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News18
4 days ago
- Sport
- News18
Jasprit Bumrah OUT, Shreyas Iyer IN! India's Likely Squad For Asia Cup 2025
1/15 Suryakumar Yadav is the current captain of India's T20I team. In 83 matches played so far, he has scored 2598 runs in addition to taking two wickets. (Picture Credit: AP) Rinku Singh has played 33 T20Is so far for Team India and has scored 546 runs with a strike rate of 161.06. (Picture Credit: X/@BCCI) In 71 T20Is for India, Axar Patel has scored 535 runs and picked up 71 wickets. (Picture Credit: AP) 12/15 In 18 T20Is for India, Varun Chakaravarthy has picked up 33 wickets. He is India's first-choice spinner in the shortest format at present times. (Picture Credit: AP) Mohammed Siraj is in red-hot form these days, and he could make a comeback in India's T20I squad for the Asia Cup 2025. So far he has played 16 T20Is for India and dismissed 14 batters. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Hindustan Times
02-08-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Cricketer Rinku Singh removed as SVEEP icon over ‘neutrality concerns'
LUCKNOW The Election Commission of India (ECI) has removed Indian cricketer Rinku Singh from the voter awareness campaign - SVEEP (Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation) - in Uttar Pradesh. Rinku Singh was engaged to Samajwadi Party MP from Machhlishahr Lok Sabha constituency Priya Saroj on June 8. (File Photo) Due to his popularity among youths, Singh was included in the campaign as a youth icon to motivate voters. But on Friday, the UP chief electoral officer (CEO) directed district administration officers across UP to remove all publicity material, including posters, videos and photos from websites, featuring Singh. Singh was engaged to Samajwadi Party MP from Machhlishahr Lok Sabha constituency Priya Saroj on June 8. Top SP leaders including party chief Akhilesh Yadav attended the ceremony organised in Lucknow. 'After the engagement, Singh is associated with a political person. The icon engaged in the voter awareness campaign should remain apolitical and neutral, in both spirit and practice. The decision to remove Singh has been taken to maintain impartiality in the awareness campaign,' said an officer from the CEO office. Though Rinku Singh had not made any political statement or expressed intent to join politics after engagement with Priya Saroj, but ECI rules clearly state that any perceived political connection is sufficient ground for removal of the icon from an official public outreach initiative, the officer said. Political circles were abuzz with reaction over the ECI's decision, with some terming it as a fair decision by the poll panel and others saying that even after engagement with a politician, Singh did not indulge in politics. However, there was no comment from Rinku Singh or Priya Saroj over the ECI's decision. Rinku Singh shot into the limelight following his remarkable performance when he hit five consecutive sixes in an over during an IPL match, which gave a thrilling victory to the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) against Gujarat Titans in 2023. KKR had retained Singh for ₹13 crore in the recently concluded IPL. Appointment as BSA doubtful? Meanwhile, the cricketer's appointment as basic shiksha adhikari (BSA) in UP also seemed to be in for a problem after reports that the basic education department, UP, had put his file on hold. Even when Rinku's name figured for the post of BSA netizens took to social media questioning his educational qualifications. Authorities from the basic education department neither confirmed nor rubbished the news of cancellation of Rinku's appointment as BSA. Principal secretary (sports) Manish Chauhan said the file was sent to the basic education department and he had no idea what happened thereafter. Director, basic education, Pratap Singh Baghel said he too had no information and pleaded ignorance on developments on over Rinku's appointment. Another official said the state government is committed to the development of facilities for sports and encouragement of sportspersons. In the last eight years, on one hand, sports infrastructure has been developed at the rural level, while on the other hand, medal winning players are being given respectable prize money along with government jobs. UP remains the leading state in the country in terms of giving government jobs to players who have raised the prestige of the country and state through sports at the international level, he said.
