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अद्यतन शुक्रवार, 17 अप्रैल 2026 10:45 पूर्वाह्न IST
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Babar Azam Reaching a historic milestone during the PSL 2026 clash between Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators at the National Stadium in Karachi, he once again underlined his stature as one of the finest T20 batsmen in the world.Peshawar Zalmi continued their impressive performance with an impressive eight-wicket win. After winning the toss, Zalmi opted to bowl first and executed their plans to perfection. Quetta Gladiators struggled to gain momentum and were restricted to 154 runs in their 20 overs.In reply, Zalmi easily achieved the target in 18.3 overs. Mohammad Haris provided the early momentum with 35 before Babar Azam took over the innings. The captain scored an unbeaten 71 runs off 51 balls in the chase and ensured there were no hindrances as Zalmi cruised towards victory.Historical milestone for BabarWith this innings, Babar Azam became the first Pakistani and only the fourth player in the world to register 100 half-centuries in T20 cricket, joining an elite group. david warner, Virat KohliAnd jos buttler. He also holds the record for most consecutive fifty-plus scores in international cricket, having scored nine consecutive scores across all formats in 2022.
| player | Turn | 50’s |
|---|---|---|
| david warner | 435 | 116 |
| Virat Kohli | 402 | 107 |
| jos buttler | 468 | 100 |
| Babar Azam | 341 | 100 |
Babar registered his name in the record books by surpassing Chris Gayle in terms of highest 50+ score in T20 cricket.
Top 5 players who scored the most 50+ scores in T20 cricket
| player | Turn | 50+ score | 100s | 50’s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| david warner | 435 | 126 | 10 | 116 |
| Virat Kohli | 402 | 116 | 9 | 107 |
| Babar Azam | 341 | 111 | 11 | 100 |
| chris gayle | 455 | 110 | 22 | 88 |
| jos buttler | 468 | 108 | 8 | 100 |
This feat highlights Babar’s consistency and longevity in the shortest format, placing him among the all-time greats of T20 cricket.
actor Gaurav GeraThe actor who played the role of undercover agent Alam in the blockbuster film ‘Dhurandhar’ has revealed about his experience of working with the director. Aditya Dhar. The actor described the filmmaker as one of the most calm, evolved and intellectually settled filmmakers, a stark contrast to the noisy, high-pressure sets he has seen in the past.dhurandhar 2 review
In an interview with India Today, Gaurav Gera spoke warmly of how Aditya Dhar’s public words resonated with him on a deeply personal level, so much so that he felt the director was speaking directly to him.“This guy is very evolved, you know; he has clarity of thought. You’ll know it by listening to his conversations. I remember, he was giving a speech somewhere or was on stage at some event. He talked about the industry and sometimes you think it’s not for you, and then one moment changes everything. I felt as if he was speaking directly to me. That’s the beauty of this guy,” Gera shared.He also praised Dhar’s wife, actress Yami Gautam, and described both of them as down to earth people. “I think intellectually they are very well rounded people,” he said.
For Gaurav Gera, a moment on the ‘Dhurandhar’ sets was a perfect example of the director’s measured leadership style. Despite being a large-scale production with a large cast and huge stakes, the director was clearly unperturbed.“He did all this with such ease. I remember once on the set, when we were shooting Lyari, and he was casually scrolling on his phone. I asked him if it’s such a big film with such a big cast and so much happening. Don’t you get stressed? He just smiled and said, ‘I have a great team; I have nothing to worry about,'” the actor recalled.Gera drew a sharp contrast between Dhar’s approach and his experience with other filmmakers over the years, making it clear that the ‘Dhurandhar’ director’s style left a lasting impression.Gera further added, “I remember this because I have often seen many filmmakers doing chillam chilli (yelling). I have seen many abusive directors. But here is a man who was so calm because he had faith in his team. He is always smiling and very soft-spoken. Even now, look at him, he is giving credit to all his colleagues on social media.”
‘Dhurandhar’ and ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’, led by Ranveer Singh, have broken many box office records and have secured their place among some of the biggest hits of recent times. indian cinema History.The first installment was released on December 5, 2025, while the second part hit the theaters on March 19, 2026.
उत्तर प्रदेश की राजनीति: बहुजन समाज पार्टी (बसपा) अध्यक्ष और उत्तर प्रदेश की पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री मायावती ने लोकसभा और विधानसभाओं में महिलाओं के लिए 33 फीसदी आरक्षण के प्रस्ताव का समर्थन किया है. उन्होंने कहा कि यह फैसला महिलाओं को उचित प्रतिनिधित्व देने की दिशा में एक महत्वपूर्ण शुरुआत है, भले ही इसमें काफी देर हो चुकी है. लखनऊ में प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस के दौरान उन्होंने साफ कहा कि अगर 50 फीसदी आरक्षण नहीं मिल सका तो कम से कम 33 फीसदी आरक्षण लागू करना भी एक सकारात्मक कदम है. उन्होंने इसे महिला अधिकारों की दिशा में एक ऐतिहासिक शुरुआत बताया.
