Four Maoists were killed and a head constable from the District Reserve Guard lost his life during an encounter with security forces on Saturday in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh. The joint operation in Abujhmaad forest resulted in the recovery of automatic weapons, and search operations are ongoing.

The encounter began on Saturday evening and resulted in the deaths of four Naxals and a policeman. DRG and STF teams from four districts are involved in the operation.

India lost the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after failing to draw at the SCG, hindered by poor bowling. Australia capitalized on Jasprit Bumrah’s absence and ineffective Indian openers, while Virat Kohli’s off-stump struggles continued. Australia reclaimed the trophy and secured a World Test Championship final spot. India had previously won two consecutive series in Australia under Virat Kohli’s captaincy in 2018 and Ajinkya Rahane’s in 2020.