The dramatic second ODI between Bangladesh and Pakistan in Dhaka has continued to generate headlines even after the final ball was bowled. Pakistan all-rounder and stand-in captain Salman Ali Agha has now been officially reprimanded by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for his furious reaction following a controversial run-out during the match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.

The governing body also handed Agha one demerit point after determining that his actions breached the ICC Code of Conduct. The punishment came after the Pakistan captain threw his gloves and helmet to the ground in frustration while walking back to the pavilion, moments after his dismissal.

ICC issues reprimand and demerit point

The disciplinary action was confirmed by match referee Neeyamur Rashid, who found Agha guilty of a Level 1 offence under Article 2.2 of the ICC Code of Conduct. The specific article deals with the abuse of cricket equipment, clothing, or ground facilities during an international match.

The charge was formally laid by the officiating team that included on-field umpires Adrian Holdstock and Tanvir Ahmed, third umpire Kumar Dharmasena and fourth umpire Masudur Rahman Mukul.

Agha accepted the charge and the punishment proposed by the match referee, which meant that a formal disciplinary hearing was not required. The incident will also go on his record as his first disciplinary offence in the last 24 months.

“The specific incident involved abusing cricket equipment on the ground while leaving the field. Regarding Salman Agha, he has no previous history of such behaviour. We have to maintain neutrality when we judge. Consequently, we have issued a reprimand and a demerit point,” Rashid told The Daily Star.

Rashid also clarified that no further action would be taken regarding Agha’s heated verbal exchange with Bangladesh wicketkeeper Litton Das. According to the match referee, the situation was ultimately considered a “miscommunication” between the players rather than misconduct deserving additional penalties.

The run-out that triggered the outburst

The controversy unfolded in the 39th over of Pakistan’s innings, when Agha was well set on 64 runs from 62 balls and involved in a crucial 109-run partnership with Mohammad Rizwan. The pair had helped Pakistan recover from an early collapse and looked poised to guide their team to a strong total.

Bangladesh captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz delivered a ball that Rizwan gently pushed back toward the bowler. As Miraz followed through, he moved across the pitch and stopped the ball with his boot near the non-striker’s end.

At that moment, Agha appeared to believe the ball was effectively dead. In what looked like a gesture of sportsmanship, he bent down and attempted to pick up the ball to hand it back to Miraz.

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However, the Bangladesh skipper reacted instantly. Seeing Agha outside his crease, Miraz quickly grabbed the ball and underarmed it at the stumps at the non-striker’s end. He then appealed for a run-out.

After reviewing the footage, the third umpire confirmed that the ball had remained in play and that Agha had not grounded his bat inside the crease in time. The decision resulted in his dismissal.

The ruling sparked immediate frustration from the Pakistan batter. Television replays showed Agha throwing his gloves and helmet onto the ground in anger while exchanging words with both Miraz and wicketkeeper Litton Das.

Even after crossing the boundary rope, Agha continued to show his displeasure, repeating the gesture as he walked toward the dressing room.

The unusual dismissal quickly became one of the most talked-about moments of the match, reigniting discussions about the balance between the laws of the game and the ‘Spirit of Cricket.

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Guwahati: Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses the gathring during inauguration of Pragjyotishpur Medical College and Hospital, in Guwahati. (PTI Photo)

NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday accused the Congress of “defaming” India, as he lashed out at the opposition party over its youth wing’s shirtless protest at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi last month. Shah claimed that Rahul Gandhi, Congress MP and Lok Sabha leader of opposition, has “started opposing India” in his opposition to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP. “Congress has tried to defame the country by removing clothes at the AI Summit. We were also in opposition, but there’s a place for it. You made the summit a platform for personal politics, while the whole world gathered to see India and invest in India,” he said at a rally in Guwahati. He added that instead of apologising, Gandhi called the protesting In Youth Congress workers “lion-hearted,” a stance he described as “irresponsible.” Shah further challenged the Congress to oppose the BJP vigorously but criticised their demonstration for “narrowing the possibilities of Indian youth on a global platform.” “He (Gandhi) is defaming India and its democracy in front of the world. You can oppose us with all your might, but you run away in Parliament. When the world comes to see India’s youth strength, you are narrowing their possibilities. India’s public will not forgive you,” the senior BJP leader remarked.Shah praised Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for making the state “self-sufficient” in healthcare. “He (Sarma) wants Assam to be a state where no patient has to go outside for treatment. Patients who previously travelled to Chennai, Mumbai, Karnataka, and Delhi for cancer treatment will now receive care closer to home,” the home minister stated. Shah inaugurated the newly constructed Pragjyotishpur Medical College & Hospital and the Golaghat and Tinsukia cancer centres in Guwahati. He also virtually laid the foundation stones for super-speciality hospitals at Diphu, Jorhat, and Barpeta Medical College & Hospitals, as well as the Swasthya Bhawan and the Abhayapuri District Hospital. The Election Commission of India willannounce the schedule for the Assam assembly elections at 4 pm. The BJP has been in power here since 2016, when it first came to power in the state.

