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Rishabh Pant became the most expensive player in the history of the IPL after the wicketkeeper-batter was sold for ₹27 crore to Lucknow Super Giants. Rishabh Pant posted an emotional farewell note for Delhi Capitals after getting signed by Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL 2025 auction. Pant started his IPL career with Delhi Capitals in 2016 and was later also named their captain. The left-handed became a fan favourite at DC during IPL 2017 when he scored 366 runs at a strike rate of 165.61. A year later, in 2018, he established himself as a well-reputed star in the…

The representation, filed by a citizen, claims that Rahul Gandhi holds a citizenship of the United Kingdom. The Allahabad high court on Monday asked the Ministry of Home Affairs to take a decision on a representation filed over Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Indian citizenship by December 19, Bar and Bench reported. A HC bench of justices Attau Rahman Masoodi and Subhash Vidyarthi passed the interim order on a plea filed by one S Vignesh Shishir, who raised questions over Gandhi’s citizenship and sought a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the same. The representation claimed that the Lok Sabha…

Scammers did this in the guise of a fake money laundering case against the woman and it all started when she got a WhatsApp call. A 77-year-old woman from Mumbai was duped of Rs. 3.8 crore by scammers posing as law enforcement officers. The scammers kept the women under digital arrest for a month, the longest ever recorded since these kinds of scams started. Scammers did this in the guise of a fake money laundering case against the woman and it all started when she got a WhatsApp call. The woman, said to be a homemaker living with her husband…

Bangladesh police used teargas, batons on Hindus protesting against arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das, even as India urged the country to ensure safety of Hindus. Bangladesh police used teargas on Hindus protesting against the arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das, a prominent Hindu religious leader. Tensions escalated as police in Dhaka and Chittagong used tear gas to disperse a large crowd of Hindu protesters. The action came even as India urged Bangladesh’s caretaker government to ensure the safety and security of Hindus and minorities. Chinmoy Krishna Das, associated with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), was arrested at Dhaka airport…

The BJP is taking a cautious approach in selecting Maharashtra’s Chief Minister, prioritising cabinet formation over immediate announcements.  The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided not to rush into announcing its candidate for the Chief Minister’s post in Maharashtra, as the party focuses on finalizing the distribution of ministerial portfolios within the newly formed government, reports news agency. The report claims that a decision on who will lead the state will be delayed until the coalition’s internal discussions on cabinet formation are completed. Earlier on Tuesday, Maharashtra Governor asked outgoing Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to continue in a caretaker capacity…

Venkatesh Iyer’s claim came hours after he was roped in by KKR for an unexpected price of INR 23.75 crore at the at the mega auction. India all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer dropped a staggering statement on Sunday hinting that he might lead Kolkata Knight Riders at the impending 2025 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Venkatesh’s claim came hours after he was roped in by KKR for an unexpected price of INR 23.75 crore at the at the mega auction at the Abadi Al Johar Arena in Jeddah. In a rather shocking move, which received much criticism from fans and…

Lucknow Super Giant splurge Rs27 crore to buy the India wicketkeeper on Day 1 of the mega auction in Jeddah on Sunday  “If I go to the auction. will I be sold or not and for how much??” That was Rishabh Pant’s midnight post from his social media handle last month that spilled the beans that retention talks between him and Delhi Capitals (DC) had reached a stalemate. Six weeks later, the left-handed batting maverick had the answer. Yes, to Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) for a record price of ₹27 crore. All the drama on an action-filled Day 1 of…

A DHL cargo plane crashed into a house Monday morning near the Lithuanian capital, killing at least one person. Lithuanian’s public broadcaster LRT, quoting an emergency official, said two people had been taken to the hospital after the crash, and one was later pronounced dead. LRT said the aircraft smashed into a two-storey home near Vilnius International Airport. The Lithuanian airport authority identified the aircraft as a DHL cargo plane arriving from Leipzig, Germany. It posted on the social platform X that city services including a fire truck were on site.Flight-tracking data from FlightRadar24, analyzed by The Associated Press, showed…

Indian Coast Guard has apprehended a huge consignment of around five tonnes of drugs from a fishing boat in the Andaman waters, defence officials said. The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has seized what it said is likely its biggest ever drug consignment from a fishing boat in the Andaman waters. Defence officials on Monday said the consignment seized was of around five tonnes of drugs. “Indian Coast Guard has apprehended a huge consignment of around five tonnes of drugs from a fishing boat in the Andaman waters. This is likely to be the biggest ever drug haul by the Indian…

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed pleas challenging the inclusion of ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ in the Constitution’s Preamble.The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed pleas challenging the 1976 amendment that added the terms “socialist,” “secular,” and “integrity” to the Preamble of the Constitution. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar had reserved its verdict on November 22 on pleas by former Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy, advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, and others, contesting the addition of “socialist” and “secular” to the Constitution’s Preamble. The Chief Justice of India said that the petitions do not require a detailed…