DH Evening Brief: February 12, 2022
Former Bajaj Auto chairman Rahul Bajaj passes away at 83
Veteran industrialist and philanthropist Rahul Bajaj, the Chairman-emeritus of the multinational conglomerate Bajaj Group - who crafted the ‘Hamara Bajaj’ aspirational story of India, is no more.
The last rites would be held in Pune on Sunday.
IPL auctioneer collapses on stage during bidding
The players' auction for this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) was halted after auctioneer Hugh Edmeades collapsed on stage during the bidding in Bengaluru on Saturday.
Edmeades was conducting the bidding for Sri Lankan spin-bowling all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga when he collapsed in front of shocked officials from the league's 10 franchises.
In west UP, chinks in BSP's Dalit base could help SP-RLD
The ground is sodden with rain and dangerously slippery. The narrow drains are overflowing with water and refuse, broken twigs, and dry leaves. But for the residents of Fatehpur, with memories of the time when even the 'kharanjas' (uneven brick pathways) did not exist, this is the least of their problems.
IPL Auction 2022: KKR get Shreyas Iyer for Rs 12.25 crore, Rabada bags million dollar deal from Punjab
Stylish India international Shreyas Iyer predictably became the highest paid player among the marquee set with Kolkata Knight Riders clinching him for a whopping Rs 12.25 crore after an intense bidding war at the Indian Premier League auction here on Saturday.
India seamer Harshal Patel, who was IPL's top wicket-taker last year, enjoyed a fantastic auction as Royal Challengers Bangalore retained him for Rs 10.75 crore
Dalits, Muslims hold the key in second phase of Uttar Pradesh polls; SP eyes gains while BJP banks on polarisation
Nurturing hopes to dislodge the BJP from power, the Samajwadi Party (SP) will be hoping to improve its tally of seats it had won in the 2017 Assembly polls while the BJP will be banking on polarisation as Dalits and Muslims hold the key in the second phase of polling for 55 Assembly seats in nine districts of western Uttar Pradesh on Monday.