5 stories you must read today, October 4: Shubman Gill announced new ODI captain, Sanae Takaichi set to be Japan’s first woman premier and more

In a major development in the field of sports, India Test captain Shubman Gill was announced the team's new ODI captain. Gill has replaced Rohit Sharma in the role just months after he took over as the Test captain from the 38-year-old. Gill also attended the selection meeting on Saturday. Sharma and former captain Virat Kohli have both been named in India’s squad for the upcoming ODI series against Australia. Shreyas Iyer has been named vice-captain of the team. Read more

Scripting history in Japan, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)'s Sanae Takaichi was elected as its new leader on Saturday. She is on course to become the country's first woman prime minister. The conservative Takaichi defeated the centrist Shinjiro Koizumi in an internal party vote during a runoff election at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo. In mid-October, the lower house of Japan's parliament will hold a leadership vote. Click here to know more about her.

After a poisonous substance linked to child deaths was allegedly found in a cough syrup, the Madhya Pradesh government has banned its sale and distribution. The Office of the Controller, Food and Drugs Administration, Madhya Pradesh, issued an order on Friday to all drugs inspectors across the state in connection with Coldrif Syrup manufactured by Sresan Pharmaceutical, after lab tests conducted in Tamil Nadu allegedly revealed shocking findings about the cough syrup. Read more

Late industrialist and billionaire Sunjay Kapur has not only left behind a vast estate, reportedly worth Rs 30,000 crore, but also a brewing inheritance battle between his third wife, Priya Sachdev Kapur, and his children from his second marriage to actress Karisma Kapoor. While the legal dispute remains sub judice, Sunjay’s sister, Mandira Kapur Smith, has now spoken out in a candid conversation with journalist Vickey Lalwani. She accused Priya of contributing to the breakdown of Sunjay’s marriage with Karisma. Read more

Like ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Pereplexity and others, Google Gemini has a pretty minimal user interface with a text box at the bottom. However, now that OpenAI’s Sora has topped the Apple App Store in the United States, it appears that Google is planning to give Gemini a visual makeover and looking to introduce a scrollable Instagram-like feed. Read more

According to a report by Android Authority, Google is testing a redesigned Gemini homescreen with a new Instagram-like scrollable feed of prompts, a welcome message and shortcuts to tools like Create Image and Deep Research. Read more