New Delhi: The Supreme Court has rejected a plea seeking a fresh probe into the international acquisition and transfer of animals at Vantara (Greens Zoological Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre) in Gujarat’s Jamnagar, saying the apex court-appointed SIT headed by retired SC judge J Chelameswar has already given a clean chit and found no violation of law.A bench of Justices PK Mishra and NV Anjaria said the terms of reference of the SIT were of wide dimension, covering every aspect of Vantara’s cases right from the beginning and nothing wrong was found.Dismissing the petition, the bench said, “On consideration, we are of the clear opinion that none of the directions prayed for can be granted.”The Court found no substance in allegations that inquiries, investigations or prosecutions in Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, Uganda, Peru, Malaysia and Venezuela had uncovered material that could have a bearing on the international acquisition and transfer of animals. The Supreme Court said that now all the issues raised have already been addressed by the SIT and there is no need for a fresh investigation.“The process adopted by the SIT was thorough. It held several meetings, conducted site inspections, gave opportunity to all concerned to submit information and documents, examined foreign donor zoos and institutions,” the court said.The Supreme Court said the SIT “inter alia called for and considered the responses of the CITES management authorities of UAE, Venezuela, Democratic Republic of Congo etc. and obtained information from all concerned, namely, CBI, ED, DRI, Customs Commissioner at Jamnagar, WCCB and the District Police.” “Notices were issued to the complainants, journalists and environmentalists who had published or made allegations, including those on whose reports the applicant/petitioner now relies and each person who appeared before the SIT was heard,” it said.In view of the SIT report, accepted by this Court by an order dated 15th September, 2025 and confirmed by an order dated 9th March, 2026, the respondent “cannot be investigated, interrogated, much less prosecuted in respect of the transfers investigated therein, no direction can be issued to any domestic authority in respect of the samples so transferred, and the matter cannot be referred to any body, global or otherwise.” But cannot be reopened,” it said.

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ is gearing up for its release and lead actress Zendaya is already warning fans of heartbreak.The actor who played MJ in the superhero franchise, opposite Beau tom hollandPeter Parker has opened up about the character’s ‘painful’ separation following the events of ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’. As the new film begins, Peter asks Doctor Strange for a spell that will make the world forget he is Spider-Man. As a result, the general public is forgetting them, with even their close friends like MJ and Ned Leeds having no memory of their time together as BFFs.According to new details revealed by Empire, MJ has moved on and is involved with a new romantic interest, played by Ahsoka actor Iman Esfandi, while Peter is forced to watch from the sidelines. Reflecting on the story, Zendaya admitted that she also found the situation emotionally difficult. “As someone who cares about the characters and cares about these movies, it’s like, ‘Oh my God, this is so heartbreaking.’ You just feel so bad because you want them to be happy, and you know that ultimately they’ll be happier together,” she said.With the romance pushed aside due to memory loss, Zendaya explained that it helped create an entirely new dynamic between the two characters.“It’s kind of easier, because I don’t have to pretend that I know this person. I don’t have to pretend to have all this history with them because it seems like they don’t.”Although MJ no longer remembers Peter Parker, she still knows Spider-Man. The trailer shows a scene at Ned’s house party, where he and MJ introduce Peter Parker to their Spidey board and hint that they were trying to identify Spider-Man and find his location.‘Brand New Day’, directed by Destin Daniel Creightonand starring Jon Bernthal, Kevin Feige, Destin Daniel Cretton, Amy Pascha, is due in theaters July 29.

Rajasthan Royals head coach Kumar Sangakkara has questioned Sam Curran’s absence from IPL 2026 after the England all-rounder returned to action for Surrey in the Vitality Blast despite the franchise being informed that he suffered a season-ending injury.

I will talk later Rajasthan Royals defeat in Qualifier 2Sangakkara said it was disappointing to see Curran return to action in England after the franchise was informed that the all-rounder would miss the entire season due to injury.

Sangakkara told reporters, “We were told Sam Curran had a season-ending injury, but I think I saw him play two or three games for Surrey. It was disappointing because we would have loved to have had him with us.”

Curran was signed by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 2.40 crore but withdrew before the start of the season due to a back injury. The franchise then brought in Sri Lankan all-rounder Dasun Shanaka as his replacement.

Sangakkara said that when the Royals were informed about the injury they accepted the situation and praised the team for the way they responded despite losing a player of Curran’s calibre.

“Having brought in Dasun Shanaka as a replacement after being initially informed, I think the team and everyone involved should be extremely proud of their achievement,” he said.