33 प्रतिशत आरक्षण महिलाओं के अधिकार की दिशा में पहला कदम है
मायावती ने कहा कि उनकी पार्टी हमेशा से महिलाओं के लिए 50 फीसदी आरक्षण की मांग करती रही है. हालाँकि, अन्य राजनीतिक दल इस पर सहमत नहीं थे। उन्होंने कहा कि अब जो 33 प्रतिशत आरक्षण का प्रस्ताव आया है, वह भी महिलाओं को उनका अधिकार दिलाने की दिशा में एक महत्वपूर्ण शुरुआत है. उन्होंने कहा कि भले ही यह 50 प्रतिशत से कम है, फिर भी यह महिलाओं को राजनीति में भाग लेने का अवसर देगा। उन्होंने कहा, 50 नहीं तो कम से कम 33 फीसदी, ये भी एक अच्छी शुरुआत है.
बसपा का रुख और बाबा साहेब अंबेडकर को किया याद
मायावती ने कहा कि उनकी पार्टी ने हमेशा महिलाओं के अधिकारों के लिए आवाज उठाई है. उन्होंने बाबा साहेब भीमराव अंबेडकर को याद करते हुए कहा कि उन्होंने महिलाओं को पुरुषों के समान मतदान का अधिकार दिलाकर बहुत बड़ा योगदान दिया था. उन्होंने कहा कि 2023 में पारित कानून को लागू करने में देरी हुई है, लेकिन इसके बावजूद बीएसपी इसका स्वागत करती है. उन्होंने ऐतिहासिक रूप से हाशिए पर रहीं महिलाओं के लिए अलग से आरक्षण की आवश्यकता भी जताई।
महिला सशक्तिकरण पर राजनीतिक दलों की भूमिका पर सवाल
मायावती ने कहा कि महिला सशक्तिकरण को लेकर सिर्फ बयानबाजी हुई है, जबकि वास्तविक नीतियों का अभाव रहा है. उन्होंने आरोप लगाया कि मजबूत राजनीतिक इच्छाशक्ति की कमी के कारण महिलाओं को उनका अधिकार नहीं मिल सका. उन्होंने विशेष रूप से अनुसूचित जाति, अनुसूचित जनजाति और अन्य पिछड़ा वर्ग की महिलाओं के लिए अलग आरक्षण की मांग दोहराई।
कांग्रेस पर तीखा हमला, देरी के लिए ठहराया जिम्मेदार
प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस में मायावती ने कांग्रेस पार्टी पर भी निशाना साधा. उन्होंने कहा कि आजादी के बाद कई महत्वपूर्ण फैसले जातिगत सोच से प्रभावित हुए, जिसके कारण महिला आरक्षण में देरी हुई. उन्होंने कहा कि कांग्रेस सरकार ने लंबे समय तक इस मुद्दे को स्वीकार नहीं किया और बाद में इसे टुकड़ों में लागू किया गया। उन्होंने कहा कि इसी कारण डॉ. भीमराव अंबेडकर को भी कई नीतिगत असहमतियों के कारण इस्तीफा देना पड़ा था.
महिलाओं के खिलाफ बढ़ते अपराधों पर चिंता
मायावती ने देश में महिलाओं के खिलाफ बढ़ते अपराध और हिंसा पर भी गहरी चिंता जताई. उन्होंने कहा कि सिर्फ कानून बनाना ही काफी नहीं है, बल्कि उसे जमीन पर सख्ती से लागू करना भी जरूरी है.
