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Potential ban looms over Rajasthan Royals manager for using phone in dugout

New Delhi, 12/4: Rajasthan Royals’ long-time team manager Romi Bhinder has courted controversy after TV cameras caught him using a mobile phone in the team dugout during their IPL match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The incident was first shared on Instagram by a social media influencer but it has been ascertained that Bhinder was indeed…

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Mallikarjun Kharge seeks details on women’s quota bill, urges PM Modi for all-party meet

New Delhi, 12/4: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he is seeking their cooperation for early implementation of 33 per cent women’s quota “without revealing any details” on delimitation and it will be “impossible to have any useful discussion” in such a scenario. Insisting that the proposed Constitutional amendments being…

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Delhi Police bust Rs 10 lakh investment fraud racket, 3 arrested in Shahdara cyber case

Delhi Police uncovered an investment fraud racket, arresting three suspects involved in cheating victims of Rs 10 lakh.New Delhi: Delhi Police in coordination with Shahdara Cyber Police, busted a gang involved in cheating people of Rs 10 lakh by luring them with promises of high returns and arrested three accused in the case.The Shahdara Cyber…

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Govt raises diesel duty, hikes ATF levy with immediate effect

The Centre on Saturday increased excise duties on petroleum products, including high-speed diesel, with immediate effect, according to a notification issued by the Ministry of Finance.New Delhi: The Centre on Saturday increased excise duties on petroleum products, including high-speed diesel, with immediate effect, according to a notification issued by the Ministry of Finance. The Union…

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Attempt to defame my reputation’: Epstein introduced Trump to Melania? First Lady denies rumours

Washington DC, 11/4: an update now one saw coming in the Jeffrey Epstein case, US First Lady Melania Trump made an out-of-the-blue announcement on Thursday, denying her close links or ‘relationship’ with the financer and sex offender. There had reportedly been no indication earlier from her office that she would speak on the matter, and…

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5-year-old girl raped, stuffed inside sack, dumped near well in Chhattisgarh’s Durg; accused held

Durg, 11/4: A five-year-old girl was kidnapped and raped allegedly by a man who later put her in a sack and dumped her near a well in Chhattisgarh’s Durg district, a police official said on Saturday. The incident took place under Utai police station limits on Friday afternoon when the victim, after returning home from…

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Youth Congress leader Fairoz Khan Pathan hacked to death in Karnataka’s Dharwad

Dharwad: A youth Congress leader was hacked to death by unidentified assailants who allegedly barged into his residence in Karnataka’s Dharwad district late Friday night, police said on Saturday.The deceased has been identified as 28-year-old Fairoz Khan Pathan, a resident of Mehboob Nagar in Dharwad.According to police, a group of four to five assailants entered…

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Odisha Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal Tenure Extended Till January 2027

Bhubaneswar: The Centre has extended the term of the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal by nine months, till January 13, 2027.According to reports, the tribunal, which was set to expire on April 13, 2026, will now have additional time to adjudicate the long-standing water-sharing dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh. A crucial hearing of the tribunal is…

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