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Liam Livingstone has made scathing claims about the England environment under head coach Brendon McCullum and managing director Rob Key. He is set to feature in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) for Sunrisers Hyderabad, who secured his services for Rs 13.6 crore, but he is leaving the UK after doing an explosive interview.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released another video on Monday in an apparent effort to dismiss ongoing conspiracy theories circulating online about his death. The clip, which runs for about 90 seconds, was posted on his personal X account and shows him interacting with people in the Jerusalem Hills.

A track titled Sarke Chunar Teri Sarke from the Kannada movie KD: The Devil, featuring Nora Fatehi and Sanjay Dutt, has become the talk of the town, receiving backlash from social media users for its vulgar lyrics. Now, singer and music composer Armaan Malik has also reacted to the song, expressing his disappointment on his X handle.

India has clarified that it has not held any bilateral discussions with the United States regarding the deployment of naval vessels in the Gulf of Hormuz to ensure the safe passage of oil tankers. The statement comes after US President Donald Trump urged several countries, including China, France, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom, to send warships to the region to keep the strategically vital waterway “safe and open.”

Voting for two Rajya Sabha seats from Haryana concluded inside the state Assembly in Chandigarh on Monday, with polling held between 9 am and 4 pm. The counting of votes and declaration of results are scheduled for 5 pm. A total of 88 legislators cast their votes during the polling process, including MLAs from the Congress, BJP and independent members. The INLD, led by Abhay Chautala, boycotted the voting as the party’s two MLAs did not turn up to exercise their franchise.

India opener Sanju Samson has predicted that the Indian cricket team will win more ICC trophies in the upcoming years. He was part of India’s T20 World Cup triumph earlier this month and also won the player of the tournament award, for scoring 321 runs with three fifties that came in back-to-back matches against the West Indies, England and New Zealand. 

The biennial Rajya Sabha elections for 37 seats across 10 states- Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Telangana- are scheduled for March 16 (Monday), with counting on the same day. These polls, triggered by terms expiring in April, offer the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) a chance to bolster its Upper House majority, currently around 115 seats, while the opposition INDIA bloc risks further erosion in key strongholds. Notifications began on February 26, nominations closed on March 5 and the entire…

Amid the viral death rumours, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has released a video on social media platform X where he was seen enjoying a cup of coffee. In a short video, the prime minister said, “I am dead for coffee…..” 

The 98th edition of the Oscars, the most prominent and celebrated award in the film industry, will take place today, Sunday, March 15th. The event will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. However, in India, the event can be watched from 4:30 AM on Monday, the 16th of March. Before the event begins, let’s look at the Indian actors who have become presenters at the Oscars.

The Election Commission has announced the dates of assembly elections for West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and the Union Territory of Puducherry today, March 15. As per the Election Commission, the polling in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry will take place on April 9, the counting on May 4. The election in Tamil Nadu will be held on April 23, the counting on May 4. The election in West Bengal will be held in two phases – April 23 and 29, the counting will be held on May 4.