Animal activists are hoping that this will be the last cricket World Cup in which leather balls are used. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA India) volunteers protested outside Wankhede Stadium to demand a ban on the use of the balls for the sake of cows.
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PETA now bats against leather cricket balls
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As the Mumbai Police gear up to ensure security of an unprecedented scale around the Wankhede Stadium, where the World Cup final will be played on April 2, they have hit upon a new strategy.
CM quota: Sportsman awaits house promised in 1989
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Hearing a petition that questions the allotments made under the Chief Minister’s (CM) discretionary housing quota, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday asked the state if the allotments were reaching those they were meant for.
Submit break-up of funds allotted to sports over 3 years: HC to state
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A PIL filed in the Bombay High Court has sought directions to the Union Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs to formulate a scheme for promotion of sports other than cricket.