The former Sri Lanka captain also supported the BCCI’s stance on player withdrawal and injuries and said that clear rules were necessary to protect the interests of franchises.

“There is always a need for a proper, strict policy on this and the BCCI has a strict policy on this. Injuries are part of the game, and if it is a serious, season-ending injury, then of course we understand,” Sangakkara said.

Curran’s return comes after a groin problem that troubled him during England’s T20 World Cup campaign. said after taking out IPLThe 27-year-old had said that scans revealed there was enough damage to require an extended period of rehabilitation.

Curran told the BBC at the time, “It’s an injury I’ve been struggling with a bit. It’s gradually got partially worse. I went for some scans, and it showed fair damage, so I had to make a tough decision. It was bothering me quite a bit.”

The England all-rounder also admitted that missing the IPL was a big blow.

“It was very disappointing to miss the IPL, and now I feel I have a rehab block to try to get stronger and fit whenever I feel like it,” he said.

However, Curran’s return to Surrey before the IPL season ended has prompted renewed discussion about player availability and injury replacements.

Sangakkara pointed to the commitment shown by many members of the Rajasthan Royals team, including players who remained with the team despite limited opportunities.

“We have had a lot of injuries ourselves. We also have players like Adam Milne, Shimron Hetmyer, Luan-Dre Pretorius and Kwena Mafaka who are here despite not getting much game time. They have worked hard, practised, watered for the team and worked as hard as anyone to support the team on this journey,” he said.

Sangakkara avoided making any direct allegations and said that the existing rules of BCCI should remain in force.

He said, “It’s really up to the individual player to decide whether they want to come or not, but I think the BCCI’s policy is very strict now, and it should stay that way. It ensures that contractual obligations are met fairly and realistically, and I think every IPL side will benefit from that.”

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Matt Walsh lashes out at Erica Kirke’s boyfriend rumors while Blake Wynn breaks silence (Image via Getty)

Conservative commentator Matt Walsh hit back at a viral claim on social media about Erica Kirk, the widow of Turning Point USA’s late founder Charlie Kirk. The controversy began when an X account called Project Constitution alleged that Erica Kirk was romantically involved with Blake Wynn and was seen with him at the Beverly Hills Hotel. The post immediately gained attention online. It claimed that witnesses saw Erica Kirk and Blake Wynn showing affection in a hotel bar on May 14. The account also suggests that the relationship may have begun before Charlie Kirk’s death.However, both Erica Kirk and Blake Wynn publicly denied the allegations. Matt Walsh also intervened, calling the claims false and accusing the account of targeting Kirk for months. His response added another layer to an online controversy that has continued to garner attention on social media platforms.

Matt Walsh defends Erica Kirk as she and Blake Wynn deny going viral dating allegations

According to The Daily Beast, the viral post came from Project Constitution, an X account allegedly run by conspiracy theorist Colin Scott Campbell. The post claimed that Erica Kirk had “moved on” and was seen with Blake Wynn, the nephew of casino tycoon Steve Wynn.The account alleged that an eyewitness saw the pair together at the Beverly Hills Hotel on May 14 and claimed that they were behaving like a couple. It also called into question Erica Kirk’s public image and suggested that she was pretending to grieve while moving on in private.Matt Walsh sharply criticized those claims. In a post on X, he wrote:“This ridiculous idiot has been harassing Erica for months now by telling one nasty scandalous lie after another. He deserves to be sued out of anonymity, but the problem is that he is almost certainly already broke, and has no dignity or moral character to speak of, so he has nothing to lose by continuing this insane campaign.”Walsh has defended Erica Kirk before. Last month, he also spoke out against people who mocked him online after he became emotional following the White House correspondents’ dinner shooting incident.Shortly after the rumor broke, Erica Kirk responded directly to X and denied every part of the story.“Every single word here is a lie. Charlie’s love will be with me for the rest of my life. Only the Lord can fill that most painful void.”She told that on May 14, she was celebrating her son’s second birthday at her home in Arizona. Erica Kirk also noted that she shared a birthday tribute to her son on Instagram that day.She said Blake Wynn was a close friend of her late husband and had continued to support his family. According to his statement, Wynn is also preparing to get engaged to his longtime girlfriend.Blake Wynn later posted his response, writing:“I hate to be the bearer of bad news to bots and X users who spend their days making things up under the guise of journalism, but I’m not dating Erica Kirk.”At present, no evidence has been presented to support the allegations and both people named in the rumor have publicly rejected the claims.

