Shreyas Iyer and Pat Cummins engaged in hilarious banter ahead of the IPL 2024 final between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai on Sunday. Both the skippers took part in a photoshoot along with the IPL trophy which involved a visit to the Marina Beach and an auto ride that produced some funny moments. Shreyas spoke about riding an autoricksaw during his young days and even charged Cummins Rs 20 crore for the auto ride. The comment left both players in splits as it was a reference to the Rs 20.5 crore price tag that Cummins attracted from Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2024 auction. Shreyas also asked him about being part of the KKR team that won the IPL back in 2014.
Pat Cummins and Shreyas Iyer in the Tuk-Tuk.pic.twitter.com/lrdKXak2th

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 26, 2024Kolkata Knight Riders topped the points table at the end of the league stage and defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in Qualifier 1 to book their spot in the IPL 2024 final. On the other han..

Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son, MP Rahul Gandhi voted on Saturday during the sixth phase of polling in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections 2024.
Soon after casting their votes, Rahul Gandhi shared a selfie of himself and his mother, showing their inked fingers, on X (formerly Twitter).
देशवासियों!
पहले पांच चरणों के मतदान में आपने झूठ, नफ़रत और दुष्प्रचार को नकार कर अपने जीवन से जुड़े ज़मीनी मुद्दों को प्राथमिकता दी है।
आज छठे चरण का मतदान है और आपका हर वोट सुनिश्चित करेगा कि:
– युवाओं के लिए 30 लाख खाली सरकारी पदों पर भर्ती और 1 लाख रुपए साल की पहली नौकरी… pic.twitter.com/TvcmqSwXj3

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 25, 2024In no time, the picture went viral, with a few claiming that he had a photo of Jesus Christ in his room, but none of the Hindu Gods, while pointing out a frame behind them.
But later, a fact check by The Quint revealed that it is a painting titled “Madonna Oriflamma”.
Here are a few facts about the “Madonna Oriflamma”:Madonna Oriflamma is a 1932 pa..

Filmmaker Payal Kapadia on Saturday scripted history as her spellbinding drama “All We Imagine as Light” won the Grand Prix award at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.
The film bagged the award, which is the second-most prestigious prize of the festival after the Palme d’Or, during the closing ceremony of the 77th edition.
Ms Kapadia’s feature directorial debut, which screened on Thursday night and has received glowing reviews in the international press, already registered its name in the history books after it became the first Indian film in 30 years and the first ever by an Indian female director to be showcased in the main competition.
The screening of the film received an eight-minute standing ovation from the audience members. “All We Imagine as Light”, a Malayalam-Hindi feature, is about Prabha, a nurse, who receives an unexpected gift from her long-estranged husband that throws her life into disarray. Her younger roommate, Anu, tries in vain to find a private spot in the big city to..

The Indian cricket team is likely to be without the services of Virat Kohli for the warm-up game against Bangladesh on June 01, ahead of the start of the T20 World Cup 2024. Kohli, who was with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) squad for the Eliminator clash against Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League, didn’t fly with the first batch of players to the USA and West Indies for the showpeice event. As per a report, Virat sought an extended break from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) following RCB’s heartbreaking exit from the IPL. Hence, his availability for the warm-up clash against Bangladesh is highly doubtful.
As per a report in the Indian Express, Kohli had informed the BCCI of his plan to join the team late, and had even kept his visa appointment late. The talismanic batter is expected to leave for New York on May 30th. Hence, he might not be ready for the warm-up match on June 01.
“Kohli had informed us way beforehand that he will be joining the team l..

The massive fire at a gaming zone in Rajkot which resulted in the death of 27 people, including 9 children, has raised serious questions about the safety standards at the facility. Officials said that the amusement centre was operating without a no-objection certificate (NOC) for fire clearance and also had just one exit.
The gaming zone, called TRP, was packed with visitors due to a weekend discount offer with tickets priced at just Rs 99. It is suspected that the fire might have started due to a short circuit, but officials said that the exact cause will be known only after a probe.
“The reason for the fire has yet to be ascertained. The attempts to douse the fire are underway. We are facing difficulty in the firefighting operation because the temporary structure has collapsed and also due to the wind velocity,” a fire department official said.
The intensity of the fire was such that smoke was visible from several kilometers away. The bodies were charred beyond recognition, officials..

