Rahul Dravid disagreed with Gautam Gambhir’s idea of ending the superstar culture and said that every sport needs its own hero and players become superstars only on the basis of their performance.
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A byelection in the Brisbane seat of Stafford is expected to swing towards the sitting LNP Queensland government in a result experts say would likely be fatal to former premier Steven Miles’ leadership of the Labor party.
Voters in the northern Brisbane electorate of Stafford have gone to the polls after the sudden death of former independent MP Jimmy Sullivan in April.
If Queensland Labor loses the seat, it would be the first state party in 50 years to lose a byelection to the government from opposition, heaping pressure on Miles.
Sullivan – who had a 6.83% swing against him in the 2024 election – was expelled from the Labor party in May 2025 over legal and medical concerns.
He was expelled from Labor in 2025 after taking a months-long leave of absence and then coming under repeated personal attack by the government in parliament.
Stafford – a historically working class suburb in north Brisbane – has been almost continuously held by Labor since 1989. From 2001 to 2006 it was held by Sullivan’s father, Terry Sullivan.
With a margin of 5.3%, it was the 12th-closest Labor seat at the 2024 election, and is considered marginal.
The Greens’ how-to-vote card did not recommend its voters preference either Labor or Liberal National parties, unlike in 2024.
One Nation did not stand a candidate.
Political experts have warned that the result would have ramifications for David Crisafulli’s ruling LNP government, the Labor opposition and federal politics.
Griffith University political scientist Paul Williams said it was increasingly likely Fiona Hammond would snatch the seat for the LNP with a predicted vote of 51-52% after preferences are allocated.
Notionally, Labor, whose candidate, Luke Richmond, cast his vote with his wife, Maddie, early on Saturday, still holds the seat with a 5.3% two-party preferred margin.
Recent polling shows the LNP on track for an unexpected and historic victory.
With byelection swings towards a sitting government rare, Williams said even a reduction in Labor’s margin would technically be a loss for Labor and Miles.
“If [the LNP] bring it from 55 to 53, that’s technically a loss for Labor,” Williams said. “They should be winning this seat with 59-60 and we know that’s not going to happen.
“If they lose the seat, it’s huge. If it was a regional seat, maybe, but to lose a seat in Brisbane for Labor is very consequential.”
He said a loss would likely be terminal to Miles’ leadership, with the shadow treasurer and shadow minister for women, Shannon Fentiman, best placed to challenge.
Williams said One Nation had erred by failing to stand a candidate in the urban seat, where the party has historically struggled to get traction.
“They wouldn’t win it, but six months ago it would have been impossible and now it’s moved from impossible to unlikely,” he said.
Where previously the party might have expected to poll between 2% and 4% of the vote, on Saturday it might have expected to hit between 12% and 20% or even more.
That sort of result, Williams said, would have almost guaranteed an LNP victory on preferences.
He said the Greens’ decision not to allocate preferences would likely only be consequential in the event of a very close result.
On Friday, Miles said the byelection was an opportunity for voters in the seat to send the Crisafulli government a message.
He said the outcome of the election would not change either the government or the leadership of the Labor party.
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A big and important twist has come to light in the historical Bhojshala dispute located in Dhar. In the context of the recent order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, a new administrative order has been issued by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Under the new arrangement, for the first time, ASI has addressed this historical site administratively as Bhojshala and Sanskrit Pathshala established by Raja Bhoj. Earlier the reference to Kamal Maula Masjid used with this complex was not accepted.
According to the claim, under the new arrangement, for the first time, ASI has addressed this historical site administratively as “Bhojshala and Sanskrit Pathshala established by Raja Bhoj”. Earlier the reference to Kamal Maula Masjid used with this complex was not accepted. Hindu organizations and cultural experts have called it extremely important from the historical and religious point of view and called it the restoration of historical truth.
Given the right to worship without any restrictions
According to main petitioner Ashish Goyal, in its order the High Court has given special importance to the historical nature of Bhojshala and the Hindu worship tradition continuing there. After this, in the new order issued by ASI, the Hindu community has been given the right to worship without any restriction for all 365 days of the year. Along with this, it has also come to light that the previously implemented Friday Namaz related system has been cancelled.
What was the old system?
Actually, according to the ASI system implemented from the year 2003, there was a rule of co-existence in Bhojshala, under which Hindus were allowed to worship on Tuesday and Muslim community was allowed to offer namaz on Friday. During the remaining days this place remained open for tourists. As soon as the information about this decision and the new arrangement of ASI was received, huge enthusiasm is being seen among the devotees and various social organizations in the entire Madhya Pradesh including Dhar.
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Legal experts believe that this decision is not limited to just one religious site, but it also underlines the importance of India’s cultural heritage, historical identity and scientific archaeological evidence (ASI survey). This site has long been a center of faith for the Hindu community as a center of knowledge, learning and an ancient temple of Mother Saraswati (Vagdevi) of the great King Bhoj of the Paramara dynasty, which is now being claimed for legal and administrative recognition.
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President of America donald trump Has claimed that American and Nigerian armies together have successfully carried out a major anti-terrorism operation. According to President Trump, Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the second-highest commander of ISIS, was killed in this mission. He gave this information on Truth Social. Trump said that this operation was very difficult. This was operated with complete planning. He told that Abu-Bilal al-Minuki was hiding in Africa and carrying out terrorist activities and he had a big role in ISIS operations around the world.
