NEW DELHI/BENGALURU: A row over alleged vulgarity in the Hindi version of a song of an upcoming Kannada film ‘KD: The Devil’ spilled into Parliament on Wednesday, with Samajwadi Party MP Anand Bhadoria flagging what he described as the harmful impact of unchecked explicit content on OTT platforms and social media.In response, Union information and broadcasting minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the song had already been banned. “A ban has been imposed on the song. The framers of the Constitution placed certain reasonable restrictions, and we should function within those limits. Freedom of speech cannot be absolute, it has to be in the context of the society and culture,” Vaishnaw said.The controversy centres on the smutty track ‘Sarse Ninna Serage Sarse’, written by Kannada director Prem, who has apologised following the backlash. The Hindi version of the song ‘Sarke Chunar Teri Sarke’ was written by Abdul Raqeem who claimed he had only translated it. Featuring Sanjay Dutt and Nora Fatehi, the song was released on YouTube two days ago and quickly went viral for its lyrics that appear to describe a sexual act. Karnataka State Commission for Women (KSCW) has also urged action against what it calls objectionable content in the original Kannada movie track.In her letter to Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC), KSCW chairperson Nagalakshmi Choudhary stated, “Such lyrics provoke the youth towards eve-teasing, especially targeting students and working women.” She urged the chamber to direct the filmmakers to avoid content that “outrages the modesty of women.” In a separate communication to the regional director of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), she requested that the board ensure the “objectionable portions are deleted or suitably modified” before certification.CBFC clarified that it has not received any application for certification of the song and does not regulate such digital content. “This is to clearly state that CBFC has not received any application seeking certification for the song ‘Sarke Chunar Teri Sarke’ from ‘KD: The Devil’ film. It is to be noted clearly that content on digital platforms is not certified by CBFC. There is often confusion about this and CBFC is unnecessarily dragged into matters that are not connected,” it said, adding that “in the case of this particular song all queries should be directed to the platform and the makers of the song.“

KKR made some massive investments in the IPL 2026 mini-auction but none of them seemed very wise from a cricketing point of view, as they invested a huge lot of money on talented yet out-of-form and injury-prone cricketers.

The Kolkata Knight Riders under new head coach Abhishek Nayar clearly looked to rebuild a new squad, as they released the majority of their big names as well, which included the franchise veteran Andre Russell. However, the players they picked in return didn’t seem the wisest of choices.

KKR made some wise picks in the form of the New Zealand trio, Finn Allen, Tim Seifert and Rachin Ravindra. However, there was a huge gamble on players like Cameron Green and Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana, who did not seem a trustworthy call.

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Australian legend sends massive warning to KKR on Cameron Green’s poor form ahead of IPL 2026

Former Australian legend Greg Chappell recently raised concerns about Cameron Green’s form ahead of the IPL 2026 season. To the legendary cricketer, the Australian all-rounder who once looked like a promising athletic all-rounder has now been stuck on the crease.

Chappell’s comments on the Australian all-rounder have come before he joins KKR as their marquee player for the upcoming season.

“I saw a very athletic young batsman with a beautiful setup and able to move in any direction, and now I see a batsman who is stuck at the crease, who cannot move, cannot use his athleticism, and cannot use his reach to score runs,” he said.

However, the former Australian skipper highlighted that his batting has been affected by his bowling workload, and he can still be one of the generation’s finest all-rounders if he manages his skill set well and is put under some quality advice.

“Bowling has impacted his batting. He can still be one of the great all-rounders of the game because he has the talent, but it depends on whether he has the decision-making and the mental skills to go with it, and whether he’s getting the best advice on where he is going,” Chappell added.

Cameron Green’s numbers have been disappointing in 2025

Cameron Green’s numbers have surely been disappointing over the last year in International cricket. The 26-year-old struggled during Australia’s World Cup campaign in the subcontinent, where he managed to score 24 runs with two single-digit scores in three games and picked up just one wicket.

On the other hand, before the start of the World Cup, he was Australia’s highest run getter in the series against Pakistan, where the World cricket giants were left humiliated by the hosts. In that series, he managed to score 93 runs at an average of 31 and a strike rate of 124.

