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Latest news on April 28, 2024: Prajwal Revanna is at the centre of a major sexual harassment scandal in Karnataka.

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Apr 28, 2024 8:01 PM IST

India News Live Updates: Prajwal Revanna booked in sexual harassment case amid video row; cook names MP’s father too

• Amid row over obscene videos, a sexual harassment case has been filed against Prajwal Revanna and his father – by their cook.

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Apr 28, 2024 8:00 PM IST

World News Live Updates: Prince Harry is returning to UK on this date after reportedly ‘scrapping’ the visit

• Prince Harry is returning to the UK for the Invictus Games 10th-anniversary ceremony at St Paul’s Cathedral, ignoring all security concern.

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Apr 28, 2024 7:54 PM IST

India News Live Updates: Indian warship INS Kochi renders help to vessel attacked in Red Sea

• The Indian Navy said a total of 30 crew members, including 22 Indian nationals, on board the Panama-flagged merchant vessel are safe

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Apr 28, 2024 7:52 PM IST

India News Live Updates: ‘What was Neha’s fault?’: Narendra Modi claims Congress ‘kneeled before appeasement’

Apr 28, 2024 7:45 PM IST

World News Live Updates: Barron Trump’s supposed girlfriend opens up about his ‘lil shy boy’ personality, reveals why their romance ended

• TikToker named Maddie, aka @maddatitude, who claims to have been Barron’s girlfriend, has heaped praises on him, declaring him “the best” and “the nicest.”

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Apr 28, 2024 7:21 PM IST

World News Live Updates: Dubai begins work on ‘world’s largest’ airport terminal | Details

• Once “the world’s largest” terminal at Dubai’s at Al Maktoum International Airport is fully operational, it will handle up to 260 million passengers each year.

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Apr 28, 2024 7:21 PM IST

India News Live Updates: Sunita Kejriwal holds roadshow for AAP’s West Delhi candidate

• This is Sunita Kejriwal’s second roadshow as part of the party’s ongoing campaign for the Lok Sabha elections.

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Apr 28, 2024 7:07 PM IST

India News Live Updates: Congress on Narendra Modi’s ‘Aurangzeb’ jab at Rahul Gandhi: ‘Mischievously twists every…’

• In a strongly worded remark, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh claimed Prime Minister Narendra Modi wanted to inflame communal passions in India.

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Apr 28, 2024 7:03 PM IST

Cities Live Updates: Uttarakhand forest fires: NDRF rushed to Nainital; officials’ leaves cancelled

• A team of 41 National Disaster Response Force personnel was rushed to Nainital on Sunday to assist the forest officials in checking the forest fires in the area

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Apr 28, 2024 6:31 PM IST

India News Live Updates: Evening brief: Amit Shah attacks SP over ‘family politics’, Arvinder Singh Lovely on alleged future plans with BJP; more

• A shortlist of the biggest headlines, recommended stories, and a special collection of news items you should check out.

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Apr 28, 2024 6:31 PM IST

Cities Live Updates: Month into new session, Punjab government school students await textbooks

• According to Punjab government school teachers, textbooks for Classes 1 to 10 were in a short-supply, negatively impacting the studies

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Apr 28, 2024 6:29 PM IST

World News Live Updates: Pakistan’s foreign minister Ishaq Dar appointed as deputy prime minister

• Ishaq Dar, 73, a chartered accountant and a veteran politician, belongs to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party.

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Apr 28, 2024 6:27 PM IST

World News Live Updates: Princess Lilibet axed from Meghan Markle’s diamond eternity ring ‘gifted’ by Prince Harry?

• Princess Lilibet of Sussex, who was born 4 June 2021, was not featured in Meghan’s “trilogy jewel” in her demonstration of her “connection” to Harry and Archie.

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Apr 28, 2024 6:25 PM IST

Cities Live Updates: Mamata govt believes in appeasement, patronising terrorists: JP Nadda in Bengal

• BJP president J P Nadda alleged that chief minister Mamata Banerjee never seemed to be bothered about Sandeshkhali and said that women are not safe in Bengal

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Apr 28, 2024 6:10 PM IST

India News Live Updates: Arun Govil explains why he is in Mumbai, not in Meerut: ‘On party’s order’

• Arun Govil said he reached Mumbai day after Meerut’s vote on BJP’s instruction as he would be campaigning for the party in other parts of the country.

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Apr 28, 2024 5:52 PM IST

India News Live Updates: ‘Can I speak in Hindi’: PM Modi talks about ‘heart-to-heart’ bond in Karnataka

• The Prime Minister asked the people if he could give his speech solely in Hindi without the help of a translator.

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Apr 28, 2024 5:48 PM IST

India News Live Updates: ‘India will never bow down’: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on talks with China

• Talks between India and China are going on smoothly and in a good environment over whatever issues there are, Defence minister Rajnath Singh said.

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Apr 28, 2024 5:46 PM IST

India News Live Updates: Lok Sabha polls: Women voters outnumber men in 61 Rajasthan assembly constituencies

• In eight Lok Sabha constituencies, including Churu, Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Pali, Jalore, Udaipur, Banswara, and Rajsamand, women surpassed men in voter participation

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Apr 28, 2024 5:43 PM IST

Cities Live Updates: 2 tourists washed away in Ganga in Rishikesh, SDRF launches search

• Police said a group of eight youths had arrived at Mast Ram Baba Ganga ghat in Lakshman Jhula to spend their weekend but two of them were washed away in the flow of the Ganga

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Apr 28, 2024 5:38 PM IST

India News Live Updates: Lok Sabha elections phase 3: Schools to remain shut on May 7 in these cities

• Lok Sabha elections are being held in seven-phases. It will conclude on June 1 and vote counting will take place on June 4.

