The Surya Kiran aerobatic team of the Indian Air Force performed aerial maneuvers during the Somnath Amrit Mahotsav at Somnath Temple on Monday.As part of the celebrations, Narendra Modi participated in the special Mahapuja, followed by the Kumbhabhishek and flag hoisting ceremonies, which included the consecration ritual and unfurling of the temple flag.PM Modi on Monday offered prayers at the Somnath temple, one of the 12 Jyotirlingas, as part of the Somnath Amrit Mahotsav organized to commemorate 75 years of the inauguration of the renovated temple by India’s first President Rajendra Prasad.Before entering the temple complex, the Prime Minister paid tribute to the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel during the road show in Somnath.Earlier in the day, PM Modi held a road show on the way to the temple, drawing large crowds of supporters amid tight security arrangements in key areas of the city.Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Shanghvi had said on May 9 that PM Modi is on a visit to Gujarat to participate in the Somnath Amrit Mahotsav and inaugurate the Sardar Dham in Vadodara.PM Modi on Friday shared an op-ed ahead of his proposed visit to the Somnath temple on May 11, highlighting the civilizational importance of the temple and paying tribute to the people who have preserved and restored it over the centuries.In a post on Twitter, Modi said, “Wrote an oped about his upcoming Somnath Yatra on May 11 and explained why this day will always be important with regard to the greatness of Somnath and our civilization. Also paid tribute to every person who faced all kinds of challenges, yet always protected Somnath and restored its glory.”In the op-ed, the Prime Minister said the visit will mark 75 years of the inauguration of the renovated Somnath temple by India’s first President Rajendra Prasad. PM Modi also referred to the Somnath Swabhiman Parv organized earlier this year to commemorate 1,000 years of the first attack on the temple and described the history of Somnath as a journey “from ruin to renewal” or “from scholars to creation”.

martin short‘Three Amigos!’ Iconic actor known for his roles in! and ‘Only Murders in the Building,’ recalled meeting his hilarious and warm ex-girlfriend, Gilda Radner. Reliving the memories, the actor-comedian shared that every girl wanted to be his best friend and every boy wanted to date him because of his infectious personality.

Martin Short recalls meeting Gilda Radner

Reminiscing about his days when he was still out of school, Short remembered meeting Radner in a 1972 production. “‘Godspell’ had opened on Broadway and become a big hit, so they were moving the production to Toronto,” Short said in ‘Netflix Is a Joke Presents: This Better Be Funny with David Letterman.’ Reflecting on his trip, Short noted that the callback was chaos among hundreds of people.

Martin Short remembers ‘funny’ Gilda Radner and Nancy Dolman

Highlighting Radner, who died of ovarian cancer in 1989, the late ‘Saturday Night Live’ star claimed she was funny, vivacious and warm. “At the first rehearsal, she came up and said, ‘Hi, I’m Gilda. I’m really excited to meet you.’ She was absolutely funny,” he said. Meanwhile, he also met his then-future wife, Nancy Dolman, who was Radner’s pupil. “She was an incredible singer,” the ‘Father of the Bride’ star said. Tremendous talent.”

Martin Short talks about his daughter’s passing

Meanwhile, taking a closer look at the actor’s life, Martin Short recently spoke about his family and the horrific incident. Mentioning deep grief, the 76-year-old shared that the death of his daughter Kathryn Short due to suicide has been a nightmare. “And my daughter struggled with extreme mental health, borderline personality disorder and other things for a long time, and she did her best until she couldn’t,” he said about Katherine during his appearance on CBS’s Sunday Mornings.

