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NEW DELHI: A health update on Anurag Dobhal has raised concern among his followers after his manager said the YouTuber’s condition had become “serious and worse”.Dobhal is currently receiving medical care following a car crash earlier this month.He was hospitalised after his car collided with a divider on the Delhi–Dehradun highway while he was streaming live on Instagram. Following the accident, he was admitted to hospital.
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In the early hours of Saturday, his manager, Rohit Panday, shared an update on Instagram Stories about the YouTuber’s health. He said Dobhal’s condition, which had initially been “stable”, later deteriorated due to complications.“Update: Anurag Bhai’s condition was stable until this morning, but it has become serious and worse because his lungs were partially damaged in the accident, which led to a severe infection. He has been diagnosed with severe pneumonia,” his Instagram story read.Panday added that Dobhal was under close medical supervision and urged people to pray for his recovery.“He is currently under the supervision of doctors. We would request you all to pray for him.”Dobhal, one of India’s most popular motovloggers who also appeared on Bigg Boss 17, had earlier posted a livestream that raised concern among viewers.In the video, he spoke about difficulties in his personal life and suggested it could be his “last video”. According to Dobhal, he had been under mental pressure from family members following his inter-caste marriage.
Former BCCI Secretary and the current ICC Chairman Jay Shah was pleased to be honoured for his contributions to the growth of Indian cricket. He called out the Indian team as an invincible side in ICC tournaments in recent times, linking them to Australia‘s earlier dominance in global events.
India’s recent winning streak in ICC events has been linked with the former tremendous patch of the mighty Aussies between the years 1999 and 2007, when they won three back-to-back ODI World Cups and Champions Trophies.
🚨JAY SHAH ON TEAM INDIA’S GROWTH SINCE 2019.🚨
“From 2019 to 2026, Team India achieved great success — 2 U-19 Men’s WC, 2 U-19 Women’s WC, WTC runner-up twice, ODI WC runner-up, back-to-back T20 WC titles, and the 2025 CT. Congratulations to everyone.”pic.twitter.com/7F6ZOiCVyV
India have also won the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 after having won the previous T20 World Cup in 2024 and the ICC Champions Trophy in 2025. They have been invincible in ICC events since 2023, after they lost the final to the Australians in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.
Just as there was a time when Australia meant victory, today, Team India means victory- Jay Shah
The Indian team became the first-ever team to have successfully defended their title in the history of the ICC T20 World Cup. They were also the first team to have won it on their home soil and the first team to win it for the third time.
Reflecting on India’s global dominance, the former BCCI Secretary said during one of the private award functions, “Just as there was a time when Australia meant victory, today, Team India means victory. That has become the reality now.”
He was honoured at the event for his exceptional contribution to sports in India; however, he dedicated it to the hard-working athletes of India. “I would like to dedicate this award to all the athletes, especially the women athletes who are working hard on the field,” Shah said.
Jay Shah congratulated all semi-finalists of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 as the ICC Chairman
He went on to congratulate the Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav and the head coach Gautam Gambhir for India’s triumph in the ICC T20 World Cup and also praised the other semi-finalists as the Chairman of the ICC.
“I want to congratulate Surya, Gautam Gambhir, and all the players of Team India. I also want to congratulate not just Team India but also the South African team and the England team, who did not lose a single game before the knockout stage.
“And finally, the finalists, the New Zealand cricket team, for the way they performed and worked hard on the field. Congratulations to them as well,” Shah said.
He also listed the total achievements of the Indian Men’s and Women’s cricket teams ever since he joined the BCCI in 2019. He pointed out India’s dominant run with double triumph in the Men’s and Women’s ICC U-19 World Cups.
The Women’s ODI World Cup, the ICC T20 Men’s World Cup, and the Champions Trophy, alongside the two closely fought WTC Finals and the 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup.
Jay Shah motivated BCCI and the Indian players to work with the same zeal and passion
He then went on to reach out to the entire Indian team via Suryakumar and Gautam Gambhir and shared his experience as an administrator, where he has learned “that it takes months to go from the top to the bottom, but it takes years to go from the bottom to the top.”
He said that in the BCCI, he had kept everything planned until the 2028 Olympics, and now the new members should also plan, keeping the 2030 and 2032 games in mind, alongside the 2026 Olympics, which might be hosted by India.
