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DELHI: Countering the Opposition’s charge on the now-scrapped electoral bonds system, Union Home Minister Amit Shah today asked if the Opposition parties would also describe donations they received through bonds as “extortion”. Mr Shah’s remarks, made in an exclusive interview to NDTV, were a sharp response to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who has said the electoral bonds system was the “world’s biggest extortion scheme” and called Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “champion of corruption”. Responding to the Opposition parties charge on the issue in the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls, Mr Shah said, “Their parties have also received donations…

PATNA: After the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday said that the BJP’s “400 paar” film has become super flop on the first day itself. “The Mahagathbandhan is winning all four seats in the first phase. We have held block-wise meetings and the feedback has been very good. The BJP’s “400 paar” film has become a super flop on the first day itself. The people of Bihar are aware and will teach them a lesson,” he said. Mr Yadav told ANI that there is no competition in the first phase…

MUMBAI: Tesla chief Elon Musk this morning said he has postponed his planned trip to India due to “very heavy Tesla obligations”, a day before his visit was expected to begin. Musk, who owns Tesla and SpaceX, was to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his two-day visit and announce investment plans for his businesses. The world’s richest man confirmed on X he has delayed his trip, but said he looks forward to visiting India later this year. Musk had said last week that he was “looking forward to meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in India”, after which reports…

Goemkarponn Desk MARGAO: With a direct qualification to the semifinals hanging in the balance, FC Goa host Chennaiyin FC in a high-stakes knockout battle of the Indian Super League here on Saturday. On recent form, FC Goa enters the fixture on the back of an impressive run (45 points from their 22 matches), having secured victories in four out of their last five matches. Their commanding performance against Chennaiyin FC in their recent face-off, where they emerged triumphant with a 4-1 scoreline, underscores their current form and confidence. Contrastingly, Chennaiyin FC, despite experiencing a setback in their previous fixture against…

ODISHA: Odisha FC qualified for the semi-final of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 by beating Kerala Blasters FC by 2-1 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar tonight. Accordingly, the Juggernauts have won their first-ever ISL playoffs game, and thus made it to the semi-final for the first time in the competition’s history. They will now be competing against the Mohun Bagan Super Giant across two legs in the last-four clash for a place in the ISL final. In a gripping encounter spanning across 120 minutes, the Juggernauts prevailed at their home turf despite trailing first in the game. Lithuanian…

LONDON: Mark Robins scored the goal that helped launch Manchester United’s era of dominance. Now he is plotting to deepen their misery in the FA Cup semi-final on Sunday as Coventry boss. The 54-year-old scored against Nottingham Forest in the third round of the competition in 1990, a goal that turned out to be a turning point in the history of United and was widely credited with saving Alex Ferguson’s job. Robins also scored the winner in the semi-final against Oldham and United went on to lift the cup, the first of a cascade of trophies under Ferguson, who oversaw…

Goemkarponn Desk MUMBAI: The Indian cricket team’s 15-member squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 is likely to be finalised by the end of April in order to stick with the ICC’s May 1 cut-off date for the provisional roster. According to reports, captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja, Rishabh Pant, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj and Arshdeep Singh are certainties in India’s T20 World Cup squad. The remaining five slots will be finalised based on the player’s IPL 2024 performance in the first four weeks of the ongoing T20 tournament. A BCCI…