The Indian Embassy in Spain on Sunday said two Indian crew members aboard the hantavirus-hit Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius are “healthy and asymptomatic” and have been flown to the Netherlands for quarantine under health safety protocols. In a statement, the embassy said the Dutch-flagged ship, carrying about 150 people, including two Indian nationals, had arrived in Spain after anchoring off the Canary Islands following the Hantavirus outbreak. The embassy said, “02 Indian nationals are healthy and have no symptoms. As informed by the Spanish National Center for Emergency Monitoring and Coordination (CENEM), 02 Indian nationals who were traveling as crew members have been evacuated to the Netherlands where they will be quarantined in accordance with the relevant health protection protocols.” The embassy said the Indian Ambassador was in close touch with the Spanish authorities and Indian citizens and was regularly monitoring the situation to ensure their safety and well-being. The statement said passengers on board the ship were disembarked in accordance with protocols set by the World Health Organization and Spanish authorities. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization issued a technical note regarding the disembarkation and management of passengers and crew linked to the outbreak. WHO advised Member States to “implement a risk-based approach to identify, monitor and manage contacts of probable or confirmed Andes virus (ANDV) cases from the MV Hondius cruise ship and those related to the incident on that cruise ship. ANDV is associated with limited human-to-human transmission, usually associated with close and prolonged contact.” According to WHO, as of May 8, eight cases of hantavirus had been reported, including three deaths. Six cases were laboratory confirmed as Andes virus infection. In India, health experts tried to downplay concerns over the outbreak linked to two Indian crew members. Dr Naveen Kumar, director of the ICMR-National Institute of Virology in Pune, said these cases do not indicate community spread in India. He said, “At present, the infections reported among Indian nationals aboard a cruise ship appear to be isolated imported cases and do not indicate community spread in India. Since hantavirus transmission is primarily rodent-borne and does not easily spread between humans, the immediate public health risk remains low.” Dr Kumar also said that human-to-human transmission of hantavirus is extremely rare.

After a stellar performance at the box office for almost two months, Ranveer Singh’s ‘Dhurandhar 2’ is all set for its OTT debut. Reportedly, the digital premiere of the espionage drama directed by Aditya Dhar is scheduled for May 14, 2026. Ahead of the much-awaited OTT screening, ‘Dhurandhar 2’ is also making news for its massive success at the box office. The film is expected to get good figures in the 8th week also. As per trade reports, the film came close to Rs 1,795 crore worldwide during its 8th weekend, but missed it by a slight margin. Scroll down for more details on the box office performance of ‘Dhurandhar 2’

Box office collection of ‘Dhurandhar 2’ on 53rd day

According to Sacknilk, Ranveer Singh’s spy drama ‘Dhurandhar’, released on March 19, 2026, has earned Rs 1,143.09 crore nett in India. The film earned Rs 1.10 crore on 53rd day (8th Sunday) in 733 shows. This marks an increase of 22.2 percent from Saturday’s net collection of Rs 0.90 crore. After this, India’s gross collection has become Rs 1,368.10 crore.Now if we talk about the gross worldwide collection of ‘Dhurandhar 2’, it was Rs 1,794.65 crore on Sunday. This includes the total overseas earnings of Rs 426.55 crore, which comes after the addition of Rs 0.05 crore to the film’s overseas earnings on the 53rd day.

Day/week wise collection of ‘Dhurandhar 2’

First week: Rs 674.17 croreWeek 2: Rs 263.65 croreWeek 3: Rs 110.60 croreWeek 4: Rs 54.70 croreWeek 5: Rs 19.52 croreWeek 6: Rs 12.45 croreWeek 7: Rs 5.58 croreDay 51 (8th Friday): Rs 0.42 croreDay 52 (8th Saturday): Rs 0.90 croreDay 53 (8th Sunday): Rs 1.10 croreTotal: Rs 1,143.09 crore

What is the status on ‘Dhurandhar 3’?

“We are not done with Dhurandhar yet. We hope to have a surprise for the audience later this year. We have something up our sleeve,” the film’s co-producer Jyoti Deshpande told Bollywood Hungama during a recent interaction. His words have heightened anticipation among audiences, pointing towards the creation of a possible threequel.Disclaimer: The box office numbers and data in this article are compiled from a variety of 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 for informational and entertainment purposes only.

