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New Delhi, April 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has extended last train timings across all its corridors till around 01:00 a.m. to facilitate smooth travel for spectators attending the IPL 2026 match between Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday. Officials said that key routes, including the Delhi Airport Express Line, will operate till late-night hours to manage the anticipated surge in passenger traffic following the match. As per the revised schedule, the last train on the Airport Express Line from New Delhi to Yashobhoomi will depart at 01:00 a.m. On the Red Line, the last train from Shaheed Sthal to Rithala will leave at 00:10, while the last service from Rithala to Shaheed Sthal will depart at 00:15. The Yellow Line will see its last train departing from Samaypur Badli at 00:20, while the final service from HUDA City Centre will leave at 23:45. On the Blue Line, the last train from Noida Electronic City and Vaishali towards Dwarka will depart at 00:00. The Violet Line's final train from Kashmere Gate to Raja Nahar Singh is scheduled for 00:25. Services on the Pink Line from Majlis Park will continue until 00:12. Meanwhile, the Magenta Line will operate its last train from Botanical Garden at 00:45 and from Janakpuri West at 00:30. The DMRC has advised passengers to make use of the DMRC Momentum 2.0 application for better journey planning and recommended recharging smart cards in advance to avoid queues at stations. According to officials, the extended timings remain subject to change depending on the actual completion time of the match, and services may be further extended or curtailed accordingly. Passengers have been urged to plan their journeys, keeping this flexibility in mind. Crowd management measures are also expected to be implemented at key interchange stations to ensure smooth passenger movement and safety.
Mumbai, January 10: India tearaway Varun Aaron on Friday announced his retirement from "representative cricket" bringing an end to his journey, which began in 2011. In a country that has starved for explosive pacers, Varun announced himself to the world as a genuine quick. He made the headlines by clocking 153 kph during the 2010-11 Vijay Hazare Trophy final against Gujarat. With the sheer pace with which he bowled and consistent performances, Varun looked set to become the next big thing in the world of cricket. ICC Chairman Jay Shah To Be Felicitated by BCCI During Special General Meeting. ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 28 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, along with Delhi Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh, flagged off buses for college students under the 'U-Special' scheme on Thursday. Speaking to reporters, the Delhi CM said, "This U Special was closed for years, which neither the AAP government nor the Congress government cared about. I am happy that the BJP government, in its short tenure, has once again brought vibrancy to Delhi University, wherein students will be able to travel from home to university and vice versa through the U-Special." "This will not only give Delhi Uni ...Read More >
Lucknow: The JSW and GMR co-owned Delhi Capitals began their IPL 2026 campaign with a six-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants at the Ekana Cricket Stadium here on Wednesday, securing their first points of the season. Chasing 142, Delhi Capitals found themselves in a challenging spot at 26 for 4 before Sameer Rizvi (70* off 47 balls) and Tristan Stubbs (39* off 32 balls) combined to stitch an unbeaten 119-run partnership, the franchise's highest for the fifth wicket or lower, to guide the side home in 17.1 overs. Speaking after the match, Sameer Rizvi said, "When I went in, my intent was to ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) New Zealand's left-arm spin bowling all-rounder Mitchell Santner has joined the Mumbai Indians (MI) squad for the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) season. The five-time champion posted a video on their social media accounts, where Santner's arrival in New Delhi was confirmed. It also means Santner is expected to be available for their next fixture against Delhi Capitals (DC) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Santner, who missed MI's six-wicket win over three-time winners Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday, adds depth to ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Delhi Capitals (DC) spinner Kuldeep Yadav hailed the Mumbai Indians (MI) as a strong team but sounded an alarm for the Suryakumar Yadav-led team, saying that DC will "try to get them out as early as possible." Both DC and MI will face off at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday. Having made a strong start to their campaign, the Capitals will look to build on the momentum as they return home. In their previous outing, DC recovered from 26/4 in the powerplay to chase down 142 with a six-wicket win, courtesy an unbeaten 119-run stand between Sameer Rizvi and Tri ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Just moments before the toss, broadcasters announced that Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya would not play in