IPL 2021 Auction: Uncapped Shahrukh Khan fetches Rs 5.25 crore; sold to Punjab Kings
Cricket | February 18, 2021 17:24 ISTShahrukh was seen as one of the hottest prospects among the uncapped players in the IPL 2021 auction.
Shahrukh was seen as one of the hottest prospects among the uncapped players in the IPL 2021 auction.
The 24-year-old right-arm pacer had a base price of Rs 1.5 crore and was expected to be a hot favourite for the auction after a strong show at the Big Bash League.
The IPL franchise announced that it was changing its name from Kings XI Punjab on Wednesday and unveiled a new logo as well.
The Punjab side has been a part of the Indian Premier League since its inaugural season in 2008
Punjab civic body poll results 2021 LIVE: The SAD and the BJP fought the elections separately after the former walked out of the NDA over the farm laws issue last year.
The counting began for seven municipal corporations -- Abohar, Bathinda, Batala, Kapurthala, Hoshiarpur, Pathankot and Moga -- and 109 municipal councils and municipal panchayats. A total of 9,222 candidates were in fray for 2,302 wards.
KXIP is one of the eight franchise teams to have competed in the last edition of the T20 league in the UAE.
Out of the total candidates, 2,832 are contesting as independents, 2,037 are of the ruling Congress while 1,569 are Akali Dal nominees.
The NCB has foiled a Narco-terrorism bid sponsored by the anti-state actors in Pakistan. One Pakistani national was killed during the operation and arms & ammunition were also recovered from him.
Fourteen packets of heroin, one pistol magazine, six rounds, and two mobile phones were recovered from near the body.
Bollywood actor Sonu Sood again came forward to help the needy during the time of COVID-19 pandemic.
Navjot Singh Sidhu is considering his return to the Punjab cabinet but is likely to be given a ministry other than he held earlier. Sidhu had been the local bodies minister and also held the charge of tourism ministry.
Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbag Singh said that drug racket in valley is supported and sponsored by Pakistan. He said, "Punjab and J&K are easy targets for drug smuggling because of border proximity.
The three-hour-long nationwide 'chakka jam' by protesting farmers was held on Saturday amid tight security, even as there was no such event in the national capital which was turned into a fortress with heavy security deployment.
The bank has raised Rs 3,788.04 crore from qualified institutional placement (QIP) in December following which the government holding in the bank came down from 85.59 per cent to 76.87 per cent.
The police have stepped up security and made all arrangements for traffic diversion, said officials, adding adequate police personnel were deployed in Punjab and Haryana.
Thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab, Haryana and parts of Uttar Pradesh, have been protesting at Delhi's borders for over two months demanding rollback of three farm laws.
As per a statement, the NIA recovered Rs 20 lakh from drug proceeds, 130 live 9 mm rounds, mobile phones, pen drive, one bunch of polythene bags used for packing heroin, one car, a two-wheeler, documents related to properties, and other incriminating documents.
Border Security Force (BSF) organised a civic camp in Attari Village of Punjab's Amritsar.
The Delhi Police has registered four FIRs against social media accounts "inciting" violence in the name of farmers' protests. The cybercrime unit has sent requests for the removal of the "offensive" and "unlawful" posts. One person has been arrested from Rajasthan's Churu for posting an old video carrying the fake news of resignation by 200 police personnel, police said.
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