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Surya and Pooja Hegde Starring romance drama, directed by ‘Retro’ Karthik Subbaraj It was released in theaters on May 1 last year. As the film celebrates its first anniversary, the actress who plays the subtle role of Rukmini took to her social media handle to celebrate the film and talked about her experience shooting for a few scenes.

Prayer Hegde Revision establishes memories

Pooja Hegde shared old memories of the shooting on social media through her Instagram handle. He posted pictures and videos from the sets of Retro. Her character Rukmini was featured in several scenes in the album. He also shared clips of a ligament rupture, a boat fire and a heavy storm during the shoot. He wrote, “A year of retro storms, torn ligaments, endless mud, a fire in our boat (Suhas forever a hero) and an island full of snakes, by all accounts it should have been chaos, but it wasn’t.“The ‘Hai Jawaani Toh Ishq Hona Hai’ actress said that the shooting looked very tough from outside, but she felt at peace from inside. The team faced storms, mud fires on the boat, and even snakes on the island. He said that despite all these problems, the atmosphere on the set was full of laughter and fun. Everyone worked with love for cinema.

Gratitude to Karthik Subbaraj and Surya

Hegde thanked director Karthik Subbaraj for trusting him with the role. He also thanked Suriya for his support during the film. He said that when people create with the right team, even the toughest days seem easier and calmer.His caption read, “It was filled with peace, good vibes, lots of laughter and the feeling of creating something entirely for your love. Because when you’re creating for the love of cinema, with the right people, even the toughest days seem easy. @ksubbaraj our captain, thank you for believing that I can be Rukku @actorsuriya.”

pooja hegde upcoming movie

Talking about her upcoming film, Pooja Hegde is now preparing for her next Hindi film ‘Hai Jawaani To Ishq Hona Hai’. Directed by David Dhawan, he shares the screen with Varun Dhawan and Mrunal Thakur.The title of the film is inspired by a popular song from ‘Biwi No. 1’ starring Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor and Sushmita Sen. It is set to release on the big screens on June 5, 2026.

A short, emotional clip Virat Kohli A young fan was seen waiting with a bat in hopes of getting an autograph, sparking a wave of discussion online. In the video, the child calls out to the cricketer, but Kohli moves ahead without stopping. After this the boy starts crying and also throws the bat on the ground, due to which the moment instantly goes viral.What seems like a simple celebrity visit soon turns into something much bigger: disappointments, public behavior, and debates about how to express emotions when children’s expectations are not met. Some viewers felt sympathy for the child, while others argued that such moments are part of growing up and learning to handle disappointment. Scroll down to read more…

What does the viral clip show?

In the video, a little boy in a red T-shirt is holding a bat, apparently waiting for Virat Kohli to sign it. As Kohli moves ahead, the child is seen calling him, but the cricketer does not stop and goes inside. What happens next is a crude reaction. The boy can be seen crying and throwing his bat down in distress. It’s the kind of unfiltered emotional moment that social media magnifies, especially when it involves a widely recognized public figure like Kohli. The clip shared online garnered thousands of reactions because it seems so personal. There’s no discernible narrative here, just the palpable disappointment of a kid who expected a little dream to come true and saw it shattered.

Why is the Internet divided?

Reaction to the video has divided opinion in familiar ways. On one side are those who believe that child heartbreak should not be taken lightly. For them, the moment reflects the simple kindness that fans often expect from celebrities, especially when children are involved.On the other hand, there are viewers who believe that the child’s reaction also says something about emotional expectations. Some argued that children often struggle to control frustration, and it is a reminder of how quickly emotions can spread when something does not go their way. This tension is part of why the video has come so far. The point is not just whether Virat Kohli should have stayed. It’s also about the delicate distance between praise and expectation, and how children sometimes invest huge emotions in a single moment.

