Ranchi crowd will once again hope for another batting exhibition from the likes of Rohit, Kohli, Rahane, Manish Pandey and local favourite Dhoni.

Dhoni, who came to bat at No.4 in the Mohali match, is once again expected to bat at the same position with Pandey, Maharashtra batter Kedar Jadhav and Baroda all-rounder Hardik Pandya to follow.

The bowling department has been very impressive in all the matches so far. Seamer Umesh Yadav will lead the pack consisting of Jasprit Bumrah and Pandya.

Leg-spinner Amit Mishra along with left-armer Axar Patel has also been amongst the wickets but more importantly it is Jadhav, who has proved to be Dhoni’s go-to man in the series so far.

With six wickets in his kitty so far, the diminutive part-time off-spinner has emerged as an effective surprise weapon for Dhoni to put the brakes on during the middle overs.

Moreover, with the selectors retaining the same side for the remaining two games, Dhoni as usual isn’t expected to tinkle with the winning combination.

On the other hand, Wednesday’s encounter will give the New Zealanders a golden opportunity to draw level and go into the final match with a chance.

Barring opener Tom Latham, the Kiwis have failed to ensure a consistent batting effort in the three matches so far.

Skipper Kane Williamson, who hit a century in the Delhi game, will once again be the focal point of the Kiwi batting apart from the likes of Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Corey Anderson, Luke Ronchi and James Neesham.

After a dismal Test series, Guptill, who is considered one of the more dangerous ODI openers, has failed to click on all the three occasions.

To add to their woes, the Black Caps lack variety in their bowling. Pacers Tim Southee, Trent Boult Doug Bracewell, Matt Henry have been far from impressive in the sub-continental conditions.

Despite having three spinners in Mitchell Santner, Anton Devcich and Ish Sodhi at his disposal, Williamson’s poor luck at the toss has restrained him from using their services to the fullest where dew played a part in all the three matches so far.

Squads:

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Captain & wk), Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Manish Pandey, Mandeep Singh, Kedar Jadhav, Axar Patel, Amit Mishra, Hardik Pandya, Dhawal Kulkarni, Jayant Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah

New Zealand: Kane Williamson (Captain), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham, Luke Ronchi (wk), Corey Anderson, Tim Southee, Martin Guptill, B.J. Watling (wk), Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Mitchell Santner, James Neesham, Anton Devcich, Trent Boult, Doug Bracewell.

(IANS)

Filed Under: Sports

1:13:7 Ek Tera Saath is watchable only for its lilting musical score

October 28, 2016 by Shaheen Raaj

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Producer: Eyefaa Studio, Pradeep K. Sharma & V. Nazareth
Director: Arshad Siddiqui
Star Cast: Ssharad Malhotra, Hritu Dudani,
Melanie Nazareth, Vishwajeet Pradhan, Deepraj Rana, Gargi Patel, Aprajita Mahajan
Anubhav Dhir et al
Music: Sunil Singh, Liyakat Ajmeri & Ali -Anirudh

Director Arshad Siddiqui in his decade long career has given innumerable films but in his latest offering 1:13:7 Ek Tera Saath he has gone totally wrong in his directorial calculations.

The scripted scenario of 1:13:7 Ek Tera Saath kicks off with a manic depressive prince, Aditya Pratap Singh (Ssharad Malhotra) who not only believes in ghosts, but spends the better part of his days chatting up with them. His palace is a bastion for spirits, with the aatma of his recently deceased wife Kasturi (Hritu Dudani) topping the list. As Aditya sinks deeper into the delirium, a man is killed in the palace and inspector Suryakant Singh (Deepraj Rana) begins investigation. In the meantime, Aditya’s friend from the US, Sonali (Melanie Nazareth), comes visiting and almost falls in love with him. However, she is chased away by the jealous ghost of Kasturi. Just before intermission, the movie changes track so violently, that you’re not sure whether it’s a thriller or your brains are just being picked.

It is sometimes really disheartening to note that even an experienced filmmaker like
Arshad Siddiqui can sometimes make such an inconsiquential movie. The only redeeming factor of the movie is its meliflous & melodious music by Sunil Singh, Liyakat Ajmeri & Ali -Anirudh and they have really delivered some hit numbers like the title track, “Pakeezah” & “Aye Mere Khuda”.

Peformance wise Ssharad’s character is so flat, it’s laughable and his acting skills are. worst to say the least. Hritu Dudani & Melanie Nazareth, minus their oomp factor, are as horrible as they come. Deepraj Rana supposed to be gifted has merely sleep walked through his role. While the other actors of the film too are disappointing.

