Fast bowlers produced some breathtaking spells as Sunrisers Hyderabad halted Chennai Super Kings’ revival in the Indian Premier League 2026 on Saturday, April 18. Eshan Malinga, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Sakib Hussain turned out to be stars for SRH as they defended 194 to bag their third win of the season and deny the Super Kings their third straight victory.
A social media post suggesting Ranveer Singh as the lead in a new version of Mr India has caught attention online after filmmaker Shekhar Kapur reacted to it. The social media activity has sparked fresh discussion around the possibility of revisiting one of Hindi cinema’s most loved classics.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday addressed the nation after the Constitution Amendment Bill on women’s reservation failed to pass in the Lok Sabha. In his speech, he spoke about the setback, expressed regret, and strongly criticised opposition parties for blocking what the government described as a major step for women’s empowerment.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation after a bill to implement women’s reservation in legislatures was defeated in the Lok Sabha. PM Modi talked about the issue of implementation of women’s quota and the happenings in Parliament, where opposition parties on Friday voted against the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill.
India on Saturday summoned Iran’s envoy Dr Mohammad Fathali after two Indian vessels were forced to change course in the Strait of Hormuz following firing by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, news agency PTI reported.
Kolkata Knight Riders suffered their fifth defeat in the ongoing IPL 2026. After a loss to Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium, they remain the only side to have not registered a single win. In the first innings, Kagiso Rabada and Mohammed Siraj rattled the visitors, while captain Shubman Gill stole the show in the second, scoring 86 runs off 50 balls and helping the hosts win the match by five wickets.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, also referred to as The Academy, honoured Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan through a video clip of his famous speech from the movie Om Shanti Om. The video clip featured the iconic speech of SRK from Farah Khan’s movie Om Shanti Om on their social media page. Now the superstar took to his social media profile to express gratitude to The Academy.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah reacted on Friday soon after the Constitution Amendment Bill to implement 33 per cent reservation for women in legislatures in 2029 and increase the number of Lok Sabha seats to 816 was defeated in Lok Sabha. He said the Opposition will have to face the ‘wrath of women’ not only in the 2029 Lok Sabha elections, but at every level, in every election, and at every place.
The Constitution Amendment Bill aimed at implementing women’s reservation from the 2029 general elections was defeated in the Lok Sabha on Friday after Opposition parties voted against it. The proposed legislation could not secure the required support during voting. Reacting to the outcome, Congress leader and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said the Opposition had successfully blocked what he termed an attack on constitutional principles. “We have defeated this attack on the Constitution…We have clearly said that this is not a women’s reservation bill, but it is a…
Key bill linked to women’s reservation, delimitation defeated in Lok Sabha by 298-230 votes
