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.
The central government has put on hold its earlier directive under which airlines were required to offer at least 60 per cent of seats in a flight without levying any additional charge from April 20, said the Ministry of Civil Aviation on Thursday. The development comes after airlines raised concerns over the new guidelines.
US President Donald Trump on Thursday issued a sharp warning to Iran, threatening it to either strike a deal or face further devastation. He made the remark while claiming that US strikes had destroyed Iran’s biggest bridge.
Sunrisers Hyderabad picked up a comfortable 65-run win at the iconic Eden Gardens in the IPL 2026. The visitors were off to a cracking start, as Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma’s blitzkreig set the tone for the day. They stitched an 82-run partnership, with Head smacking 46 and Abhishek adding 48. After they departed, Hyderabad lost a few quick wickets, but Heinrich Klaasen and Nitish Kumar Reddy kept the scoreboard ticking and helped the team post a healthy total of 226 runs.
The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday roped in the CBI after seven judicial officers engaged in the SIR exercise were held hostage by protesters in West Bengal Malda district. The development comes after the Supreme Court pulled up the Mamata Banerjee government over the incident, calling poll-bound Bengal the “most polarised” state. The top court had also ordered to intiate a probe by a central agency.
India will attend a multi-nation summit hosted by the United Kingdom to reopen the Strait of Hormuz amid the conflict in West Asia, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday, adding London extended the invite to New Delhi.
