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In a surprising turn of events, reports are doing rounds that Salman Khan’s lookalike, Aazam Ansari, has been arrested in Lucknow.
Aazam Ansari, who is accused of blocking the road and arguing with people, also allegedly made a video with a gun, as reported by the Free Press Journal. Following the alleged video, he was arrested by the police.
There is also a video on his social media that features Aazam sitting in a police jeep.
Reportedly, Ansari has claimed he was just having a cup of tea when he got arrested, but the cops cited the expiration of his gun license as a major concern. According to them, his gun license expired in 2022 and has not been renewed ever since.
Also, according to the Free Press Journal, Ansari quoted he is having troubles in getting a bail, and has been beaten by the police officials.
“Police ne maara pita humko raatme, bahot zyada. Ab main yah ape aaya ho, bail karwane ke liye, toh bail yah ape mil nahi rahi hai. Humko jail bhejne ka plan hai. Aap bataye, humne kya kiya hai ke jail bhejenge? (Police hit me a lot last night. Now, I have come here for bail, and I am not getting it. The plan is to send me to jail. But, you tell me what have I done that I should go to jail?)” he said.
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He continued, “Mera revolver ka license radh kar rahe hai. Humko kal goli maar diye toh uska zimmedaar kaun hoga. Aap log madat kariye, jo sahi baat ho who bataaiye. Koi nahi aaya, raat bhar hum bandh rahe andar koi nahi aaya (They are canceling the license of my revolver. If tomorrow someone comes and shoots me, who will take responsibility? You guys, please help me, tell the truth. No one came to meet me; I was in lock up for the whole night.)”
Meanwhile, Salman Khan fans are enjoying the actor’s latest outing, Sikandar.’ The movie, in its debut week is inching towards the Rs.100 crore mark.

LSG mentor Zaheer Khan inspecting the pitch (PTI Photo)

NEW DELHI: The absence of any discernible ‘home advantage’ has become a talking point in the early stages of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season. Barely two weeks in, there is growing discontent among franchises over local curators not preparing pitches according to the host team’s strengths.
On Tuesday evening, Lucknow Super Giants mentor Zaheer Khan caustically remarked that the pitch at the Ekana Stadium looked as if it had been prepared by a “curator from Punjab”. The pitch offered decent seam movement that made it tough for the LSG top order to get going up. The surface was also not suited to the team’s bowling strengths.
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“What was a little disappointing for me here, considering it’s a home game, and you know, in IPL you’ve seen how teams have looked at taking a little bit of home advantage, you know,” Zaheer said after his team lost in a one-sided contest against Punjab Kings.
“From that point of view, you’ve seen the curator is not really thinking that it’s a home game. I think maybe it looked like, you know, it was (the) Punjab curator out here,” he added.
There have also been reports of Kolkata Knight Riders demanding a pitch with more assistance for spinners at the Eden Gardens. TOI understands that the Delhi Capitals management too was not happy with the BCCI curator overseeing preparation in their first two home matches in Vizag.
The issue has set BCCI and IPL franchises on a collision course.
The Delhi Capitals management was clearly informed by BCCI that the authority to make pitches lay with the designated board curator. BCCI guidelines clearly state that franchises and players must not have any say in the preparation of pitches. BCCI’s clear instruction to curators for the IPL is to prepare pitches that don’t offer excessive seam or spin.
Having said that, franchises have often worked in tandem with state associations to create a team best suited to local conditions. In 2019, the pitch in Chennai aided excessive turn, which resulted in BCCI deploying neutral curators at venues. The board may now consider deploying neutral curators if teams demand altering the nature of ‘home’ pitches.
“The pitches have been good so far. Hence, they may be asking for pitches that have more help for bowlers. But there needs to be better communication between the franchise and the curators. It can’t happen within a week of the IPL season,” a BCCI source said.
Sourav Ganguly, who was director of the Delhi Capitals last year, had made regular visits in the preceding year to understand the nature of pitches and work with DDCA. It resulted in the Kotla pitch producing high scores during the 2023 World Cup and IPL 2024.
“As far as Lucknow is considered, the square needs to be relaid to alter the basic nature of the pitch, which is intrinsically slow in nature. According to BCCI guidelines, it needs to have a good grass cover to sustain itself through the tournament. Same goes for all other venues,” the source said.
Zaheer, meanwhile, said the team will try to “figure out” the pitch in upcoming games.
“That (pitch) is something we’ll figure out. It’s a new set-up for me, but I hope that this is the first and the last game when it comes to that (disappointment with the surface),” Khan said, adding: “That’s the nature of IPL, isn’t it? You will be on the go, you’ll be playing home games, away games. It was the first home game for us for this season, so yes, there were a lot of expectations and hopes. Punjab did outplay us.”
LSG’s frontline pacers like Akash Deep and Mayank Yadav are grappling with injuries. Zaheer pointed out that the team only had a set of young players like Digvesh Rathi, Prince Yadav and Shahbaz Ahmed to fall back on.
Bravo plays down pitch issue Kolkata
The Ajinkya Rahane-led side has been clamouring for more assistance from the surface and this is a match they would desperately want to win.
The wicket here came under the limelight in controversial fashion after the home side suffered a defeat in the opening game, with the curator even having to publicly defend his methods of preparation. However, team mentor Dwayne Bravo downplayed the pitch issue.
“I don’t know much about pitches,” he said. “For me, it’s always the team which plays best on the day, wins. Whether the pitch is slow, or turning or not, should not matter. I always tell the players to make the assessment and play according to the conditions.”

