Delhi Capitals players (Photo courtesy: IPL)

New Delhi: Arun Jaitley Stadium was painted yellow on Tuesday evening. Everywhere one looked, in every stand where Delhi celebrated its best ever performance, a group of yellow jerseys was visible. They were there in groups and in small numbers, but their presence was difficult to ignore. At one point, slogans of ‘Dhoni, Dhoni’ were echoed. Ironically, the former India captain, or ‘Thala’ as he is more fondly called Chennai Super Kings The loyalist, has not even traveled to the capital and has not played a game yet in this IPL season.At the other end, barring a small section of the DC contingent, Delhi Capitals fans were conspicuous by their absence. The blue and red players of the home team had little to show and no reason to erupt during Match 48 of IPL 2026.Go beyond limits with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!After winning the toss and electing to bat first, DC never got going and only late performances from Tristan Stubbs (38 off 31 balls) and Samir Rizvi (40 off 24) helped them reach a respectable 155/7.led by chennai super kings sanju samsonThe top order’s 87 off 52 balls and Kartik Sharma’s unbeaten 41 off 31 took the total to 15 balls and 8 wickets remaining.As a result, DC are seventh in the IPL standings with one win in the last five matches or two wins in the last eight. They are better than only Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians And this time Lucknow Super Giants.Apart from having low hopes of reaching the playoffs, what this group has in common is their poor home record. MI (home win record 33.3 percent), KKR (25 percent), DC (20 percent), and LSG (0 percent) have had very poor home runs, which goes along with their overall poor seasons.In contrast, CSK, who are placed sixth after consecutive wins, have the third-best home record (60 percent win record at home). The four teams in the playoff places – Punjab Kings, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals – all have strong home win records of 75 per cent, 80 per cent, 60 per cent and 60 per cent respectively.Delhi Capitals have not helped their cause with the variety of surfaces on offer, while conditions have been inconsistent due to unseasonal rain and cool temperatures in the evening.The afternoon match against Punjab Kings was flat and ended with 529 runs. Then, against Royal Challengers Bangalore, DC were bowled out for just 75 runs on a lively track.On Tuesday, a surface that was yet to be used was expected to be slow by DC skipper Axar Patel. However, towards the end, they saw the opposite and the well-set batsmen needed time. While DC barely got any, CSK stitched an unbeaten 114-run partnership with Samson and Karthik.Delhi Capitals coach Hemang Badani He admitted that he has struggled in most departments and needs to adapt better to the conditions and pitches.“We don’t control the pitch. The surfaces are controlled bcci Guidelines to ensure neutrality,” he said in the post-match media conference.“You play what you are given. Yes, it has been a bit unexpected on our home ground. There was a very high score in one game, and spin helped in the other.“But it’s a matter of all teams. You have to adapt and find ways to win,” he said.Badani said the need of the hour is to win all their remaining four matches, two of which will be at home. But for this there is a need to remove discrepancies.“One day, we bowl well but don’t bat well. Another day, we bat well but fall short in other areas.”“At this level, you need at least 60 to 70 per cent contribution from players on a day. That is missing,” he said.

Directed and starring ‘Raja Shivaji’ Ritesh Deshmukh In the lead role, has achieved a new milestone at the box office. Marathi film, which tells the story of a Marathi warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharajhas officially crossed the Rs 50 crore mark at the worldwide box office.According to a report by Sacnilk, this film, released in Marathi and Hindi, is doing well at the box office. The film, which is still in its first week, managed to make a mark despite a notable slowdown on weekdays.On the fifth day (Tuesday), the film saw a decline in its collections, earning an estimated Rs 3.35 crore in Marathi from around 1,851 shows. The day’s gross collections in Marathi stood at around Rs 3.95 crore, which is 20.4% lower than Monday’s figures.Till now, the film has earned a total net collection of Rs 44 crore from 28,868 shows, with the Marathi version contributing a significant amount of Rs 30.5 crore. Despite being comparatively slow, the Hindi version is gaining momentum through positive word-of-mouth response and great audience response.The film’s total gross in India currently stands at Rs 52.68 crore, making it one of the most successful Marathi film releases of all time. According to the listing, the film has entered the top 5 list of highest-grossing Marathi films of all time.The film has come amid demands to cross the Rs 50 crore mark. Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Ambadas Danve has demanded that the film be made tax-free in Maharashtra so that a larger audience can watch the film. Danve, in a letter to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, said the film popularizes the work of Shivaji Maharaj and should be declared tax-free, which would make tickets cheaper.The film was released in theaters on May 1, starring a cast of Sanjay DuttAbhishek Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Bhagyashree and Genelia Deshmukh play the lead roles. It also stars Mahesh Manjrekar, Sachin Khedekar, Fardeen Khan, Jeetendra Joshi and Amol Gupte.