the match against Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Seconds after the announcement, Suryakumar Yadav - smiling, chewing gum, and dressed in the blue and gold jersey - walked out with the team sheet, shook hands with Ravi Shastri, and then greeted Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel.What followed was a loud cheer from the Delhi crowd as they saw their T20 World Cup-winning captain Surya.The big question was: why was Surya leading the team, and why was Hard ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Mumbai Indians (MI) veteran opener Rohit Sharma felt his side putting up 162/6 against Delhi Capitals in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 clash at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi was a decent score despite the sluggish nature of the surface. On a two-paced pitch, MI managed to get past the 160-run mark, with Rohit making 35 after skipper Suryakumar Yadav made 51. "Looks like a pretty slow wicket. You just have to get in and bide your time and then try and play some shots because it's not easy, but I thought we managed to get a decent score on th ...Read More >
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], April 3 (ANI): The Rajasthan Royals (RR) opening pair of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Suryavanshi stand on the verge of becoming the fastest pair in the Indian Premier League (IPL) history to reach 500 partnership runs in terms of balls taken. Jaiswal and Suryavanshi will be aiming to continue their fine run as RR's exciting young opening pair when they take on the Gujarat Titans (GT) at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium, with their opponents featuring another strong Indian pairing of Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan. Also Read | Al-Nassr vs Al-Najma, Saudi Pro Lea ...Read More >
The TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 has entered match week two of the 19th edition of the tournament. As on Saturday, the competition holds its first double header of the IPL 2026, with Delhi Capitals (DC) taking on Mumbai Indians (MI) in the first game, and the second match between Gujarat Titans (GT) and Rajasthan Royals (RR). Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals had a different start to their tournament. With GT starting their campaign with a loss against the Punjab Kings, and on the other hand, the Royals completely outplayed the Chennai Super Kings and won their first match by 8 wic ...Read More >
"He has foxed them into taking a review," Ravi Shastri praised Rohit's cunningness from the commentary box Rohit Sharma left the Delhi Capitals players baffled after he tricked the wicketkeeper KL Rahul and the skipper Axar Patel into wasting a review for a down-the-leg appeal, which he turned into a moment by walking a few steps towards the square leg. Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals clashed in their second match of the IPL season for the franchises. The Mumbai Indians were being led by thei ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: At the halfway mark, Rohit Sharma said the pitch was difficult to bat on and backed Mumbai Indians' bowlers to defend 162 against Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.His words almost proved to be prophetic.Chasing 163, Delhi Capitals needed 90 runs in the last ten overs with well-set Pathum Nissanka back in the hut. But Sameer Rizvi, Delhi's hero in their last match against Lucknow Super Giants, took them home again with another sublime knock. Delhi Capitals defeated Mumbai Indians by five wickets to register their second consecutive win in the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL ...Read More >
Mumbai, May 20 (PTI) Around 65 per cent of fans of T20 cricket league IPL polled expect to see a new trophy winner this year with Royal Challengers Bangalore emerging as the favourite, according to a survey. The survey of more than 5,000 cricket fans, including Gen Zs, till May 5 found that 12 per cent of fans want to see Delhi Capitals as winner while 7 per cent rooted for Punjab Kings, the 23 Watts Insights Studio, which conducted the poll, stated. The survey, The IPL Pulse, explores how India's Cricket fandom, especially Gen Zs, are engaging with the league, reacting to its evolving forma ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 28 (ANI): The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has taken a significant step forward in its consultancy activities by foraying into the port sector. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Monday among DMRC, the Deendayal Port Authority (DPA), Umeandus Technology Private Limited, and BEML Limited to develop a Real Time Automated Cargo Evacuation System (e-FTS) for the DPA, based at Kandla, Gujarat. As per the MoU, the e-FTS shall be developed at a pilot project stage. During the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Stage, DMRC proposes to undertake O&M of th ...Read More >
