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NASHIK: NCP minister Manikrao Kokate on Thursday resigned from his post in the state cabinet in the wake of his conviction and two years of jail sentence in an EWS housing quota cheating case of 1995.A team of Nashik police reached Mumbai late in the evening to execute the arrest warrant issued against him by a Nashik court. However, sources said no arrest would be made while Kokate was still in hospital against medical advice from the doctors. The police earlier visited the residence of Kokate’s brother, Vijay, who is also facing the warrant but could not trace him.Officials in the Maharashtra Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) on Thursday night confirmed that Kokate’s resignation has been forwarded to the Governor.Hours earlier, deputy chief minister and NCP chief Ajit Pawar said in a post on X that he has accepted in principle Kokate’s resignation and forwarded it to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis for “due consideration and acceptance, in accordance with the Constitutional procedure”.Kokate’s resignation followed a series of developments over the last two days, starting with a Nashik sessions court upholding and confirming on Dec 16 the trial court’s order of Feb 20 convicting and sentencing Kokate and his brother to two years of rigorous imprisonment in the case of securing two flats in 1995 under the state’s 10% EWS quota by showing less income. The sessions court directed the trial court to take appropriate steps to execute the jail sentences.On Wednesday, Kokate was divested of all his ministerial portfolios, hours after Nashik’s additional chief judicial magistrate Rupali Narwadiya rejected a plea by Kokate’s lawyer seeking four days’ time on humanitarian grounds to surrender as Kokate was admitted to Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai. The court went on to issue the arrest warrant. All eyes were on the Nashik police regarding execution of the warrant.A 13-member Nashik police team, led by Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Sandeep Mitke, left Nashik around 5.30pm on Thursday for Mumbai. “We have received the arrest warrant, and we are in the process of executing it. We are going to Mumbai to take Manikrao Kokate into custody and produce him before the court. We received information that Kokate has been admitted to the Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai. We are going there to secure his custody.“The police are also searching for Kokate’s brother, Vijay. A seven-member Nashik police squad is pursuing leads relating to Vijay Kokate’s whereabouts. “A second team is working on the leads and has tracked him down. The team is after him. We expect to take him into custody soon,” the officer said.(With inputs from Mumbai)

NEW DELHI: The new nuclear energy bill, which was passed in Rajya Sabha by voice vote after a four-hour discussion while rejecting many amendments moved by opposition to send it to a parliamentary panel for scrutiny, marks a decisive shift in India’s nuclear governance, embedding safety oversight in law across the lifecycle of an atomic plant, unlike the existing framework that relied largely on executive discretion and post-accident accountability.Sustainable Harnessing of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill will allow private participation in India’s tightly controlled civil nuclear sector as the country seeks to meet its clean energy goals by 2047. As opposition raised safety and liability concerns, officials said it establishes a statutory safety regime that ensures continuous compliance rather than reliance on one-time permissions. It seeks to provide for a “pragmatic civil liability regime for nuclear damage and confer statutory status to Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB)”.Officials said unlike the previous law – in which nuclear safety oversight was shaped largely by broad executive authority and administrative rules – SHANTI fundamentally recasts the framework by shifting to a “statutory, lifecycle-based regulatory regime”. Govt manages radiation risks and radioactive waste, but does not mandate separate safety authorisations or legally bind safety obligations to each phase of a nuclear plant’s life. AERB’s stage-wise consent process for construction, commissioning and operation existed only as an administrative practice. Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage (CLND) Act, 2010 further reinforced a post-accident approach by focusing on compensation and insurance rather than prevention.“These laws (Atomic Energy Act and CLND Act) treated safety primarily as a post-damage responsibility, rather than a proactive governance requirement,” said an official. SHANTI separates “permission to operate” from “permission to operate safely”, requiring both a licence and an independent safety authorisation. Any activity involving radiation exposure risk – including construction, operation, transport, storage, decommissioning, or waste management – will now require explicit safety approval.It also consolidates regulation, enforcement, civil liability and dispute resolution within a single statute, reducing legal complexity and compliance uncertainty. “It grants a clear statutory authority to AERB to inspect facilities, investigate incidents, issue binding directions, and suspend or cancel operations that do not meet safety standards. Regulatory action is no longer dependent on executive discretion. Accident prevention is significantly enhanced by legally recognising serious risk situations as nuclear incidents, even without actual damage,” said the official. Core functions such as fuel enrichment, spent-fuel reprocessing, and heavy water production will remain exclusively under Centre’s control.Anujesh Dwivedi, partner at Deloitte India, said continuing with the existing legal framework would make it difficult for nuclear energy to replace thermal power in the long run. “Over decades, India added only about 8GW of nuclear capacity. Scaling this up to 100GW by 2047- and potentially 300GW or more by 2070 – required major reforms, which these regulations seek to address,” he said.Meanwhile, PM Modi said passing of the bill marks a “transformational moment for our technology landscape”.