North Korea has amended its constitution to require the military to launch a retaliatory nuclear strike if leader Kim Jong-un is assassinated or incapacitated by a foreign adversary.The constitutional change comes after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several of his close advisers were reportedly killed in strikes during the initial phase of the joint US-Israeli attacks on Tehran.The amendment was adopted during the first session of the 15th Supreme People’s Assembly, which began in Pyongyang on March 22. The changes were revealed on Thursday during a briefing by South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) for senior government officials, The Telegraph reports.According to the NIS briefing, Kim retains command over North Korea’s nuclear forces, but a constitutional amendment formally defines procedures for retaliation if killed or rendered incapable of leading.The amended Article 3 of the Nuclear Policy Law states: “If the command-and-control system over the nuclear forces of a State is endangered by attacks by hostile forces… a nuclear strike shall be automatically and immediately initiated.”Professor Andrei Lankov, a Russian-born professor of history and international relations at Kookmin University in Seoul, said the change reflected growing concerns in Pyongyang following recent developments in Iran.“This may have been the policy earlier, but now it has been included in the Constitution and emphasized,” he said.“Iran was a wake-up call. North Korea saw the remarkable efficiency of US-Israeli decapitation attacks, which instantly eliminated large portions of the Iranian leadership, and they should now be horrified.”Experts believe that carrying out a similar operation in North Korea would be much more difficult than in Iran due to the country’s isolation and tight security controls. North Korea’s borders are largely sealed and foreign diplomats, aid workers and businessmen visiting the country are closely monitored, limiting opportunities for intelligence gathering.Reports have suggested that Israeli intelligence tracked Iranian leaders through hacked traffic cameras in Tehran, but such a strategy would be difficult in Pyongyang due to the limited CCTV network and tightly controlled intranet system.Kim Jong-un is also known for maintaining tight personal security. He is constantly accompanied by bodyguards, avoids air travel and usually travels by heavily armored train.Prof Lankov said Pyongyang’s main concern was likely to be satellite surveillance technology.He said, “Their biggest fear is the information they can get from satellite technology. And, overall, their concerns are not unfounded because removing the leadership at the beginning of any conflict is likely to be decisive.”He said North Korea’s military is loyal to its leadership and would likely retaliate in the event of an attack.“I don’t see any possibility of an attack from South Korea, so any retaliation would be aimed at the United States,” Prof Lankov said.Meanwhile, North Korea is also preparing to deploy a new type of artillery system near its border with South Korea, according to state media reports released on Friday.The official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that Kim recently visited a munitions factory to inspect the production of a ‘new type of 155-millimeter self-propelled gun-howitzer’.The KCNA said the artillery system has a range of more than 37 miles and will be deployed to long-range artillery units deployed along the border with South Korea this year.The new weapon could put central Seoul, about 35 miles from the border, within striking distance of much of Gyeonggi province, South Korea’s most populous region and a major industrial hub.

The howitzer will provide significant changes and benefits to our military’s ground operations, KCNA quoted Kim as saying.Despite recent peace efforts by the South Korean government, North Korea continues to describe Seoul as its main rival and recently removed long-standing references to Korean unification from its constitution.North and South Korea are technically at war because the 1950–1953 Korean War ended in an armistice rather than a formal peace treaty.

New Delhi: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor Questioning the outcome of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, it has been suggested that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists may have played a decisive role in the BJP’s victory in the state.Referring to the SIR exercise, Tharoor alleged that large-scale deletions from electoral rolls and delays in deciding appeals would have prevented millions of legitimate voters from casting their votes.“In the case of SIR, what I have said is a legitimate question to be answered. Look at the case of Bengal. 91 lakh names were removed from the list. 34 lakh of them are living human beings who have appealed that they are around and they are legitimately entitled to vote. The rules require each case to be decided individually, so only a few hundred cases were decided before voting,” he said at the ‘India, That’s Bharat’ roundtable on the sidelines of the Stanford India Conference in the US.“As of today, there are approximately 31,32 lakh people who could be found to be valid voters in the remaining years while the decision is on, but have missed the chance to vote,” he said.Tharoor further pointed to the BJP’s victory margin in Bengal, saying the numbers closely reflected unresolved appeals.He said, “And BJP won in Bengal by a margin of 30 lakh votes. Now you tell me is it completely fair and democratic? That’s the question I ask. To be honest, I have no problem in removing fake, removed, absentee, transferred voters.”The Congress MP also claimed that the voter list revision could have a distinct political impact in Kerala, where he suggested that removing duplicate entries could work against the CPM.“And especially in Kerala, I suspect the Congress benefited from deletions because the CPM had long been adept at double nominations, triple nominations, quadruple nominations – same people in four different booths, etc. This used to happen. And so they were eliminated by SIR, and as you said, in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, there were very few appeals. But in Bengal, there was no doubt that there were 34 lakh appeals. And this is 34 lakh forms filled by 34 lakh persons. And of those, only a few hundred have been heard from,” Tharoor said.The BJP registered a historic victory in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, winning 207 seats and ending the 15-year rule of the Mamata Banerjee-led All India Trinamool Congress in the state. TMC won 80 seats. Following the victory, the BJP formed its first government in West Bengal, with Suvendu Adhikari sworn in as the Chief Minister.

