Mitchell Marsh’s century, Prince Yadav’s brilliance help 10th placed LSG beat defending champions RCB

Lucknow Super Giants defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru by nine runs in their IPL 2026 clash at the Ekana Stadium. The match that was interrupted by rain several times, saw Australia international Mitchell Marsh play a blinder of a knock, scoring 111 runs off 56 balls. His new opening partner, Arshin Kulkarni, was struggling to live up to the potential, but that didn’t faze Marsh at all, who produced a one-man show, before Nicholas Pooran joined him in the middle.

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TVK warns all its MLAs will resign if DMK or AIADMK stake claim to form govt in Tamil Nadu: Sources

The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) on Thursday is considering a dramatic political move amid the ongoing deadlock over government formation in Tamil Nadu. Party sources said all 107 TVK MLAs may resign if either the DMK or AIADMK attempts to stake claim to form the government despite TVK emerging as the single largest party in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. The development comes as tensions continue over the Governor’s delay in inviting Vijay to form the government.

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Suvendu Adhikari PA murder: SIT formed, IG-rank officer to lead probe in West Bengal

Political violence intensified in West Bengal just days before the new government’s oath-taking ceremony as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari’s personal assistant (PA) Chandranath Rath was shot dead in North 24 Parganas on Wednesday late night. The incident has triggered a sharp political storm in the state. The police have begun a large-scale search for the attackers, although no major breakthrough has been reported so far. Fresh inputs indicate that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has now been constituted to probe the killing.

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Vijay’s oath unlikely tomorrow as Tamil Nadu Governor not convinced with numbers for majority: Sources

The possibility of actor-turned-politician and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay taking oath as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on Thursday (May 7) appears highly unlikely, as per sources. According to sources, Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar told leaders during a meeting that it would be more appropriate to proceed only after receiving a letter proving support from 118 MLAs, the number required for a majority in the State Assembly.

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