Tail Piece: 1:13:7 Ek Tera Saath is watchable only for its lilting musical score. But on second thoughts you can listen to its music by buying its music CD and save youself the trouble of sitting through the entire movie.

Filed Under: Film

Syrian rebels launch Aleppo counterattack

October 28, 2016 by Nasheman

Heavy shelling takes place in government-held areas while shelling of a school kills several children.

Aleppo has been, for years, split between a government-held western sector and the rebel-held east [Reuters]

Aleppo has been, for years, split between a government-held western sector and the rebel-held east [Reuters]

by Al Jazeera

Syrian rebels staged a counterattack in Aleppo with heavy shelling of government-held areas after weeks-long Russian-backed offensive against besieged districts held by rebels.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a British-based monitoring group, said rebel shelling had killed more than 15 civilians and wounded 100 others in government-held western Aleppo on Friday.

The SOHR added that hundreds of shells and rockets had fallen on various western neighbourhoods of the city as the rebels aimed to break a siege that government and allied militias imposed in the summer with aerial support from Russia.

Aleppo, Syria’s most populous city before the war, has for years been split between a government-held western sector and the rebel-held east, which the army and its allies managed to put under siege this summer.

“There is a general call-up for anyone who can bear arms,” a senior official in the Levant Front rebel group, which fights under the Free Syrian Army (FSA) banner, told Reuters news agency.

“The preparatory shelling started this morning.”

Syrian rebels also launched Grad rockets at Aleppo’s Nairab air base as part of the new offensive aimed at breaking the government siege of insurgent-held areas of the city, a rebel official and SOHR said on Friday.

The BM-21 Grad is a Soviet truck-mounted multiple rocket launcher which was developped in the 1950s.

Zakaria Malahifji, an official with the Fastaqim rebel group present in Aleppo, said bombardment of the air base was part of the new offensice and a number of rebel groups would participate in it.

“Today is supposed to be the launch of the battle,” Malahifji said. “All the rebel groups will participate.”

SOHR has also confirmed that Grad rockets had struck Nairab air base and also locations around the Hmeimim air base, near Latakia.

Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Adow, reporting from the Turkish city of Gaziantep, near the Syrian border, said “opposition fighters in Aleppo have been talking about this offensive for weeks and now they are saying that they began firing rockets at the airbase”.

“They have also targeted the west of Aleppo with more rockets and we are also hearing about a car bomb,” he said. “Opposition fighters are calling these battle ‘the mother of all battles’.”

‘Rebel’ attack on school

Seperately, shelling by Syrian rebels killed several children at a school in government-held western Aleppo on Thursday, the monitoring group and Syrian state TV said.

The shells hit two neighbourhoods, Syrian state news agency SANA reported. Shahaba, where three children were killed and dozens wounded, and Hamdaniya, where three people were killed.

SOHR said six children under the age of 16 had been killed in the two attacks.

The attacks came a day after air raids on a school in a rebel-held village killed more than 30 people in Idlib, 50km away.

Wednesday’s air strikes hit a school in the Haas village in rebel-held Idlib, killing at least  36 people – including 22 children and six teachers – an attack that Western countries have blamed on the Syrian military and Russian air force. Moscow has denied involvement.

Filed Under: Muslim World

SC slams Centre for sitting over judicial appointments

October 28, 2016 by Nasheman

Supreme Court

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday slammed the Centre for sitting over the recommendations of the top court collegium for the appointment of judges to various High Courts, terming the move as amounting to paralysing and locking out the judiciary.

Telling the government that no attempt to paralyse the judicial institution would be tolerated, the bench of Chief Justice T.S. Thakur, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice L. Nageswara Rao said all the courts on the ground floor of the Karnataka High Court were locked for want of Judges.

The Chief Justice pointed out that recommendations for the appointment of judges to the Allahabad High Court were pending with the government for the past nine months.

He said if the government had any problems with any name then it could send it back, but it cannot sit over it, pointing out that the High Courts were functioning at 50 per cent of their sanctioned strength.

“We had a situation when there were judges but no courtrooms, today we have courtrooms but no judges. Half of the courtrooms in Karnataka High Court are locked. You can as well have whole courts locked and close down Justice,” the Chief Justice said.

“It is not any body’s ego. It is the institution that suffers,” the Chief Justice told Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, reminding him that he was the leader of the bar and will have to play a constructive role.

“You want to lock out Justice?”, the Chief Justice asked Rohatgi, who said that non-finalisation of the Memorandum of Procedure was coming in the way of the government in clearing the recommendations.

