Chennai Super Kings’ decision to retire Ayush Mhatre came at a crucial juncture in his innings during the IPL 2026 match against Delhi Capitals at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday. The move was aimed at accelerating the scoring in the final overs and contributing to CSK’s first win of the season.

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At 175 for two in the 18th over, the innings had lost momentum after a strong middle phase. Lungi Ngidi bowled the 17th over and T Natarajan bowled accurate yorkers to limit the set batsmen’s ability to hit boundaries.

Mhatre, who had led the innings with 59 off 36 balls, was struggling to increase the run rate. With only a few overs remaining, CSK opted to retire him to bring in Shivam Dubey, who is known for his ability to attack the death bowlers from the start.

“There was nothing special. I was batting and the team needed some big shots. Shivam can also hit big shots. I wasn’t really able to do that, so the team planned it that way. It happens in sports,” Mhatre said after the match on Star Sports.

The strategy paid off as Dubey provided the needed late boost, helping CSK cross the 200-run mark and finish at 212 for two.

Earlier in the innings, Mhatre had played an important role with Sanju Samson by adding 113 runs for the second wicket. This partnership is now CSK’s second highest partnership against Delhi Capitals in IPL history. His stance carried the innings forward after the early dismissal of Ruturaj Gaikwad and maintained a steady scoring rate in the middle overs.

CSK’s total proved to be enough as they bowled out Delhi Capitals for 189 runs. Won by 23 runs and opened their account in IPL 2026.

The atmosphere at CSK feels like a family.

Mhatre also reflected on his experience within the Chennai Super Kings setup and highlighted the support he has received.

“It’s very different and feels like a family to me. They treat me like a kid, so I really enjoy playing with them. The support staff is also very helpful and working hard for us.”

With this retirement, Mhatre joins a select group of players including Ravichandran Ashwin and Devon Conway who have retired from the IPL, and is only the second CSK player to retire despite reaching a half-century.

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Pradeep Ranganathan’s sci-fi romantic comedy ‘Love Insurance Company’ earned Rs 7.70 crore with a growth of 9.2% on its second day. The film’s total collection in India now stands at Rs 14.75 crore, while the worldwide collection has reached Rs 22.38 crore. The Tamil version leads the performance, indicating the audience’s growing interest in its futuristic love story.

Pradeep Ranganathan And Kriti Shetty The starrer ‘LIK: Love Insurance Company’ has performed well at the box office on the second day. The sci-fi romantic comedy recorded a growth of 9.2 percent on Saturday compared to its opening day. According to Sacnilk website, the film earned Rs 7.70 crore on the second day, taking its total in India to Rs 14.75 crore. Worldwide earnings now stand at Rs 22.38 crore.

Second day collection and growth of ‘LIK’

On its first Saturday, ‘LIK’ collected Rs 7.70 crore from 3,316 shows. This is 9.2% more than the first day’s Rs 7.05 crore.Occupancy improved slightly to 35.4% on Saturday, indicating better footfall than Friday’s 32.9%.

Language-wise performance of Kriti Shetty starrer film

With 40% occupancy in 2,226 shows on the second day, the Tamil version continued its dominance with Rs 6.20 crore. The Telugu version added Rs 1.50 crore with 26% occupancy.The film earned Rs 3.00 crore from overseas markets on the second day. This brings the total foreign earnings to Rs 5.30 crore. With a collection of Rs 17.08 crore in India, the worldwide collection now stands at Rs 22.38 crore after two days.

Story and critical response for ‘LIK’

Set in 2040, the film explores whether technology can replace real feelings in love. Pradeep Ranganathan plays Vibe Vasi, who challenges the dating app LIK created by SJ Suryah.ETimes’ review for the film reads, “Set in 2040, Vignesh Shivan’s Love Insurance Company grapples with a question that feels intensely contemporary: Can technology really portray something as unpredictable and deeply felt as love? Despite its sci-fi trappings, LIC is fundamentally an old-school romance between two people who are shaped by opposing belief systems. The film is set in a vividly imagined, tech-driven Chennai. The story unfolds with confidence, with world-building that gives the story a bright, futuristic glow (a smart effort from DOP Ravi Varman, production designer Muthuraj and the VFX team), and a soundtrack (by Anirudh) that makes it live and young.“‘LIK: Love Insurance Company’ is written and directed by Vignesh Shivan. The film stars Pradeep Ranganathan, SJ Suryah and Kriti Shetty in lead roles, with Yogi Babu, Seeman, Gauri G Kishan and others in supporting roles. The music is by Anirudh Ravichander and the film was shot simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu.Disclaimer: The box office numbers and data in this article are compiled from public and industry sources. Unless explicitly noted, all figures are approximate, representing a fair representation of the film’s box office performance. These totals may change as official studio data is updated or additional international market reports are finalized. This data is provided by us for informational and entertainment purposes only.

