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Rishabh Pant was on Tuesday appointed as the captain of Delhi Capitals for the upcoming edition of the IPL, marking a wonderful chapter in his miraculous comeback saga. The keeper-batter missed cricketing action for 14 months after suffering a horrific car accident in December 2022. «We are delighted to welcome Rishabh back as our captain. Grit and fearlessness have always dictated his brand of cricket, and not surprisingly, even his road to recovery. »I can't wait to see him walk our team out once again as we look forward to a new season with renewed passion, vigour and enthusiasm," said DC chairman and co-owner Parth Jindal in a media release.

Uddhav claimed that he is not bothered if the BJP took away his estranged cousin. Earlier today, Raj Thackeray met Amit Shah in Delhi amid speculations of BJP's interest in an alliance with Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) for a boost in Maharashtra in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The Sena (UBT) chief charged at the BJP saying that it knows well that they don't get votes in the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Maharashtra.

AAP leader Sanjay Singh, who is in custody in a money laundering case related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam, on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that no summons were issued to him prior to his arrest. Singh's counsel submitted that he was arrested after the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) witness Dinesh Arora made a statement against him in July 2023. A bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta was hearing submissions on behalf of Singh on his plea challenging his arrest and remand in the money-laundering case. The bench said it would continue hearing the arguments in the matter on April 2.

Taranjit Singh Sandhu—one of the most experienced Indian diplomats on US affairs—on Tuesday, March 19, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the national capital city, Delhi. The former ambassador joined the saffron party at its headquarters in New Delhi's Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg in the presence of party general secretaries Vinod Tawde and Tarun Chugh. The Saffron party may field Sandhu against Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal of the Aam Aadmi Party AAP from the Amritsar constituency in Punjab in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2024, newswire PTI reported.

Housing sales in India’s top six cities – Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Pune — have surged by 20% during the January-March period. The number of housing units sold has reached around 1,47,000 units, according to NoBroker.

Shark Tank India, the celebrated entrepreneurial reality program, has captivated the nation’s attention with its mesmerizing fusion of innovation, business savvy, and lucrative investment prospects. At the heart of the show’s triumph is its esteemed panel of judges, each offering a treasure trove of experience and expertise to steer budding entrepreneurs toward prosperity. With ownership stakes in major brands, all the investors boast multimillionaire net worths. While some have pursued formal education in business and engineering, others have relied on their real-world experiences and self-education to deftly navigate the intricacies of the business landscape.

Arvind Kejriwal for skipping multiple summonses of the Enforcement Directorate and said he cannot escape the «long hand» of the law for so long as there is evidence of his involvement in the alleged excise policy scam. Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters, party national spokesperson Sambit Patra also slammed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for defending BRS leader K Kavitha, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the case, and said probe agencies' actions are based on evidence. «Political parties do not set up probe agencies,» Patra added. The BJP's reaction came a day after the AAP called the ED a political wing of the BJP and dismissed the probe agency's charges against the party and its national convener Kejriwal calling them blatant and frivolous lies.

Indian Premier League 2024, team Royal Challengers Bangalore will hold their yearly event RCB Unbox 2024 to reveal significant changes for the upcoming season. The grand event is set to be held at 4 pm on March 19, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. There are expectations that RCB might adjust their name from Bangalore to Bengaluru, as was hinted at in a recent video featuring actress Rashmika Mandhana, Hindustan Times reported.

Mumbai blasts. “The emerging gangster-Pro-Khalistani Elements (PKEs) nexus is akin to the scenario that existed in Mumbai in the early ’90s,” the NIA has observed in multiple charge sheets. The two main gangs at loggerheads now are those of Lawrence Bishnoi and Kaushal Chaudhary, similar to the rivalries of underworld dons Dawood and the now jailed Chhota Rajan. The federal agency is investigating more than a dozen cases involving terrorist-gangster syndicates and PKEs and have arrested more than 45 suspects. However, foreign handlers in Canada, United States, Australia, Dubai and the United Kingdom continue to remain at large. ET joins the dots. Lawrence Bishnoi gang Jailed Lawrence Bishnoi is said to be the mastermind who brought together the criminal gangs of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi and Chandigarh. “The growth of Lawrence Bishnoi and his terror syndicate has tremendous similarities to the rise of Dawood Ibrahim, a wanted terrorist, gangster and drug kingpin who heads the notorious organised terror syndicate D-Company,” as per the NIA.

