The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has confirmed that the match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, scheduled to be held on May 11, has been shifted to Ahmedabad from Dharamshala.

As per this, the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will host the clash on Sunday afternoon, instead of the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala, which is the second home venue of PBKS.

"The venue change has been necessitated due to logistical challenges. The match will begin at 3:30 PM IST as per the original schedule," added the BCCI in its statement on Thursday.

The BCCI’s decision to shift the game to Ahmedabad, the home venue of Gujarat Titans’ (GT), comes after Dharamshala is amongst various cities in North India whose airports are closed till May 10, after the launch of ‘Operation Sindoor’ by the Indian armed forces on May 7, which targeted nine terrorist sites across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

The Vadodara Rural Local Crime Branch (LCB) has intensified its crackdown on illegal liquor trafficking in the state. It has seized foreign liquor worth over Rs 68 lakh, officials said on Thursday.

The action was taken based on a tip-off that led the LCB to intercept a tempo near Asoj village. One person has been arrested, and a case has been registered at the Jarod Police Station against both the driver and the supplier of the contraband.

The incident happened when LCB teams, while on routine patrol, received specific intelligence about a closed-body tempo transporting foreign liquor -- concealed under rolls of plastic -- from Vadodara towards Halol.

In response, officers laid a watch near the Asoj village limits. Upon spotting the described vehicle, they halted it and found Nasir Ibrahim Mansuri, a resident of Green Park, Indore, behind the wheel. Upon inspecting the vehicle, police discovered that cartons of foreign liquor were hidden behind plastic rolls, apparently to avoid detection.

Asserting that the state is fighting twin battles one against Pakistan to safeguard our borders and other against the Union government and Haryana government to protect the snatching of our waters, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday foiled the nefarious design of Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) to steal the waters of state.

Leading from the front the Chief Minister himself staged a sit in at Nangal to ensure that the BBMB Chairman cannot divert the waters of the state to Haryana. He said that if Punjabis can protect the borders of the state then they are capable enough to save it water also. “It is shameful that the BJP led Union government is playing dirty games over the waters of the state in this crisis when the country is supposed to fight the enemy in unison with each other”, said Bhagwant Singh Mann.

In line with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann’s zero-tolerance policy against negligence and irregularities, the Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd (PSPCL) has taken a significant step to uphold transparency and accountability by suspending three of its employees with immediate effect for their alleged involvement in official misconduct and negligence.

Power Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO, while confirming the action, stated that the preliminary inquiry has revealed that the employees in question had issued tubewell connections in violation of established norms and procedures. The employees suspended include Rohit Sharma, Junior Engineer at Distribution Sub Division, PSPCL Bhinder Kalan; Gurinderjit Singh, Assistant Lineman at Distribution Sub Division, PSPCL Dharamkot; and Kesav Kumar, Revenue Assistant at the same subdivision.

After the all-party meeting in New Delhi to discuss the Indian Army's Operation Sindoor, political leaders across party lines in Bihar reiterated India's stand against terrorism while underlining that the military action specifically targeted terrorist hideouts in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) without harming civilians.

Dilip Jaiswal, State President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Bihar unit, stated: "Our defence forces acted with precision and only targeted terrorist camps at nine locations. No civilian in Pakistan was harmed."

He added, "We have no ill will toward the innocent citizens of Pakistan. But Pakistan's ongoing support for terrorism is evident to the entire world, and India will not spare those who harbour or promote terrorism."

Reacting to remarks reportedly made by Congress leaders Udit Raj and Prithviraj Chavan, Jaiswal declined to comment directly.

Auto components major Bharat Forge on Thursday reported a weak set of numbers for the fourth quarter (Q4) of FY25, with both net profit and revenue registering year-on-year (YoY) declines.

The company’s consolidated net profit fell 11.6 per cent to Rs 345.6 crore for the quarter ended March 31, compared to Rs 389.6 crore in the same period last fiscal, according to its stock exchange filing.

The revenue from operations also slipped 7.1 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 2,163 crore from Rs 2,329 crore in Q4 FY24 -- reflecting subdued demand conditions, especially in overseas commercial vehicle (CV) markets.

Bharat Forge’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) dropped 7 per cent to Rs 616.7 crore in Q4, down from Rs 659 crore in the corresponding quarter last fiscal.

However, EBITDA margin for the quarter stood at 28.5 per cent, slightly higher than 28.3 per cent a year ago period.

On the occasion of World Thalassemia Day, doctors and health experts at Paras Health, Panchkula, are calling attention to the urgent need for increased awareness, early screening, and improved access to treatment for thalassemia in India.
Thalassemia, a genetic blood disorder caused by abnormal hemoglobin production, continues to pose a major public health challenge. India carries nearly 25% of the global β-thalassemia burden, with approximately 100,000 patients and an estimated 42 million carriers.

In a major crackdown, a Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) team has uncovered a fraud on a large-scale involving fraudulent input tax credit (ITC) claims amounting to nearly Rs 7.85 crore by a South Delhi-based chartered accountant who has been arrested, it was announced on Thursday.

Investigations revealed misuse of over 80 GSTINs (Goods and Services Tax Identification Numbers), mainly in the Palam/Dwarka area, linked to the chartered accountant’s email IDs and contact numbers, according to a Finance Ministry statement.

South Africa women’s wicketkeeper-batter Sinalo Jafta believes the team is ready to give its all on the field in their final match of the women’s ODI tri-series against the hosts Sri Lanka at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium on Friday.

On Wednesday, despite a career-best 81 from Annerie Dercksen and a fighting 67 from stand-in captain Chloe Tryon, South Africa suffered their third consecutive defeat in the tri-series when they went down to India by 23 runs in a high-scoring contest.