हाल ही में अयोध्या जिले के दशरथपुर विधानसभा क्षेत्र में लगी आग ने तीन गरीब परिवारों की जिंदगी पूरी तरह से बदल दी। इस भीषण घटना में राधेश्याम निषाद समेत तीन परिवारों की पूरी गृहस्थी जलकर राख हो गयी. घटना का दुख इतना गहरा था कि अचानक ही दिल का दौरा पड़ने से राधेश्याम निषाद की पत्नी की मौत हो गई. इस दुखद हादसे की जानकारी मिलते ही सामाजिक कार्यकर्ता राजन पांडे ने तुरंत मदद का हाथ बढ़ाया और अपने बेटे जिला पंचायत सदस्य अंकित पांडे को मौके पर भेजा और राहत सामग्री और आर्थिक सहायता प्रदान की।

तीन परिवारों की गृहस्थी बर्बाद हो गयी
जानकारी के मुताबिक, आग इतनी भयानक थी कि राधेश्याम निषाद समेत तीन परिवारों के घर में रखा सारा सामान जलकर राख हो गया. इस घटना से परिवार पूरी तरह से बेघर और असहाय हो गया. इस सदमे को राधेश्याम निषाद की पत्नी बर्दाश्त नहीं कर सकीं और उन्हें दिल का दौरा पड़ा, जिससे उनकी मौत हो गई.

सामाजिक कार्यकर्ता ने दी मदद
घटना की जानकारी मिलते ही राजन पांडे ने अपने बेटे अंकित पांडे को मौके पर भेजा. अंकित पांडे ने प्रभावित परिवारों को दाल, चावल, आटा, सब्जियां, कालीन, चादर, कंबल और कपड़े जैसी आवश्यक वस्तुएं दीं। इसके साथ ही राधेश्याम निषाद के परिवार को 2000 रुपये की आर्थिक सहायता दी गई, ताकि उन्हें तत्काल राहत मिल सके.

अन्य परिवारों को भी सहयोग मिला
इसके अलावा अन्य दो प्रभावित परिवारों को दरी, चादर और कंबल के साथ 1000-1000 रुपये की आर्थिक सहायता भी दी गई. इस मदद से प्रभावित परिवारों को कुछ राहत मिली और उन्होंने समाज सेवी के प्रति आभार व्यक्त किया.

समाज के लोगों से अपील
अंकित पांडे ने मौके पर मौजूद लोगों से अपील की कि हर व्यक्ति को अपनी क्षमता के अनुसार गरीब और जरूरतमंद लोगों की मदद करनी चाहिए. इससे समाज के कमजोर वर्ग को मुख्यधारा में लाने में मदद मिल सकती है.

समाज सेवा का संकल्प
राजन पांडे ने दूरभाष पर बताया कि वे जीवनभर गरीबों व जरूरतमंदों की मदद करते रहेंगे. उन्होंने कहा कि समाज सेवा करने से उन्हें शांति मिलती है और यही उनके जीवन का लक्ष्य है.

स्थानीय लोगों की उपस्थिति
इस दौरान मौके पर राम चन्द्र निषाद, प्रधान हरिप्रसाद निषाद, प्रधान सुरेश निषाद, अशोक निषाद, मुकेश निषाद, पिपरी राम बली निषाद, मनोज निषाद, साधु राजित राम निषाद, सतीहन निषाद सहित सैकड़ों क्षेत्रवासी मौजूद रहे।

ISLAMABAD: The United States and Iran began face-to-face talks in Pakistan on Saturday, days after announcing a fragile, two-week ceasefire as the war that has killed thousands and roiled global markets enters its seventh week. The White House confirmed the direct nature of the talks, which are a rare example of high-level US government engagement with the Iranian government. Iran’s state news agency said three-party talks, including Pakistan, had begun after Iranian pre-conditions were met, including a reduction in Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon. “The formal round of direct talks between Iran and the US has officially started on Saturday evening after Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held separate meetings with the US and Iranian delegations,” a senior Shehbaz administration official told PTI. The US delegation, led by Vice President J.D. Vance, and the Iranian delegation, led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, were discussing how to advance a ceasefire already endangered by deep differences of opinion and Israel’s continued attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon. Vance, accompanied by special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, arrived in Islamabad hours after Qalibaf. Both delegations were welcomed by Pakistan’s Deputy PM Ishaq Dar and Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir at Rawalpindi’s Noor Khan airbase, which was damaged by Indian strikes during Operation Sindoor. Iranians wore black to mourn Ayatollah Khamenei and others killed in the war.

