Indian ODI team vice-captain Shreyas Iyer has become fit. Before making a comeback to international cricket from the ODI series against New Zealand, Iyer will play in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Shreyas Iyer has been appointed captain of the Mumbai team for the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Iyer has been given the captaincy in place of bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur.

Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) “MCA is pleased to announce that Shreyas Iyer has been appointed as the captain of the Mumbai Senior Men’s team for the remaining league matches of the Vijay Hazare Trophy,” MCA said in a statement on Monday.

Iyer’s continuation as captain after the league stage of the Vijay Hazare Trophy is dependent on his fitness for international matches being cleared by the BCCI. Iyer has been included in the team for the three-match ODI series against New Zealand, which will start from January 11 in Baroda.

Shreyas Iyer has been given approval to play with certain conditions from BCCI’s Center of Excellence (COE) in Bengaluru. Iyer spent 10 days at the COE for his final phase of rehabilitation. Iyer also played a practice match on January 2 under the return-to-play protocol. Iyer did not feel any kind of problem during this practice match.

Let us tell you that Iyer’s record in Vijay Hazare Trophy has been excellent. He played an inning of 114 runs in 50 balls against Karnataka in the year 2024. Iyer has consistently performed brilliantly in this tournament. He was the highest run scorer for Mumbai last season by scoring 325 runs in 5 matches.

Iyer suffered a serious injury during India’s third ODI against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on 25 October 2025. While trying to take a catch near the third-man boundary, Iyer lost his balance and fell on the ground on his ribs. This caused serious injury to his spleen and also caused internal bleeding. Since then Iyer has been away from the cricket field.

While playing for Mumbai in Vijay Hazare Trophy, Sarfaraz Khan played a stormy inning of 157 runs in just 75 balls. During this, 9 fours and 14 sixes came from Sarfaraz’s bat. His brother Musheer Khan also scored a half-century. Musheer scored 60 runs in 66 balls with the help of 5 fours and two sixes. Whereas Yashasvi Jaiswal missed the half-century. He was out on 46 runs. However, Mumbai scored a huge score of 444 runs for 8 wickets in 50 overs.

Sarfaraz broke Rohit Sharma’s record

Sarfaraz Khan has broken Rohit Sharma’s record with his stormy innings of 157 runs in 75 balls. Actually, Sarfaraz scored a century in just 56 balls in this match. This is the fastest century in List A cricket for Mumbai. Earlier this record was in the name of Rohit Sharma. Rohit had scored a century in 62 balls against Sikkim.

Sarfaraz, who has been out of Team India for a long time, is scoring runs in all three formats in domestic cricket. After scoring consecutive runs in the red ball format, Sarfaraz did wonders in T20 in the Syed Mushtiq Ali Trophy. Now Sarfaraz is scoring runs continuously even in 50 over format. Sarfaraz will be a part of the Chennai Super Kings team in IPL 2026. Chennai bought him in the auction for Rs 75 lakh.

Mumbai scored 444 runs, Hardik also played explosive innings in T20 style.

Apart from Sarfaraz Khan scoring 157 runs in 75 balls, wicketkeeper Hardik Tamore also batted in T20 style for Mumbai. Hardik Tamore scored 53 runs in 28 balls. 6 fours and two sixes came from his bat. Shams Mulani contributed 22 runs in 15 balls and Tanush Kotian contributed 23 unbeaten runs in 12 balls. Whereas Yashasvi Jaiswal was out after scoring 46 runs in 64 balls, Musheer Khan was out after scoring 60 runs in 66 balls and Angkrish Raghuvanshi was out after scoring only 11 runs in 18 balls. Mumbai scored a huge score of 444 runs. During this period, 25 sixes and 35 fours were hit.

Vijay Hazare Trophy Points Table: The matches have intensified in India’s major domestic 50-over cricket competition Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26. In this ongoing tournament between 38 teams, the third round has ended on Monday and with this the picture of the points table has started appearing clear to a great extent. The special thing is that 6 teams of the elite group and 1 team of the plate group have remained unbeaten till now.