At this, Chief Justice Thakur asked how then had the government cleared other names, pointing out that in the absence of a new Memorandum of Procedure appointments could be made on the basis of the old MoP.

As Attorney General Rohatgi said that the old MoP was contrary to the judgment of the court striking down National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) and that the object of the new MoP was to bring the appointment procedure under light, the Chief Justice said if you insist that MoP must be finalised before appointment (of judges) then we will sit in a constitution bench and make it clear.

Telling Rohatgi that he was the leader of the bar, Chief Justice Thakur said, “We expect some more positive and constructive role from you.”

The court directed further hearing of the matter on November 11, 2016.

(IANS)

Filed Under: India

15 Pak soldiers killed in retaliatory fire, says BSF

October 28, 2016 by Nasheman

Jammu Kashmir

Jammu: At least 15 Pakistani soldiers were killed in a retaliatory firing by Indian forces along International Border in the past week , according to reports.

“We are not yet confirmed about the number of causalities on the other side, but approximately 15 Pak army men have died, said Arun Kumar., ADG, BSF.

Today Pakistani troops continued the ceasefire violations with firing and mortar shelling on Indian posts and civilian areas along the LoC and international border in Jammu, Kathua and Rajouri districts, leaving a girl injured.

BSF and Army have responded “appropriately and befittingly” a defence spokesman said.

“There was unprovoked ceasefire violation by Pakistan Army in Sunderbani, Pallanwala and Nowshera sectors of Rajouri and Jammu districts today,” the spokesman said.
They used small arms, automatics, 82 mm mortars and 120 mm mortars in the firing and shelling, he said.

“They are being responded appropriately and befittingly. No casualties to our troops have been reported,” he said.

Firing and shelling continued overnight along the international border.

“At 1720 hour yesterday, Pakistan Rangers started unprovoked heavy firing and helling in Katgus Sector of Jammu which further spread to Hiranagar and Samba.

“It continued till 0500 hours till today in area of 24 BSF posts,” a senior BSF officer said, adding the BSF responded strongly after which the firing stopped.

“Some Pakistani posts and villages have suffered heavy damage, he said.

On the Indian side, a girl was injured in the ceasefire violation, the officer said.

Yesterday, a Pakistani Ranger was killed and another injured in the retaliatory firing by BSF, as Pakistani troops heavily shelled five sectors along LoC and IB in J&K in which one BSF jawan died and 13 other civilians were injured.

While Pakistani troops pounded BoPs and hamlets along IB in Kathua, Hiranagar sectors (Kathua), R S Pura and Arnia sectors (Jammu) and Samba sector, they also targeted forward Indian posts and villages along LOC in Krishnagati, Balakote and Mankote sectors (Poonch) and Sunderbani sector (Rajouri) yesterday.

Since surgical strikes by army on terror launch pads in PoK on September 28-29, five Indians, including four security personnel, have been killed and 34 injured in ceasefire violations.

On October 21, BSF killed seven Pak rangers and a terrorist opposite to Hiranagar sector along In in Kathua, in which one BSF jawan was injured.

On October 25, at least 2-3 Pakistani armymen are believed to have been killed in retaliatory firing by Indian troops in the Noushera sector of Rajouri district.

(PTI/Agencies)

Filed Under: India

Indian-origin singer attacked, burnt alive while driving bus in Australia

October 28, 2016 by Nasheman

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Melbourne: In a horrific incident, a 29-year- old Indian-origin bus driver was today burned to death when a man poured some flammable liquid on him in front of several shocked passengers in Australia’s Brisbane city, police said.

Manmeet Alisher, a well-known singer in the Punjabi community, was driving a Brisbane City Council bus when he was targeted by the man who threw an “incendiary device” at him which sparked a fire.

Alisher died on the spot while several passengers on board the bus at the time managed to escape through the rear door, said police in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland.

Six persons were rushed to a nearby hospital for smoke inhalation and minor injuries, they said. Police said there was “no apparent motive” including terror or race related. A 48-year-old man was taken into custody over the incident.

Detectives from South Brisbane district and the state crime command’s homicide group have commenced a homicide investigation, Police Commissioner Ian Stewart said.

Preliminary inquiries indicate just after 9 AM (local time) passengers were boarding a bus on Beaudesert Road when a man threw an item at the driver causing fire, police said.

Police said the bus, carrying six passengers, pulled into Moorvale Shopping Centre on Beaudesert Road to pick up three passengers when the incident took place. Flags will be flown at half mast across Brisbane tomorrow as a mark of respect for the Alisher.

Stewart ruled out any possibilities of the attack being a racially motivated one, saying there was no such indication.