MUMBAI: The city’s hospitality and food supply chains are feeling the heat as Mahanagar Gas Ltd’s partial curtailment of 20% of piped gas to commercial and industrial users begins to cause ripples across the city. Around 30-35% of hotels in Mumbai that depend on piped gas have been affected, forcing many establishments to reduce items on menu or look for alternative fuel and energy sources.In a statement, MGL said it had implemented “a partial curtailment” of gas supply to industrial and commercial customers “due to the prevailing geopolitical developments affecting the import of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and are supplying them 80% gas.” The company maintained domestic PNG (piped cooking gas at home) consumers and CNG stations continue to receive 100% supply and remain unaffected.The curtailment in piped gas supply for industrial users is 50%, an official said.

The disruption has come at a time when anxiety over fuel availability is already high. In Bhandup, LPG supplies resumed on Friday under heavy police protection after deliveries were disrupted following an assault at a local dealership. Five police personnel were deployed at the outlet as large crowds gathered from early morning, with dealers reporting panic-driven bookings rather than any real depletion of household stocks.“Deliveries had slowed after the assault, but with more bandobast in place, full-fledged distribution has started again,” a dealer said.Even as domestic consumers saw some relief, commercial LPG users such as hotels, canteens and bulk buyers continued to face uncertainty, with supplies yet to resume fully. The strain was visible across multiple sectors.At Goregaon’s Film City, food providers said they were being forced to tweak menus. The impact has also spread to the vegetable trade, where wholesalers say demand from hotels and eateries has dropped sharply. In Mulund, a wholesale vegetable vendor said 60-70% of regular bulk buyers who were from restaurants and street business were not lifting stock, leading to significant wastage.Dealers, though, pointed to a possible easing of the situation after reports that two ships carrying gas had crossed the Strait of Hormuz and were headed to India, raising hopes of improved availability.

Jairam Ramesh (Image/PTI)

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission will hold a press conference at 4 pm to announce the schedule for the general elections to the legislative assemblies of Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. The terms of these assemblies are set to end on different dates in May and June.Ahead of the announcement, opposition leaders targeted the poll body and questioned its neutrality while reacting to the upcoming declaration of election dates.Congress leader Jairam Ramesh took a swipe at the Model Code of Conduct and the poll panel saying that the MCC has come to stand for “Modi’s Code of Campaigning”.In a post on X party’s general secretary in charge of communications wrote, “The Election Commission will announce the schedule for the 2026 assembly elections at 4 PM today. It would have been given the go-ahead by the G2, since G1 would have completed this round of inaugurations, ribbon-cuttings, flag-offs, and launches.“The Election Commission’s Model Code of Conduct (MCC) will soon come into effect. But since 2014 this has come to stand for Modi’s Code of Campaigning – which will be full of defamation, abuses, intimidation, fear-mongering, and spreading the virus of lies,” he added.The Congress frequently uses the term “G2” to take swipes at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah. The Model Code of Conduct (MCC) is a set of guidelines agreed upon by political parties to regulate campaigning during elections and ensure that polling, campaigning and counting are conducted in a free, fair and transparent manner.Meanwhile, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Manoj Kumar Jha also urged the poll panel to ensure impartiality.“I just want to say that the Election Commissioner should look at their predecessors and conduct themselves accordingly. An independent and unbiased election is not just something written on paper,” he said.He said that the announcement of election dates appeared predictable based on recent political rallies.“The announcement of election dates is a fairly natural process; we had already got an indication from the way the Prime Minister’s rallies were being held. The Election Commission does not appear to be playing an impartial role. We keep urging them to show impartiality. I feel that in the future, children may read in books: ‘Once upon a time there used to be an Election Commission which conducted free and fair elections, once upon a time, not now.’”Reacting to the upcoming polls in West Bengal, Firhad Hakim, the mayor of Kolkata and a leader of the Trinamool Congress, said elections come and go but his party remains connected to people throughout the year.“Elections come and go. We stay with the people all year round. If someone new shows up for the election, will people trust them? In their pain and suffering, Trinamool Congress was with them,” Hakim said.Reacting to the announcement, Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit said that the party had been waiting for the announcement for a long time.“We welcome it. We’ve been waiting for this for a very long time. Actually, it should have been announced much earlier… I would say to the Election Commission that there are already so many doubts about you, but at least don’t do things so blatantly. The Prime Minister keeps making announcements left and right, and then suddenly it occurs to you to announce the dates,” he said. Final electoral rolls of the four states and the Union territory of Puducherry have already been published as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voters’ list.