“New people have come in my place at the BCCI. All of you together need to prepare for the 2030 and 2032 games, and you know where the 2036 Olympics will be held. So, prepare for that as well,” he advised.
KOLKATA: Trinamool mocked PM Modi‘s calls for “poriborton (change)” in Bengal from a Kolkata rally on Saturday, accusing him of prioritising politics over the LPG crisis, forcing people to queue up for cylinders and battle price rise. TMC MP Saayoni Ghosh claimed large quantities of LPG cylinders were used to rustle up snacks for participants of Modi’s rally at Brigade Parade Ground even as households and eateries struggled to secure gas supplies amid soaring prices. “Parliament is discussing the LPG crisis and price hikes, yet the PM is attending a political meeting in Bengal. Restaurants are shutting down. Cooking has stopped in many homes. But 250 LPG cylinders were used at BJP’s Brigade rally to fry jalebis and kachoris,” Ghosh said. State education minister Bratya Basu of TMC echoed the charges ahead of the imminent assembly polls. “CM Mamata Banerjee has ensured that LPG supplies continue and the mid-day meal scheme is running, but what is our PM doing? While the country is going through such a crisis, he should have been in Parliament discussing the issue and finding a solution. Instead, he has come here to engage in vote-bank politics,” Basu said. “Before lecturing Bengal about ‘poriborton’, he (Modi) should change the reality where people stand in endless queues to keep kitchen fires burning,” TMC said social media.
Thane: The Kasarvadavali police booked five persons, including officials of a construction firm and labour contractors, after a 25-year-old worker was left paralysed following a fall at a construction site in Thane. The FIR was registered on March 11 after the injured labourer returned from his native village and lodged a formal complaint.According to police, the victim, Pawankumar Dinesh Ram, a native of Jharkhand, worked at the North Imperials Green Project in Vihang Valley, Phase-1, Anandnagar. On Sept 8, 2025, while installing aluminium shuttering plates on the second floor of the building, he allegedly lost his balance near an open duct and fell nearly 20 feet onto an iron mesh on the ground floor.In his complaint, Ram alleged that basic safety measures were missing at the site. He claimed that workers operating at heights were not provided with safety belts and that the open duct through which he fell was not secured with a protective net. After the fall, fellow workers rushed him to a private hospital in Thane, where doctors found that he suffered two spinal fractures and severe nerve compression in both legs, leaving him unable to move his lower body. Due to the risk involved, he was later shifted to a govt hospital in Mumbai, where he underwent spinal surgery on Sept 16.Police said Ram was discharged in Oct and spent several months recovering in his hometown before returning to Thane and filing a complaint with the support of a labour union. The accused were booked under the BNS for acts endangering life or personal safety, along with Section 3(5) for common intention.
There have only been four instances when a team following on has won a Test match. That’s four out of roughly 2,500 Tests over 149 years.And yet, when one talks about the third such instance in the game’s history, it’s not only about statistics, not player profile, not centuries scored or wickets taken. It’s about ‘atonement’ trumping a sense of ‘guilt’.
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It’s about a cocky determination taking a bull-run by the scruff of its neck, about a David telling a Goliath that “the last word shall never be said” .
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It’s like a Marlow in Joseph Conrad’s ‘Lord Jim’, making a profound philosophical exposition on a will to triumph beyond ambiguity, limitations and the near-impossibility of reaching at a definitive conclusion ‘until the last ball is bowled’!To continue with the Conradian analogy, the Eden Gardens Test, was in more ways than one a battle between sympathy and judgment; self and the other.Seated in the Press Box on the uppermost tier of the BC Roy Club House for five days, the imageries just kept flowing in a stream of consciousness — with poetic justice unmistakably ensconced in the 171-run win, after being dismissed for that exact same total in the first innings!