The parenting lesson behind the reaction

The viral clip has troubled parents too. A child’s tears over a missed autograph may seem small in the grand scheme of things, but to young children, such moments can seem much bigger. They are still learning that not every wish is immediately fulfilled, and not every expected encounter turns out to be as imagined. Herein lies the deeper lesson. Parents spend years helping children understand disappointment without defining it. A missed autograph, a closed door, a delayed response, these are all small but important opportunities to teach resilience.Children do not become emotionally strong by never being troubled. They become stronger by learning that disappointments can be avoided. The task is not to stop them from feeling deeply, but to help them move forward without turning that feeling into a fall. In this sense, the viral video has become more than a celebrity moment. It has become a reminder of how easily children can become overwhelmed, and how important it is for adults to guide them through the shortcomings that shape character far more than ideal outcomes.

Why do such moments spread so quickly?

Videos like this go viral because they capture a small portion of emotion that seems bigger than the frame. They invite people to submit their memories, their parenting attitudes and their views about fairness.Some people see a child who was frustrated. Others see a great lesson in patience, respect, and emotional control. Both reactions can exist simultaneously. What is clear is that the clip utilizes something that is deeply concerning. Whether it’s seen as a missed opportunity, a public relations moment, or a lesson for parenting, it begs the same quiet question: How do we prepare children for the many small disappointments that will inevitably come in life? And perhaps this is the reason why this video is resonating far beyond cricket.

Virat Kohli and Ishant Sharma (Image Credit: X)

New Delhi: Friendship between India’s batting stars Virat Kohli and fast bowler Ishant Sharma is well known. The two have a long-standing bond, having played together since their childhood days for Delhi and later for India. Whenever they meet, pleasant memories are refreshed. During the IPL 2026 clash between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans, the two were seen bonding, warmly embracing, cracking jokes and enjoying a light-hearted moment.In a video that has gone viral on social media, Ishant can be seen standing near the boundary ropes with Kohli, wearing a bib over the Gujarat Titans jersey. Both of them were laughing and joking.Ishant is part of the Gujarat Titans setup, while Kohli will continue to represent RCB in IPL 2026.However, the match also saw a dramatic and controversial moment with Kohli at the centre. Jason Holder was seen questioning the fourth umpire after the RCB skipper was dismissed following a controversial catch. Rajat Patidar.The incident occurred at a crucial stage of the first innings when RCB were looking to build a solid platform.Patidar, who was batting on 19 runs in the eighth over, tried to hit a pull shot to accelerate the scoring. Holder reacted immediately, diving forward to complete a low catch, while Kagiso Rabada also moved in, resulting in a near-collision between the two fielders.Replays could not determine whether the ball had touched the ground or not. Despite the uncertainty, the third umpire upheld the decision after review and Patidar was given out.The call at a crucial moment of the match left Kohli and the RCB camp unhappy.Gujarat Titans eventually registered a tense four-wicket win over defending champions RCB.GT bowled out RCB for 155 in 19.2 overs before chasing the target in 15.5 overs. Shubman Gill (43 off 18), Jos Buttler (39 off 19) and Rahul Tewatia (27* off 17) led the way with the bat.Despite the defeat, RCB remained second in the points table with 12 points, while Gujarat Titans remained fifth but gained 10 points with the win.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the country successfully intercepted and turned back a Gaza-bound fleet carrying activists, praising the country’s navy for the operation.In a post on Twitter on Thursday, Netanyahu praised the Israeli navy for stopping the ships before they could reach Gaza. He said, “Well done to our Navy! I instructed them to prevent the Hamas-backed fleet from reaching the shores of Gaza. The mission was carried out with complete success.”“No ships and no Hamas supporters reached our territory, not even in our territorial waters,” Netanyahu said. “They were deported and will return to their country of origin. Netanyahu said he will continue to watch Gaza on YouTube. The US State Department also supported Israel’s actions. “The United States condemns the Global Sumud Flotilla as a baseless, counterproductive stunt conducted by a sanctioned pro-Hamas entity,” State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said via a post on Twitter. Pigott said, “In contrast to the organized assistance mechanisms coordinated with regional partners because of POTUS’s peacekeeping plan, this flotilla bypasses mechanisms designed to ensure humanitarian assistance to civilians.” “Our allies must take decisive action against this stunt, and the participants must face any relevant legal consequences.”The peace board, established in January by US President Donald Trump, described Israel’s overnight blocking of a Gaza-bound flotilla as “love boat activism”, while pointing to its efforts to increase aid to the Strip since the October ceasefire.“Since the ceasefire last October, the Peace Board has significantly increased support for the people of Gaza. Food aid is reaching 3 times more people than before. Hamas aid theft has dropped from 90% to less than 1%. “According to the United Nations, nutrition has improved dramatically,” the board said via a post on Twitter.Israeli forces intercepted more than 20 boats from a fleet attempting to break Gaza’s naval blockade near the southern Greek island of Crete, with officials saying about 175 detained activists were to be flown to Greece.Activists aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla alleged that Israeli forces attacked their ships overnight in international waters, breaking engines and detaining some of them while they were sailing hundreds of miles from Gaza and Israel, as cited by the AP. The flotilla set sail from Barcelona earlier this month, with organizers saying more than 70 yachts and about 1,000 participants from around the world were expected, as additional ships joined the convoy en route to the Mediterranean.Flotilla organizers condemned Israel’s interception as “a dangerous and unprecedented escalation”, describing it in a news release as “the abduction of civilians in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, more than 600 miles from Gaza, in front of the world”.The interception was criticized by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who accused Israel of violating international law.“Israel is once again violating international law by attacking a civilian fleet in waters that do not belong to it,” Sanchez said in a post on Twitter.Iran also condemned the operation, with Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghai accusing Israel of “theft” by intercepting and detaining activists aboard the flotilla, according to comments made by the IRIB broadcaster.Baghai described Israel’s “attack” on the convoy as “a blow to the awakened conscience of humanity” and called for international pressure to ensure the release of the activists.A six-month-old ceasefire in Gaza has halted the most intense fighting in the Palestinian territory between Israeli forces and Hamas-led militants. However, violence continues at a low level, with more than 790 people reported killed in Israeli strikes since the ceasefire took effect, according to Gaza’s health ministry.Overall, the ministry says at least 72,300 Palestinians have been killed since the war began following the October 7 attacks.