Elite Group A

1. Madhya Pradesh – 3 matches, 3 wins, 0 losses, 12 points
2. Karnataka – 3 matches, 3 wins, 0 losses, 12 points
3. Jharkhand – 3 matches, 2 wins, 1 loss, 8 points
4. Tripura – 3 matches, 2 wins, 1 loss, 8 points
5. Kerala – 3 matches, 1 win, 2 losses, 4 points
6. Tamil Nadu – 3 matches, 1 win, 2 losses, 4 points
7. Rajasthan – 3 matches, 0 wins, 3 losses, 0 points
8. Puducherry – 3 matches, 0 wins, 3 losses, 0 points

Elite Group B

1. Uttar Pradesh – 3 matches, 3 wins, 0 losses, 12 points
2. Jammu and Kashmir – 3 matches, 2 wins, 1 loss, 8 points
3. Vidarbha – 3 matches, 2 wins, 1 loss, 8 points
4. Baroda – 3 matches, 2 wins, 1 loss, 8 points
5. Bengal – 3 matches, 2 wins, 1 loss, 8 points
6. Assam – 3 matches, 1 win, 2 losses, 4 points
7. Hyderabad – 3 matches, 0 wins, 3 losses, 0 points
8. Chandigarh – 3 matches, 0 wins, 3 losses, 0 points

Elite Group C

1. Mumbai – 3 matches, 3 wins, 0 losses, 12 points
2. Goa – 3 matches, 3 wins, 0 losses, 12 points
3. Himachal Pradesh – 3 matches, 2 wins, 1 loss, 8 points
4. Punjab – 3 matches, 2 wins, 1 loss, 8 points
5. Maharashtra – 3 matches, 1 win, 2 losses, 4 points
6. Uttarakhand – 3 matches, 1 win, 2 losses, 4 points
7. Chhattisgarh – 3 matches, 0 wins, 3 losses, 0 points
8. Sikkim – 3 matches, 0 wins, 3 losses, 0 points

Elite Group D

1. Delhi – 3 matches, 3 wins, 0 losses, 12 points
2. Odisha – 3 matches, 2 wins, 1 loss, 8 points
3. Railway – 3 matches, 2 wins, 1 loss, 8 points
4. Haryana – 3 matches, 2 wins, 1 loss, 8 points
5. Gujarat – 3 matches, 1 win, 2 losses, 4 points
6. Saurashtra – 3 matches, 1 win, 2 losses, 4 points
7. Andhra – 3 matches, 1 win, 2 losses, 4 points
8. Services – 3 matches, 0 wins, 3 losses, 0 points

plate group

1. Bihar – 3 matches, 3 wins, 0 losses, 12 points
2. Nagaland – 3 matches, 2 wins, 1 loss, 8 points
3. Manipur – 3 matches, 2 wins, 1 loss, 8 points
4. Meghalaya – 3 matches, 1 win, 2 losses, 4 points
5. Arunachal Pradesh – 3 matches, 1 win, 2 losses, 4 points
6. Mizoram – 3 matches, 0 wins, 3 losses, 0 points

overall situation

After the third round, it is clear that some teams are moving ahead rapidly in the race for the trophy, while for many teams the upcoming matches will be like do or die. Big changes may be seen in the points table in the coming rounds.

Politics across the country has heated up due to former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh’s statement praising BJP. Now the reaction of Maharashtra government minister and BJP leader Nitish Rane has also come to light on his statement. He has said that Rahul Gandhi should also come and experience the Sangh’s branch.

Apart from this, Nitish Rane said about Congress leader Digvijay Singh’s statement about BJP and RSS, “Better late than never. It is a good thing that people like Digvijay Singh are understanding the power of an organization like RSS today.”

