Shah Rukh Khan said Rs 20 crore was a huge investment, so was hesistant to buy KKR at IPL, says Lalit Modi: ‘Mobile company sponsored, gave $5 million advance’ |

Today, the Indian Premier League (IPL) stands among the most lucrative and widely followed sporting leagues in the world. However, when the tournament was still an idea taking shape in the mid-2000s, its creator Lalit Modi knew that cricket alone would not be enough to transform it into a mass entertainment phenomenon. IPL also attracted…

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Telangana’s Rs 30k crore borewell boom fuels paddy surge | Hyderabad News

Hyderabad: Farmers in Telangana have poured an astonishing ₹30,000 crore of their own money into digging nearly 15 lakh borewells between 2014 and 2024—expanding irrigation and almost doubling cultivated area across districts.A new report from Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agriculture University, released on its foundation day on Friday, warns that this irrigation boom has come at…

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Bombay high court upholds 17-year-old rape survivor’s personal choice, allows termination of 25-week pregnancy

Bombay High Court in Mumbai Mumbai: The Bombay high court has allowed the medical termination of the 25-week pregnancy of 17-year-old girl sexual assault survivor, who said she wanted it of her own will and without being coerced by anyone.Justices Gautam Ankhad and Sandesh Patil on Monday said, “Medical Termination of Pregnancy, 1971 (MTP) does…

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Seabird habitats shrink as ocean heats up: study

PARIS: Climate change could push seabirds into smaller habitats and force them to fly farther to survive, a new study said Tuesday.While warmer oceans have historically caused fish and other marine species to shrink in size, seabirds such as albatrosses, shearwaters and petrels have seen their geographic range contract, the study said.The researchers used statistical…

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Slum clusters cleared from Jail Chowk | Gurgaon News

After repeated complaints from residents and market associations over public nuisance, safety concerns and traffic disruptions, a joint anti-encroachment drive by GMDA, HSVP and the police on Wednesday cleared illegally developed slum clusters from government land around Jail Chowk Gurgaon: A joint anti-encroachment drive by GMDA, HSVP and police on Wednesday cleared illegally developed slum…

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Prateek Yadav Death: ‘Losses in business can break person internally’: What Akhilesh Yadav said on stepbrother Prateek Yadav’s death | Lucknow News

Samajwadi Party chief and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday expressed deep grief over the death of his younger brother Prateek Yadav LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party chief and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday expressed deep grief over the death of his younger step brother Prateek Yadav, describing him as…

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Maharashtra: Central Railway to operate 15-hour block between Umbermali and Atgaon stations from 12 noon on April 25 to 3 am on April 26 | Mumbai News

Mumbai: Suburban and long-distance services on Central Railway will be disrupted this weekend due to a 15-hour special block for yard remodelling work linked to the Kalyan-Kasara third line project. The block will be operated between Umbermali and Atgaon stations from 12 noon on April 25 to 3 am on April 26.Suburban services between Asangaon…

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