Delhi Capitals captain Akshar Patel with Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer. (Photo courtesy: IPL)

Punjab Kings will look to halt their worrying decline when they take on in-form Delhi Capitals in an IPL 2026 clash at the beautiful HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala on Monday. After being the only unbeaten team earlier in the tournament, PBKS have now suffered three consecutive defeats and need to quickly build momentum towards the end of the season.Punjab’s recent struggles have come due to poor fielding, expensive bowling from the fast bowlers led by Arshdeep Singh and the decline of openers Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh. However, captain Shreyas Iyer remains optimistic and has urged his team to stick to the aggressive mindset that has led to success earlier in the tournament.

Meanwhile, Delhi Capitals have had a disappointing campaign and have lost five of their last six matches. Their batting line-up is struggling badly on slow pitches, while spinner Kuldeep Yadav’s poor form has added to the team’s troubles. With captain Axar Patel already hinting at plans for next season, DC may experiment with bench players in the remaining games.Although Delhi are mathematically still alive in the race for the playoffs, their chances of qualification in the competition look extremely slim.

pbks vs dc head to head

• Matches played: 35
• Punjab Kings won: 18
• Delhi Capitals won: 17

PBKS vs DC today IPL match: pitch report

The evening is expected to be cool in Dharamshala with the temperature hovering around 14 degrees Celsius, while thunderstorms and scattered rain are expected early in the day. Conditions are likely to improve by match time, although light rain cannot be ruled out. The venue has emerged as a batting paradise in recent IPL seasons, with the average score in the first innings since 2023 being 209 – the highest across all IPL venues in that period, albeit in just five matches. Teams batting first have won four of those five matches, which suggests that chasing is not necessarily the preferred option despite the possibility of dew in the evening.

PBKS vs DC IPL Match: Dharamshala weather update

Despite thunderstorms forecast in some areas in the afternoon, the weather is unlikely to worsen during tonight’s IPL match. The hill station is expected to remain cool and cloudy throughout the day, with the temperature reaching around 16°C before dropping to around 19°C during the evening.The chance of rain, which is around 55% at 3 pm, is expected to steadily decrease as the evening progresses. Importantly for fans and players, the forecast suggests a 0% chance of rain for the entire match duration from the time of the toss at 7 pm. Although it is likely to be cloudy at the HPCA Stadium, uninterrupted cricket is expected under pleasant weather conditions.

PBKS vs DC: Predicted Playing XI

Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Suryansh Shedge, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Marco Johnson, Vijaykumar Vishak, Lockie Ferguson, Arshdeep Singh.Influential player: Yuzvendra ChahalDelhi Capitals (Playing XI): Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul (wk), Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Auqib Nabi, Mitchell Starc, Lungi Ngidi.Impact Player: Mukesh Kumar

PBKS vs DC: Live Streaming Details

The PBKS vs DC match will be held at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala. The game will be broadcast on Star Sports Network, while live streaming will be available on JioHotstar.

ipl toss today time

The toss of today’s IPL match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals will take place at 7:00 PM IST, while the match will start at 7:30 PM IST.