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to begin a 10-day ceasefire at 5 p.m. EST (2100 GMT), signaling a pause in Israel’s conflict with Iran-backed Hezbollah, which is running parallel to the war with Iran.A US official said the ceasefire would begin on Thursday. Israel’s campaign in Lebanon has emerged as a major obstacle to achieving the peace deal that Trump sought to end the war Israel launched with Iran in late February. US and Iranian officials are considering a second round of in-person talks in Islamabad in the coming days and an end to the fighting in Lebanon could pave the way for an agreement on other thorny issues, including Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry had earlier said that peace in Lebanon was necessary for the talks it was brokering.Trump said he had excellent conversations with both Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu said in a video statement that he had agreed to a 10-day pause and an opportunity to reach a historic agreement with Lebanon. But there was uncertainty over whether a ceasefire would be reached between archenemies Israel and Hezbollah.Netanyahu said in his video message that he did not agree with Hezbollah’s demand to withdraw forces deployed in southern Lebanon to the international border between the two countries and would maintain a broad “security zone” up to the border with Syria. He said, Israel’s main demand was that Hezbollah should be destroyed.In its first comments after Trump’s announcement, Hezbollah said any ceasefire should not give Israel freedom of movement within Lebanon. In a statement issued by its media office, the group said the presence of Israeli troops on Lebanese territory gave Lebanon and its people “the right to protest”.Trump said he has directed US Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Kaine to work with the two countries to achieve lasting peace. “Both sides want to see peace, and I believe it will happen soon!” he said in a post on Truth Social. He also said that the leaders of both the countries can meet at the White House. Trump said, “It’s very exciting. I think we’re going to have an agreement where we’re going to have a meeting for the first time in 44 years, and Lebanon will have a meeting with Israel, and they’re probably going to do it in the next week or two at the White House.”This is a Reuters story
Amid the oft-repeated debate over whether northern states could benefit from future Lok Sabha expansion at the expense of the South, the historical record tells a more complex story. Between 1951 and 1977, when parliamentary seats were periodically reallocated following the census exercise, the share of Lok Sabha seats in both the Hindi belt and the southern states saw a decline. But the Hindi belt’s share fell much more – 3.1 percentage points, while the South’s declined by 1.2 points.The main reason was not the rise of the South over the North or vice versa, but the increased representation of the Union Territories and the increasing share of the Western and Eastern States. The comparison also needs to be read carefully: the map of India looked very different in 1951, before the linguistic reorganization of states. By 1956, the states were more or less in their present form, but at that time many union territories had little or no representation in the Lok Sabha.
Overall, the data shows that changes in parliamentary representation were shaped not only by the North-South balance, but also by state reorganisation, UT representation and the evolving federal map of India.
► The 1951 election took place before the linguistic reorganization of states, so state boundaries were very different from what they are today ► After the reorganization of 1956, the states were largely in their present form, but many union territories still had little or no representation in the Lok Sabha ► The decline in share was partly driven by increased representation of Union Territories and gains from western and eastern states ► Even in 1977, the last election in this analysis, because there was no reallocation of Lok Sabha seats thereafter, Daman and Diu did not exist as a separate union territory. ► This comparison tracks total Lok Sabha seat share, not voter population per Member of Parliament or constituency size ►Figures for 1951 and 1957 refer to seats, not constituencies, as some constituencies then elected two members
दिल्ली समाचार: दिल्ली में रसोई गैस सिलेंडर का संकट बरकरार, हफ्तों इंतजार के बाद भी नहीं मिल रही गैस.
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US naval blockade: What’s on the menu for sailors, marines on warships; New pictures surfaced
Families of US service members deployed on warships in the Middle East say their loved ones are going hungry, due to limited food supplies and poor quality food on ships amid the US naval blockade of Iranian ports.Photos shared by service members aboard the USS Tripoli and USS Abraham Lincoln, obtained by USA TODAY, show small portions: a lunch tray containing a small scoop of chopped meat and a folded tortilla; A dinner plate containing a handful of boiled carrots, a dry meat patty, and a gray slab of processed meat.“The food is tasteless and not nearly enough, and they’re hungry all the time,” said Karen Erskine-Valentine, a West Virginia pastor who is sending care packages to a sailor aboard the Abraham Lincoln. “That’s how your heart breaks.”Dan F., whose daughter is a Marine aboard the USS Tripoli, said she told him in sporadic messages that fresh produce was no longer available and that crew members were cutting supplies. A coffee machine on board broke; Dan said he has stopped drinking coffee in solidarity.“We have the strongest military in the world,” Dan, a 63-year-old former Marine who wished to be identified only by his first name to protect his daughter from retaliation, told USA TODAY. “You must not be short of food. We have the same thing at our opponents’ disposal.” [was] We fed our people.”A sailor aboard the Tripoli wrote to his family that crew members “eat when possible” and divided portions equally when one person got more than the others. “Supply is about to get really low,” he wrote on March 11. “Morale is going to be at an all-time low.”