New Delhi: A nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court led by CJI Surya Kant on Tuesday said the Supreme Court should have thrown into the dustbin the original PIL in 2006 which had struck down the practice of restricting entry of women in the age group of 10 to 50 years in the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple. “All India Young Lawyers Association”, which had filed the PIL in 2006 through its president Naushad Ali, through senior advocate RP Gupta explained how the petition challenging the ban was filed due to the misbehavior of the Ayyappa temple tantri. A bench led by CJI Kant said that the Supreme Court could have ordered a probe into the misconduct to punish the culprits. But based on newspaper reports, the PIL could not be considered.The bench said, “The SC had considered the PIL on the basis of ‘documents’ which should have been thrown in the dustbin. Locus standi was generated on the basis of newspaper reports. The SC should have ensured that action against the culprit is expedited and nothing more.” The nine-judge bench includes CJI Kant, Justice BV Nagarathna, MM Sundaresh, Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Arvind Kumar, Augustine G Masih, Prasanna B Varale, R Mahadevan and Joymalya Bagchi. Justice Kumar asked whether the lawyers’ body had passed any resolution to file PIL and whether it was a registered body. Gupta said no resolution was reached and although Naushad Ali was only a nominal lender, he and his lawyer were threatened. Gupta said, “The then CJI Deepak Mishra, who was the architect of the controversial decision, had offered security to the petitioner and his lawyer. Then CJI Mishra had said that even if the petitioner wanted to withdraw the PIL, the court would not allow it.” CJI Kant said, “So was it actually a suo motu petition (taken up by the court itself) filed by the petitioner organization?” The suggestion that the case was, in fact, prepared by a bench led by the then CJI Mishra found some vindication in Justice Nagarathna’s comment: “This is a realistic assessment of the CJI (Kant).”Justice Nagarathna said, “The former CJI had offered security to you and the president of the petitioner organization. He could have ensured that you did not face any security threat by not entertaining the petition. Why would a person who does not believe in Ayyappa question the decades-long temple customs based on the faith and belief of the devotees?” He asked, “Are you the chief priest of the country who will question the temple customs and say how such a practice can happen in the Ayyappa temple of Sabarimala.” Justice Sundaresh said this appeared to be a clear case of abuse of the process of law. Justice Nagarathna said the Supreme Court now considers genuine public interest litigations and is strictly against personal-publicity-money-political interest litigations.

actor-director Ritesh Deshmukh has reacted to the positive response received by his directorial Raja Shivaji, which was released in theaters on May 1.Talking about the reception, Riteish said that the film has created an emotional connect among the audience, with families coming together to watch this historical drama. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.“When I see people taking their families, groups, taking their grandparents… there are a lot of people who have never seen the film, they are taking their grandchildren. New parents with one- or two-year-old children feel that the first film of their life should be Raja Shivaji,” he told ANI.He said that the audience is sharing their reactions online after watching the film. “Everyone feels something after going inside. After coming out, they make a video and post it, asking others to watch this film,” he said.

‘Children should look beyond textbooks’

Ritesh said that organic word-of-mouth is the most beneficial phase for any filmmaker.He said, “I think this is the moment when the audience accepts a film. This feeling is very good for the producers because when the audience accepts a film, they themselves start promoting it.”He also stressed the importance of presenting history on the big screen. He said, “We are limited to a few pages of history. When a story is shown on the big screen, children understand that there is more to it than what is in the textbooks. It is important to watch this film to know all this.”