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) turned aggressive sellers in Indian equities in March, pulling out Rs 52,704 crore (around USD 5.73 billion) from the cash market in the first fortnight of the month. The withdrawals come amid escalating tensions in West Asia, the weakening of the rupee and growing concerns over the impact of elevated crude oil prices on India’s economic growth and corporate earnings.According to depository data, FPIs have remained net sellers on every trading day so far in March. Between the beginning of the month and March 13, overseas investors offloaded equities worth about Rs 52,704 crore.The latest round of selling follows a brief revival in foreign inflows in February, when FPIs invested Rs 22,615 crore in Indian equities. That marked the highest monthly inflow recorded in the past 17 months.Before February’s inflow, foreign investors had been consistently pulling money out of the market. They withdrew Rs 35,962 crore in January, Rs 22,611 crore in December and Rs 3,765 crore in November.Analysts say the renewed selling pressure is largely linked to geopolitical uncertainty in West Asia and its impact on energy markets.Vaqarjaved Khan, Senior Fundamental Analyst at Angel One, said tensions in the region and concerns about a prolonged conflict affecting the Strait of Hormuz pushed Brent crude prices above $100 per barrel, prompting investors to shift to a risk-off approach. He added that the pressure was intensified by the rupee’s persistent weakness near the Rs 92 level, elevated US bond yields and profit booking following earlier inflows.Similar concerns were highlighted by VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Investments. He said the conflict in West Asia has weakened global equity markets, while the falling rupee and rising crude oil prices have raised worries about their potential impact on India’s economic growth and corporate profitability.Vijayakumar also noted that India has delivered comparatively weaker returns than many developed and emerging markets over the past 18 months, which has reduced foreign investors’ interest in the market.He pointed out that markets such as South Korea, Taiwan and China are currently seen as more attractive destinations for investors. According to him, these markets remain relatively cheaper than India even after the recent correction and offer better corporate earnings prospects. As a result, further FPI selling in India may continue in the near term.Despite the heavy outflows, analysts believe the selling has opened up opportunities for domestic investors. The strong FPI exit from financial stocks has made valuations more attractive for local buyers.Looking ahead, Khan said the outlook for the second half of March remains cautious. Outflows could slow if geopolitical tensions ease or if fourth-quarter earnings from sectors such as banking and consumption exceed expectations. However, a further spike in oil prices or fresh global uncertainties could extend the selling trend.Sector-wise, information technology stocks have experienced the largest foreign outflows in 2025 so far. FPIs have withdrawn around Rs 74,700 crore from the IT sector amid subdued revenue growth, tariff-related uncertainties and weaker global spending on technology.Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) stocks have also faced significant selling, with outflows of nearly Rs 36,800 crore as urban consumption slows and companies face margin pressures, according to Aditya Shankar, Co-founder of Centricity WealthTech.Power and healthcare sectors have likewise seen notable exits, with FPIs pulling out more than Rs 24,000–26,000 crore, largely due to valuations being stretched relative to earnings delivery.At the same time, FPIs have increased their investments in telecom, oil and gas, metals and chemicals. Shankar said this indicates a rotation by foreign investors towards domestic value segments and commodity-linked sectors.

NEW DELHI: Activist and engineer Sonam Wangchuk was released from Jodhpur Central Jail on Saturday after spending nearly six months in detention, with his wife Geetanjali J Angmo describing the moment as the end of a long and exhausting ordeal for their family.In a message posted on X shortly after his release, Angmo wrote about the emotional process of informing Wangchuk that he would finally walk free. “Writing the final letter to the jail superintendent yesterday seeking permission to meet and inform @Wangchuk66 of his release,” she said. Thanking people in Jodhpur for their support, she added that she was relieved that her husband’s “ordeal of being inside the jail for 170 days” had ended.

Angmo also spoke about the personal strain of the months-long detention. She said she had travelled to the prison twice every week for the past five months, often making the journey simply for a one-hour meeting. “My ordeal of making two trips a week every week for just a 60-minute meeting over the past five months has finally ended,” she wrote.Wangchuk, 59, had been detained on September 26 last year under the National Security Act following violent protests in Ladakh linked to demands for statehood and inclusion under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. The protests were organised by groups including the Leh Apex Body and the Kargil Democratic Alliance.The Centre announced on Saturday that it had revoked Wangchuk’s detention with immediate effect, saying the decision was aimed at fostering “peace, stability and mutual trust” in Ladakh and facilitating dialogue with stakeholders. Police in Jodhpur confirmed he was released at around 1.30 pm after the order arrived, with Angmo present to complete the formalities.The decision came days after the Supreme Court of India adjourned a hearing to March 17 on a petition filed by Angmo challenging the detention.Just two days earlier, Wangchuk had written on X that he remained committed to activism for Ladakh but believed the region’s future required “clarity, unity and sincere dialogue”. “Our struggle has always been for Ladakh’s protection, dignity, and long-term well-being and shall continue to be,” he said.

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