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Apr 28, 2024 5:31 PM IST

India News Live Updates: Lok Sabha polls phase 3: Know about the voting day, total seats & constituencies

• Lok Sabha elections: A total of 1,351 candidates will contest in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections.

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Apr 28, 2024 5:22 PM IST

World News Live Updates: White House correspondents’ dinner shadowed by Israel-Hamas war as protestors chant ‘shame on you’

• To get inside WH correspondents’ dinner, some guests had to hurry through hundreds of protesters outraged over killing of Palestinians amid Israel-Hamas war.

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Apr 28, 2024 5:18 PM IST

India News Live Updates: Arvinder Singh Lovely to contest Lok Sabha polls on BJP ticket? His reply

• Arvinder Singh Lovely has blamed the Congress party’s alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi, for his resignation.

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Apr 28, 2024 5:13 PM IST

India News Live Updates: Lok Sabha polls 2024: Rajasthan sees low youth voter turnout compared to 2019

• Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Praveen Gupta said that approximately 60% of voters in this age group have exercised their franchise

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Apr 28, 2024 5:04 PM IST

India News Live Updates: ‘Don’t you find other Yadavs?’: Amit Shah to Akhilesh over Lok Sabha election tickets to family members

• Lok Sabha elections 2024: Union home minister Amit Shah hit out at the previous Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh over law and order situation

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Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum on Sunday said that Dubai will be the “world’s airport, its port, its urban hub, and new global centre”, as he announced a new airport project worth nearly 35 billion US Dollars (Rs 2.9 lakh crore).

The new airport will be called the Al Maktoum International Airport and will boast five parallel runways, a capacity to host 260 million passengers and 400 aircraft gates.

As the Dubai ruler made the announcement in a post on X, he said that the new project would ensure “continuous and stable development for our children and their children in turn”.

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The 2024 World Snooker Championship has arrived with 17 days of top-class sporting action lined up at the iconic Crucible Theatre in Sheffield before the latest champion is crowned on Monday 6 May.

Ronnie O’Sullivan enters the tournament on the brink of history, trying to claim a record eighth world title at the Crucible and break the current tie of seven with Stephen Hendry for most World Championships in the modern era.

The 48-year-old has had a sensational season, already winning the UK Championship and Masters, meaning victory in Sheffield would not only give him eight titles from each of snooker’s biggest three events but also see him become just the fourth man – after Hendry, Steve Davis and Mark Williams – to win the three triple crown events in a single season. He is currently the favourite on snooker betting sites to do just that.

But there are plenty of talented challengers looking to knock ’the Rocket’ off his perch. Luca Brecel brilliantly blitzed his way to the title 12 months ago but the Belgian has already been struck down by the ‘Crucible curse’ that has never seen a first-time winner repeat the trick the following year at the legendary theatre.

Aside from O’Sullivan, Judd Trump has been the player of the season with five ranking titles to his name this year and will be desperate to add a second World Championship to his CV, while Mark Allen has entered the very top tier of players over the past 18 months.

Here’s everything you need to know about the World Championship including schedule and results, while you can find predictions and tips for the tournament here and best bets for the first round here:

The World Snooker Championship begins at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield on Saturday 20 April and finishes on Monday 6 May. The top 16 players in the world qualified automatically for the event and have been joined by the 16 men who came through qualifying.

The entire championship will be live on the BBC, with BBC Two, BBC Four, the BBC red button, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website showing every match across the 17 days. The tournament is also broadcast on Eurosport in the UK. Subscribers can also stream the match online via the Discovery+ app.

If you’re travelling abroad and want to watch major sporting events, you might need a VPN to unblock your streaming app. Our VPN round-up is here to help and includes deals on VPNs in the market. Viewers using a VPN need to make sure that they comply with any local regulations where they are, and also with the terms of their service provider.

The World Championship is the richest prize in snooker with players sharing a total prize fund of £2,395,000. The winner will receive £500,000, with the runner-up pocketing £200,000 and the losing semi-finalists netting £100,000 each. An additional £15,000 is available to the player who compiles the highest break (including the qualifying stage), while two maximums made across any of the three triple crown events this season will be rewarded with a £147,000 bonus – with Ding Junhui and Mark Allen just one maxi away from that prize having made 147s at the Masters back in January.

First round

Ford 10-6 Walden

Maguire 10-7 Carter

Trump 10-5 Vafaei

Jones 10-4 Anda

Gilbert 10-9 Brecel

Murphy 10-5 Haotian

O’Connor 10-6 Selby

Milkins 10-9 Pang

Si 10-9 Williams

Bingham 10-5 Wilson

Day 10-8 Hawkins

Allen 10-6 Williams

Lisowski 10-9 Ding

Wilson 10-1 Dale

Higgins 10-6 Jones

O’Sullivan 10-1 Page

Second round

Trump 13-7 Ford

Gilbert 13-4 Milkins

Jones 13-9 Si

Sunday 28 April

10am

Stephen Maguire v Shaun Murphy

Ryan Day v Ronnie O’Sullivan

2:30pm

John Higgins v Mark Allen

Jack Lisowski v Stuart Bingham

7pm

Kyren Wilson v Joe O’Connor

Ryan Day v Ronnie O’Sullivan

Monday 29 April

1pm

Joe O’Connor v Kyren Wilson

Ryan Day v Ronnie O’Sullivan

7pm

John Higgins v Mark Allen

Jack Lisowski v Stuart Bingham