Flu, COVID-19 and the common cold are all respiratory infections that share many symptoms, so it is often hard to tell them apart, just by how you feel. However, while only a test can confirm Covid, here are some symptoms that tell the 3 of them apart...Typical cold symptomsThe onset of a cold usually starts with throat discomfort, pain, nasal discharge and sneezing, which develops into full symptoms during a two-day period. Fever is uncommon in adults with a cold, when it occurs it is usually low-grade. body aches and strong fatigue are also less common, and stay mild.

Most colds have a brief duration with minimal symptoms because they peak during day 2 or 3 before starting to improve within 7–10 days; however, coughing and congestion may persist longer. The respiratory system of healthy people remains unaffected by colds, because these illnesses do not lead to breathing difficulties or dangerous lung infections. However, if one has asthma, it can lead to wheezing.

Typical flu symptomsThe onset of flu occurs rapidly when patients develop fever, along with chills, headache, dry cough and severe body pain. People who have the flu commonly report fatigue and muscle pain so severe that they feel like they have been ‘struck by a truck’.Fever is common in the flu, especially in the first 3–4 days, and may be accompanied by sore throat, runny or stuffy nose and sometimes, vomiting or diarrhoea (more often in children). The flu virus creates dangerous health issues, including pneumonia, and it worsens heart and lung diseases, often requiring hospital care, mainly affecting the elderly, pregnant individuals, or those with existing medical conditions.Typical COVID-19 symptomsCOVID-19 symptoms keep changing, but usually include a stuffy nose, sore throat, headache and tiredness. The illness causes fever and cough, along with breathing difficulties, chest pain and stomach problems leading to diarrhea. Loss or change of smell and taste was very typical earlier in the pandemic and can still occur, though it is now less common.Key differences in how you feelThere are some broad patterns that can help you guess which illness you might have, although there is a lot of overlap. The flu starts suddenly when patients experience severe fever, intense body pain and complete fatigue. Cold symptoms develop gradually; the illness remains mild and affects only the nasal and throat areas, causing sneezing and congestion.

COVID-19 can mimic some cold/flu symptoms but can also cause tiredness, headache and sometimes shortness of breath, or chest tightness.Symptom overviewColdA typical cold develops over a 1–2 day period, bringing occasional slight fever, some body pain, light fatigue, nasal discharge, congestion, frequent sneezing, occasional throat discomfort and light to moderate coughing. It can also alter your taste and smell, though complete loss is not common.FluThe onset of the flu (influenza) occurs rapidly within a few hours, developing into high fever, intense body pains, extreme fatigue, nasal congestion with occasional sneezing, throat pain and coughing, which may produce mucus and cause breathing difficulties if complications occur. The duration of the flu (influenza) typically spans one to two weeks, while patients experience prolonged fatigue after recovery.COVIDCOVID-19 symptoms can have either a sudden or gradual onset but can include fever, tiredness, body ache and shortness of breath. Loss of taste and smell, though less common, is still seen in many Covid cases.The only way to know if you have COVID is to get tested. The main reason for testing is to stop you from contracting a dangerous infection.How to protect yourself:

Disclaimer: This article is informational only and not a substitute for medical advice

IPL 2026 auction in Abu Dhabi delivered high-stakes drama as franchises scrambled to build championship squads, with Delhi Capitals emerging as smart operators in a ₹124.65 crore spending spree. DC filled their 25-player roster, including eight overseas stars, leaving just ₹0.35 crore unspent, showcasing strategic retentions and calculated buys amid fierce bidding wars. Retained captain Axar Patel anchored the core at ₹16.50 crore, while uncapped Jammu & Kashmir all-rounder Auqib Nabi became the auction’s breakout sensation, snapped up for 28 times his ₹30 lakh base price.​

Delhi Capitals’ auction masterstrokes: Intelligent buys and Auqib Nabi blockbuster

