The second match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 ended after being interrupted by rain, with Punjab Kings (PBKS) defeating Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by seven runs at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali on Saturday.
Soon after walking out of Patiala jail, where he was lodged for nearly 10 months in connection with a road rage case, Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Saturday said that the democracy is in chains and that there is a conspiracy to bring President's Rule in Punjab.
Chugh said the posters do not contain the "name of the printer, nor do they mention who has issued them, which is a mandatory requirement as per MCC guidelines".
Rain interrupted the play and due to that Punjab Kings emerged victorious via DLS method. KKR's innings was put to a halt at 146/7 in 16 overs, with Sunil Narine (7*) and Shardul Thakur (8*) unbeaten. They still needed 46 runs in the last four overs
Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu was released from Patiala Jail on Saturday, about 10 months after he was sentenced to one-year jail by Supreme Court in a three decades old road rage case
"A few formalities are being done right now. He should be out of jail in an hour from now," Karan Sidhu, son of Sidhu who waited for his father outside Patiala jail.
Over the petition filed by Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) against the delay in the Punjab polls, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Supremo and former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif have called for a full court to be formed, Geo News reported.
India continued to report over 3,000 COVID cases for the second day in a row with 3,095 new infections in the last 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Friday. The country recorded the highest one-day fresh infections in the last nearly six months.
According to the officials, ED has initiated investigations under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) based upon an FIR registered by CBI, New Delhi against Magnum Steels and others for defrauding Bank of Baroda to the tune of Rs 95.97 crore.
Bhagwant Mann also mentioned that the company which was given the responsibility to manage the toll had flouted norms on multiple occasions and as a result, their application to levy the toll on the plaza in the future would be rejected.