Begusarai emerged as the world's most polluted metropolitan area while Delhi was identified as the capital city with the poorest air quality, according to a new report. With an average annual PM2.5 concentration of 54.4 micrograms per cubic metre, India had the third worst air quality out of 134 countries in 2023 after Bangladesh (79.9 micrograms per cubic metre) and Pakistan (73.7 micrograms per cubic metre), according to the World Air Quality Report 2023 by Swiss organisation IQAir. In 2022, India was ranked as the eighth most polluted country with an average PM2.5 concentration of 53.3 micrograms per cubic metre. Begusarai stood out as the most polluted metropolitan area globally with an average PM2.5 concentration of 118.9 micrograms per cubic metre. The city did not even figure in the 2022 rankings.

Lok Sabha elections 2024 campaign. - Tata Steel Board will meet on Tuesday to consider fundraising through non-convertible debentures (NCDs) on a private placement basis, the company said in an official statement. - Indian cricket legend Virat Kohli is expected to attend the RCB Unbox event in Karnataka today.

MUMBAI : The billionaire Burman family has questioned the process of appointing former Delhi Police commissioner Rakesh Asthana as a director on the board of Religare Enterprises Ltd, calling it a breach of listing rules. The Burmans, locked in a battle for control of Religare where they own more than 25%, have written to the market regulator that the company erred in not getting Asthana's 2 November appointment as whole-time executive director cleared by shareholders within the mandatory three months.

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knock-out in first three. "I can assure you that whenever I leave this place (KKR), we will be in a much better position," Gambhir said in a promotional event ahead of the upcoming IPL season here. The dashing former left-handed opener paid his his gratitude to KKR and its owner Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan and his team for their immense support over the years.

₹100 crore. The ED statement came a day after the agency issued a ninth summon to Arvind Kejriwal in the case and asked the Delhi CM to appear before it for questioning. "Kavitha along with others conspired with the top leaders of AAP including Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia for getting favours in the Delhi excise policy formulation and implementation," the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said in a statement as per Hindustan Times.

Delhi High Court to handle the day-to-day activities of the wrestling federation was Monday resolved by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) saying "there is no further need" of the panel following the withdrawal of the suspension on the WFI by the United World Wrestling (UWW), which has now got complete administrative control of wrestling in the country. The IOA said in an office order that, "The decision to dissolve the Adhoc Committee comes in light of the lifting of the ban on the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) by the United World Wrestling (UWW) and the successful completion of Selection Trials by the Adhoc Committee appointed by the IOA as per the directives of the Hon'ble High Court of Delhi." "Consequent upon the aforementioned developments, there is no further need for running the activities of the WFI through an ad-hoc committee," the IOA said.

ALSO READ: WPL 2024: Check how much cash RCB, DC took home as Smriti Mandhana won first T20 trophy for Bangalore However, RCB was better on the night of the final and snatched away the dream from DC to win the trophy. Despite this, it did not dampen the spirits of the DC players and they went on to enjoy a drink or two of sodas, and soft drinks and celebrated a year they would fondly remember.

DJ Group of Institutionsbased on Niwari Road, Modinagar, Delhi NCR, recently conducted an event marking its 3 decade long association with Bank of Baroda. The program was conducted on the sidelines of the inauguration of a new undergraduate hostel built on the DJ College campus.Mr. Rakesh Sharma, General Manager, Bank of Baroda who currently heads the New Delhi zone presided over the event as its Chief Guest.

Ashok Chavan who recently quit Congress to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has dismissed Rahul Gandhi’s assertion about his breakdown in front of Sonia Gandhi, saying that the comments made by the Wayanad MP are “baseless" and “factually incorrect". Terming the remarks a “political stunt", the BJP MP from Rajya Sabha said, "He (Rahul Gandhi) has not taken any name, however, if he wants to make any remarks on me, it is illogical and baseless... It is also a lie that I have met Sonia Gandhi in Delhi.