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BJP) MP Jayant Sinha on Saturday expressed his desire to withdraw from contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. He requested party president JP Nadda to relieve him of his electoral duties. In a post on platform X (formerly Twitter), he wrote, «I have requested Hon’ble Party President Shri @JPNadda ji to relieve me of my direct electoral duties so that I can focus my efforts on combating global climate change in Bharat and around the world. Of course, I will continue to work with the party on economic and governance issues.» «I have had the privilege of serving the people of Bharat and Hazaribagh for the past ten years. Moreover, I have been blessed by the many opportunities provided by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji, Hon’ble Home Minister Shri @AmitShah ji, and the BJP leadership. My sincerest gratitude to all of them. Jai Hind,» the post further said.

cricket matches each in this tournament so far. Both have won two and lost one. While both the teams have 3 points each, RCB are ahead in the Net Run Rate (NRR).

By Probhir Roy Chaudhary

Bill Gates has arrived in Jamnagar, Gujarat, to attend the three-day pre-wedding festivities of Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani's youngest son, Anant Ambani, and the daughter of industrialist Viren Merchant, Radhika Merchant. In a conversation with the Times of India, the co-founder of Microsoft expressed that India's plentiful talent pool is evidence that the educational investments made in previous years are “really paying off". Gates said that it was his first Indian wedding.“I’m starting at the top (laughs).

Lance Klusener has joined Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) as the assistant coach ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season. LSG announced his appointment on Friday with a statement that read, «Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) have added South African legend Lance Klusener to their formidable roster of coaches for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season.» Klusener will join head coach Justin Langer and assistant coach S Sriram in Lucknow's experienced backroom staff line-up. Klusener is also the head coach of the SA20 franchise Durban Super Giants, who are Super Giants affiliate. He guided the franchise to SA20 final earlier this year.

Reliance Industries: The consolidation of Walt Disney's and Reliance's media assets in India, valued at $8.5 billion, could trigger rigorous antitrust examination due to their combined market influence. Legal experts are raising red flags about the merged entity's robust cricket broadcasting rights portfolio and its potential effects on advertisers.

ALSO READ: Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer axed from BCCI's contract list - Here's why Earlier, Kishan and Iyer were excluded after ignoring the directive to play Ranji Trophy. However, skipper Rohit Sharma and star batter Virat Kohli retained their place in the Grade A+ category. Even Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja too were included in the same category.

₹70,352 crores. Before the merger, the two companies engaged in fierce competition for cricket streaming rights, which made customers the ultimate beneficiary. After clinching the IPL streaming rights, Reliance-backed JioCinema announced free streaming of the domestic league, while Disney streamed the ICC World Cup 2023 free on its mobile application.

Reliance's media assets in India could spark intense antitrust scrutiny over their market power, with lawyers flagging concerns that the combined entity's strong portfolio of cricket broadcast rights could impact advertisers. The Disney-Reliance $8.5 billion merger would create India's No. 1 TV player with 120 channels, with local rival Zee closest with 50. Analysts at India's Ambit Capital estimate the entity, to be majority owned by billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance, will have a 35% share of India's TV viewership.

Rihanna exiting the Jamnagar airport went viral on social media, and the users were quick to remember how she shared a CNN story linked to the 2021 farmers' protest in New Delhi and captioned it as “Why aren’t we talking about this?" The farmers from various states of India launched a protest against the three farm laws introduced by the Union Government in September 2020. Fearing that the implementation of the law might reduce the incomes of the farmers and even create supply chain bottlenecks, a number of farmers' unions in India joined the protest.

Indian Express has stated that Pandya committed to play for Baroda in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20s and Vijay Hazare Trophy when he is not involved with the national team. Citing a senior BCCI official, the IE also reported that Pandya has affirmed his intention to maintain his partnership with Baroda in domestic tournaments whenever he is not on national team duty. “We have had discussions with Pandya, who has been told to play domestic white-ball tournaments when he is available.

