"Why Would I Tell You That?" Trump Evades Reporter's Question On Iran Strikes

Hours after Iran sent a fresh proposal for talks with the United States to end the war, President Donald Trump evaded a question on Friday about striking Iran again.

While Trump was speaking to reporters in Washington, a reporter asked him, "Are you considering new strikes on Iran?"

The Republican leader stepped back and said, "Why would I tell you that?" essentially ending the conversation.

Earlier, Trump had said that he was "not satisfied" with the new Iranian negotiating proposal. 

REPORTER: "Are you considering new strikes on Iran?"@POTUS: "Why would I tell you that?" pic.twitter.com/dABwCJU05h

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) May 1, 2026

"At this moment I'm not satisfied with what they're offering," Trump told reporters, laying blame for the stalled talks with Iran due to "tremendous discord" within its leadership.

He added that negotiations were ongoing but inconsistent. "They get close, and then a new group of people comes in," he said, pointing to shifting positions within Iran's leadership.

Asked why he was unsatisfied with the Iranian offer, Trump said, "They're asking for things that I can't agree." However, he gave no details.

"Do we want to go and just blast the hell out of them and finish them forever -- or do we want to try and make a deal? I mean, those are the options," he said when asked about next steps, adding he would "prefer not" to take the first option "on a human basis".

In the meantime, Iran has maintained its stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz, cutting off vast amounts of oil, gas and fertiliser from the world economy, while the US has imposed a counterblockade on Iranian ports.

Since the war began on February 28, at least 3,375 people have been killed in Iran and more than 2,600 people in Lebanon, where new fighting between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah broke out two days after the war started, according to authorities.

Additionally, 24 people have died in Israel and more than 20 in Gulf Arab states. Seventeen Israeli soldiers in Lebanon and 13 US service members throughout the region have been killed.
 

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"Calm Down, He's 15": DC Star Slammed By Internet After Sooryavanshi Send-Off

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi suffered a rare failure in IPL 2026 on Friday, being dismissed for just 4 in Rajasthan Royals' (RR) game against Delhi Capitals (DC). DC's New Zealand speedster Kyle Jamieson delivered an excellent yorker to leave Sooryavanshi with no answer. Jamieson celebrated the wicket in an aggressive manner, clapping his hands fiercely in front of Sooryavanshi and giving the 15-year-old an explosive send-off. However, his reaction was met with mixed reaction on social media, with many criticising him for it.

The celebration of Kyle Jamieson after dismissing Vaibhav Suryavanshi. pic.twitter.com/s6Otq9Uu0X

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 1, 2026

Calm down Jamieson, he is just 15 y/o pic.twitter.com/RtvBMwBYXS

— Shivani (@meme_ki_diwani) May 1, 2026

Kyle Jamieson Celebration against 15 Years Old Kid

— Junaid Khan (@JunaidKhanation) May 1, 2026

Kyle Jamieson..relax..he is 15. Calm down with your send off. Speaks a lot about your fragile ego that a four from a kid rattled you.

— Anuj Nitin Prabhu (@APTalksCricket) May 1, 2026

Jamieosn bro Sending off a 15 year old child is not a good thing!

I can't believe you're from New Zealand.

— Shariq (@CricBhakt7380) May 1, 2026

RR vs DC, IPL 2026: 1st Innings Review

Riyan Parag vaporised multiple concerns surrounding him with a quality 90 as Rajasthan Royals posted a competitive 225 for six against Delhi Capitals in their IPL match here on Friday.

The Royals skipper, whose knock came off 50 balls, was struggling for runs so far this season and if his on-field troubles were not enough, Parag copped a 25 per cent fine handed by BCCI after getting caught in camera, vaping inside the dugout.

So, he had a lot to prove, and the right-hander did it in some style, notching up his first score above fifty in IPL 2026.

