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Royal Challengers Bangalore stalwart Virat Kohli penned a heartfelt post after the end of the team's IPL 2023 campaign and the comment on it from Shubman Gill was gold. After losing to Gujarat Titans in a must-win game on Sunday, RCB got eliminated from the playoff race of IPL 2023. A win would have taken RCB to the playoffs, but a loss to them helped Mumbai Indians join Gujarat Titans, Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants in the top-4 in points table at the end of league stage. "A season which had it's moments but unfortunately we fell short of the goal. Disappointed but we must hold our heads high. To our loyal supporters, grateful for backing us every step of the way. A big thank you to the coaches, management and my teammates. We aim to be back stronger," wrote Kohli on Instagram On this, Gill commented with a crown emoji, certainly describing Kohli as a king. See it here: Gill reaffirmed his status as Kohli's heir apparent with a magnificent ...

More than half the people are satisfied with Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government's work on various fronts, a unique NDTV survey called 'Public Opinion' that examines nine years of PM Modi showed. Despite the Karnataka loss, the PM's popularity remains strong, and BJP's vote share remains stable. Over 55 per cent of the respondents -- among over 7,000 people across 19 states and 71 Lok Sabha constituencies -- said they were either fully or partially satisfied with the government's work in the last nine years. 17 per cent of respondents said they were fully satisfied, and 38 per cent voted partially satisfied. 19 per cent said they were slightly disappointed, and 21 per cent said they were totally disappointed with the PM Modi-led work. Five per cent said they didn't know. Rahul Gandhi's popularity has risen after his pan-India foot march Bharat Jodo Yatra, the poll, in partnership with Lokniti-Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (C...

As opposition parties accuse the ruling BJP of weaponizing central probe agencies against rivals, a special NDTV survey reveals that people are divided on the role of the CBI and Enforcement Directorate. NDTV's "Public Opinion", a special survey conducted in collaboration with Lokniti-Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), finds that 37 per cent of the respondents believe the agencies are functioning in accordance with the law. Around 32 per cent of respondents shared the view of opposition parties that the agencies were being used as instruments for political vendetta. 31% said they had no opinion on it. The survey also asked respondents to assess the government's handling of corruption. 45 per cent of the people surveyed expressed their dissatisfaction; 41% rated the government's performance good on this score and 8% found it average.  The survey assessed public mood across the country as PM Modi completes nine years in power this month. It...

A behind-the-scenes wrap of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G-7 meet released on Sunday captured several key moments from the summit, especially his interaction with other world leaders. PM Modi arrived in Japan on Friday for the annual summit of the G7 grouping and the third in-person Quad leaders' meeting. The video shows him interacting with massive crowds of Indians in Hiroshima who had gathered at a hotel to meet him. Members of the Indian community had said they were "extremely excited" to have the Prime Minister among them. PM Modi was also seen interacting individually with world leaders such as US President Joe Biden, Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. The video also highlights the meeting of the Quad group leaders when they delivered a thinly veiled swipe at Beijing's behaviour Saturday at a summit in Hiroshima. "We strongly oppose destabilizing or unilateral actions that seek to change the statu...

Congress leader and former Union minister Ajay Maken on Sunday said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal should follow the "Sheila Dikshit model" of engaging with officers respectfully, holding dialogues with them rather than "mistreating" them, and persuading them to work for the city's advancement. He also said Mr Kejriwal's past actions of summoning officers and allegedly using harsh words against them are only contributing to the City's distress. Mr Maken's advice came as the Delhi government is engaged in a battle with the Centre over the control of the city's bureaucracy. Sharing his own experiences as a minister in the Sheila Dikshit government in Delhi during the BJP-led NDA regime at the centre in early 2000s, Mr Maken said they worked with the bureaucracy to get things done in Delhi's interest. "I hope the current Chief Minister takes note of this journey and learns from it. Engage with officers respectfully, hold dialogues...

Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, is being criticised online for misusing alt text on Twitter.  On Wednesday, Mr Sunak posted a four-picture photo grid showing cabinet members having a meeting. When the images are clicked, each expands to reveal a list of things the government says it has done. “We are working day-in and day-out to grow the economy,” Mr Sunak wrote in the caption of the post. The alt text field, which is supposed to describe what's in the images for blind users, simply read: “We're growing the economy”.  Take a look at the post below:  We are working day-in and day-out to grow the economy. pic.twitter.com/wYgxplNEZm — Rishi Sunak (@RishiSunak) May 17, 2023 For those unaware, alt text is a way in which one can make images more accessible to those who are blind or visually impaired. It is generally used for describing the key details and information contained in a photo or graphic.  According to Twitter's own Help Center ar...

The leaders of the Quad group -- Australia, India, Japan and the United States -- delivered a thinly veiled swipe at Beijing's behaviour Saturday at a summit in Hiroshima. US President Joe Biden and his three partners in the group did not mention China by name but the communist superpower was clearly the target of language in a joint statement calling for "peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific maritime domain". "We strongly oppose destabilizing or unilateral actions that seek to change the status quo by force or coercion," the statement said, using diplomatic language that appeared to refer to China's economic tactics to gain leverage over poorer countries and also its military expansion in the Pacific. "We express serious concern at the militarization of disputed features, the dangerous use of coastguard and maritime militia vessels, and efforts to disrupt other countries' offshore resource exploitation activities," the statement added, c...

The animal kingdom undoubtedly offers some of the most entertaining and fascinating videos. And now one such chilling video showing a vicious fight between two tigers is going viral on social media. The clip was shared on Latest Sightings' official YouTube Channel. The incident took place at Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan.  "A female tiger spots what seems to be an abandoned deer in the road, but this meal isn't as easy as she hopes! A huge male was nearby and didn't let her steal the meal without a fight! Tinged by Vijay Kumawat in Ranthambore National Park," the caption of the post read.  Watch the video below:  The video shows an intense confrontation between a tigress and a tiger over a prey. It opens to show the tigress trying to drag away an animal carcass lying in the middle of a road. Within seconds, a tiger appears from behind the bushes and confronts the tigress.  The two wild cats pounce on each other and fight for a brief moment. However, ...

Priyanka Chopra is making all the right noises. Be it her spy-thriller series Citadel or the show-stealing necklace she wore to the Met Gala this year, the actress is doing it all and how. Now, Priyanka has answered 10 super hot questions for the Grazia magazine. From her favourite red carpet moment to the song that can get her on the dance floor, the actress has shared special details with her fans. Oh, and, one of the questions was about her “first celebrity crush”. No points for guessing this one. It's the late rapper Tupac Shakur. The actress said, “Tupac Shakur was probably my first big celebrity crush. I may have worn black for 20 days after he died. Really, I felt like a widow. He was like my big crush when I was in 8th or 9th grade.” Tupac Shakur died in 1996. Priyanka, at the time of promoting her film Baywatch, in 2017, had said that she wanted to marry the rapper. Back then, she had said, “I get down on one knee and ask him [Tupac Shakur] Will you marry me?" re...

Former Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian on Friday said the Supreme Court-appointed panel's clean chit to the Adani group had vindicated his stance that there had been no fraud or manipulation in the case and the post-2021 stock price surge may be attributed to enhanced infrastructure investment in the wake of India's post-Covid budget. "The stock price of Adani increased post-2021, primarily from March 2021 onwards. That was the time when the post-Covid budget was presented and the Indian economy changed and started to invest far more in infrastructure. I interpreted Adani to be a beneficiary as an infrastructure enterprise," said Mr Subramanian. "I feel vindicated by the report that has been submitted to the Supreme Court, where the panel of experts clearly says that they cannot find any evidence to suggest that there was any fraud involved... By looking at the evidence, the panel did not find any convincing evidence of fraud or manipulation,...