It’s one match that remains firmly etched in memory — as much for the dramatis personae as it was for the drama: Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly infamously keeping his Aussie counterpart Steve Waugh waiting for the toss; and Waugh ‘reciprocating’ with an open offside field when the Bengal southpaw came in to bat.Given Ganguly’s penchant for off-side strokeplay, Waugh threw the gauntlet, daring him to play to his strengths, while reposing faith in his own credentials to stymie the enemy after 16 Test wins on the trot.Having suffered a 10-wicket defeat in Mumbai days ago, India were yet again staring down the wrong end of the barrel by the third afternoon at Eden Gardens.The bitter memories of the 1996 IndiaSri Lanka World Cup semifinal and 1999 India-Pakistan Test came rushing in — leaving one to wonder whether ‘Blood, Bottle, and Bisleri’ would once again rain on Golgotha (a news magazine’s headline for its cover story).On both those occasions, crowd trouble over an imminent Indian defeat had seen all hell break loose at the venerated Eden.But destiny had something else in store on the banks of the Hooghly in 2001.For once, instead of objects being hurled from the stands in frustration, Eden Gardens saw 80,000-strong fans banging their empty plastic water bottles in a calypso to egg-on Ganguly’s men who were in hot pursuit of an improbable win.For once, ‘redemption’ for the home fans and their team alike came through the heroics of two soft-spoken but never-say-die crusaders.When Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman traded their capes for India caps.That Dravid, who until then had a bad patch, didn’t show up at the postmatch press meet, went to serve as a perfect foil to an Indian captain exhort -ing the media to ask questions “only in English” to hat-trick man Harbhajan Singh, leaving the off-spinner at his wits’ end and scribes in splits.Minutes later, as a composed Waugh walked in for the presser, it was ‘calm of mind, all passion spent’.Cricketing justice at its cathartic best.
NEW DELHI: The RSS Friday presented fresh data on its expanding organisational footprint, saying it contacted more than 10 crore households across over three lakh villages and added nearly 6,000 new shakhas in a year, as the meeting of its top decision-making body began at Samalkha in Haryana. The organisation said the number of daily shakhas has risen from 83,129 to 88,949, while its presence has expanded to 55,683 locations nationwide, reflecting what it described as a simultaneous push for organisational growth and wider social outreach during its centenary year. The figures were presented as part of the annual report placed before the Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha. RSS functionary C R Mukund said that centenary-year programmes – which began in Oct 2025 – have been designed around two broad objectives – expanding the organisation’s reach and strengthening engagement with society. “The effort is to bring together constructive forces in society and create an environment for positive social change,” he said. A key component of this outreach has been the ongoing Grih Sampark Abhiyan, a door-to-door campaign aimed at interacting with families across the country. The RSS functionary said volunteers have already contacted more than 10 crore households in over three lakh villages, with the campaign continuing in several states. Mukund cited Kerala as an example of the campaign’s outreach across communities. According to Mukund, volunteers visited over 55,000 Muslim households and more than 54,000 Christian families in the state and received a positive response. The organisation also reported that over 36,000 Hindu conferences have been organised so far across urban, rural and tribal areas.
US President Donald Trump on Saturday (US local time) called on nations to send warships to help keep the Strait of Hormuz open for shipping as Iranian forces continue their retaliation campaign amid US and Israeli attacks on Iran.In a post on Truth Social, Trump said, “The countries of the World that receive Oil through the Hormuz Strait must take care of that passage, and we will help — A LOT!” “The U.S. will also coordinate with those Countries so that everything goes quickly, smoothly, and well,” he added.About a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas normally passes through the strait, a narrow passage of water between Iran and Oman. Tehran’s ability to stop shipping through the channel could give it enormous leverage over the U.S. and its allies.In an earlier post on Saturday, Trump said that “Many Countries, especially those who are affected by Iran’s attempted closure of the Hormuz Strait, will be sending War Ships, in conjunction with the United States of America, to keep the Strait open and safe,” adding that he hoped China, France, Japan, South Korea, Britain and others would send ships to the area.“In the meantime, the United States will be bombing the hell out of the shoreline, and continually shooting Iranian Boats and Ships out of the water,” he wrote.Trump said on Thursday the US was willing to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz to protect them from Iranian attack, as his administration searches for ways to ease high oil prices fuelled by the US-Israeli war on Iran.Meanwhile, Western nations have increased their military presence in the eastern Mediterranean during the conflict in Iran. The deployments have focused on the security of Cyprus after an Iranian-made drone hit a British military base on the island on March 2.Britain is also exploring additional options for deployments to the Gulf after Iran stepped up attacks on vessels, defence minister John Healey said on Thursday. The British government is talking to allies and partners about “a range of options to ensure the security of shipping in the region,” a Ministry of Defence spokesperson said on Saturday.The French Navy is deploying about a dozen naval vessels, including its aircraft carrier strike group, to the Mediterranean, the Red Sea and potentially the Strait of Hormuz as part of defensive support to allies threatened by the conflict.France has also been consulting with European, Asian and Gulf Arab states over the past week with a view to putting together a plan for warships eventually to escort tankers through the strait, French officials said.
