The US authorities have arrested the niece of former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) chief General Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in an American strike near the Baghdad airport in Iraq in 2020, said officials on Saturday. Soleimani’s niece was identified as Hamideh Soleimani Afshar, who was arrested along with her daughter.
Rajasthan Royals defeated Gujarat Titans by six runs at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Just when the game seemed to have slipped from the reach of the Riyan Parag-led side, Jofra Archer pulled back the strings in the penultimate over, conceding only four runs. In the final over, Gujarat needed 11 runs to get the job done, but Tushar Deshpande bowled a spectacular over, ensuring a win for Rajasthan.
A woman, who claimed that she is a mother of a fighter pilot of the US military and her son is reportedly missing since an F-15 jet was downed in Iran, has received a firm response from Tehran, which said her children were in more danger under President Donald Trump than they would be under Iranian custody.
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Asserting that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will emerge victorious in the upcoming assembly elections in Kerala, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that the countdown for the removal of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) has started in the coastal state. He said the karyakartas of the BJP have signaled a strong mood that Kerala is ready to bid a farewell to the LDF government.
Efforts to reach a ceasefire in the ongoing conflict in West Asia have again hit a roadblock with Iran refusing to meet US officials for talks in Pakistan, calling the demands put forth by Washington as “unaccetable”, the Washington Street Journal has reported.
Punjab Kings picked up a comfortable five-wicket win against Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. The hosts improved their batting significantly after a defeat to Rajasthan Royals to kickstart their IPL 2026 campaign, but that wasn’t enough as Punjab had the right template in hand to beat Chennai.
National Film Award winner Suriya is all set to star in the Tamil film Karuppu alongside Trisha Krishnan in the lead roles. Directed by RJ Balaji, the film is slated to hit theaters on May 14, 2026.
A pilot of the US military has been rescued by the American forces after an aircraft was shot down over Iran’s airspace, said officials on Friday, while adding that a search operation is still underway to save the other pilot. This is the first time the US military has lost an aircraft over the Iranian territory since the beginning of the conflict in the Middle East in February.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday declared all its 27 candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, fielding many heavyweights, including party’s state unit chief Nainar Nagendran, Union Minister L Murugan, Tamilisai Soundararajan and others. However, K Annamalai’s name did not feature in the list.
