'Mrs' Director Arati Kadav revealed that the Karva Chauth scene was a last-minute addition. "How can we make a Hindi film about domestic life without addressing Karva Chauth?" she said. "Especially considering how Bollywood has glorified the ritual, turning it into something celebratory," she added. "It has been normalised so much that it has influenced entire generations," Kadav said.

BCCI Vice-President Rajeev Shukla attended the Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final between South Africa and New Zealand in Lahore. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) took to Instagram to share a picture of Shukla along with representatives from other cricket boards and PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi witnessing the match. New Zealand defeated South Africa by 50 runs to win the semi-final.

India will face New Zealand in Champions Trophy 2025 final in Dubai on Sunday. This comes after New Zealand defeated South Africa by 50 runs in the second semi-final in Lahore on Wednesday. With this, India will face New Zealand in an ICC ODI tournament final after 25 years. New Zealand had defeated India in ICC KnockOut final in 2000.

Former Team India captain Virat Kohli has scored 5,870 runs out of his 14,180 ODI runs in singles. His runs in singles alone would make him the third-highest ODI run-scorer for England. Eoin Morgan is the highest run-scorer for England with 6,957 runs, followed by Joe Root (6,859) and Ian Bell (5,416).

The US has cut off intelligence sharing with Ukraine, CIA Director John Ratcliffe confirmed. The US has also barred its allies, including Britain, from sharing US-generated intelligence with Ukraine, according to reports. Earlier, US President Donald Trump stopped all military aid to Ukraine after he engaged in a verbal spat with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

New Zealand on Wednesday created history by recording the highest-ever total in the history of Champions Trophy. New Zealand put up a total of 362/6 against South Africa in the second Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final, with Rachin Ravindra and Kane Williamson scoring 108 and 102, respectively. Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips scored 49 and 49*, respectively.

Virat Kohli has become the world number four ODI batter following his 84(98) against Australia in Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final. He has overtaken Team India captain Rohit Sharma, who is now ranked fifth. The rankings are led by Shubman Gill, while Shreyas Iyer is ranked eighth. Meanwhile, KL Rahul is ranked 15th.

The Champions Trophy 2025 final will not be held in host country Pakistan after India secured a spot in the final by defeating Australia in the semi-final. Instead, the final will take place in Dubai on March 9. If Australia had qualified instead of India, the final would have been played in Lahore.

Former Australia captain Steve Smith has retired from ODI cricket after Australia got knocked out from Champions Trophy 2025 after losing to India in the semi-finals. "It has been a great ride and I have loved every minute of it," Smith said. Smith, who played 170 ODIs, was a part of Australia's 2015 and 2023 World Cup-winning squads.

Criticising US for its tariffs, China said, "If war is what the US wants, be it a tariff war, a trade war or any other type of war, we're ready to fight till the end." "Fentanyl issue is a flimsy excuse to raise US tariffs on Chinese imports," it further said, adding that bullying doesn't work on China.

"In 2024 alone, I applied to over 200 jobs, and rejections are part of the process," said Scaler learner Varun Menon, now a Data Analytic Engineer at CommVersion. Reflecting on his journey, Varun credited Scaler's mock interviews, expert mentorship, and supportive community for helping him navigate the hiring process and secure his dream role.