Virat Kohli was at his best on Thursday night and the world rejoiced. To top it all, the batting great hit his sixth IPL century off just 62 balls in an IPL 2023 match against SunRisers Hyderabad to equal West Indies great Chris Gayle 's feat of most number of tons in the premier T20 competition. Against SRH, Kohli was at his aggressive best right from the word go and the fans present at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad lapped up every moment of the feat. This was also the first time in IPL history that a century was scored in both innings in an IPL match. Earlier, Heinrich Klaasen hot a ton for SRH to help his team set a 187-run target for RCB. After Klaasen's ton, Kohli got into the job right from the first ball. Off Bhuvneshwar Kumar's first delivery, Kohli came up with a classic shot that pierced between the cover and point to race to the boundary. If that was a hit trailer, the blockbuster was even more brilliant to watch. Kohli never stepped off ...

Royal Challengers Bangalore uploaded video of the team's training session ahead of their crucial IPL 2023 match against SunRisers Hyderabad on the latter's home ground. In the shared clip, RCB player Virat Kohli could be seen bowling to his teammates Faf du Plesis and Glenn Maxwell with his batting pads on. While Maxwell misses the first delivery, he hits the other ones for boundaries. On the other hand, du Plessis too plays big shots on the bowling of the former RCB skipper. Watch the video here: K.G.F Chapter 3 A Game Day special featuring Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell and Faf du Plessis, and they are ready to rock in Hyderabad! #PlayBold #RCB #IPL2023 #SRHvRCB pic.twitter.com/xy6GIBfjnR — Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) May 18, 2023 Kohli will be in focus as RCB look to strengthen their claim for an IPL play-off berth in their must-win match against laggards Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Thursday. RCB are currently in t...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who completed nine years in power on May 30, has made India a key stakeholder in global affairs, say political leaders, diplomats, economists and other experts. They say PM Modi is a strong leader who is confident in the presence of some of the most powerful leaders in the world, and who represents a growing economy, a nation with the highest population, a nation sought by the West for friendship, and an important geopolitical player that counters an expansionist China. "India has come to the centre stage because of our ability, particularly the Prime Minister's ability, to work in partnership with different leaders and with different countries," G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant told NDTV. In August 2014, during his first visit outside India's neighbourhood, PM Modi struck a rapport with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe. PM Modi was deeply saddened when his friend was assassinated in July last year. He went to Japan to attend the state fu...

The first Indian module of radical Islamic outfit Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT), which was busted by the Madhya Pradesh Police anti-terrorist squad (ATS) on May 9, has a religious conversion angle, sources have said. Five suspects had married Hindu girls, with two of these men having converted to Islam only a few years prior. ATS sources said two key accused of the busted module, including Bhopal-based gym trainer Yasir Khan and Hyderabad-based Mohd Salim, who till a few years back was known as Saurabh Rajvaidya, the son of Bhopal-based retired Ayurveda doctor Dr Ashok Jain. Mohd Salim is a senior staff at the faculty of pharmacy at a college in Hyderabad, reportedly run by a politician's family. ATS sources said five of the accused were converted from Hinduism to Islam, including Mohd Salim (earlier Saurabh Raj Vaidya), Abdur Rehman (earlier Devi Narayan Panda) and Mohd Abbas Ali (earlier Benu Kumar). Mohd Salim's parents in Bhopal's Berasiya area alleged that Dr Kamal, a seni...

A video of singer Taylor Swift calling out at a security guard in the middle of performing her 2014 hit, "Bad Blood" at the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia during her "Eras" Tour has gone viral on the internet. The video shared by a concert-goer on Twitter shows the singer shouting at the security, "She's fine!" before hitting the chorus of the song. The video further shows that the singer continued singing but abruptly cut off again to say, "She wasn't doing anything." Seconds later, she tell the security guard again, "Hey! Stop!" Watch the video here: Not sure what happened during Bad Blood but it was enough Taylor needed to get involved… #erastour #taylorswift #tserastourphilly pic.twitter.com/JcJMmi0dOJ — Nicolle Bradford (@NicolleBradford) May 14, 2023 It's unclear what prompted Swift to yell at the security. A comment on the video read that guards were being aggressive in keeping fans from leaning o...

