New Zealand wins first cricket Test against India by eight wickets | Top News of Oct 20, 2024

[00:00:08] Hello, this is your Daily Dose of News from Onmanorama. I am your host Deepa Sooman and these are the major news stories of Sunday, Oct 20, 2024.

[00:00:20] At least 73 people were killed in the Israeli strike in Northern Gaza on Saturday. Israel also resumed its airstrikes in Lebanon on Sunday on what it said were Hezbollah targets in Beirut.

[00:00:34] A loud blast rocked Delhi when explosives went off near a CRPF school at Prashant Bihar. The blast prompted multi-agency action and reports said police are probing conspiracy angle.

[00:00:46] IMD has issued a cyclonic storm warning over the Bay of Bengal by Oct 23, and upper air cyclonic circulation over Andaman Sea is likely to intensify into a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal during the next 24 hours.

[00:01:03] The accused of the recent theft at Sri Patmanabhaswamy temple in Kerala's Thirvanathapuram has claimed that the bronze vessel was given to him by a temple staff and that it was not stolen.

[00:01:16] After a 36-year wait, New Zealand won a cricket test when they won the first test in the three-match series in Bengaluru by eight wickets.

[00:01:24] The Tom Latham-led team became the first Kiwi side to beat the horse in their country since 1988.

[00:01:30] Let's get into the details.

[00:01:33] An Israeli airstrike that hit several houses and a multi-storey residential building in Beit Lahia town in northern Gaza on Saturday caused dozens of casualties.

[00:01:44] Rescue operations are still underway.

[00:01:46] Israel said it's checking reports of casualties and accused Hamas authorities of sharing exaggerated figures.

[00:01:53] The Hamas media office said at least 73 people had been killed in the strike.

[00:01:57] Meanwhile, in Lebanon, Israel also resumed airstrikes on what it said were Hezbollah targets in Beirut's southern suburbs.

[00:02:05] The latest attacks came after a drone was launched towards Benjamin Nadine Nahu's home in northern Israel while he wasn't there.

[00:02:14] A loud blast took place near a CRPF school at Prashant Bihar in Delhi on Sunday morning.

[00:02:19] However, no injuries have been reported so far, Delhi Fire Services officials told PTI.

[00:02:26] Police said the explosion damaged the school wall nearby shops and a car.

[00:02:30] We received a call regarding a blast near the boundary wall of CRPF school at 7.50 a.m.

[00:02:35] We immediately rushed two fire engines to the port.

[00:02:38] There was no fire and no one was injured due to the blast, so our vehicle returned, DFS officials said in a statement.

[00:02:46] Delhi Police have registered an FIR under the Explosives Act and the case will be transferred to a special cell.

[00:02:52] Anti-Terror Agency NIA, CRPF and NSD are also investigating the matter.

[00:02:58] Police are scanning CCTV footage in the area to identify who planted the bomb.

[00:03:02] According to sources, police are not ruling out a conspiracy angle.

[00:03:07] A cyclonic storm is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal by October 23rd, the IMD said on Sunday.

[00:03:14] An upper air cyclonic circulation over Andaman Sea is likely to intensify into a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal during the next 24 hours, the IMD said in a special bulletin.

[00:03:25] The weather system is expected to move west-north-westwards direction and intensify into a depression by October 22nd morning and into a cyclonic storm by October 23rd over east-central Bay of Bengal, it said.

[00:03:39] Thereafter, it is very likely to move northwestwards and reach the northwest Bay of Bengal of Odisha-West Bengal cause by October 24th morning, it added.

[00:03:50] The accused of the recent theft at Kerala's Sri Padmanapaswamy temple has claimed that the bronze vessel in question was given to him by a temple staff rather than stolen.

[00:04:01] Ganesh Chha, a native of Haryana, stated that he was not prohibited from taking the vessel outside the temple.

[00:04:07] I would have returned it if someone had objected, he said.

[00:04:10] The four suspects, including three women, all from Haryana, allegedly committed the theft on Thursday after gaining access to the highly secure temple.

[00:04:18] Temple authorities reviewed CCTV footage after the vessel went missing and alerted police.

[00:04:25] New Zealand secured an eight-wicket win for their first test victory in India since 1988 as the Black Caps chased down 107 and humbled the home side early on the final day of the rain-interrupted series opener on Sunday.

[00:04:40] After dismissing India for their worst home total of 46 and making 4-0-2 in reply, New Zealand bowled out Rohit Sharma's side for 4-62 in the second innings on Saturday to lay the platform for a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

[00:04:56] Drachin Ravindra and Will Young remained calm under pressure after the loss of two early wickets to get the job done, earning New Zealand only their third win on Indian soil in 38 attempts going back to 1955.

[00:05:10] For his first inning century and the matured performance in the second, Ravindra was named the player of the match.

[00:05:18] That brings us to the end of this episode.

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