The ongoing Pre-Special Intensive Revision (SIR) mapping process in cities including Pune and Mumbai is progressing slowly, with senior election officials attributing this to the nature of preparatory work and high urban mobility.Data accessed by TOI till April 24 shows that 65.1% of the state’s 9.88 crore voters have been mapped with the final SIR and the urban districts are well below the state average.Mumbai suburbs have covered only 37% of its 78.3 lakh voters, while Pune has covered 39.8% of its 91.4 lakh voters. Thane is 45.5% and Mumbai city is 49.4%.In contrast, many rural and semi-urban districts have recorded much better progress. Gadchiroli leads with 90.3% mapping, followed by Hingoli (88.5%), Ratnagiri (85.9%) and Buldhana (85.7%). Nashik (65%) has reached the state average.SIR notification for 22 states including Maharashtra is likely to be issued soon. Officials said improving coverage in urban districts will be important to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the voter list before formal vetting begins.Senior election officials in the state said the current exercise is limited to initial ‘tabletop’ work by booth level officers (BLOs).

“At present, BLOs are mapping voters based on existing records and previous SIR data without going door-to-door. This method is more effective in rural areas, where voters generally reside within the same booth,” an official said.Officials reiterated that the actual work will be very different. “There is a lot of mobility in urban areas, even within the city, which cannot be identified without contacting the electorate. This contact will happen during the SIR phase,” a senior election official said, adding that this is intense in Mumbai where movement within the city is frequent.In Pune district, election officials also cited the ongoing training of BLOs for census duties as a major factor slowing down the progress. BLOs have flagged the challenge of handling large voter bases in Pune and Mumbai, where each polling area has a far higher number of voters than rural areas.Officials said that after the SIR is notified, special operations and deployment of additional manpower will be carried out in housing societies and commercial centres.