In fact, Parag were under serious pressure after the early departure of openers Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who was yorked by Kyle Jamieson, and Yashasvi Jaiswal, who offered a return catch to Mitchell Starc (3/40), who made his maiden appearance in this IPL.

After all, 12 for two is not exactly the position an out of form batter wants to be in, and the nerves were evident in his loose wafts against Starc.

But the confidence returned to him once he took apart Jamieson in the sixth over through a sequence of 6, 4, 6 — a pull over mid-wicket and a slice over slips.

The third shot was quite remarkable, an inside out carve over covers for a six as the Royals ended the Power Play at a satisfactory 56 for two.

Once the self-belief came back, it reflected in Parag's batting too, those fast hands and audacity resurfaced.

Those elements were on ample display in a tennis-like forehand six over covers off left-arm pacer T Natarajan.

Parag brought his fifty in 32 balls and added 102 runs for the third wicket with a composed Dhruv Jurel (42).

It helped RR to tide over early blues and push themselves towards a formidable total despite Jurel pulling Axar Patel straight to Tristan Stubbs in the deep.

But that barely deterred Parag as he, in the company of middle-order batters like Ravindra Jadeja (20), marched on.

There was a brief period of lull after Jurel's dismissal but Parag broke the lean phase with a hat-trick of boundaries off Jamieson, that included a stunning uppercut.

Parag and Jadeja milked 53 runs for the fourth wicket before the latter succumbed to Starc, whose first outing of the season lent some much-needed teeth to DC's attack.

The Australian quick also snapped the stay of Parag, whose attempt to loft him over covers ended in the hands of Axar.

RR still needed the cushion of a few more runs and Donovan Ferreira (47, 14 balls) gave them that with a little Tsunami, during which he even struck Starc for a four and a six in succession.

With PTI inputs

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Kohli's Vintage Send-Off To Gill After Taking His Catch Breaks The Internet

A vintage Virat Kohli was on display when Royal Challengers Bengaluru were fielding against Gujarat Titans in their IPL 2026 game at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Thursday. GT skipper Shubman Gill got off to a terrific start in the chase of 155 against RCB. He smashed veteran pacers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Josh Hazlewood all around the park in the first two overs of Powerplay. Gill hit the Indian fast bowler for a four and six in the very first over of the innings, and then smashed the ace Australian pacer for three overs and two sixes in the following over.

RCB looked completely clueless as their bowlers found no way to stop him. Eventually, Bhuvneshwar provided RCB the much-needed relief as Gill smashed the ball into the hands of Kohli at cover. The RCB star followed the wicket with a furious celebration.

A vintage Kohli took the catch, gave a stare to Gill and then banged the ball on the floor with a loud roar.

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Vintage #ViratKohli energy!

KING catches, PRINCE departs - Absolute cinema! #TATAIPL 2026 #GTvRCB | LIVE NOW https://t.co/K8vuSzrZ1d pic.twitter.com/jCKi1Qo4zA

— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) April 30, 2026

Earlier, Gujarat Titans pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada's victory over Virat Kohli in the much-anticipated duel was a fair reflection of GT's disciplined bowling effort as they bundled out RCB for a modest 155.

Returning to the venue where they had lifted the title last season, RCB were cruising at a run rate in excess of 10, with Kohli leading the charge by smashing Rabada for 21 runs in his opening over, which included five fours in a row.

However, skipper Shubman Gill persisted with his strike bowler - a call that paid off handsomely.

Rabada (1/38) struck back to remove Kohli for a blazing 28 off 13 balls, triggering a collapse as RCB lost wickets in a cluster during the middle phase.

Left-arm pacer Arshad Khan wrapped up the tail and returned with figures of 3/22.

From a strong position of 71/2 after seven overs, RCB slipped to 96/6 in 10.3 overs, losing Rajat Patidar (19), Jitesh Sharma (1), Tim David (9), and Krunal Pandya (4).

Despite the collapse, RCB stuck to their all-out attacking template, which appeared to deny them an additional 20-30 runs, as they were bowled out in 19.2 overs.