Argentina’s Lionel Messi waves before a friendly soccer match against Zambia in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)

For almost two decades, Lionel Messi Seen by many fans as the greatest footballer of the modern era, the Argentinian has won a record eight Ballon d’Or awards and built a legacy that includes one World Cup title, four Champions League and 10 La Liga trophies during his legendary career. Now 38 and currently representing Argentina at international level playing for Inter Miami CF, Messi has admitted that the next generation is already preparing to take over the top of world football. Speaking during a recent Adidas event, as reported brandMessi was asked which young player reminds him the most and who he believes can become the best player in the world in the coming years. Argentina immediately pointed to Lamine Yamal.“There is a new generation of football players who are very good and have many years ahead of them, but if I had to pick one because of his age, what he has done so far, and what he can do in the future, it is Lamin [Yamal]. No doubt, for me he is the best.“He reminds me of when I was little.”

Why is Yamal already being compared to Messi?

The comparison has added significance as Yamal is following a similar path to Messi at FC Barcelona. Messi spent 17 years in Barcelona’s senior team, wearing the famous number 10 shirt and becoming the club’s greatest player, while dominating European football alongside stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo During one of the sport’s greatest rivalries.

Xavi and Lionel Messi (Image via Getty)

Ronaldo won five Ballon d’Or awards during that era, second only to Messi’s eight. Messi was also just 22 years and 160 days old when he won his first Ballon d’Or in 2009, making him the third-youngest winner in history behind Michael Owen and Brazilian striker Ronaldo Nazario. Yamal is now becoming the face of Barcelona’s next generation, while he is already wearing the club’s iconic number 10 shirt and electrifying supporters at the Camp Nou in the same way Messi once did.

Lamine Yamal. (Photo Courtesy-X)

The Spain international has already helped Barcelona sail towards another La Liga title this season, while also winning the 2024 European Championship with the Spain national football team.

Yamal’s surprising growth in terms of numbers

Despite still being only 18 years old, Yamal’s rise has become one of the most rapid and statistically impressive successes seen in football in years.The winger has already made 154 appearances at club level and scored 49 goals, while also breaking a remarkable number of records at FC Barcelona.Yamal became the youngest player to reach 40 goals for Barcelona in all competitions, surpassing Paulino Alcantara’s record since 1915. Earlier this year, he also became the youngest player to score 10 or more goals in the Champions League.He is already Barcelona’s youngest debutant, youngest goalscorer and fastest player to reach 100 matches, and despite being only 18 years old he already holds 16 different club records. Messi’s output at the same stage of his career was still a little stronger in terms of goals-per-game ratio, but Yamal has managed to reach many of these milestones at a younger age than the Argentine during his rise through Barcelona’s first team. At international level, Yamal has already scored six goals in 25 matches for Spain and played a major role in their European Championship win in 2024.

Spain’s Lamin Yamal smiles with his medal next to the Euro 2024 trophy. (AP Photo)

His personal honors are also already increasing rapidly. Yamal has twice won the Copa Trophy, an award given to the world’s best under-21 player, and was also most recently runner-up to Ousmane Dembélé in the Ballon d’Or voting.

Messi believes Yamal can create his own legacy

There is still a huge gap between Yamal’s current achievements and the career that Messi ultimately built at Barcelona, ​​Argentina and now Inter Miami.

Lionel Messi (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)

Messi’s era included four Champions League titles, 10 La Liga trophies and ultimately World Cup glory with Argentina in 2022, achievements that cemented his place among the greatest players in football history. But Messi’s public support of Yamal is significant as very few young players have received that level of support from the Argentine icon. With Barcelona continuing to rebuild around the teenager and Spain already eyeing him as one of the faces of their future, Yamal’s rise looks less like a promising start and more like the beginning of football’s next superstar era.

Royal Challengers Bangalore maintained their composure in the thrilling match till the last ball. Mumbai Indians Shaheed exited IPL 2026 with a dramatic two-wicket win at the Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium on Sunday. RCB lost while chasing 167 runs on a surface that challenged the batsmen Krunal PandyaA fighting burst of 73 and a sensational finishing Bhuvneshwar Kumar To seal victory on the final delivery.Early collapse as MI strike in powerplayMumbai Indians scored 166/7 after a strong recovery thanks to Tilak Verma’s 57 and Naman Dheer’s 47, which helped them rebuild after a poor start.