In a bold move, Rajasthan Royals' Vaibhav Suryavanshi, at 14 years and 23 days, became the youngest IPL debutant. He announced his arrival with a six off his first ball, facing Shardul Thakur. The fearless teen continued his onslaught, smashing Avesh Khan for another six.
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JDU criticises protests against rendition of Mahatma Gandhi's bhajan 'Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram' by folk singer Devi in Patna, sparked by objections to the line 'Ishwar Allah Tero Naam'. The singer apologised and modified the lyrics. Lalu Prasad also condemned BJP, accusing them of being anti-women with the slogan 'Jai Shri Ram'.
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In Maharashtra, MNS workers aggressively demanded the use of Marathi in banks. They confronted a bank manager in Ambarnath who was not conversing in Marathi, threatened him, and vandalized a computer. The workers demanded that he learn Marathi quickly. This follows MNS Chief Raj Thackeray's recent call to make Marathi mandatory for official communication.
Stock market today: BSE Sensex and Nifty50, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened in green on Friday. While BSE Sensex moved up over 300 points, Nifty50 crossed 23,100.
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Leaders of the National Democratic Alliance, including Amit Shah and Chandrababu Naidu, met in Delhi to counter Congress' criticism of Shah's Ambedkar remark. They emphasized good governance and people's welfare, reaffirmed unity in upcoming elections, and discussed Vajpayee's legacy and future strategies.
Rekha Gupta, a first-time MLA from Shalimar Bagh, has been chosen as Delhi's chief minister by the BJP, making her the fourth woman to hold the position. She aims to fulfill BJP's commitments to Delhi and is supported by party leaders. Gupta's appointment highlights the party's focus on women empowerment.
Five laborers, including a minor, were killed when a tipper truck unloaded sand onto their temporary shed at a construction site in Pasodi-Chandol, Jafrabad tehsil, trapping them while they slept. A woman and a child were rescued, while the driver fled and is being sought by police.
According to these karigars, special care is taken while stitching costumes for God, including purity, and cleanliness. The karigars say that their main aim is to make Banke Bihari happy. They also said that while Krishna's costume takes only 1-2 days, Radha Rani's lehenga can take upto a week, and can cost anywhere between 8-10,000