US President Donald Trump announced global reciprocal tariffs on trading partners on Wednesday (local time), calling it a “declaration of economic independence.” A “baseline tariff” of 10 per cent will apply to economies globally and will take effect at 12:01 am on April 5, while higher rates will apply to those the White House considers “the worst offenders” and will kick in at 12:01 am on April 9.

President Trump announced “discounted reciprocal tariffs” of 26 per cent on India and 34 per cent on China. Speaking about India, he described tariffs by New Delhi as “very very tough.”

“Their Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) just left (US recently)…he is a great friend of mine, but I said to him that ‘you’re a friend of mine, but you’ve not been treating us right’. India charges us 52 per cent, so we will charge them half of that – 26 per cent,” he said.

Along with this, on Thursday, 25 per cent tariffs on automobiles coming into the US will come into effect. Tariffs on certain car parts will start in May or later.

The US has introduced tariffs to “make America great again.” It is time for America to prosper, said President Trump.

“This is one of the most important days… in American history; it’s our Declaration of Economic Independence. For years, hard-working American citizens were forced to sit on the sidelines… But now it’s our time to prosper.”

However, tariffs could push prices up for American consumers.

What are tariffs?

A tariff is a tax levied on goods imported from other countries. For example, if you, living in the US, purchase sneakers made in China, the American government might add a tax on those sneakers. The companies that bring foreign goods into the country pay taxes or tariffs to the government.

While you will not have to pay the tariff directly, the company can decide to increase the cost of the product to compensate for the tariff amount, which means you, as a consumer, might end up paying more.

Tariffs make foreign products costlier and harder to sell abroad. Foreign companies might have to cut prices and sacrifice profits to offset the tariff and retain their market share in the respective country.

5 items likely to be expensive for Americans

Cars

President Trump has announced a flat 25 per cent tariff on cars and parts. This means the cost of cars built in America will increase along with those imported into the country.

While tariffs aim to boost US manufacturing, automobiles built in US factories will still take a hit as taxes will be levied on parts as well. All 10.2 million cars built in US factories last year were built with a significant number of imported parts, mainly from Canada and Mexico, reported CNN.

Anderson Economic Group forecasts car prices to increase $2,500 to $20,000. Vehicles expected to be hit hardest, the group said, include luxury sedans and SUVs manufactured by Audi, BMW, Jaguar-Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, Genesis and Lexus.

Clothing and shoes

The bulk of apparel and shoes sold in the US is manufactured outside the country, with China, Vietnam and Bangladesh among the biggest exporters. All three nations are facing heavy reciprocal tariff at 34 per cent, 46 per cent and 37 per cent, respectively.

Wine and coffee

President Trump has threatened a 200 per cent tariff on alcohol from the European Union. This could make Spanish wine, French champagne, or German beer more expensive for Americans, though it is not clear if this will be carried out.

