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Kharge Files Six Charges Against CEC Gyanesh Kumar; Class 10 Girl Attacked in Andhra; Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta Dies

By HT News Desk

Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress president and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, filed six charges against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Thursday, accusing him of treason against the nation and the Constitution of India over alleged irregularities in elections and the revision of electoral rolls.

A 15‑year‑old Class 10 student was seriously injured when a man allegedly attacked her with a tree‑cutting chainsaw inside her classroom at Zilla Parishad High School in Rapthadu mandal, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, on Saturday morning.

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah posted photographs on X with journalist Nidhi Razdan, both dressed in wedding attire, and wrote, “A new journey began yesterday,” adding a ring emoji. Razdan shared the same photos and wrote, “It’s done bro,” also adding a ring emoji.

Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta, 59, was found dead in his home in Versova on Saturday morning. Police said he had fallen in the house late on Friday night, sustaining a severe head injury. His wife and two children discovered him in a pool of blood and took him to a hospital, where he was declared dead.

South African bowler Kagiso Rabada became the fastest bowler in history to reach 350 Test wickets, achieving the milestone in 13,808 deliveries during the third Test against Australia, breaking Dale Steyn’s previous record of 14,719 deliveries.

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