“There is no evidence at this time of any linkage to terrorist-type activities and certainly that has not become evident through the ongoing investigations that have occurred. We do not believe there is any evidence at this stage linking this to a racial complaint or concern by either of the people involved,” Stewart said.

“While we do not know the actual motive at this stage, I want to reassure the community that we take these incidents very seriously and that is why as a precaution, officers from the state security and counter terrorism group have also been involved,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Punjabi community in Brisbane expressed shock over the death of Manmeet Alisher, also known as Manmeet Sharma. “Words escape me, it is a horrific incident here in the quiet suburb of Moorooka,” Queensland Police Superintendent Jim Keogh said.

“A bus driver, going about doing his business, supporting the community, has had his life taken from him in what is a senseless and needless act. The fire was substantial, he would have stood little chance,” he said.

(Agencies)

Filed Under: India

Minister Mahesh Sharma addresses New Zealand PM as ‘McCullum’

October 27, 2016 by Nasheman

Mahesh Sharma

New Delhi: Minister of Culture Mahesh Sharma made a faux pas at an event here when he addressed New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key as “McCullum”.

The event was organized to promote New Zealand tourism in India and, apart from Sharma and Key, Brendon McCullum, who earlier skippered that country’s cricket team in all three forms of the game, was also present.

The gaffe happened when Sharma began his speech, addressing Key as “His excellency Prime Minister McCullum”.

Moments after the minister made the blunder, Bollywood actor Sidharth Malhotra, who is New Zealand tourism’s ambassador in India, rose to speak but could not recall Sharma’s name. After fumbling for a few seconds, he said wittily “It’s payback time”.

The event was aimed at promoting cultural exchanges between the two countries and, ignoring the mix up, Key said New Zealand is looking forward to having more Indian tourists visiting the nation.

He said getting Malhotra on board was their way of attracting youngsters from India to visit the country which is one of the best destinations for adventure and nature tourism.

Malhotra, who visited New Zealand last year to shoot some promotional videos, was presented an All Blacks (rugby team) jeresy by the Prime Minister and, to honour the foreign dignitary on his India visit, the actor gifted him a handmade lion depicting confidence and power.

The 31-year-old actor will be travelling across New Zealand for around 10 days to shoot a new set of promotional videos.

(PTI)

Filed Under: India

Iraq: Thousands displaced as battle for Mosul rages on

October 27, 2016 by Nasheman

Iraqi forces progress towards city limits despite heavy resistance from ISIL, as aid groups expect flood of refugees.

Iraqi civilians have had to make the dangerous journey fleeing the violence on foot [Reuters]

Iraqi civilians have had to make the dangerous journey fleeing the violence on foot [Reuters]

by Al Jazeera

More than 10,000 Iraqis have fled their homes since the start of an offensive to retake Mosul from ISIL this month, according to the UN.

That figure is just a fraction of the displacement that aid groups expect to see when Iraqi forces reach the city limits and some of the million-plus people thought to be inside attempt to flee.

“As the fighting gets closer to more populated areas, we’re starting to see more and more families flee the fighting,” Al Jazeera’s Stefanie Dekker, reporting from Erbil in northern Iraq, said.

“At least 1,000 people were evacuated by [Iraqi] counterterrorism forces from their villages,” Dekker added. “These are terrifying times for those people – their houses are shaking, and they are being caught in the crossfire.”

And while those evacuated by the elite Iraqi unit were guided to nearby camps, there “are no humanitarian corridors” to manage the thousands more being displaced, Dekker said.

“Many other people are making this terrifying journey on foot.”

But, though the number of displaced Iraqis has increased rapidly over the past two days, there was no sign an exodus of larger proportions was beginning.

The aid community has been scrambling to build camps and bring equipment to areas on the edges of the Mosul battlefield, a vast area where Iraqi forces are closing in on the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group (ISIL, also known as ISIS) from the north, east and south.

Strong resistance from ISIL has made the battle slow and dangerous, but Iraqi and Kurdish Peshmerga forces have retaken 90 villages and Iraqi government troops have gotten within six kilometres of Mosul on the eastern front.

Iraqi forces on Thursday retook the town of Rutba in western Iraq, where Shia militias reportedly forcibly displaced 60 families who they accused of collaborating with ISIL.

Meanwhile, the Peshmerga have concentrated their attack in the northeast, on the town of Bashiqa.

US-led coalition forces have been supporting them by hitting parts of the town with air strikes.

The US Secretary of Defense, Ash Carter, said on Wednesday that despite the slow progress, there were no plans to add more troops to the battle.