The US is the world’s second leading importer of coffee (both Arabica and Robusta varieties). In 2023, about 80 percent of US unroasted coffee imports came from Latin America (valued at $4.8 billion), primarily from Brazil (35 per cent) and Colombia (27 percent), according to the US Department of Agriculture.

President Trump has imposed 10 per cent reciprocal tariffs on both Brazil and Colombia.

Avocados

Avocados thrive in the Mexican climate. Mexico is the number one avocado supplier to the United States, with 89 percent of US avocado imports. The US Agriculture Department has warned that tariffs on Mexican fruit and vegetables could increase the cost of avocados. Related dishes like guacamole could also become more expensive.

Fuel prices

Canada is America’s largest foreign supplier of crude oil. According to the most recent official trade figures, 61% of oil imported into the US between January and November last year came from Canada, as per a BBC report.

The US has introduced a 10% tariff on Canadian energy.

The US doesn’t have a shortage of oil, but its refineries are designed to process “heavier” – or thicker – crude oil, which mostly comes from Canada, with some from Mexico, as per BBC.

“Many refineries need heavier crude oil to maximise flexibility of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel production,” according to the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers.

PM Modi with US President Donald Trump

United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday called Prime Minister Modi his ‘great friend’ while imposing his ambitious retaliatory tariff on India.
Trump said Washington would impose “discounted reciprocal tariffs” of 26 per cent on New Delhi.
“India, very, very tough. Very, very tough. The Prime Minister just left. He’s a great friend of mine, but I said, ‘You’re a friend of mine, but you’re not treating us right.’ They charge us 52 per cent. You have to understand, we charge them almost nothing, for years and years and decades, and it was only seven years ago, when I came in, we started with China and we took in hundreds of billions of dollars from China in tariffs,” Trump said holding the chart that mentioned list of countries and tariff charges.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Washington, D.C., in February, less than a month after President Donald Trump was sworn in for his second term in the White House.
Trump has previously referred to India as the “tariff king” and a “big abuser” in global trade. During a joint press conference with Modi at the White House on February 13, Trump remarked that India had “been very strong on tariffs,” adding, “I don’t blame them, necessarily, but it’s a different way of doing business. It’s very hard to sell into India because they have trade barriers, very strong tariffs.”
Highlighting the US trade deficit with India, which he estimated at nearly $100 billion, Trump stated that he and Modi had agreed to begin negotiations to correct “long-running disparities that should have been taken care of over the last four years – but they didn’t do that.” The goal, he said, was to “sign an agreement” that would create “a level playing field, which we really think we’re entitled to, and he does also, in fairness, so we’re going to work on that very hard.”
While announcing the new tariffs, Trump defended the move by saying the US had been “very kind” to trading partners and would now charge them “approximately half of the levies they impose on US goods.”

After weeks of anticipation, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled his reciprocal tariffs plan by declaring a 10 per cent baseline tax on practically all goods imported to the United States, with steeper rates tailored to those that Washington deemed the “worst offenders”, kicking into high gear a global trade war that threatens to drive up inflation and stall economic growth in US and worldwide.

During his speech at the White House Rose Garden, the 78-year-old Republican waved a chart with exact details on the sweeping additional duties impacting major US trading partners, including China, India, Japan and the European Union. However, missing from the list that virtually contained the entire world was Russia.

Later, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt told Axios that Russia was not on Trump’s tariff list because US sanctions already “preclude any meaningful trade.” 

However, the United States still trades more with Russia than with countries like Mauritius or Brunei, which were part of the tariff list. In fact, even war-torn Ukraine was on the list and is set to face a 10 per cent retaliatory tariff in addition to many other former Soviet satellites.

Trump-Putin Rift

The exemption of Russia from the list came as a surprise to many, especially after Trump threatened additional sanctions on Russian oil if Moscow failed to end the war in Ukraine soon. Last week, the US President said he was “very angry” and “pissed off” at Russian President Vladimir Putin when he criticised the credibility of Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy. 

“There will be a 25 per cent tariff on oil and other products sold in the United States, secondary tariffs,” Trump said, adding the tariffs on Russia would come within a month without a ceasefire deal. 

Since returning to the Oval Office, Trump has been trying to negotiate with Russia, hoping to quickly bring an end to the war in Ukraine. 