(With PTI Inputs)

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"Upper Caste Or Rs 80 Lakh Salary": IPS Officer's Daughter Sets Groom Demand

A viral post by Oendrila Kapoor, founder of The Date Crew, has reignited debate over caste and income preferences in modern Indian marriages. On LinkedIn, Kapoor shared an interaction with a 32-year-old fashion entrepreneur from a well-educated family. The woman's father is an IPS officer, and her mother is a teacher. Despite this progressive background, the woman's expectations for a partner were highly specific. She said that she would only consider "upper caste" matches, particularly Brahmins or Rajputs.

"She wanted Upper Caste Matches only unless the guy earned 80 LPA or more. This was told to me by a 32 year old who runs her own fashion label. On paper, she comes from a very progressive and educated family with her father, an IPS officer and mother working as a teacher. And yet this is the only condition that she put in front of us: Brahmins, Rajputs, upper caste profiles only," Kapoor wrote. 

The woman added that she might be open to marrying outside these castes, but only if the prospective groom earned Rs 80 lakh per annum or more.

"In metro cities, among educated families, caste bias works through avoidance, through “this is how it is done”, through “hume hamari caste me hi shaadi karni hai.” But it isn't. Because what she was actually saying is: caste matters unless money compensates for it," Kapoor noted. 

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Kapoor noted that such filters are common in matchmaking, with many clients still prioritising caste at the very start of their search.

"That's not about values or compatibility. That's about social rank. And money buys rank. So the math works. We sit in big cities, call ourselves progressive, and then open matrimonial apps and filter by caste. If you want to break the cycle, it starts with one uncomfortable conversation with your parents. Tell them you're not filtering on the basis of caste," she added further. 

The post quickly went viral, sparking intense reactions online. Many users highlighted the contradiction between modern education and continued reliance on caste hierarchies. Others remarked that wealth can sometimes override caste boundaries, turning marriage into a more transactional decision.

One user wrote, "Indian marriages, especially arranged marriages, are just a transaction. It always has been and probably always will be."

Another said, "It always was! Marrying for love is a relatively new concept even in the West. In India, marriage remains in the traditional framework - of merging two families based on religion, caste, wealth, lineage, etc. Love marriage is still a utopia and is supported by a miniscule minority."

A third stated, "Finding true love was the point… somewhere it got replaced by caste and CTC."

Some argued that breaking these patterns requires difficult conversations within families. Meanwhile, some defended the woman's stance, saying individuals are entitled to set their own preferences, even if they are controversial.
 

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Axis Exit Poll Shock: Will 'Jana Nayagan' Vijay Rule Tamil Nadu Next?

Exit polls for the Tamil Nadu Assembly election point to a commanding return for the DMK-led alliance, but one projection for actor Vijay's TVK has emerged as the defining variable in a contest that may yet defy precedent.

While most exit polls converge on a DMK-led victory, the Axis My India projection has shifted the center of gravity of the conversation by placing Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) in the 98 to 120 seat range. LIVE UPDATES

That estimate, if borne out, would not only disrupt the immediate electoral outcome but force a reassessment of what constitutes a breakthrough in Tamil Nadu politics.

To understand the scale of that claim, it must be placed against history.

The DMK's landmark 1967 victory delivered roughly 138 seats in a 234-member Assembly and installed the party in power. But that win came after years of organizational buildup and electoral participation dating back to the 1950s. 

A decade later, in 1977, M G Ramachandran's AIADMK secured around 130 seats. Though formally new, it emerged from a split within the DMK and carried with it a substantial share of the existing cadre and political network.

The Axis projection for TVK describes a fundamentally different case. The party was registered in 2024, is contesting all 234 seats independently, and does not draw from an inherited Dravidian structure. 