Chinese, Egyptian, Saudi and Qatari officials are in Islamabad to facilitate talks

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was also part of the delegation. Since the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979, the most direct US contact occurred in September 2013 when President Barack Obama called newly elected President Hassan Rouhani to discuss Iran’s nuclear program. The highest-level meetings during talks on the program recently took place between Secretary of State John Kerry and his counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif. Iran doubled down on parts of its earlier proposal, with its delegation telling Iranian state television that it had presented some of the plan’s ideas as “red lines” in meetings with Sharif. These included compensation for damage caused by the American-Israeli attacks that started the war on February 28. Reflecting the high stakes, officials in the region said Chinese, Egyptian, Saudi and Qatari officials were in Islamabad to indirectly facilitate the talks. He discussed the sensitive matter on condition of anonymity.

New Delhi: Over 2 crore voters were included in 12 states and Union Territories (UTs) during the second phase of Special Intensive Revision (SIR), taking the net deletion at the start of SIR on October 27, 2025 to around 5.2 crore or 10.2% of their combined electorate of around 51 crore. Total deletions in Phase 2 states/UTs reached 7.2 crore. However, 2 crore names were included as new voters (Form 6 by first-time voters) and existing voters enrolling at a new address (Form 8). According to data received from the Election Commission, more than 6.5 crore absent, transferred, dead, doubly enrolled and ‘other’ voters were identified and removed from the voter lists of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, UP, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, TN, Goa, Puducherry, MP, Rajasthan, Kerala and Lakshadweep. Another 63.2 lakh names were removed through Form 7 (objections to inclusion in the roll) and adjudication (special for Bengal where 27.2 lakh names were removed by judicial authorities).

After roll clean-up, 45.8 crore voters are left in the rolls in 12 states and union territories

About 66.9 lakh deletions were due to death, 1.3 crore due to enrollment at multiple places, 1.3 crore found absent at registered address, 3.1 crore permanently transferred; 12.7 lakh were placed in the ‘other’ category. “After purification of the rolls, there are now 45.8 crore voters present in 12 States/UTs. The removal of more than 6.5 crore ASDDs and other voters who were in the rolls but were not voting and were at risk of fraudulent voting in their names has resulted in a pure and accurate voter list serving the purpose of SIR. This explains the highest ever turnout in Assam and Puducherry on April 9.” State-wise, the percentage of roll refinement (net refinement divided by total voters before SIR) was highest in Andaman and Nicobar Islands at 16.6%, followed by UP at 13.2%, Gujarat at 13.1% and Chhattisgarh at 11.3%. West Bengal ranks fifth among 12 states/UTs in terms of purification percentage. It is noteworthy that apart from the 27.1 lakh who were removed from the rolls of Bengal after the decision, another 6 lakh were removed on the basis of objections to their inclusion in the rolls. West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Goa recorded a net decline of 10.9%, 10.6% and 10.2% respectively, while Puducherry saw a net decline of 7% in the number of voters. States like Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Kerala and Lakshadweep saw lower net extinction of 5.7%, 5.4%, 2.5% and 0.3% respectively. Of the 2 crore names added across 12 states/UTs, the highest number of names were from UP (92.4 lakh), followed by Tamil Nadu (35 lakh), Kerala (20.4 lakh), Rajasthan (15.4 lakh), Madhya Pradesh (12.9 lakh) and Gujarat (12.1 lakh).

New Delhi: PM Modi on Saturday contacted leaders of all parties in both Houses and sought their support next week to unanimously pass the Women’s Reservation Bill, which aims to reserve one-third of the seats in the Lok Sabha and assemblies from 2029. Indicating his government’s intention to pass the bills during the session beginning April 16, Modi wrote, “After extensive deliberations, we have come to the conclusion that the time has come to implement the Nari Shakti Vandan Act in its true spirit across the country. It is imperative that the 2029 Lok Sabha elections and assembly elections be held with women’s reservation.”.. will be the fulfillment of an important responsibility towards the women of our country,” the PM wrote in the letter exclusively accessed by TOI.

BJP will need opposition’s support for two-thirds majority on Women’s Bill.