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi stressed in his phone conversation with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian late on Thursday India is Iran’s friend and that his government will do all it can to advance diplomacy as escalation is not in anyone’s interest. This is the closest India has come to expressing solidarity with Tehran, which said Friday it would allow Indian ships safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, after the war broke out with US-Israel attacks and Iranian reprisals.
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The Iranian president also appreciated India’s “balanced and constructive positions” on international issues and its efforts to reduce tensions. Amidst the looming energy crisis, India had intensified engagement with Iran in the past few days to stress the need for unimpeded transit of goods and energy. Iranian ambassador Mohammad Fathali answered in the affirmative when asked if Tehran would let India-flagged ships cross the Strait.
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“Yes, because India is our friend. You will see it withing 2 or 3 hours. We believe India and Iran share common interests in the region,” said Fathali on Friday evening. Twenty-eight Indian ships had remained stranded in the Persian Gulf because of the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. There were reports late on Friday that Iran had already allowed 2 of these ships carrying gas to cross the Strait.
India working with BRICS for consensus on conflict
According to an Iranian readout, Pezeshkian said Iran remained committed to expanding cooperation with New Delhi within frameworks such as BRICS, which is currently chaired by India, and called upon the group of major emerging economies to play an active role in safeguarding peace and security in the region.
The Modi-Pezeshkian talks were followed by external affairs minister S Jaishankar’s 4th conversation in the past 2 weeks with his counterpart Seyed Araghchi, during which BRICS related issues were again discussed. India currently holds the BRICS presidency and Araghchi, as Iran said in a readout, sought condemnation of US-Israel “military aggression” by regional and global organisations. “Referring to the importance of BRICS as a platform for expanding multilateral cooperation, he (Araghchi) said the grouping should play a constructive role at the present juncture in supporting regional and global stability and security,” said an Iranian readout of the foreign ministers’ talks. However, with both Iran and the UAE members of the group, it has been difficult for India as the chair to forge a consensus that could lead to a joint statement on the ongoing conflict. “As Chair of BRICS, India has been facilitating discussions among members through the Sherpa channel. Last virtual BRICS Sherpa meeting was held on 12 March. In addition, Indian leadership has been engaging with leaders of BRICS members in the region. India will continue to engage,” said a government source, speaking on the condition of anonymity.According to Iran, Jaishankar expressed India’s readiness to expand bilateral and multilateral cooperation in regional and international forums. He also emphasised the importance of finding ways to strengthen sustainable stability and security in the region as a “collective necessity”. Jaishankar said in his own post on X that BRICS issues were discussed.Iran joined the BRICS in 2024 and is hoping for support from India in its efforts to ensure that the group condemns the US-Israel attacks. Unlike Russia and China, India has so far not condemned the attacks on Iran but Modi, in his talks with the Iranian president, did express deep concern over the escalation of tensions and the loss of civilian lives as well as damage to civilian infrastructure. Without naming Iran, the PM has strongly condemned Iran’s attacks in the Gulf where India has deep energy and diaspora interests. According to Iran, in his talks with Modi, Pezeshkian raised the killing of supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the attack on a girls’ school in which, the president said, 168 students died. “Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi also expressed deep concern over the tensions in the Middle East and emphasized that India is a friend of Iran. New Delhi, he said, will make its maximum effort to play a role in advancing diplomacy, noting that escalation of conflict is not in the interest of any party,” said the Iranian statement on the talks. Pezeshkian told Modi, according to Tehran, that despite the recent crimes targeting infrastructure, Iran remained committed to expanding cooperation with India and other friendly countries within frameworks such as BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and stressed the need for BRICS to play an active role in safeguarding peace, stability, and security in the region.
The 2026 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is just around the corner, but the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) camp has been hit with a wave of uncertainty. The three-time champions, known for their aggressive brand of cricket and tactical depth, are currently scrambling to fix their bowling blueprints. In what is being described as a major blow to their title aspirations, star Indian pacer Harshit Rana has been officially ruled out of the entire tournament.