Mullanpur (Punjab) [India], April 1 (ANI): Australian cricketer Cooper Connolly made a sensational Indian Premier League (IPL) debut for Punjab Kings (PBKS) against Gujarat Titans in Mullanpur, scoring an unbeaten 72 and earning a spot among the league's top debut performers. Connolly's knock ranks as the fifth-highest individual score on an IPL debut. Leading the list is Brendon McCullum, who smashed 158* for Kolkata Knight Riders against Royal Challengers Bangalore (now Bengaluru) in 2008, followed by Michael Hussey's 116* for Chennai Super Kings versus Kings XI Punjab (now PBKS) and Shaun ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Delhi Capitals' (DC) left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav said the team's target in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 is to make their home games count by winning at least five of the seven matches scheduled at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Friday. After beating Lucknow Super Giants by six wickets, DC will begin their home leg of IPL 2026 by taking on five-time champions Mumbai Indians on Saturday afternoon. In IPL 2025, DC had a torrid time in New Delhi, winning just one out of five games and a win percentage standing at just 20, as they miss ...Read More >
New Delhi: Suryakumar Yadav will be leading Mumbai Indians in the absence of Hardik Pandya as an unchanged Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bowl first in the first double header clash of IPL 2026 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday. Both teams are playing their first afternoon clash of the season after winning their respective first games. Hardik wasn't spotted at MI's practice sessions for the last two days in the national capital. MI have said in a statement that, "Hardik Pandya is unwell and hence will not be taking the field today. Suryakumar Yadav will be the captain today ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Delhi Capitals (DC) have won the toss, and they have decided to field against the five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) in the eighth match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 edition on Saturday. The Delhi vs Mumbai clash is being held at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Also Read | Impact Subs in Today's IPL Match for Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians. Suryakumar Yadav will captain the five-time champions in the absence of regular skipper Hardik Pandya, who is unwell. The development was confirmed by Suryakumar after losing the toss against the Cap ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Delhi Capitals (DC) captain highlights team's flexibility and bench strength after their six-wicket victory over Mumbai Indians (MI) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season, on Saturday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Sameer Rizvi's dazzling knock of 90 runs helped the Delhi Capitals beat the Mumbai Indians and grab their second consecutive win in the 2026 IPL season. With DC chasing a modest target of 163 runs, Rizvi's 90 runs came in just 51 balls and included seven fours and as many sixes. He now has the Orange cap after making 160 runs in two innings ...Read More >
Former India opener Aakash Chopra on Saturday (June 7) picked his preferred playing 11 from the best uncapped players in IPL 2025. Because the season saw abundant young stars stepping up for almost every team, he had to leave out some key names, like champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)'s Suyash Sharma and Chennai Super Kings (CSK)'s Ayush Mhatre. Chopra included several players from the runners-up, Punjab Kings, who built their team on youth. It started with openers Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya, who were among the highest run-scorers in the tournament. Rajasthan Royals' 14-year ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI): The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Saturday announced revised train timings for Diwali, with early morning services on the eve of the festival and curtailed operations on the night of Diwali. As per the announcement, on the eve of Diwali, Sunday (October 19), metro services on the Pink, Magenta, and Grey lines will commence at 6 am instead of the usual 7 am, which is the standard start time for Sundays. The change has been implemented to accommodate the anticipated increase in passenger movement ahead of the festival. Also Read | Diwali 2025 Bank ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 2: New Zealand's left-arm spin bowling all-rounder Mitchell Santner has joined the Mumbai Indians (MI) squad for the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) season. The five-time champion posted a video on their social media accounts, where Santner's arrival in New Delhi was confirmed. MI Captain Suryakumar Yadav Grooves To Dhurandhar's Hit Fa9la Song, Video Goes Viral. It also means Santner is expected to be available for their next fixture against Delhi Capitals (DC) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Santner, who missed MI's six-wicket win over three-time winne ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sameer Rizvi took ten deliveries to score his first boundary on Saturday, as Delhi Capitals made a pursuit of 163 against Mumbai Indians. By the time he was done, impact player Rizvi had made the result look inevitable in DC's favour for the second straight time in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026. In front of a near-packed house