Who Else Was Exempted From Putin’s List

Belarus, Cuba and North Korea, which also faced US sanctions, weren’t hit with reciprocal tariffs. However, Iran and Syria, also facing heavy embargoes and sanctions, were hit with additional tariffs of 10 and 40 per cent, respectively.

Major US partners Canada and Mexico, which were targeted by Trump’s taxes earlier, were also not subject to the new tariffs. Trump earlier imposed 25 per cent tariffs on imports from both countries, with a lower rate on Canadian energy, and they will continue to face these duties.

However, China, which already faced a 20 per cent levy over its alleged role in the supply chain of illicit fentanyl, was slapped with an additional 34 per cent figure, taking the new additional figure to 54 per cent.

An air force pilot died after a Jaguar fighter jet crashed in Gujarat’s Jamnagar on Wednesday during a night mission. The other pilot is receiving treatment in the hospital. “The pilots faced a technical malfunction and initiated ejection, avoiding harm to airfield and local population,” the Indian Air Force (IAF) said in a statement.

Sharing the news of the death of their pilot, the IAF wrote: “IAF deeply regrets the loss of life and stands firmly with the bereaved family. A Court of Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident.”

An IAF Jaguar two seater aircraft airborne from Jamnagar Airfield crashed during a night mission. The pilots faced a technical malfunction and initiated ejection, avoiding harm to airfield and local population. Unfortunately, one pilot succumbed to his injuries, while the other…

— Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) April 3, 2025

A Jaguar fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashed in Gujarat’s Jamnagar. While one pilot was ejected before the crash, the other was missing.

Videos from the spot, in Suvarda village, 12 km from Jamnagar city, showed what appeared to be a field on fire with the cockpit of the crashed plane and its tail – which could be seen lying in different areas – also burning.

IAF officials said the twin-seater Jaguar was on a routine training sortie.

The Jaguar is a twin-engine fighter bomber, with single and twin-seat variants, which is very widely used in the IAF. First inducted in the late 70s, it has been heavily upgraded over the years.

US President Donald Trump

President Donald Trump announced plans to implement a 10 per cent baseline tariff on all imports into the United States, along with higher duties on select major trading partners. The move intensifies an ongoing trade war that began following his return to the White House.
According to a White House fact sheet, the new 10 per cent global tariff will not apply to goods from Canada and Mexico. However, existing tariffs — reaching as high as 25 per cent — will remain in place on many imports from those nations due to concerns over border security and fentanyl trafficking.
As Trump announced his ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs, world leaders reacted sharply to the move that has tumbled the markets.
China’s commerce ministry called for US to “immediately cancel” new tariffs, warning they “endanger global economic development” and would hurt American interests and international supply chains.
“China urges the US to immediately cancel unilateral tariff measures and properly resolve differences with trade partners through equal dialogue,” the ministry said, adding: “There is no winner in a trade war, and there is no way out for protectionism,” the Chinese government was quoted as saying by news agency AFP.
Canadian PM Mark Carney vowed countermeasures, saying: “we are going to protect our workers”.
“(Trump) has preserved a number of important elements of our relationship, the commercial relationship between Canada and the United States. But the fentanyl tariffs still remain in place, as do the tariffs for steel and aluminum.”
“We are going to fight these tariffs with countermeasures, we are going to protect our workers, and we are going to build the strongest economy in the G7.”
Australian PM Anthony Albanese said: “It is the American people who will pay the biggest price for these unjustified tariffs. This is why our government will not be seeking to impose reciprocal tariffs. We will not join a race to the bottom that leads to higher prices and slower growth.”
Spanish PM said that Spain would “protect companies and workers and will continue to be committed to an open world”.
“The decision by the US tonight to impose 20 per cent tariffs on imports from across the European Union is deeply regrettable. I strongly believe that tariffs benefit no one. My priority, and that of the government, is to protect Irish jobs and the Irish economy,” Irish PM Micheal Martin said.
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni said he would do everything to “avoid a trade war” with the US.
“We will do everything we can to work towards an agreement with the United States, with the goal of avoiding a trade war that would inevitably weaken the West in favour of other global players, ” Meloni said.