According to President Trump, al-Minuki believed he could remain safe by hiding in Africa, but US agencies had constant information about his activities. He said that he would no longer be able to be involved in intimidating the people of Africa or planning attacks against Americans. Trump also said that this action has dealt a major blow to ISIS’s global network and its operations. He thanked the Nigerian government and the army there for their cooperation. At the end of his statement, Trump praised the American army by saying God Bless America.
“Tonight, at my direction, brave American forces and the Armed Forces of Nigeria flawlessly executed a meticulously planned and very complex mission to eliminate the most active terrorist in the world from the battlefield. Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second in command of ISIS…” -… pic.twitter.com/KF8MYet9CB
—The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 16, 2026
Donald Trump’s visit to China
US President Donald Trump went on a 2-day visit to China. Where he talked to Chinese President Xi Jinping on many important issues. Trump’s visit took place at a time when America is at war with Iran in the Middle East. Talks are also going on at the global level to stop this war. Meanwhile, China’s role also becomes very important, because China is a very good friend of Iran. America wants China to talk to Iran about ending the war.
Also read: Russia-Iran trust India, not Pakistan! Lavrov said- New Delhi can play a big role in US-Iran tension
At least seven Palestinians were killed when Israeli air strikes hit a residential building and a civilian vehicle in Gaza City Friday night. Israel says it was targeting the head of the armed wing of Hamas in Gaza. Al Jazeera has not independently verified Israel’s claims.
Published On 16 May 2026
Donald Trump raised the case of jailed Hong Kong democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai in talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping but was told it “is a tough one”.
Family and supporters of the 78-year-old British citizen had hoped the US president could help secure his release.
Lai was sentenced to 20 years in prison in February under a security law imposed by Beijing.
The media tycoon, who was an influential figure in the former British territory’s pro-democracy movement, was arrested in 2020 in a crackdown after massive anti-government protests.
Lai’s legal team says he has health problems, fuelling fears he may die behind bars.
Speaking onboard Air Force One as he returned from his two-day visit to China, Trump said he believed Xi was seriously considering freeing a church pastor detained in China, but was less hopeful over the plight of Lai.
Trump said: “I did bring it up, but it’s a tougher one for him. He said Jimmy Lai is a ‘tough one’ for him.”
In an interview with Fox News broadcast later, Trump said: “I bought up Jimmy Lai. I would say the response to that was not positive.”
He added: “I did not feel optimistic.”
Lai’s daughter Claire said she was grateful to Trump for his commitment to her father’s release.
She said: “He has earned his reputation as liberating the unjustly detained and I am confident he and his administration will be the ones to free my father.”
She added it was an opportunity for Xi to do “the only just and honourable thing”.
Lai, a diabetic, has been kept in solitary confinement without air conditioning in a jail where summer temperatures rise to 44C (111F), his children have said.
“He has lost a very significant amount of weight, visibly, and he is a lot weaker than he was before,” Claire said in remarks to media earlier this year.
“His nails turn almost purple, gray and greenish before they fall off, and his teeth are getting rotten.”
At the end of last year, Trump told reporters he had spoken to Xi about releasing Lai.
“I feel so badly. I spoke to President Xi about it, and I asked to consider his release,” Trump said, without specifying the date he had asked Xi. “He’s an older man and he’s not well. So I did put that request out. We’ll see what happens.”
Lai’s case has sparked international concern, particularly in the UK, where he is seen as being punished for defending democratic undertakings given in 1997 with the handover of Hong Kong from British to Chinese rule.
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President of America donald trump Has said that US and China agree that Iran should not have nuclear weapons and it is necessary to keep the Strait of Hormuz open. Trump made this statement after a three-day official visit to China, where he met Chinese President Xi Jinping. The situation in West Asia, Taiwan and other international issues were discussed between the two leaders.
While talking to reporters in Air Force One while returning from China, Trump said that America is maintaining control over the Strait of Hormuz. He claimed that due to America’s naval blockade in the last two and a half weeks, Iran has suffered a loss of about 500 million dollars every day.
Respects President Xi Jinping: Trump
Trump said that he respects President Xi Jinping and Xi clearly said that Iran should not get nuclear weapons. According to Trump, China also wants the Strait of Hormuz to remain open because it is a very important route for the world’s oil trade. He said, ‘President Xi said very strongly that Iran cannot have nuclear weapons. He also said that the strait should remain open. At present America is controlling this area and Iran has not been able to do any big business for the last two and a half weeks.
Talks on Taiwan issue also mentioned
Trump also mentioned talks on Taiwan issue. He said that Xi Jinping does not want any kind of conflict or fight for independence in Taiwan because it could lead to a major conflict. Trump said that he listened carefully to Xi, but did not make any comment of his own on this issue. Trump said that there is a good understanding between the two leaders regarding Taiwan and Iran. He told that there was also discussion regarding the sale of arms to Taiwan.
America does not want to get into any major foreign war: Trump
Journalists asked Trump about the 1982 US agreement, which stated that the US would not consult China in the decision to sell arms to Taiwan. On this, Trump said that that agreement is very old and the current situation is different. He said that he discussed this issue openly and he will take further decision himself. Trump said that at this time America does not want to get involved in any major foreign war, especially a conflict that is thousands of miles away. He said that America is currently in a good situation and it is important to maintain peace.