On raw numbers, even the upper end of 120 seats would fall short of those earlier benchmarks. But as a greenfield, stand-alone formation taking on both dominant parties simultaneously, such a result would arguably mark the most significant debut by a genuinely new political force in the state, if it materialises as projected.

That possibility stands in sharp contrast to the broader exit poll landscape, which largely favors continuity.

People's Pulse projected the DMK alliance at 125 to 145 seats and the AIADMK bloc at 65 to 80. Peoples Insight offered a similar range of 120 to 140 for the DMK and 60 to 70 for the AIADMK. Praja Poll went further, estimating 148 to 168 seats for the ruling alliance and limiting TVK to a marginal 1 to 9 seats.

Other agencies introduced more competitive scenarios. P-Marq placed the DMK alliance between 125 and 145 seats and the AIADMK between 65 and 85, while assigning TVK 16 to 26 seats. Matrize projected a narrower gap, with the DMK at 122 to 132, AIADMK at 87 to 100, and TVK at 10 to 12.

A handful of polls suggested a fractured mandate. Kamakhya Analytics estimated the DMK at 78 to 95 seats, AIADMK at 68 to 84, and TVK at 67 to 81, placing Vijay's party in a potential kingmaker role. JVC projected an AIADMK-led surge with 128 to 147 seats, pushing the DMK to 75 to 95 and TVK to 8 to 15.

Against this fragmented backdrop, the Axis numbers stand out not only for their scale but for the scenarios they unlock.

At 118 seats or above, TVK could form a government on its own. Between 105 and 117, it could emerge as the single largest party and face immediate coalition pressures. Between 98 and 104, it could still hold the balance of power, with the ability to support or block either of the established alliances.

These pathways carry added significance because TVK's campaign rested on rejecting pre-poll alliances and positioning itself as an independent alternative to both DMK and AIADMK. A strong showing would validate that strategy and suggest a consolidation of support across voter segments that have historically split between the two dominant formations.

Even so, exit polls are not definitive outcomes. Tamil Nadu's electoral history includes instances where projections have failed to capture final seat distributions, particularly in contests involving multiple competitive fronts.

For now, the state stands between two narratives. One points to a familiar result anchored by the DMK alliance. The other, driven by the Axis projection, raises the prospect of a structural shift led by a first-time entrant. 

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'Fowl Play': 140 Chickens Die After Wedding DJ Plays Loud Music

A poultry farm owner in Uttar Pradesh has filed a police complaint after 140 chickens died at his farm, alleging that the cause was loud music from a DJ system used during a wedding procession that passed nearby on the night of April 25.

The incident occurred in UP's Sultanpur district. On the fateful night, the wedding procession for the daughter of local resident Babban Vishwakarma moved through the village. The procession had come from Ram Bhadra Purva in the Kudwar area and included a DJ playing music at high volume. 

Sabir Ali, who operates Sabir Ali Poultry Farm located near the village, stated that the procession passed in front of his farm around 9:30 PM. According to his account, the intense noise from the DJ caused panic among the chickens. He said the birds could not tolerate the sound and 140 of them died as a result.

In his complaint to the police, Sabir Ali described the sound as high-decibel and said it frightened the poultry, leading directly to the deaths. 

"The noise was so intense that the chickens got frightened and died," the complaint stated.

Following the complaint, the police registered a case on Tuesday night against Kavi Yadav, a DJ operator from Parsipur. 

The police are investigating whether the music system was operating beyond the permissible sound limits at the time. Officers are also looking into the sequence of events to determine if the noise levels contributed to the loss of the chickens.

According to experts, high-intensity sound waves can trigger severe stress responses in birds and animals, sometimes resulting in cardiac arrest. 

The poultry farm owner has attributed the entire loss to the volume of the music played during the wedding procession. No immediate comment was available from the DJ or the family holding the wedding.