Delhi Capitals displayed auction savvy by securing value-for-money talents alongside a marquee splash on Nabi, the 29-year-old right-arm pacer whose domestic exploits ignited a bidding frenzy involving Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, and Sunrisers Hyderabad. Nabi, modeled on Dale Steyn with his seam movement and control, earned 29 wickets across five Ranji Trophy games and 15 in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, justifying DC’s ₹8.40 crore investment as their costliest buy. Earlier, DC grabbed South African stalwarts David Miller, Ben Duckett, Lungi Ngidi, and Kyle Jamieson at base prices of ₹2 crore each, adding firepower without overpaying, while Pathum Nissanka joined for ₹4 crore to bolster the top order.​

The franchise’s retentions formed a solid backbone: KL Rahul at ₹14 crore for explosive batting, Kuldeep Yadav‘s spin wizardry at ₹13.25 crore, Mitchell Starc‘s pace at ₹11.75 crore, T Natarajan at ₹10.75 crore, and Tristan Stubbs at ₹10 crore provided balance. Mukesh Kumar‘s ₹8 crore deal reinforced domestic pace, with Nitish Rana (₹4.20 crore) and Abishek Porel (₹4 crore) adding middle-order depth. Uncapped gems like Ashutosh Sharma (₹3.80 crore) and Sameer Rizvi (₹0.95 crore) rounded out intelligent steals, blending youth with experience for playoff contention.​​

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Salaries of DC Players in IPL 2026

DC assembled a 25-player squad at the IPL 2026 auction, spending ₹124.65 crore with strategic retentions and buys like Nabi at ₹8.40 crore. Below is the complete list of DC players and their sold prices.​

S.No.	Player	Sold Price (₹)
1	Axar Patel	16 crores 50 lakh
2	KL Rahul	14 crores
3	Kuldeep Yadav	13 crores 25 lakh
4	Mitchell Starc	11 crores 75 lakh
5	T Natarajan	10 crores 75 lakh
6	Tristan Stubbs	10 crores
7	Auqib Nabi	8 crores 40 lakh
8	Mukesh Kumar	8 crores
9	Nitish Rana	4 crores 20 lakh
10	Abishek Porel	4 crores
11	Pathum Nissanka	4 crores
12	Ashutosh Sharma	3 crores 80 lakh
13	Kyle Jamieson	2 crores
14	Lungi Ngidi	2 crores
15	Ben Duckett	2 crores
16	David Miller	2 crores
17	Sameer Rizvi	95 lakh
18	Dushmantha Chameera	75 lakh
19	Prithvi Shaw	75 lakh
20	Karun Nair	50 lakh
21	Vipraj Nigam	50 lakh
22	Madhav Tiwari	40 lakh
23	Sahil Parakh	30 lakh
24	Tripurana Vijay	30 lakh
25	Ajay Mandal	30 lakh

Also READ: IPL 2026 Auction: Complete list of sold players with their price

NEW DELHI: Ishan Kishan delivered a captain’s knock of the highest order, smashing a breathtaking 101 off just 49 balls to power Jharkhand to a dominant total against Haryana in the final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025 on Thursday. The left-hander’s assault, laced with six fours and ten towering sixes, underlined his red-hot form and capped a tournament in which he finished as the highest run-scorer.

Put in to bat after Haryana won the toss, Jharkhand lost Virat Singh early for two, but that early wicket barely slowed Kishan down. From the outset, the Jharkhand captain was in an unforgiving mood, dismantling the Haryana bowling attack with a mix of clean power and inventive strokeplay. Whether it was clearing the ropes straight down the ground or picking gaps with ease, Kishan dictated terms throughout his innings.He found an able ally in Kumar Kushagra, who played the perfect supporting role with an explosive 81 off 38 balls, striking eight fours and five sixes at a strike rate of over 213. The duo stitched together an unbeaten 177-run partnership, completely flattening Haryana’s plans and ensuring Jharkhand raced to a daunting total well ahead of the full quota of overs.Kishan reached his century in just 45 balls, a milestone that was greeted with roars from the stands as he raised his bat, acknowledging what has been a sensational tournament for him. With this knock, Kishan finished the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Elite 2025 as the leading run-getter, amassing 517 runs in 10 innings at an astonishing average of 57.44 and a strike rate close to 200. The century in the final was his second of the season and served as a reminder of his ability to dominate top-level domestic attacks. And perhaps his performances in SMAT have caught the eyes of Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir and other selectors ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup.