DNA Morning Must Reads: Stampede at Elphinstone, Tom Alter dies at 67, Hardik Pandya's fate at No. 4, and more

1. Stampede at Elphinstone Road: One year too late for railways to fix bridge

All MPs wrote to then Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu, who approved Rs 1.4 cr for a new foot-overbridge connecting Elphinstone and Parel stations. Read more here

2. Veteran actor and Padma Shri awardee Tom Alter dies at 67

Padma Shri awardee and veteran film, television and theatre actor, director and writer Tom Alter passed away on late on Friday night after battling with stage four skin cancer. Read more here

3. One year after surgical strikes: India has killed 175 terrorists, lost 79 men

After the surgical strikes, the India Pakistan relationship has been extremely strained and the security forces have borne the brunt for it, losing as many as 79 men in the line of duty. Read more here

4. Hope US keeps raising issue of terrorism with Pak: Dr. Abdullah Abdullah

In an exclusive interview with Ramesh Ramachandran, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, chief executive of Afghanistan speaks about the India-Afghanistan relationship, President Donald Trump’s South Asia strategy and how he hopes Pakistan reciprocates Afghanistan’s friendship. Read more here

5. Can all-rounder Hardik Pandya be a No. 4 all around?

From Rahul to Kedar Jadhav to Manish Pandey to Pandya, the Indian team management has tried to zero in on an ideal No. 4 batsman over the course of the last nine ODIs, five being against Sri Lanka that India won 5-0 and four against Australia in the ongoing series that the hosts lead 3-1. Read more here