IRE vs BAN, 3rd ODI, Live Updates:  Half-century from Tamim Iqbal and a brilliant knock from Mushfiqur Rahim guided Bangladesh to 274 in third and final ODI against Ireland on Sunday, at the County Ground in Chelmsford. Asked to bat first, Bangladesh lost early wickets but Iqbal smashed 69 off 82 balls. Later, Rahim scored 45 off 54 balls. For Ireland, Mark Adair took a four-wicket haul while Andy McBrine and George Dockrell took two wickets each. Bangladesh have taken 1-0 lead over Ireland in the three-match series. ( Live Scorecard ) Here are the Live Updates of the 3rd ODI match between Ireland and Bangladesh, straight from County Ground in Chelmsford:  from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/V1hiLMr

A wild male Kenyan lion, named Loonkiito, believed to be one of the world's oldest has died after being speared by herders, wildlife officials said on Friday. The 19-year-old male lion was speared to death by Maasai morans (warriors) after straying into a livestock pen on the outskirts of the famed Amboseli National Park, Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) spokesman Paul Jinaro told AFP. The village borders Amboseli National Park - in southern Kenya, according to a BBC report. "It was an old lion that had issues... getting prey on its own and livestock is easy prey," Mr Jinaro said. "A normal lion would go for wildlife inside the park." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lion Guardians (@lionguardians_) African lions typically have a lifespan of up to 18 years in the wild, according to the conservation group Cats for Africa. KWS in 2021 described Loonkito as a "legendary big cat warrior" who had...

Today was actor Parineeti Chopra and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Raghav Chadha's big day . The couple got engaged at Delhi's Kapurthala House on Saturday evening in the presence of over 150 guests, including family members and close friends. The couple announced the big news by sharing identical posts. "Everything I prayed for...I said yes... Waaheguru ji meher karan ...," wrote Parineeti. "Everything I prayed for .. She said yes. Waaheguru ji meher karan ...," read Raghav Chadha's caption. The comments section of the actress' post was full of wishes from stars. Parineeti's Ladies vs Ricky Bahl co-star Anushka Sharma wrote, "Congratulations." Kapil Sharma commented," Many congratulations to both of you dear Parineeti and Raghav. Lots of love and happiness always." Parineeti's Kill Dil and Ladies vs Ricky Bahl co-star Ranveer Singh wrote, "Bless." "Gosh how lovely Parineeti Chopra! Huge congratulations a...

Preparations for AAP leader Raghav Chadha's engagement to actor Parineeeti Chopra are in full swing ahead of the big day on Saturday. Visuals from outside Mr Chadha's Delhi house on Friday evening showed the entrance decorated with lamps and floral rangolis. Photos from Ms Chopra's Mumbai residence also showed decorative lighting covering the balcony in apparent preparation for the actor-politician couple's engagement. #WATCH | Delhi | Lighting and floral decoration at the Government residence of AAP MP Raghav Chadha ahead of his engagement with actress Parineeti Chopra that will reportedly be held tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/fvkqJVXd5s — ANI (@ANI) May 12, 2023 Although neither Mr Chadha and Ms Chopra have confirmed the engagement, the couple will reportedly exchange rings on May 13 with the wedding date set for later this year. As per reports, the private ceremony will be attended by 150 close friends and family members. Members of political parties including Mr ...

HD Kumaraswamy's Janata Dal Secular today said they have received feelers from both Congress and the BJP as most exit polls predicted a hung assembly in Karnataka. Mr Kumaraswamy, is in Singapore, having left on Wednesday night. Still, a senior leader said it has been decided who they will partner with. "The decision is done. It's taken. We will announce it to the public when it is right time to," senior JD(S) leader Tanveer Ahmed told NDTV in an exclusive interview.   The BJP has denied it had contacted the JD(S) and continued to exude confidence about a clear mandate. In an exclusive interview to NDTV, the BJP's Shobha Karandlaje said there is "no question of coalition at all, the BJP has not contacted the JD(S)". "We are sure to get 120 seats. After gathering information on ground from our karyakartas yesterday, we have arrived at a number -- 120," she added. Asked about BJP denials, the JD(S) reiterated that the party has reached out a...