Newsprint: November 13, 2017

Episode 62,   Nov 22, 2017, 05:11 AM

Don’t have time to keep a tab on news throughout the day? CNN News18 brings you the day’s top news and newsmakers in less than 3 minutes! Here are today’s top picks: Alwar Killing: One Person Detained, Ummar was killed on Suspicion of smuggling Cattle, Rajasthan Police Rule out Gau Raksha Angle, Say No Definitive evidence found, Incident took Place on Nov 10

NEWS

At least 332 people were killed in Iran and Iraq when a magnitude 7.3 earthquake jolted the region on Sunday, state media in the two countries said, and rescuers were searching for dozens trapped under rubble in the mountainous area. The earthquake was felt in several western provinces of Iran but the hardest hit province was Kermanshah, which announced three days of mourning.

SPORTS

The hottest topic around Indian cricket at present is how the young duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal have taken over from the experienced duo of R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja in the limited-overs format, raising question marks over their chances of being a part of the 2019 World Cup team. But chinaman Kuldeep Yadav told CricketNext that there was no sense of competition and both Ashwin and Jadeja are like elder brothers who keep mentoring him and teaching him the tricks of the trade. In fact, he is looking forward to unite with the duo for the Sri Lanka series that starts in Kolkata

ENTERTAINMENT

The trouble for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's magnum opus, Padmavati , doesn't seem to end anytime soon. After protests in Rajasthan and Gujrat, Rajputana Vikas Sanghthan and Veer Kunwar Singh Shodh Sanghthan burned the posters in front of theaters in Noida, demanding a ban on the film. Meanwhile, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor tweeted in support of the film saying that the controversy is an opportunity to focus on women issues in Rajasthan in today's time. Shahid Kapoor, who is essaying the role of Raja Rawal Ratan Singh in the film, said that the film deserves a chance and that the makers have kept everyone's feelings and interests in mind.