Rana, whose meteoric rise saw him become a linchpin of the KKR attack, was expected to lead the domestic pace battery alongside the likes of Vaibhav Arora and Akash Deep. However, a cruel twist of fate during the warm-up matches for the recently concluded T20 World Cup 2026 has sidelined the Delhi-born speedster. While KKR fans were hoping for a miracle recovery, recent medical reports and franchise updates have confirmed the worst: Rana is headed for a long rehabilitation period, leaving a massive 140kmph-sized hole in the KKR starting XI.
Harshit Rana’s injury: A setback for Kolkata Knight Riders
The injury occurred during a high-stakes warm-up fixture against South Africa in Navi Mumbai. Rana, who was part of the national squad, suffered a significant knee injury while fielding. Subsequent scans revealed the necessity of a surgical procedure, which he underwent in February 2026. Given the intensity of the IPL schedule and the physical demands on a fast bowler, the medical team advised against a premature return.
For KKR, losing Rana is more than just losing a bowler; they are losing a wicket-taker who mastered the art of the slow-ball bouncer and provided crucial breakthroughs in the death overs. Since his breakout 2024 season, where he picked up 19 wickets to help KKR clinch the trophy, Rana has been the heart of their pace attack. With the IPL 2026 campaign set to begin on March 29 against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium, the KKR management led by Captain Ajinkya Rahane and Coach Abhishek Nayar must now look toward their current squad and the pool of unsold players to fill the void.
3 players who can replace Harshit Rana in IPL 2026
With the tournament fast approaching, the franchise is looking at a mix of internal promotions and potential injury replacements from the unsold list. Here are the three most likely candidates to step into Rana’s shoes for the 2026 season:
Akash Madhwal
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If KKR decides to dip into the pool of unsold players, Akash Madhwal stands out as the prime candidate. Madhwal, who rose to fame with the Mumbai Indians, became a household name after his legendary 5/5 spell in the 2023 Eliminator. Despite his proven pedigree in high-pressure situations, he surprisingly went unsold in the IPL 2026 auction.
Madhwal is a direct tactical replacement for Rana. While Rana relied on bounce and cutters, Madhwal brings pin-point yorkers and a natural ability to bowl at the death. Inserting Madhwal into the XI would allow KKR to maintain their strategy of having a specialist Indian pacer who can handle the final four overs, freeing up the likes of Sunil Narine and Varun Chakaravarthy to attack in the middle overs.
Umran Malik
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Internal to the KKR squad, the Jammu Express Umran Malik is the most exciting alternative. Malik was already part of the roster as a potential Impact Player, but Rana’s absence likely elevates him to a frontline role. Known for consistently clocking speeds above 150 kmph, Malik provides the sheer intimidation factor that KKR needs at the Eden Gardens.
In the current setup, Malik would likely slot in as the primary middle-overs enforcer. While Arora and Deep handle the new ball, Malik can be used in short, sharp bursts to break partnerships. His role would shift from a luxury impact sub to a necessity in the starting XI, ensuring that KKR doesn’t lose the aggressive edge that Rana provided.
Chetan Sakariya
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Chetan Sakariya is another name heavily linked with the KKR camp as a replacement. Having been part of the KKR setup in 2025 as a replacement for Umran Malik, Sakariya is familiar with the team culture and the demands of the Eden Gardens surface. His left-arm angle offers a point of difference that the current KKR pace attack desperately lacks.
Sakariya is a tactical master who relies on deception rather than raw pace. If the pitches in the early half of the 2026 season are slightly slower, Sakariya’s back-of-the-hand slower balls and natural swing could be more effective than a traditional hit-the-deck bowler. He would likely share the new ball with Arora, allowing KKR to exploit the angle against right-handed openers.
Mumbai: Police arrested a 58-year-old man for allegedly killing his wife after a suspicion that she had performed ‘black magic’ on him. Amrut Solanki used to fight with his wife repeatedly. On Friday, when the couple’s 33-year-old son reached their Dharavi room and asked to open the door, the accused video-called the son and showed him the victim lying on the floor. Police said that the son, Shivram Solanki, a Mulund resident, lodged the complaint. The police broke open the door and sent the victim to the hospital, where she was declared dead.
