India news Feb 10: Virat Kohli slams yet another double ton, his fourth in as many series

These are the three main headlines from India during the day:

• The crisis over political succession in Tamil Nadu
• Battleground UP where elections will kick off on Saturday (Feb 11)
• Virat Kohli's world record which took him past Sir Don Bradman and Rahul Dravid

Read all live updates from across India for Friday (Feb 10) right here on International Business Times, India:

• Follow the live updates on the political developments in Tamil Nadu here
• Follow the updates on the 2017 Assembly elections here

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15:10 pm IST: The collector of Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, issues a notice asking people to worship their parents on Valentine's Day.

16:50 pm IST: Bangladesh ended Day 2 at 41 for the loss of 1 wicket in reply to India's mammoth 687/6 declared in the only Test being played in Hyderabad.

16:40 pm IST: The Delhi High Court has ordered a polygraph test on people linked with Najeeb Ahmed, the JNU student, who has gone missing since long. It said other leads in the case have not produced any result.

16: 15 pm IST: Hemant Bhargava has been appointed as the managing director of Life Insurance Corporation of India.

15.56 pm IST: Property worth Rs 9 crore found during Lokayukta raids at the residence of office of an official of a cooeprative council in Tikamgarh, MP. Raids are currently underway.

15.40 pm IST: The crucial Assembly election in UP will kick off on Saturday (Feb 11). In the first phase (seven in all), 2.6 crore people are eligible to cast their ballots in 73 constituencies.

15: 30 pm IST: India declare their first innings against Bangladesh in the one-off Test in Hyderabad at 687 for 6. Wicket-keeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha became the third centurion in the innings with a unbeaten 106. This is India's fifth highest score in Test cricket.

Here is the list: 759/7d vs Australia; 726/9d vs Sri Lanka; 707 vs Sri Lanka; 705/7d vs Australia; 687/6d vs Bangladesh

15.20 pm IST: Shiva Sena, an ally of the BJP in the NDA, backs work done by the Congress governments in the past and targets PM Narendra Modi, saying he is not ready to admit the "chaos" which has been created by the move to ban notes. 

15.00 pm IST: A passenger of an IndiGo aircraft opens an emergency while taxiing at Mumbai airport. One person gets injured.

14.50 pm IST: India resume from 620-6 after tea in their one-off Test against Bangladesh in Hyderabad.

14.38 pm IST: The government has made Aadhar mandatory for receiving subsidised foodgrains from PDS shops.

14.29 pm IST: Eight people were killed in a collision between a truck and an auto-rickshaw in Bhikhanpur in Bihar's Muzaffarpur.

14.05 pm IST: The government has appointed directors of 10 IIM campuses.

13.55 pm IST: The Supreme Court has refused to lift ban on selling and transporting firecrackers in Delhi-NCR. The ban will continue till the next hearing, reported ANI.

13.35 pm IST: Sundarraj P, who recently replaced SRP Kalluri as the police chief in Bastar, has said allegations of violations of human rights in anti-Naxalite operations are nothing but propaganda to demoralise the forces. 

13.25 pm IST: PM Modi lashes out at dynastic politics during his speech at a rally in Bijnor, UP. He said there is a village in the state called UP which is full of MLAs, MLCs and MPs -- all belonging to the same family.

13.06 pm IST: The CBI court to announce the order on Mallya loan default case.

12.57 pm IST: Hearing of INLD MP Dushyant Chautala's defamation case against former DGP Prakash Singh and others adjourned for June 27 by Delhi court.

12.20 pm IST: Indian captain Virat Kohli scores another double century in the one-off Test against Bangladesh at Hyderabad. Also becomes the first batsman in Test history to score double centuries in four successive series.

11.18 am IST: Delhi High Court agrees to hear plea seeking to trace missing Border Security Force jawan, who posted video alleging that poor quality food was served to them.

11 am IST: SC refuses to give urgent hearing on a plea seeking direction for framing of policy for 'propagating' national anthem.

10.02 am IST: After snapping ties, Shiv Sena, now, hits out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP over demonetisation.

9.55 am IST: Neurosurgeon Shawna Pandya from Canada to become the third Indian-origin woman to fly to space.

9.44 am IST: Maoist killed in encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district.

9.31 am IST: Sasikala gave list of MLAs, Panneerselvam did not. She has majority. What is the Tamil Nadu Governor waiting for: BJP Rajya Sabha member Subramanian Swamy

9:20 am IST: Armed men rob gold in Gurugram.

8.35 am IST: Mumbai Police have recovered explosives (gelatin sticks) on railway tracks near Mumbai. It is reported to be the third sabotage attempt in 30 days.

8:00 am IST: Three labourers killed after being hit by a train near an under construction railway bridge in Haridwar, Uttarakhand.

7:50 am IST: Magh Purnima celebrated in Varanasi