Filed Under: Muslim World

Southee, Neesham help New Zealand level series against India

October 27, 2016 by Nasheman

(AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)

(AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)

Ranchi: Indian Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni lost his first match in his home-town as the hosts went down fighting by 19 runs, enabling New Zealand level the five-match One-Day International (ODI) cricket series at the JSCA International Stadium here on Wednesday.

Chasing 261, tailenders Dhawal Kulkarni (25 not out) and Umesh Yadav (7) put up a record 10th wicket stand of 34 against the Kiwis but the equation was too steep for them. In the end, India were all out for 241 in 48.4 overs.

Pacer Tim Southee (3/40) and all-rounder James Neesham (2/38) wrecked India’s chase as the hosts had only opener Ajinkya Rahane (57) scoring a fifty, failing to once again convert his good start.

Virat Kohli (45) and Axar Patel (38) tried to hold fort but wickets tumbled around them with Dhoni (11) also falling cheaply to Neesham.

The downslide started with Rohit Sharma (11) falling early to a peach of an outswinging delivery from Southee.

Rahane was looking good tonking the first six of the match off Boult in the 6th over. The right-hander carted for fours off Southee and Boult.

With the fielding restrictions lifted after the first Powerplay, the Kiwis introduced spin, bringing Santner in the 10th over. Three over later, Ish Sodhi joined Santner but the skills of the Indian batsmen scored almost everytime over their rivals’ bowling.

One late cut off Sodhi in the 14th over by Kohli summed it up as the hosts were having a ball with spin from both ends.

Just when the hosts were looking to cruise to an easy win with both Kohli and Rahane stitching a 79-run second wicket partnership at 5.04 per over, Sodhi sent the former packing.

Lunging at a poor delivery way outside off-stump, Kohli (45) looked to cut in vain giving an outside edge to Watling who took a fine catch.

Meanwhile, Rahane brought up his 16th fifty in the 25th over off Devcich as the tourists perhaps missed a trick by playing the left-armer who seemed to ease the pressure off Dhoni and Rahane at a time India could have been put in a spot of bother after the dismissal of Kohli.

But Neesham, in his second spell, did the damage getting Rahane LBW after the latter shuffled his stance and played across.

Neesham was on the money again, this time castling the Indian captain with an incoming delivery which Dhoni missed all ends up with no foot movement whatsoever.

Manish Pandey and Axar Patel looked to put up a semblence of a fight before Pandey fell to a superb catch by Tom Latham at mid on with Southee picking up Kedar Jadhav plumb in front with his next delivery.

Amit Mishra and Axar Patel showed character for a 38-run eighth wicket stand until Mihra ran for a non-existent second run allowing Santer time to get him run out.

Patel followed suit in the same over, Boult yorking him from around the wicket.

Kulkarni and Yadav tried their best but in the end the target proved too big for the lower orer batsmen.

Earlier, Martin Guptill top-scored for the tourists with 72 off 84 balls to set India a target of 261.

Williamson’s charges rued not putting more runs on the board after getting off to a flying start where they hit 12 boundaries in the first ten overs but only managed 13 in the next 40.

Mishra returned with best figures of 2/42 getting the important scalps of Williamson and Neesham.

The Black Caps got off to a flying start and they were also helped by a missed catch. Amit Mishra grassed a difficult catch of Guptill (29) at mid-on in the seventh over, diving to his left but parrying his one-handed attempt towards long-on.

Patel outfoxed Latham (39) just when he and Guptill were looking good, with a slower one which the in-form opener swept to Ajinkya Rahane at short fine leg.

Moments later, Guptill brought up his fifty in 56 balls. Guptill continued to score freely, racing to 72 in no time as the tourists reached 138/1 by the 26th over.

Just when things were looking good for Guptill, Pandya snapped his stay with a short of length delivery that the right-hander edged to Dhoni behind the stumps.

Williamson met the same fate albeit a little earlier in his innings. Looking set at 41 off 58 deliveries laced with four fours, the right-hander fell prey to Mishra’s guile trying to cut the leggie and in the process nicking to Dhoni.

Neesham soon followed suit, this time Kohli taking a superb catch diving low to his left at cover off Mishra.

Watling and Taylor tried to up the ante but a swing of the bat from the wicket-keeper, who replaced Luke Ronchi, went only as far as Rohit Sharma who took a simple catch at fine leg.

Dhoni again accounted for Taylor soon after with the former collecting the ball in front of the stumps and then deflecting it back onto the stumps, all in one motion to catch the latter unaware.

Umesh picked up Anton Devcich as the Kiwis set India a target of 261 to wrap up the series.

(IANS)

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