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The Supreme Court has sought a reply from the Jammu and Kashmir government by 27 April on whether a transfer of the Kathua rape case to Chandigarh from the state's courts is necessary. Further, the apex court has also asked the state to provide security to the family of the deceased victim. The SC's direction comes in response to a plea filed by the victim's father.

Newly appointed Australian cricket team captain Tim Paine has claimed that the Aussie team needs an image makeover. He admitted that the team may have gotten carried away at times with their on-field conduct recently. However, Paine mentioned that the issue had already been addressed by ex-captain Steve Smith before he was ousted due to the ball tampering incident.

Divyanka Tripathi, who has impressed fans with her role, Ishita on Star Plus' popular show, Yeh Hai Mohabbatein, prefers do not want to quit television for films. She adds that if she gets a breakthrough, she would do a challenging role. She wishes to work with Akshay Kumar as she loves all his films and he compliments every actress he's worked with.

Even as the cash crunch hit some parts of the country, there has been a significant drop in the number of mobile wallet users and cashless transactions recently. Experts say that the fall has been mainly due to the stricter KYC norms introduced by the RBI last October. Customers have been shying away from such norms, moving towards cash transactions again.