Sachin Tendulkar refused to shoot for a soft-drink advertisement which would show him smashing cricket balls with a fly swatter. The cricketer reportedly told the film-maker, "That would make me greater than the game," after which the ad was modified and Sachin was shown hitting the cricket balls with a stump. Tendulkar retired from international cricket on November 16, 2013.

WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that the next pandemic is inevitable. "It could happen in 20 years or more, or it could happen tomorrow. But it will happen, and either way, we must be ready," he added. "This is not a theoretical risk; it is an epidemiological certainty," Ghebreyesus asserted.

PBKS opener Priyansh Arya on Tuesday became the fifth cricketer to hit hundred in less than 40 balls in IPL history. He took 39 balls to reach the three-figure mark against CSK. The other four batters to have achieved the feat are Chris Gayle (30 balls), Yusuf Pathan (37 balls), David Miller (38 balls) and Travis Head (39 balls).

PBKS opener Priyansh Arya on Tuesday smashed the second-fastest hundred by an Indian in IPL. The 24-year-old took 39 deliveries to reach the three-figure mark in their IPL 2025 match against CSK. Arya got out for 103(42), including seven fours and nine sixes. Yusuf Pathan has hit the fastest IPL hundred by an Indian off 37 deliveries.

Congress leader P Chidambaram was rushed to hospital after he fainted at the Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat on Tuesday. The 75-year-old former Finance Minister was attending an event at the ashram when he fell unconscious reportedly due to heat exhaustion. A video has also surfaced showing party workers carrying him to an ambulance.

LSG fast bowler Shardul Thakur on Tuesday bowled the joint-longest over in IPL. The 33-year-old bowled a total of 11 deliveries in his third over against KKR. Shardul bowled five wide balls before delivering the first legal ball. Mohammed Siraj and Tushar Deshpande have also bowled 11-ball overs in IPL.

The Ministry of Minority Affairs on Tuesday announced that the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 has come into force. "The Central Government...appoints the 8th day of April, 2025 as the date on which the provisions of the said Act shall come into force," the notification read. The Act received President Droupadi Murmu's assent on Saturday.

Former Team India cricketer Kedar Jadhav, who represented India in ODI World Cup 2019, has become a part of the BJP. He joined the party in the presence of Maharashtra minister and state BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule in Mumbai. Kedar played 73 ODIs and nine T20Is for India between 2014 and 2020.

Multiple reports have claimed that China is planning to ban Hollywood movies in response to the tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump. The reports come as Trump threatened to impose 50% additional tariffs on Chinese imports if the Asian country doesn't withdraw its 34% retaliatory tariffs. China may also impose tariffs on American farm goods, the reports added.

Supreme Court set aside Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi's decision to withhold assent to 10 Bills passed by state Assembly, calling it "illegal" and "arbitrary". It said Governor cannot reserve Bills for the President's consideration after withholding assent, adding that there's no concept of "absolute veto" on Bills by Governor. It also laid down timelines for Governor's actions on Bills.

Mesa School of Business announced that admissions for cohort 3 of its flagship postgraduate program in Startup Leadership are now open. Its founding cohort secured 100% placements, with average package of ₹26.5 LPA, earning average hike of 2.5x. The PG program was built by Harvard and Kellogg alumni, backed by startup leaders like Kunal Shah (CRED) and Vidit Aatrey (Meesho).