This outreach comes in the backdrop of opposition parties’ resistance to the government’s plans for faster implementation of the quota rather than waiting for the completion of the 2027 census: something that will almost ensure that women’s reservation is not implemented before the 2034 Lok Sabha elections.The BJP will need the support of opposition parties to get the required two-thirds majority to pass the constitutional amendment in Parliament.Emphasizing that the issue of women’s reservation in Parliament and state legislatures is more important than any one party or individual, Modi said, “This is the moment to demonstrate responsibility towards women and future generations. Since all political parties have long expressed the desire to increase women’s representation in politics, this is the right time to convert that aspiration into reality.”The Women’s Quota Bill seeks to delink the implementation of the women’s quota from the findings of the 2027 census and instead proposes to base it on the 2011 census.In his letter, the PM recalled the unanimous support for the women’s quota bill introduced by his government in 2023 and called it “a memorable moment that reflects our unity”.He also addressed the opposition’s objections about the timing of the passage of the bills, reminding that all parties had supported early implementation. He said, “During those discussions (in 2023)… there was a broad consensus that the provisions of this historic law should come into effect as soon as possible. Leaders of many parties were of the view…”As a result of the amendments, the number of seats in the Lok Sabha will increase from 543 to 816, of which 273 will be reserved for women. Earlier this week, the Union Cabinet had approved amendments in which three bills will be introduced: the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, the Delimitation Bill and a law to extend reservation for women in Union Territories like Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir and Puducherry, where there are legislative assemblies.In his letter, the PM said that constitutional experts have been consulted on this issue and the government is also in talks with political parties.She stressed that the proposed amendment is a “strong step” towards increasing the participation of women, who constitute half the population.

Donald Trump early Sunday doubled down on his victory rhetoric against Iran, claiming the US has destroyed Tehran’s military capabilities and warning China it would face serious consequences if it was found supplying arms to the Mojtaba Khamenei-led Islamic Republic.US President Donald Trump said, “…they have no navy, radar or air force. All their leaders are dead…For many years they ruled; they’re gone. With all that, let’s see what happens – but from my perspective, I don’t care.”On the news of China sending weapons to Iran, Trump said, ‘If China does this, then China is going to have a big problem.’“They have been meeting for several hours… We will see what happens. Despite this, we win… Maybe they make a deal; Maybe they don’t. It doesn’t matter. From America’s perspective, we win…the boats are going up and headed toward our country. We are filling huge tankers with oil and gas...”Responding to ANI’s question on whether the US will release Iranian assets, the MAGA supremo said, “We will see what happens. We are in deep talks with Iran, we win. We have defeated them militarily… We are clearing the straits… Whether we make a deal or not, it doesn’t matter to me – and the reason is that we win… We were not helped by NATO…”Meanwhile, the United States and Iran have resumed talks after more than a month of full-scale military aggression Pakistan Mediating efforts to defuse the crisis that led Tehran to close the Strait of Hormuz, disrupting global trade.Days after announcing a fragile two-week ceasefire, the two sides began direct talks in Islamabad on Saturday, marking a rare face-to-face interaction.The US delegation is led by JD Vance along with special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. The Iranian side is led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.

कानपुर समाचार: हाल ही में कानपुर में सामने आए अवैध किडनी ट्रांसप्लांट रैकेट के बाद स्वास्थ्य विभाग फुल एक्शन मोड में आ गया है. इस मामले का खुलासा होने के बाद शहर में बिना लाइसेंस और नियम विरुद्ध चल रहे अस्पतालों और नर्सिंग होम के खिलाफ सख्त कार्रवाई शुरू हो गयी है. इसी क्रम में स्वास्थ्य विभाग ने छापेमारी कर 7 अस्पतालों को सील कर दिया, जबकि 11 अन्य अस्पतालों को नोटिस जारी कर जवाब मांगा गया है. इस कार्रवाई से शहर में हड़कंप मच गया है.

छापेमारी में कई अस्पताल अवैध मिले
स्वास्थ्य विभाग की टीम ने हाल ही में कानपुर के कल्याणपुर और शिवली इलाके में विशेष परीक्षण अभियान चलाया। इस दौरान कई अस्पताल बिना वैध लाइसेंस, प्रशिक्षित डॉक्टरों और आवश्यक स्टाफ के संचालित होते पाए गए। जांच के बाद बिना लाइसेंस के संचालन के आरोप में जीवन दिव्य, रिलैक्स और एस हॉस्पिटल को तत्काल प्रभाव से सील कर दिया गया।