Efforts by families and community groups to send food, hygiene products and other essential items have been disrupted by the indefinite suspension of mail delivery to 27 military zip codes throughout the Middle East.According to Army spokesman Major Travis Shaw, the U.S. Postal Service halted deliveries in early April, citing “airfield closures and other logistics impacts due to the ongoing conflict.” “The suspension will remain in effect until further notice,” Shaw said.Mail already in transit is being held at secure Postal Service or military facilities “for future delivery when service resumes,” he said. No mail is being returned to senders.“Resumption of mail service is dependent on the reopening of airspace by civil authorities and the area commander’s assessment of regional transportation and delivery stability,” Shaw said.A Texas mother whose son, a Navy sailor, is aboard Tripoli, told USA TODAY she has spent at least $2,000 on care packages. No one has reached out to his son.Karen Turgeon, organizer of the annual Thanksgiving care package drive in Monson, Massachusetts, raced to organize an additional drive for four service members in her community sent to the Middle East. No package has arrived. Her group has instead redirected its efforts to sending cards and flowers to the families of deployed service members.Dawn Penrod, treasurer of the American Legion Auxiliary chapter in Edgewater, Maryland, said she spent an hour at the post office trying to send a care package to her nephew, an Army Reserve member deployed to Bahrain. A postal worker told her she could not send anything to a military address. The package is now kept in his living room.“They were delivering mail and packages all the time,” Penrod said of the previous deployment. “I don’t know why they can’t do it anymore.”
The USS Tripoli has been at sea for more than a month after leaving its home port in Japan to join the Iran war. The 3,500 sailors and Marines aboard Tripoli and two accompanying warships are now tasked with enforcing the U.S. blockade of ships leaving Iranian ports, according to U.S. Central Command.The USS Abraham Lincoln has been deployed for even longer periods. On April 15, USS Gerald Ford broke the record for the longest deployment of any aircraft carrier since the Cold War, spending 295 days at sea. The carrier returned to Naval Support Activity Souda Bay on the island of Crete for maintenance on 23 March following a laundry fire and plumbing problems.
The military said there is no end date for the mail suspension despite a ceasefire in the Iran war. USPS spokesman David Coleman said the temporary suspension can be monitored on the Postal Service’s website.“We’re trying to cheer them up at home,” Turgeon said. “We send them an envelope full of things to send whenever they can.”
Russia carried out one of the largest attacks on Ukraine so far this year, killing at least 17 people and wounding dozens in an attack with missiles and drones that targeted Kiev and other major cities overnight.Ukraine’s air defense said Russia launched more than 40 ballistic and cruise missiles as well as more than 650 drones of various types, calling it one of the worst attacks of the year so far. Along with the capital, Dnipro, Odessa, Kharkiv and Zaporizhia were also affected.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters during a visit to the Netherlands on Thursday that 17 people had been killed in the attacks. Ukraine and the Netherlands are discussing anti-ballistic air defense systems, he said, without elaborating. Children were among those killed in the barrage, which mostly damaged residential areas, according to the State Emergency Service and local officials. In Kiev, police and doctors who came to help the injured were also injured in follow-up attacks, Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office said on Telegram. Russia regularly uses so-called doubletap attacks that target defense personnel responding to initial attacks.This is Bloomberg’s story
New Delhi: India on Thursday raised serious concerns at the United Nations over threats to commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, urging immediate restoration of safe navigation and calling for restraint and de-escalation amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East.Addressing the UN General Assembly debate under the Veto Initiative on the “Situation in the Middle East”, India’s Permanent Representative Ambassador Harish P said maritime security was vital to India’s energy and economic interests.He said, “An aspect of particular concern to India’s energy and economic security relates to commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. India condemns the fact that commercial shipping was targeted by military attacks in this conflict.”He said India strongly condemned the attacks on civilian maritime activities and stressed that such actions are unacceptable.“We reiterate that targeting commercial shipping and endangering innocent civilian crew members or otherwise hindering freedom of navigation and commerce in the Strait of Hormuz is unacceptable,” he said.Calling for adherence to international law, Harish urged the international community to ensure free movement of trade through the strategic waterway.“International law must be fully respected in this regard. We strongly urge that safe and unimpeded freedom of navigation and global commerce through the Strait of Hormuz be restored as soon as possible,” Harish said.Highlighting the humanitarian loss in the conflict, he said Indian civilians have also been affected.“Precious lives of Indian sailors aboard the ships have been lost during the conflict,” he said.Referring to the broader conflict in Iran and the Gulf region, Harish reiterated India’s consistent calls for restraint and diplomacy.“Since the outbreak of conflict in Iran and the Gulf region on 28 February 2026, India had expressed deep concern and urged all states to exercise restraint, avoid escalation of tensions and give priority to the safety of civilians,” he said.“We urge all states to promote dialogue and diplomacy to de-escalate tensions and purposefully address the underlying issues,” he said.Reaffirming India’s position on sovereignty, Harish said, “We have also called for respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all states.”India’s comments come amid rising geopolitical tensions and growing concerns over potential disruptions in global energy supply routes through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important maritime trade corridors.
