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Khabar Bureau  
A day after the Gujarat Lions-Delhi Daredevils IPL clash here, police have arrested three people who were allegedly running a betting racket from inside the same hotel where the two teams were staying. On Wednesday night when the match was on at Green Park stadium, the BCCI's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) initiated action on information that a betting racket was being run from Landmark Hotel, Kanpur Senior Superintendent of Police Akash Kulhari said.

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The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 2016 had invited the ire of several people working in the field of child rights activism, who claim that the legislation legitimises child labour. The Act allows for children between the age of 14 and 18 to undertake non-hazardous work in family enterprises or the entertainment industry. Almost a year after the Bill was passed, the adverse after-effects of the Act still reverberate. In a recent operation, around 52 children were rescued by a local NGO from several parts of Outer and North West Delhi.

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The Supreme Court today commenced its historic hearing on a clutch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the practice of triple talaq and nikah halala among Muslims, saying it would first determine whether the practice is fundamental to Islam. A five-judge constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar, however, made it clear that the issue of polygamy among the Muslims may not be deliberated upon as it is not connected with the triple talaq issue.

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Petronet LNG Ltd, India's biggest importer of liquefied natural gas, on Wednesday reported its highest quarterly profit for the January-March period as it raised terminal charges and processed more gas. Its net profit for the fourth quarter of 2016-17 fiscal at Rs 470.79 crore (Rs 6.28 per share) was 92 per cent higher than Rs 245.31 crore (Rs 3.27 a share) in the same period of the previous fiscal. "January is normally the month when we raise regasification charges.