CSK vs GT, IPL 2023 final: Ravindra Jadeja dedicates Chennai Super Kings’ title win to MS Dhoni

The scenes of Chennai Super Kings’ captain MS Dhoni lifting Ravindra Jadeja after the allrounder’s match-winning cameo in the IPL 2023 final against Gujarat Titans will remain etched in memory forever. And with Dhoni’s participation in another IPL season not certain, Jadeja dedicated the win to the talismanic CSK skipper.

Needing 10 off the last two balls to reach the revised target of 171 in 15 overs in the rain-shortened final at Ahmedabad on Monday, Jadeja (15* off 6 balls) hit Mohit Sharma for a six and a four to complete a thrilling five-wicket triumph (DLS method) for CSK.

Gujarat had posted a mammoth 214/4, led by Sai Sudharsan’s blistering 96 off 47 balls. But it started raining in the first over of CSK’s runchase and the delay forced revision of the target.“I’d like to dedicate this win to a special member of the CSK side, MS Dhoni,” said Jadeja.

“I was just thinking I need to swing hard, as much as I can. Where the ball will go, I was not thinking about that, just looking to swing hard. I was backing myself and looking to hit straight, because I know Mohit can bowl those slower balls,” Jadeja added. “It feels amazing, winning my fifth title in front of my home crowd. I’m from Gujarat, and it’s a special feeling. This crowd has been amazing. They were waiting for rain to stop till late night. I’d like to say a big congratulations to the CSK fans who came to support us.”

Amid row, Siddaramaiah govt to discuss anti-cow slaughter law in cabinet meeting

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said the anti-cow slaughter law in the state will be discussed in the upcoming cabinet meeting

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah said that the anti-cow slaughter law in the state will be discussed in the upcoming cabinet meeting, as he defended his colleague and animal husbandry minister K Venkatesh’s statement that if buffaloes can be slaughtered, why not cows.

Venkatesh’s remarks, made in Mysuru on Saturday, evoked a sharp reaction from the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which held protests across the state on Monday. The party also cautioned the Congress-led government from repealing the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Act, 2020. Brought in by the previous BJP government, the law replaced the Karnataka Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Cattle Preservation Act, 1964, which stood repealed. The new law came into force in 2021.

Siddaramaiah said there was lack of clarity in the law brought in by the previous BJP government. “We will discuss it (reviewing of anti-cow slaughter law) in the cabinet and take a decision,” he told reporters. “We have not decided anything yet.”

Venaktesh had also suggested that slaughtering of aged cows could alleviate challenges faced by farmers. The chief minister backed his statement, saying that cattle over the age of 12 could indeed be slaughtered. “According to the 1964 Act [now repealed], there is a provision to slaughter cows that are over 12 years old and cannot be used in agricultural activities,” Siddaramaiah said. “That’s what Venkatesh meant. He could not put it across clearly.”

The state animal husbandry minister K Venkatesh had said on Sunday, “If one can slaughter buffaloes and bulls, what is wrong with slaughtering cows?”

Reacting to Venkatesh’s remarks, former minister and BJP legislator V Sunil Kumar alleged that the Congress “loves neither the nation nor the cow”.

“Whatever Indian ethos that are followed by people, the Congress hates them. Rescinding the cow slaughter prevention Act is one such example,” Kumar told reporters in Karkala, his assembly constituency.

He added that the BJP will oppose any attempt by the Congress government to withdraw the anticow slaughter law.

“The BJP had formulated a law to prevent cow slaughter after holding a series of consultations with the people. The Congress had raised objections even when the BJP passed it,” he said. “Congress leaders and ministers have been repeatedly stating that the government will withdraw the act and revise textbooks. These clearly indicate the aim of the Congress government.”

Another former minister Kota Srinivas Poojary of the BJP appealed to chief minister Siddaramaiah and other Congress ministers to understand the feelings of people.

“People have voted for you and you got elected as chief minister. But, that does not mean that you have all powers and do as you wish. If you bring amendments and changes to the cow slaughter prohibition law, members of the BJP will strictly oppose this and will fight against any move,” Poojary, a member of the legislative council, said.

“When the BJP was ruling, it brought the cow slaughter prohibition bill in both houses in support of farmers and to protect cows. This has

President Droupadi Murmu becomes Indian to be conferred with Suriname’s highest civilian award

President Droupadi Murmu becomes Indian to be conferred with Suriname’s highest civilian award

Suriname conferred its highest civilian honour to President Droupadi Murmu- The Grand Order of the Chain of Yellow Star, the first Indian to receive this award. Murmu received the award from the President of the Republic of Suriname, Chandrikapersad Santokhi.

Murmu after receiving the award, said that the honour holds tremendous significance not only for her but the people of India.

“I am greatly honoured to receive Suriname’s highest distinction, “Grand Order of the Chain of the Yellow Star.” become the law as Hindus worship the cow and it is necessary to protect them,” he added.

This recognition holds tremendous significance, not only for me but also for the 1.4 billion people of India whom I represent,” the President of India said in a tweet.

She dedicated the award to the “successive generations” of the Indian-Surinamese community.

Amid uproar over the issue, Congress legislator Rizwan Arshad appealed the state government to consult farmers before making any decision regarding the law.

“Whatever is done should aim to take care of the interests of the farmers of Karnataka. Cow Slaughter is affecting the farmers of Karnataka. It is not a religious issue or a caste issue. It is the farmers’ issue. State government should seek consultation with farmers and take a decision,” Arshad added.

“I also dedicate this honor to the successive generations of the Indian-Surinamese community, who have played a stellar role in enriching the fraternal ties between our two countries,” she further said.

On the first leg of her state visit to Serbia and Suriname, President Droupadi Murmu arrived in Paramaribo, Suriname on June 4.

She was welcomed at the Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport with full state honours by Suriname’s President Chandrikapersad Santokhi, the official release of Rashtrapati Bhavan read.

Earlier today, President Murmu commenced her engagements with the visit to the Presidential Palace in Paramaribo to meet her counterpart, President Santokhi.

She received a warm welcome from her counterpart Santokhi at the Presidential palace in Paramaribo. The President appreciated President Santokhi’s warmth and hospitality throughout the meetings. She was delighted to learn that Hindi is widely spoken in Suriname, which makes her remind of India. India and Suriname on Monday signed four major Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) in the fields of health, agriculture and capacity building. The pacts were inked after Murmu and Santokhi held delegation-level talks. President Murmu led delegation-level talks between the two sides. Speaking on the occasion, the President said that she was happy to be in Suriname on her first State Visit as President of India when it is commemorating the 150th anniversary of the arrival of Indians in Suriname, the Rashtrapati Bhavan said in an official release.