New Delhi: Nearly two-thirds of all live births in India – 66.4% – were first-borns, while births to the fourth child and beyond remained at barely 3.5%, the 2024 Sample Registration System statistical report showed. On birth spacing, which is an important factor for maternal health and child development, the data shows that 53.5% of second or subsequent births occurred 36 months or later after the previous birth.According to 2024 data, about 23% of births were second-order births, a term used to refer to a second child, and 7.3% were third-order births.In terms of urban and rural trends, the data shows that 65.4% of live births were first-order births in rural India and the percentage was 69% for urban areas. Among larger states and union territories, Telangana has the highest percentage of first-order births at 82.7%, while Kerala has the lowest at 47.9%. Interestingly, Kerala had the highest percentage of second order and third order births at 34.9% and 13.3%.While Kerala had the highest percentage of second-order and third-order births, Telangana had the lowest at 13.4% and 2.9% respectively, the 2024 Sample Registration System statistical report showed.Madhya Pradesh has the highest percentage of fourth or higher order births at 6.5%, while Andhra Pradesh ranks lowest at 0.5%.Data on birth order and the interval between consecutive live births have been collected under the Sample Registration System (SRS) since 1990.Birth order – the chronological order of child births within a family – and birth intervals are key indicators of spacing between children and fertility levels.

The trend in terms of birth order in 2024 is in line with previous years.In 2023, first-order births were 66%, and fourth or higher order births were 3.6%.In 2022, 64% of live births were first-order births and fourth or higher-order births were 4.7%.As far as spacing of births is concerned, 53.5% of second and higher order births occurred 36 months or more after the previous live birth and only 1.4% of live births occurred within 10–12 months of the previous live birth. According to the data, 19.3% of births occurred within 12–24 months and 25.8% occurred within 24–36 months of the previous live births. The percentage distribution varies considerably across states and union territories. For example, the percentage of second and higher order live births occurring 36 months or more after the last live birth ranged from 32.8% in Andhra Pradesh to 79% in Assam.Previous research drawn from government data such as the National Family Health Survey has repeatedly underlined the urgent need for better birth spacing methods in family planning. He highlighted that pregnancies less than a year apart increase the risk of diarrhoea, respiratory infections and stunting among children under five in India.The report also points to a strong relationship between women’s education and fertility rates. While India’s total fertility rate is 1.9, which remains below the replacement level of 2.1 in 2024, illiterate women recorded a much higher fertility rate of 3.2 compared to 1.8 among literate women.

DJ Akademiks saw big trouble in Clavicular and DaBaby nightclub confrontation captured on video (Image via Getty)

The public disagreement between streamer Clavicular and rapper DaBaby has become one of the most talked-about moments online this week. The incident took place on May 27, 2026, at Baccara Nightclub in Miami, a venue co-owned by Clavicular, real name Braden Eric Peters, and music manager Wack 100. Video shared online shows Clavicular trying to stop DaBaby’s performance during a packed show at the club. The clip quickly spread on social media and sparked debate among fans. Shortly thereafter, DJ Akademiks discussed the situation during a livestream on Rumble and shared a warning for young streamers.According to Clavicular, the problems started when they learned that people associated with DaBaby had allegedly brought firearms to the nightclub. He said it went against the venue’s no-gun policy. Even though he was unhappy with the situation, he pointed out that the event had been publicized in advance, making it difficult to shut everything down immediately.Speaking on his livestream, DJ Akademiks suggested that dealing with established rap artists can be very different from handling internet personalities. He told Clavicular that DaBaby “wasn’t one of the guys on the yacht” and described the rapper as a “bad guy.”Academics said:“You can’t tell him like thatts you’ve come to your stream, get the fuckOkay get out of here. You can’t take DaBaby out. Listen, the last NThe guy who tried to get DaBaby out of Aisle 6 never left Aisle 6.’He continued:“That’s all I’m going to tell you, Clave. The last fuckWhoever tried to get DaBaby out of Aisle 6 hasn’t left Aisle 6. He is still a ghost in Isle 6. Just keep that in mind, Clave. We love you, but don’t play with that guy. That man is a bad man. he’s not one of themIt’s on the boat.”

DaBaby continues to perform despite Braden Eric Peters’ attempt to stop the show

Tension is visible inside the club as the situation unfolds in the viral video. In one clip, DaBaby asks Clavicular if everything is okay. Clavicular replied that things were not right and it appeared that he was attempting to end the performance.Another video shows Clavicular arguing with someone from DaBaby’s group. He can be heard saying:“Who the fuck is that?”are you there? Baby’s brother? get the fuckOkay from here, now. Take him out. Go.”In another moment, Clavicular placed a hand on DaBaby’s shoulder while talking to him. He appeared upset and accused the people around the rapper of being disrespectful. Despite the confrontation, DaBaby continued performing and did not leave the stage.The incident occurred just weeks after Clavicular faced legal trouble in Florida. Court records show the 20-year-old man pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge related to a gun incident involving a dead alligator on May 15 in the Francis Taylor Everglades Wildlife Management Area. He received six months’ probation, 20 hours of community service that could not be streamed or monetized, and was ordered to complete a firearm safety course.