Time of India
01-08-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
CEO removes Rinku Singh from SVEEP icon role
Lucknow: The chief electoral officer (CEO) of UP has officially removed cricketer Rinku Singh from his role as the state icon of the Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) programme. The decision, approved by the Election Commission of India (ECI), was communicated to the Aligarh district election officer (DEO), citing concerns over political neutrality. The CEO UP office wrote to the Aligarh DEO that all the promotional content such as posters, videos and other media featuring Singh should be removed with immediate effect. Official sources said, "Rinku Singh, who was previously featured in various voter awareness campaigns, has been dropped following his engagement to Samajwadi Party member of Parliament Priya Saroj. The ECI believes that Rinku's personal association with an active political figure could compromise the impartiality of the SVEEP initiative and it's also against the rules. Therefore, all promotional materials — including posters, banners, videos and digital content featuring Rinku are being removed. " Rinku and Priya's engagement ceremony took place on June 8 in Lucknow and was attended by prominent political figures including SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, Dimple Yadav, Shivpal Yadav and Jaya Bachchan, along with over 20 MPs. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like If you have a mouse, play this game for 1 minute Navy Quest Undo In its letter to Aligarh DEO, the ECI emphasised that fairness and neutrality are paramount in public campaigns. "ECI acknowledges Rinku's stature as a renowned sports figure, however his personal ties to a political leader could be perceived as partisan in public, thereby affecting the credibility of the voter awareness drive," added source. The decision has sparked mixed reactions on social media. While some users criticised it as overly cautious, others supported the move, arguing that public campaigns must remain free from political influence. No official statement has been issued by either Rinku Singh or Priya Saroj regarding the matter.
Time of India
01-08-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Rinku Singh removed as SVEEP icon over political neutrality concerns following engagement with Samajwadi Party's MP
LUCKNOW: The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Uttar Pradesh has officially removed cricketer Rinku Singh from his role as the state icon of the Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) program. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The decision, approved by the Election Commission of India (ECI), was communicated to the Aligarh district election officer (DEO), citing concerns over political neutrality. The CEO UP Office wrote to Aligarh DEO, that all the promotional content such as posters, videos, media and other medium featuring Rinku Singh should be removed with immediate effect. Official source said, 'Rinku Singh, who was previously featured in various voter awareness campaigns, has been dropped following his engagement to Samajwadi Party Member of Parliament Priya Saroj. The ECI believes that Rinku's personal association with an active political figure could compromise the impartiality of the SVEEP initiative and it's also against the rules. Therefore, all promotional materials—including posters, banners, videos, and digital content featuring Rinku are being removed. ' Rinku and Priya's engagement ceremony took place on June 8 at in Lucknow and was attended by prominent political figures including SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, Dimple Yadav, Shivpal Yadav, and Jaya Bachchan, along with over 20 MPs. In its letter to Aligarh DEO, the ECI emphasized that fairness and neutrality are paramount in public campaigns. 'ECI acknowledges Rinku's stature as a renowned sports figure, however his personal ties to a political leader could be perceived as partisan in public, thereby affecting the credibility of the voter awareness drive,' added source. The decision has sparked mixed reactions on social media. While some users criticized it as overly cautious, others supported the move, arguing that public campaigns must remain free from political influence. No official statement has been issued by either Rinku Singh or Priya Saroj regarding the matter.
NDTV
30-07-2025
- NDTV
Video: IAS Officer Does Sit-Ups On First Day In UP Over Lack Of Cleanliness
A video of a trainee Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer holding his ears and doing sit-ups among a group of people has gone viral, sparking discussions. The video is from Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur, and the IAS officer has been identified as Rinku Singh, who did sit-ups on the first day of his posting as Sub-Divisional Magistrate over a lack of cleanliness in the tehsil. On Tuesday, when Rinku Singh arrived as the new Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur, he took a round of the town and spotted people urinating in the open, right next to a public toilet. He made the offenders do sit-ups in public to set an example. A lawyer told him that he is a Brahmin and cannot go inside a dirty public toilet. Therefore, he chooses to urinate in public. Earlier in the day, he also found the parents of some school students loitering around with their young children. "It felt that primary school students were missing out on education because of their parents. To educate parents on the importance of education and discourage such behaviour, ensuring kids go to school, I made parents do sit-ups," said Mr Singh. Later, when Mr Singh went to meet protesting advocates, they refused to speak with him. Instead, the advocates questioned the IAS about the sit-ups. "I explained that the act was meant to prevent repeat offences. They then pointed out that the tehsil premises were also dirty, the toilets were filthy, and stray animals roam around. They asked if I would do sit-ups for that, too? I said yes. Since it was my mistake, I accepted it and did sit-ups," Mr Singh said. In a viral video, Mr Singh can be seen standing between a group of protesting advocates. After trying to have a dialogue with the lawyers, Mr Singh does five sit-ups in public. The SDM added, "The tehsildar told me that the place was even more filthy until 10 days ago. He recently got the place largely cleaned. Even after this, if the problem remains, it is our mistake, and I accept it. I have asked people to point out our mistakes so that we can rectify them," he added.
