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Dahiya, who was also assistant coach with LSG, called up Gautam Gambhir, then the LSG team mentor, and said Yadav had to be signed. LSG bought Yadav for his base price of two million rupees in the IPL 2022 auction, but they didn’t play him the first year because he …

It also comes at a time when India is weeks away from general elections, which are set to be held from 19 April. Pakistan is an emotive issue in India and analysts say that politicians, especially from the governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), often use it as a nationalistic poll …

Writing on X, formerly Twitter, she said: “I don’t consume beef or any other kind of red meat, it is shameful that completely baseless rumours are being spread about me, I have been advocating and promoting yogic and Ayurvedic way of life for decades now such tactics won’t work to …

The gallery so far is pretty formal in tone – just a round up of royal duties these last few months: public appearances, visits to museums, earthquake sites and meetings in drawing rooms with royals from other lands. There’s some bonsai and a lot of bowing. A birthday celebration post …

Eyewitness video shows the extensive damage caused by a 7.4 magnitude earthquake that hit Taiwan. Some buildings in Hualien, near the quake’s epicentre, were left leaning at a 45 degree angle. The tremors also triggered landslides, shrouding nearby villages in dust. Rescue efforts are ongoing and at least nine people …

China’s crisis-hit property market has been dealt a fresh blow as major real estate developer Shimao Group has been hit with a winding-up petition. State-owned China Construction Bank (Asia) filed the petition in Hong Kong over Shimao’s failure to repay loans worth HK$1.58bn ($201.8m; £159.7m). It is rare for a …

Two people in Nigeria threatened to send explicit photos to the teenager’s family, police say. Source link

A nurse from Taiwan has shared the moment that she and her colleagues held onto newborn baby cots to keep them safe during an earthquake. In the video, four members of staff in the maternity unit can be seen scrambling to keep the cots still, as the building they’re in …

IPL captain Hardik Pandya is being booed by by fans in packed stadiums across the country. What is going on? Source link

The BBC learns of at least 100 Rohingyas conscripted in recent weeks to fight for the embattled junta. Source link

Vistara has seen massive disruption in its services amid reports of pilots going on mass sick leave. Source link

The exiled former government says drones armed with explosives targeted key buildings in Nay Pyi Taw. Source link

The earthquake, which struck 18km (11mi) south of Hualien, was followed by more than 200 aftershocks, dozens of which were at least 6.5 magnitude or more, hindering search and rescue efforts. Taiwanese authorities expect there to be more aftershocks in the next few days. Source link

Australia’s Seven Network had been pursuing an exclusive with Bruce Lehrmann, a court heard. Source link