IPL 2024: Rishabh Pant Returns As Punjab Kings Put Delhi Capitals To Bat

by Hemanta Pande

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Punjab Kings skipper Shikhar Dhawan won the toss and opted to field against Delhi Capitals in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on Saturday at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium.

Mohali, Mar 23: Punjab Kings skipper Shikhar Dhawan won the toss and opted to field against Delhi Capitals in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on Saturday at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium.

Rishabh Pant is finally making his much-awaited return ending the 14-month wait. Both teams have enough firepower to push each other to their limits. Pant would be looking to make his return and begin it on a positive note.

Punjab Kings skipper Shikhar Dhawan said after winning the toss, "We are gonna field first. It is a new pitch. We will look to come up with new strategies. We have made some changes. We are used to this ground now. We had a practice match. We will look for some luck on this venue. Our four foreign players are Bairstow, Livingstone, Curran and Rabada."

Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant during the toss said, "We would have batted first. The wicket looks a little on the slower side. Really emotional time for me. Just want to enjoy the moment. Not thinking much. I think not worried about last season. Really exciting times. We have been preparing well. Four overseas batters for us. Hope, Marsh, Warner, Stubbs."

Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Shikhar Dhawan(c), Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Shashank Singh

Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ricky Bhui, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Sumit Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Ishant Sharma. (ANI)

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Alcoholic Haryana Man In Thane Beats Wife, 2 Kids To Death With Cricket Bat

by Pabitra Mohan Senapaty

Thane, Dec 21: In a gruesome incident that sent shockwaves through Thane, a man from Haryana clubbed his wife and two minor children to death with a cricket bat, while in a state of drunkenness, and is now absconding, police said on Thursday.

According to the Kasarvadavali police station officials, Amit Dharamveer Bagdi, 29, a jobless man from Khararalipur village in Haryana's Hisar, alleged committed the triple murder of his wife Bhavna, 24, son Ankush, 8 and daughter Khushi, 6, and is now untraceable.

The police teams which rushed there following a complaint lodged by the landlord have recovered a cricket with which he pounded the mother-children trio to death and their bodies were found in a pool of blood at home.

Investigation Officer Shashikant Rokade who is overseeing the probe, said that as per preliminary inquiries, Bagdi was an alcoholic and frustrated as he was jobless and there used to be many brawls at home.

Fed up of this, his wife Bhavna, along with her kids, had shifted to the home her brother-in-law Vikas Dharamveer Bagdi at his home in Siddhivinayak Nivas, Shendoba Chowk some time back.

A couple of days ago, Amit Bagdi had gone to his brother’s home to meet his wife and children, had lived with them, and things appeared to be normal.

This morning, his brother left for work at 7 am, but when he returned home around noon, he found the bodies of his sister-in-law and the two kids in the house, their bodies covered in blood, and a bloodied cricket bat lying nearby.

Based on a complaint by landlord Jaywant N. Singhe, the Kasarvadavali police has launched a manhunt to nab the fugitive, who is suspected to have fled out of the state.

Rokade said that the accused had been living with his family at his brother’s home for three days peacefully and the exact motives behind the triple murder are not yet clear.

IANS

Ed Sheeran reveals reason behind his album names: 'plus, subtract, divide, multiply & equals'

by Utkalika Mohanty

Mumbai, May 15: The Grammy winning American pop star Ed Sheeran has opened up on the real reason behind the quirky names of his albums in the new episode of 'The Great Indian Kapil Show' (TGIKS).

Amidst all the fun and banter, host Kapil Sharma was curious about the names of Ed’s albums like - 'plus, subtract, divide, multiply and equals' corresponding to his tour name which is 'Mathematics'.

Responding to this, Ed, the first international celebrity on the show revealed: "I released some independent records when I was 17 or 18 years of age. I released five of them and 'plus' was an addition to them. 'Multiply' was meant to make everything bigger and take it worldwide. 'Divide' was a double column. 'Subtract' stripped everything back. And 'equal' was the sum of all the parts. When I was 18, I made a plan that I would release five albums.”

Sheeran's debut album 'plus' was released in September 2011 and topped the UK Albums Chart. His second studio album 'multiply' released in June 2014, 'Divide' was released in March 2017, 'Equals' released in 2021, while 'Subtract' in May, 2023.

The episode will air on Saturday at 8pm on Netflix.

(IANS)

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Amit Shah Holds Roadshow In Cuttack

by Utkalika Mohanty

Cuttack, May 15: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday held a mega roadshow from the Gopabandhu park in the city.

Standing on a saffron-coloured vehicle decorated with flowers, Amit Shah embarked on the roadshow from the Gopabandhu nagar on Wednesday evening.

Shah, holding an illuminated lotus (party's election symbol), waved and greeted thousands of people who gathered on both sides of the road as his vehicle moved past.

BJP's candidate for Cuttack Lok Sabha seat Bhartruhari Mahtab and Barabati-Cuttack MLA candidate Dr. Purna Chandra Mohapatra accompanied Home Minister Amit Shah on the vehicle during the roadshow.

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