at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, Rizvi struck a swashbuckling 90 off 51 balls to power DC to a six-wicket victory over MI with 11 balls to spare. He reached his fifty in just 31 balls and hit seven sixes and as many bo ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: unjab Kings (PBKS) captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to field first against Gujarat Titans (GT) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign opener at New Chandigarh in Punjab on Tuesday.For the Punjab Kings, Priyansh Arya did not make it to the starting XI. However, the star batted was named in the impact subs list and is expected to come to bat in the second innings.Harpreet Brar, Praveen Dubey, Vishnu Vinod, and Suryansh Shedge were also named in the impact substitutes players list of Punjab.For the Gujarat Titans, India pacer Prasidh Krishna was not named in the sta ...Read More >
The TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, match no. 5 have concluded, as Delhi Capitals beat Lucknow Super Giants by 6 wickets. With this hefty win, DC goes to the top of the table. The Capitals won the toss and elected to field first. Surprising everyone, Rishabh Pant opened the batting for LSG; however, he had a short stint in the new role. The LSG captain was dismissed unluckily at the non-striker end, after Mitchell Marsh's straight drive hit Mukesh Kumar's hand and ended up on the stumps while he was outside the crease and was back in the pavilion after scoring 7 runs. After the first w ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ahead of Saturday's double-header clash between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) Taranjit Singh Sandhu visited the Arun Jaitley Stadium and interacted with players from both sides, extending his best wishes for a spirited contest while highlighting the unifying power of sport and its role in fostering national pride. "Visited the Arun Jaitley Stadium today and interacted with players ahead of tomorrow's much-anticipated IPL encounter between @DelhiCapitals and @mipaltan. Met @akshar202 ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The IPL 2026 points table is beginning to take shape, with early momentum already separating the frontrunners from the struggling sides. Punjab Kings have made a strong statement at the top, winning both their matches and looking like a well-balanced unit. Their back-to-back victories have given them four points and a healthy net run rate, putting them firmly in control early in the tournament.Just behind them, Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Delhi Capitals, and Mumbai Indians have all started positively with one win each. Rajasthan, in particular, stand out with a ma ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) For the second game running, Sameer Rizvi walked in and changed the complexion of a chase - this time by smashing a 90 off 51 balls to guide Delhi Capitals to a comfortable six-wicket win over Mumbai Indians and record their second straight win of IPL 2026 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday. In the chase of 163, DC were struggling at 73/3, before Rizvi turned the game in his team's favour by hitting seven fours and as many sixes at a strike-rate of 176.47. He stitched stands of 66 and 78 with Pathum Nissanka (44) and David Miller (21 not out) as DC completed the ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi Capitals rode on an aggressive 90 by Sameer Rizvi to stun five-time champions Mumbai Indians by 6 wickets in a league game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Saturday. Rizvi, a right-handed batter, was the cynosure of eyes at the 'Kotla' as he took the Mumbai Indians attack to a task. Courtesy of his knock, the hosts chased a tricky target of 163 with 11 balls to spare. Put into bat, the Mumbai Indians managed to score only 162 for 6 in their 20 overs as the Delhi Capitals bowlers took wickets at regular intervals. Stand-in sk ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Former India cricketer and JioStar expert Sanjay Bangar heaped praise on Sai Sudharsan following the left-hander's match-winning century against Delhi Capitals (DC), lauding his composure and intelligent shot selection in the shortest format. Sudharsan remained unbeaten on 108 off just 61 deliveries, an innings laced with twelve boundaries and four sixes, as he guided Gujarat Titans (GT) to a dominant 10-wicket win. Chasing a daunting 200-run target, GT got home with an over to spare at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, thanks largely to the southpaw's masterclass. A ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 28 (ANI): The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has taken a significant step forward in its consultancy activities by foraying into the port sector. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Monday among DMRC, the Deendayal Port Authority (DPA), Umeandus Technology Private Limited, and BEML Limited to develop a Real Time Automated Cargo Evacuation System (e-FTS) for the DPA, based at Kandla, Gujarat. As per the MoU, the e-FTS shall be developed at a pilot project stage. During the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Stage, DMRC proposes to undertake O&M of th ...Read More >