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Punjab Kings’ unbeaten run in the IPL 2026 came to an end as they suffered a six-wicket defeat to Rajasthan Royals in Mullanpur. Batting first, the hosts had a perfect start to the game, with openers Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya setting the tone of the game. Keeper-batter Prabhsimran, who is in remarkable form in the ongoing season, registered yet another half-century, as Punjab were on song.

The second phase of the West Bengal Assembly Election will witness polling on 142 seats on Wednesday, with the Election Commission of India enforcing an unprecedented security plan. More than 3.5 lakh personnel from CRPF, SSB, RPF, ITBP and CISF have been stationed across seven districts. In Kolkata alone, around 35,000 security personnel have been deployed, while 2,550 companies of central forces are guarding the state. Along with this, 142 general observers and 95 police observers have been appointed to monitor polling.

In a massive development, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has decided to pull out of major oil producer groups OPEC and OPEC+, as per media reports. The announcement comes at a time when the ongoing conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran has already triggered a massive energy shock which has pushed global markets into deeper uncertainty. The UAE, one of the most influential and long-associated members of OPEC, has traditionally played a key role in shaping the bloc’s strategies. Its sudden departure is being seen as a major setback for…

With the film Verity, Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson are set to kick off the Halloween period with some scary moments. Based on the bestselling novel by Colleen Hoover, this movie is going to give audiences an exciting and spine-chilling experience during the October period. The teaser trailer that was just released has already raised anticipation among viewers regarding this thrilling movie.

The BJP Party is heading towards a landslide victory in the Gujarat local body elections, winning a large number of seats across the 15 municipal corporations and maintaining leads in the remaining ones where counting is in its final stages.

While Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal helped Royal Challengers Bengaluru chase down a meagre target of 76 against the Delhi Capitals, it was a victory that was set up by the bowlers. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood put up jaw-dropping performances as RCB registered a Net run-rate boosting win over the Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.

Veteran Bollywood actor Bharat Kapoor passed away on Monday afternoon due to cardiac arrest at his residence, his actor friend Avatar Gill said. He was 80.

Four members of a family died due to food poisoning in Mumbai’s Pydhonie area. It was reported that the family consumed watermelon after eating biryani. According to information provided by a senior Mumbai Police official, four members of the same family died due to food poisoning in the Pydhonie area of ​​Mumbai.Prior to their deaths, one of the family members stated to the police that they had first eaten biryani together, followed by watermelon.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday penned an emotional letter to the people of West Bengal, as campaigning for the second phase of Assembly elections ends, describing his outreach in the state as both spiritually uplifting and politically significant.

Trinamool Congress MP from Arambagh Mitali Bag on Monday alleged that BJP’s goons vandalised her car at Goghat in Hooghly district when she was going to the rally of party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on the last phase of campaigning. However, rejecting the charges, the BJP claimed that Bag is staging a “drama” and, actually, workers of the TMC attacked those of the saffron party.