New Delhi: To curb the habit of “hesitate and forget” among some high court judges, Supreme Court On Friday, it set a deadline of three months for the high courts to pronounce their decisions, and also said that orders in bail cases should be passed immediately.As a series of appeals against convictions in criminal cases are pending indefinitely, a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said the high courts should show extra diligence in deciding cases related to personal liberty, regular and anticipatory bail.CJI Kant said, “Bail petitions should be heard and the order should preferably be pronounced and uploaded on the same day. If it is reserved, it should be narrated the next day and uploaded on the website.”Mere prompt announcement of the order of grant of bail will no longer suffice as the Supreme Court has ordered that the jail authorities should also be informed with equal promptness so as to ensure that the undertrial prisoner/convict is released from custody immediately, preferably on the same day or certainly by the next day, unless there is a need to keep him behind bars in other cases or there is failure to furnish the bail bond.The Supreme Court asked the trial courts concerned to report compliance with the bail order to their high courts.However, the SC gave some leeway to the HC and said that if a bench is of the opinion that giving a reasoned judgment will take time in cases where the order is urgently required, then it can pronounce the operative part immediately and follow it in the next 15 days. However, it added that high courts must upload all judgments within 24 hours of the judgment being delivered.CJI Kant and Justice Bagchi said the HC registry will have to give a monthly report on the number of reserved judgments to the Chief Justice, who can confidentially inform the judges concerned about cases in which judgments were reserved for two months.If the judge or bench concerned fails to deliver the judgment in three months, the HC CJ shall request them to do so in the next two weeks, otherwise the matter may be assigned to another judge/bench for fresh hearing and speedy decision, the SC said while accepting or modifying several suggestions made by amicus curiae Fauzia Shakeel.Apart from the steps to be taken by the CJ, the Supreme Court gave freedom to the parties in such situations to file applications for transfer of their cases to some other bench. It says that every judgment should mention the date on which the judgment was reserved.

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has opened up about his recent private meeting with the Mayor of New York City Zohran MamdaniHe said he warned socialists about the risks of bad governance and ideology-driven policy making.Speaking to Fox Business Network host Maria Bartiromo on Friday, Dimon called the closed-door meeting “pleasant” but made clear he did not back down during the conversation.Dimon said, “He was very polite. It was very serious. We had a very good conversation, but I said everything I wanted to say.”The banker said she used the debate to speak out on key issues affecting New Yorkers, including affordable housing and child care. However, he said poorly designed policies could create bigger problems rather than solutions.“I have to talk about affordable housing and child care. Most people want it. If you do it badly, it will be a disaster… Do it right. There are studies that can tell you how to do it right. Get people involved who know what they’re doing and implement appropriate policies,” he said.Dimon also criticized politicians who focus primarily on taxes and spending rather than fixing the system and administration.“Good policy is free,” he said. “I want to say to politicians, ‘Don’t try to raise more taxes or spend more money, sit down and decide policy.’The JPMorgan boss also pointed to Mamdani’s lack of executive experience while discussing the challenges of running America’s largest city.“I mean, he’s now running a city with 300,000 employees,” Dimon said before the Reagan National Economic Forum in California.“And I’ve seen mayors fail miserably because they can’t make themselves run out of a paper bag, or ideology blinds them from practical, realistic, real-world policy. And so we’ll see.”He said he would be willing to help if the administration adopts practical solutions.“And, you know, if I can help them do good things, I’m happy to do that.”The meeting took place on May 18, when Mamdani met separately with both Dimon and Goldman Sachs Chief Executive David Solomon. The talks came amid growing concern from business leaders over Mamdani’s proposed economic policies, which also include a tax on second homes worth more than $1 million. The mayor recently faced criticism after filming a promotional video for the proposed tax outside a penthouse owned by hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin.Griffin later described the move as “scary” and announced plans to further expand Citadel’s operations in Florida rather than New York. He also suggested the company might reconsider its planned $6 billion development project on Park Avenue.When asked about the controversy, Dimon suggested that Mamdani may regret the video.“My guess is he probably regrets it,” Dimon said.He added, “But you’ll have to ask them that.”