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ಚಾಂಪಿಯನ್ಸ್ ಲೀಗ್ ಸೆಮಿಫೈನಲ್

 ಯೂರೋಪಿಯನ್ ಫುಟ್ಬಾಲ್‌ನ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಿತ ಟೂರ್ನಮೆಂಟ್ ಆದ UEFA ಚಾಂಪಿಯನ್ಸ್ ಲೀಗ್ ಸೆಮಿಫೈನಲ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಹಾಲಿ ಚಾಂಪಿಯನ್ ಪ್ಯಾರಿಸ್ ಸೇಂಟ್-ಜರ್ಮೇನ್ (PSG) ತಂಡವು ಆರು ಬಾರಿ ಚಾಂಪಿಯನ್ ಆಗಿರುವ ಬಯರ್ನ್ ಮ್ಯೂನಿಕ್ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಮೊದಲ ಲೆಗ್ ಪಂದ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಖಾಮುಖಿಯಾಗಲಿದೆ. ಈ ರೋಚಕ ಪಂದ್ಯ ಪ್ಯಾರಿಸ್‌ನ ಪಾರ್ಕ್ ದೆ ಪ್ರಿನ್ಸ್ ಸ್ಟೇಡಿಯಂನಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಯಲಿದೆ.

ಹಾಲಿ ಚಾಂಪಿಯನ್ PSG ತಂಡವು ಕಳೆದ ವರ್ಷ ತಮ್ಮ ಮೊದಲ ಚಾಂಪಿಯನ್ಸ್ ಲೀಗ್ ಟ್ರೋಫಿಯನ್ನು ಗೆದ್ದಿದ್ದು, ಕ್ವಾರ್ಟರ್ ಫೈನಲ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಲಿವರ್‌ಪೂಲ್ ತಂಡವನ್ನು 4-0 ಅಂತರದಿಂದ ಸೋಲಿಸಿ ಸೆಮಿಫೈನಲ್‌ಗೆ ಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸಿದೆ. ಇನ್ನೊಂದೆಡೆ, ಬಯರ್ನ್ ಮ್ಯೂನಿಕ್ ತಂಡವು 2021ರಲ್ಲಿ ಕೊನೆಯ ಬಾರಿ ಈ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಗೆದ್ದಿದ್ದು, ಈ ಬಾರಿ ಕ್ವಾರ್ಟರ್ ಫೈನಲ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ 15 ಬಾರಿ ಚಾಂಪಿಯನ್ ರಿಯಲ್ ಮ್ಯಾಡ್ರಿಡ್ ತಂಡವನ್ನು ಒಟ್ಟು 6-4 ಅಂತರದಲ್ಲಿ ಸೋಲಿಸಿದೆ.

ಈ ಸೀಸನ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ PSG ಮತ್ತು ಬಯರ್ನ್ ಮ್ಯೂನಿಕ್ ಎರಡೂ ತಂಡಗಳು ತಲಾ 38 ಗೋಲುಗಳನ್ನು ಗಳಿಸಿವೆ. ಈ ಸೀಸನ್‌ನ ಗುಂಪು ಹಂತದಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದ ಪಂದ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಯರ್ನ್ ಮ್ಯೂನಿಕ್ PSG ತಂಡವನ್ನು 2-1 ಅಂತರದಲ್ಲಿ ಸೋಲಿಸಿತ್ತು.

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ಪಂದ್ಯ ಯಾವಾಗ ನಡೆಯಲಿದೆ?
PSG vs ಬಯರ್ನ್ ಮ್ಯೂನಿಕ್ ಪಂದ್ಯ ಬುಧವಾರ, ಏಪ್ರಿಲ್ 29 (IST) ರಂದು ನಡೆಯಲಿದೆ.

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ಪಂದ್ಯ ಆರಂಭ ಸಮಯ:
ರಾತ್ರಿ 12:30 (IST)

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ಈ ಪಂದ್ಯವನ್ನು Sony Sports Network ನಲ್ಲಿ ನೇರವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಸಾರ ಮಾಡಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.

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