Cameron Green’s last half-century since returning to the Test format came against the West Indies in July 2025, and his last international hundred came in August 2025 against South Africa. In the home Ashes series, he managed to score a mere 171 runs across eight innings at an awful average of 24.42.

Cameron Green’s IPL Stats

Having made his debut in 2023, the 26-year-old Australian all-rounder has played the IPL twice in 2023 and 2024, for the two renowned franchises, the Mumbai Indians and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

Green had the best debut season, as he amassed 452 runs first up with a maiden IPL century, averaging nearly 50, and also picked up 6 wickets with the ball. However, his next season with the Royal Challengers did not go as planned, as he managed to put on 255 runs across 13 appearances and picked 10 wickets with the ball.

Speaking of great advice, which Chappell mentioned to shape Green’s career as an all-rounder, he would rightly get it in the KKR camp. He will be practicing under the guidance of one of Australia’s greatest ever white-ball all-rounders, Shane Watson.

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NEW DELHI: A deadly inferno tore through a residential-cum-commercial building in southwest Delhi’s Palam area on Wednesday morning, claiming the lives of nine family members, including three children. Three residents jumped from the top floors and are now battling for life at hospital.The fire was likely sparked by a short circuit on the ground floor, an initial probe suggested. A detailed investigation involving police, fire dept and govt is on. The building was owned by businessman and Sadhnagar market association president Rajender Kashyap (70), who had gone to Goa for work two days prior to the incident. He returned on Wednesday to find his family members dead.

While 12 people were pulled from the wreckage and rushed to various medical facilities, nine of them were either declared dead on arrival or succumbed to injuries later.The blaze at the building, located in WZ block in Ram Chowk Market, broke out around 7am and a thick cloud of smoke soon engulfed the four-storeyed building. The emergency response team involved 30 fire tenders and 100 firefighters, who battled the blaze for hours. They were supported by 11 CATS ambulances, police as well as personnel from NDRF. The building housed a cloth and cosmetics showroom named ‘Pravesh Moderate’ in the basement, ground floor and first floor, while the family lived on second and third floors. The presence of large stockpiles of garments and cosmetic items acted as fuel to fire. As the flames engulfed lower floors, upper floors became a death trap for the residents. “Seven bodies were recovered from a hall on the third floor, while two bodies were found from a bathroom of the building,” the officer said. After the postmortems, nine bodies have been cremated. Businessman Yogesh Sharma, an eyewitness, said they tried to break open the showroom shutter to rescue those trapped inside. “My son was on his way to his college when he alerted me about the blaze at the shop. Along with other residents, I rushed to the spot. It took nearly 4 to 5 hours to bring the fire under control,” he said.While police claimed that the residents of the building were awake at the time of the incident, locals said they were sleeping and were alerted by other residents.“We came to know that the water motor had been left switched on, which may have caused a spark,” resident Ramesh Kumar said. However, the police said they are still investigating the cause of the fire.At Manipal Hospital, eight victims were identified: Lado Devi, (70), 33-year-old Pravesh, 39-year-old Kamal, 35-year-old Ashu, Himanshi (22) and three minor girls Niharika (15), Ivani (6) , and Jessica (3). At IG Hospital, 28-year-old Deepika was declared dead. Three others are currently battling for life, including 32-year-old Anil and 2-year-old Mitali at IGI Hospital. Sachin, 29, was admitted to Safdarjung Hospital with 25% burn injuries.According to family members, Deepika is suspected to have died of suffocation even though she suffered some burns. Anil and Mitali survived after Anil threw Mitali from the fourth floor and jumped thereafter. Mitali sustained fractures in both her legs after the fall while Anil sustained head injuries. Sachin also survived the fire with injuries after jumping to an adjacent house.A case under sections 287 (negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter), 125 (Act endangering life or personal safety of others) and 106 (1) (Causing death by negligence) of BNS has been registered. The fire was doused by evening after which cooling and search operations were initiated. Compensation packages have been announced by Delhi govt and PMO. PMO said compensation of Rs 2 lakh from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund will be provided to the next of kin of each deceased, while those injured will receive Rs 50,000. Delhi govt announced additional monetary support, including Rs 10 lakh for the families of deceased adults, Rs 5 lakh for the families of deceased minors, and Rs 2 lakh for each seriously injured.