People who saw a huge fire engulf a children’s hospital in Delhi scaled the compound wall, and climbed from the rear side of the building to rescue newborns, eyewitnesses told news agency PTI.
The fire in Baby Care New Born Hospital at Delhi’s Vivek Vihar killed seven babies.
The eyewitnesses said local residents and members of a non-profit, Shaheed Seva Dal, were the first to rush to help.
A group of residents climbed the building from the rear side and rescued some newborns. Shaheed Seva Dal happens to operate in the area.
Ravi Gupta, a resident, said locals were the first to enter the burning hospital and bring out as many babies as they could.
They were soon joined by fire department officials and the police. A member of the Sewa Dal alleged the hospital staff ran away soon after the building caught fire. Another resident, Mukesh Bansal, alleged an illegal oxygen refilling cylinder work was being carried out in the building.
“We had complained about it to the local councillor as we..

The owner of a Delhi hospital where seven babies were killed in a fire has been arrested, the Delhi Police said.
Dr Naveen Khichi, the owner of New Born Baby Care Hospital in East Delhi’s Vivek Vihar, had been on the run since Saturday night after the fire broke out.
The police said he runs many other hospitals in Delhi.
Oxygen cylinders kept in the two-storey building exploded due to which the adjacent buildings were damaged, the fire department had said.
Firefighters also faced challenges during the rescue operation as the lane was narrow, with overhead wires.
“Several people had gathered at the spot and were recording videos. Many of them came close to those trying to douse the flames,” a fire department officer said. “Another challenge we faced was there was no water source. Low-hanging electrical wires were a big problem,” the officer added.
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) chairperson Priyank Kanoongo said the commission’s team will visit the hospita..

The Kolkata Knight Riders, arguably the favourites to lift the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 trophy take on the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the pursuit of their 3rd title. Ahead of the mega clash at Chennai’s Ma Chidamabaram stadium, Bollywood celebrtiy, Shah Rukh Khan opened up on the ‘saddest’ moment of his life as the owner of the Kinght Riders franchise. While there have been seasons where the Kolkata side has finished among the bottom teams in the T20 league, what has pinched SRK the most is the fact that the costume of his team was questioned during the early days.
In an interview with Star Sports, the broadcaster of IPL 2024, Shah Rukh Khan called his team the ‘nicest in the world’ while also opening up on certain moments which made him ‘sad’ as an owner.
“Having the nicest set of team in the world and we kept on losing only again and again,” SRK said.
“I still remember, which was the saddest moment, kisi ne mujhe aise bola ‘inka costume hi achha hai, inka game play to achha..

Former Union minister Upendra Kushwaha on Sunday expressed hope that upon return to power, the BJP-led NDA will make a fresh attempt at scrapping the “undemocratic” collegium system of appointment of judges in the higher judiciary.
Addressing an election rally in Karakat Lok Sabha constituency from where he is in the fray, Mr Kushwaha made the statement in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
“The collegium system has many flaws. It is undemocratic. It has shut the doors of judgeship in the higher judiciary on Dalits, OBCs and even the poor among the upper castes,” claimed Mr Kushwaha, who heads the Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM).
“If we look at the composition of the bench in the Supreme Court and the high courts, it is dominated by members of a few hundred families. A reason why the anomalous system has been criticised by no less than the current president and her predecessor,” he added.
Mr Kushwaha, who was the minister of state for HRD in the first Narendra Modi government, r..

Nitish Kumar today accidentally suggested that he wishes Prime Minister Narendra Modi becomes a Chief Minister again. The Bihar Chief Minister made the remarks during an election rally in Patna where he was pitching for the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) which is hoping to win 400 seats in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
“Humaari ichha hai ki hum deshbhar me 400 se bhi zyaada seat jeeta, aur adarniya Narendra Modi ji fir mukhya mantri bane. Desh ka vikas ho, Bihar ka vikas ho, sab kuch ho (We wish to win over 400 seats across India and respected Narendra Modi should become chief minister again. Then India will develop, Bihar will develop, everything will happen),” Mr Kumar said.
However, the 73-year-old’s slip of tongue was caught by the other leaders on the stage. Correcting himself, Mr Kumar said that he meant Narendra Modi becomes the Prime Minister again and keeps moving ahead.
“Narendra Modi Pradhan Mantri toh hai hi. Hum toh keh rahe hai ki woh aage badhe. Hum yahi ..