GT beat RCB by 4 wickets. (Photo courtesy: IPL)

After a slow start to the season, Gujarat Titans are finding their rhythm just when it matters. Following their eight-wicket win against Chennai Super Kings on Sunday, the former champions produced a blistering all-round performance to beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by four wickets at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Thursday.After restricting the defending champions to 155 with a disciplined bowling effort, GT crossed the line in 15.5 overs, although not without a bit of a flurry. captain Shubman Gill (43 runs off 18 balls) set the tone by defeating Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood early on with his trademark punches and pulls. RCB made a strong comeback Bhuvneshwar KumarWho dismissed brilliant openers B Sai Sudarshan and Gill in the powerplay. Bhuvneshwar (3/28) also dismissed Jos Buttler (39), while the pressure increased a bit with the dismissals of Washington Sundar and Shahrukh Khan. But Rahul Tewatia (27*) and Rashid Khan (7*) ensured the lower middle order did enough to give GT their fifth win and keep them in touch with the leading group.Earlier, RCB started the contest as a strong team, with the hosts’ sharp catching and disciplined bowling helping them bowl out the visitors for 155 runs. Virat Kohli (28) started aggressively, hitting five fours to new ball bowler Kagiso Rabada in the second over. Rabada’s new ball partner Mohammed Siraj got left-handed batsman Jacob Bethel (5) caught by Rashid Khan at short midwicket.Gill’s decision to stick with Rabada, who had conceded 21 runs in his opening over, paid off as Kohli’s attempt to dominate the South African was thwarted by a sharp short ball that unsettled him. The batsman’s effort barely crossed the 30-yard circle, where Rashid completed a sliding catch. RCB’s score after four overs was 39/2. Captain Rajat Patidar then joined Devdutt Padikkal (40) and the pair took RCB to 59/2 by the end of the powerplay.Their 44-run partnership ended when Patidar’s pick-up shot off left-arm pacer Arshad Khan (3/22) was caught by a diving Jason Holder. RCB then slipped from 79/3 to 96/6 in the space of 17 balls. Although Romario Shepherd (17) and Padikkal tried to save the innings, the latter was bowled by Rashid (2/19) on an inside ball, ending their 30-run partnership.

New Delhi: Russia remained the largest source of crude oil for India in April, supplying 1.6 million barrels per day (mbd), followed by Saudi Arabia, UAE, Venezuela and Qatar, data from shipment-tracking firm Kpler showed.India imported about 4.4 mbd of crude in April, slightly down from March (4.5 mbd) and 85% of February’s shipments (5.2 mbd), amid the ongoing disruption in supply flows through the Strait of Hormuz. Supplies from Russia fell 20% to about 2 mbd in March, the most since May last year. While Saudi Arabia (685,000 barrels per day) and the United Arab Emirates (575,000 barrels per day) increased supplies, India resumed imports from Iran and Venezuela to bridge the gap caused by disruptions from other West Asian countries.

No shipments came from Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar or the Saudi-Kuwait Neutral Zone in April, despite Iraq typically being one of India’s top crude oil suppliers.While shipments from Saudi Arabia came through the East-West Crude Pipeline, the UAE sent consignments to Fujairah on the Gulf of Oman through the ADCOP pipeline. Supplies from other Gulf producers remain largely dependent on the Strait of Hormuz. ‘The situation of LPG import in India will remain difficult in the near future’ For the first time since March 2019, Indian refiners bought about 1.3 lakh barrels of oil per day from Iran in April, after the US eased sanctions for a month to help ease global crude prices. They also secured nearly 2.9 lakh barrels per day from Venezuela after a gap of 11 months.LPG imports fell to less than 1 million tonnes (MT) in April, down from 2-2.2 MT during the pre-crisis months. The data showed India received about 9.5 lakh tonnes of primary cooking fuel in April, down about 16% from the March shipment, which was estimated at a little over 1.1 MT. The supply gap was bridged by a 30% increase in domestic LPG production. With no solution to the global energy crisis in sight, experts believe imports are likely to remain affected in the near future.“Therefore, India may face a reduction in LPG import availability in the near future. The situation remains sensitive as import availability is being constrained due to supply disruptions in the Middle East, India’s key sourcing region,” said Sumit Ritolia, principal analyst at Kpler. Diversification of supplies from non-Gulf countries including the US, Australia, Canada, Norway and Russia helped India secure 1.9 million tonnes of natural gas in April, up from 1.6 metric tonnes in March.