India beat England by an innings and 64 runs in the final Test to win the five-match series 4-1 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association stadium on Saturday. Having conceded a lead of 259, England were all out for 195 in the second session on day three of the contest. Joe Root made 84 and Jonny Bairstow (39) also got a start while other England batters simply surrendered before India’s formidable spin attack. Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin claimed 5-77 in his 100th test for a match haul of nine wickets.

11 MLAs, including 6 rebel Congress legislators, arrived in Rishikesh’s Taj Hotel under heavy security. They were suspended from the party for cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha polls. The rebel MLAs have been kept under CRPF security amidst the ongoing Congress Party crisis.

Chief Minister Mohan Yadav took stock of the situation and directed the officials to take necessary steps to prevent such incidents