By Munsif Vengattil and M. Sriram

streaming service, FanCode, on Monday announced that it has inked an exclusive partnership deal with Formula 1®, becoming the sole broadcast partner for the premiere motorsports race in India for the 2024 and 2025 seasons. This also marks the company's entry in a new sport, going beyond cricket, football and hockey among others. The announcement comes as Formula 1® gears up for its longest-ever season, featuring a staggering 24 races set to commence on February 29 in Bahrain. Indian fans can be a part of live action via FanCode's coverage, which includes all practice and qualifying sessions, F1 Sprint events and Grands Prix throughout the season, available across multiple devices, including smart TVs, mobile phones and tablets.

Shreyas and Ishan. Hoping they bounce back and come back stronger. If players like Hardik don't want to play red ball cricket, should he and others like him participate in white-ball domestic cricket when they aren't on national duty? If this doesn't apply to all, then Indian cricket won't achieve the desired results!," India's veteran pacer Irfan Pathan said in a post on X.

BCCI) on Wednesday cracked the whip on cricketers who refused to comply with its directives requiring all centrally-contracted and A -team players, who are fit to play, to make themselves available for participation in the domestic cricket tournaments. The BCCI announced a list of 30 senior men’s cricketers, up from last year’s 26, for the annual central contracts, with Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja remaining in the topmost Grade A+ category. However, two names were conspicuous by their absence – Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan. Iyer, who had a Grade B contract, was part of the Test side for the first two matches against England before being dropped for lack of runs. He had some issues with his back and went to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) for treatment. However, despite being declared fit by the NCA, he informed the Mumbai Cricket Association that wouldn’t be available for the Ranji Trophy quarter-final against Baroda saying that he was suffering from back spasms. Since then, though, he has joined the Mumbai squad for the semi-final against Tamil Nadu starting from March 2.

ALSO READ: BCCI terminates central contracts of Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer. Check full contract list here Looking at Ishan Kishan's exclusion from BCCI's list, it appears the board was unhappy with him not participating in domestic cricket during periods when he was not representing the national team. Earlier on 17 December, when Ishan Kishan had left India's Tour of South Africa, the BCCI had said, "Mr Ishan Kishan has requested the BCCI to be released from the upcoming Test series against South Africa citing personal reasons.

Iyer was on a Grade B contract last year while Kishan was handed a Grade C contract but despite playing in the 50-over World Cup last year, the BCCI said both players were not considered in this round of recommendations. Read More: BCCI announces annual player retainership 2023-24 for men's team; Rohit, Kohli, Bumrah and Jadeja in Grade A+

Another dig at Ishan Kishan’s focus on IPL? Sunil Gavaskar says some don’t have the ability to play Test cricket The new annual contracts for the senior men's team will begin on 1 October 2023 and run until 30 September 2024. Notably, veteran Indian players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja have found a mention in the Grade A+ central cricketers. BCCI also confirmed that Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer were not considered for the annual contracts during the round of recommendations while also issuing a note of caution which is likely to be aimed at the two players.

₹7 crore each annually. The Annual Player Contracts for Team India will be valid from 1 October 2023 to 30 September 2024. According to the annual contract, the BCCI included R Ashwin, Mohd.

ALSO READ: Vikramaditya Singh's resignation deepens Congress crisis in Himachal Pradesh The Punjab leader also called for his party to get rid of those leaders “who prioritise personal gain over the collective good". “The loss is not @DrAMSinghvi Sahb’s but larger….. It is essential to purge the party of those who prioritize personal gain over the collective good, for their actions inflict profound wounds on the party’s very existence…..

ALSO READ: ‘Kashmir….spun my head round’: Sachin Tendulkar shares 'top moments' from his trip to Valley In a post on social media platform X, PM Modi said: “This is wonderful to see! @sachin_rt’s lovely Jammu and Kashmir visit has two important takeaways for our youth: One - to discover different parts of #IncredibleIndia. Two- the importance of ‘Make in India.’ Together, let’s build a Viksit and Aatmanirbhar Bharat!" Modi’s comments came after Tendulkar in a post on X underlined that the PM had inspired him to uncover India’s various capitals. “Jammu and Kashmir will remain a beautiful experience etched in my memory.