Mumbai, Maharashtra: On Congress leader Digvijaya Singh praising an RSS photo, Minister Nitesh Rane says, “If people like Digvijaya Singh have now begun to understand the strength of an organization like the RSS, then that is a good thing…” pic.twitter.com/Ml5xLHTMG5

— IANS (@ians_india) December 28, 2025

He further said, “Rahul Gandhi should also come to the Sangh’s branch and experience that if an organization like RSS for which the country comes first and is doing the work of nation building then why only Digvijay Singh, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi also come and sit in it, then it will be beneficial for them and will be of great help in eliminating the anti-national forces.”

Before the municipal elections including BMC in Maharashtra, the alliance between Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray has created a new stir in the politics of the state. Now the reaction of Deputy CM Eknath Shinde has also come out regarding this alliance. He has said that this alliance has been made not for the people of Mumbai but for the chair.

Ahead of the elections, Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde said, “Mahayuti is strong and we have a clear agenda of development, but today some people have come together just for the agenda of the chair. They have nothing to do with Mumbaikars.”

Congress- Uddhav group workers join Shiv Sena

In fact, on Wednesday (December 24), hundreds of Shiv Sena UBT and Congress officials and workers from Nashik and Kolhapur districts joined Shiv Sena in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Shinde. On this occasion, Eknath Shinde, while targeting the Uddhav Thackeray group, said that some alliances are in the interest of the public and the state, while some are done for selfishness, power and survival. No matter who has alliance with anyone, Mahayuti is strong in Maharashtra.

‘The public showed them their place’

He further said, “Mahayuti has won both the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections. In the city councils, Shiv Sena alone has elected the maximum number of city presidents as compared to the three parties of Mahavikas Aghadi. The people of Maharashtra have shown their place in three and a half years to those who left Balasaheb’s ideas.”

‘Mumbai is considered a hen that lays golden eggs’

Deputy Chief Minister Shinde also said, “Till now, Mumbai was considered a hen that lays golden eggs. Earlier they kept eating the eggs and now they have come together to slaughter the hen. In today’s press conference, they did not say even a word on the development of Mumbai. Mahayuti has an agenda of development, whereas they have an agenda of power and chair. They have gathered to get power and save the chair.”

Mahayuti achieved a spectacular victory in the Maharashtra municipal elections. The opposition parties had to face a crushing defeat in this election. BJP emerged as the largest party in the Municipal Council and Nagar Panchayat elections. Now BJP leader Ram Kadam has made a big claim explaining the reason for the opposition’s defeat.

BJP MLA Ram Kadam said that the opposition was repeatedly making excuses instead of paying attention to the election campaign. He said, “The opposition talked about postponing the elections, alleged vote theft, raised issues related to EVMs and voter lists and made many other excuses. These issues were raised only when they lost. The opposition hardly came out on the streets during the campaign. There were no rallies or contact with people at the grassroots level.”

‘Mahayuti had entered the elections with confidence’

He said that the Mahayuti alliance had entered the electoral battle with confidence and the mindset of victory. The result of this came out as a resounding victory. Ram Kadam also said that the success of BJP and its allies was attributed to the leadership of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and the development work done in the entire state in the last few years. He said that the performance of the government in power laid a strong foundation for success, first in the assembly elections and now in the local body elections.

‘Success came from the work done in Maharashtra’

MLA Ram Kadam further said, “The work done in Maharashtra in the last few years under the leadership of Chief Minister Fadnavis led to tremendous success in the assembly elections. Due to these efforts and achievements, we gave excellent results in the assembly and from the very first day we carried the spirit of victory on our heads.”

‘People are getting benefits from government schemes’

Emphasizing on the government’s development agenda, the BJP MLA said that infrastructure projects and welfare schemes have benefited all sections of people, especially farmers. Roads are being built and farmers are getting benefits on a large scale. On the other hand, the opposition had entered the elections with the intention of losing from the very first day.

‘CM-Deputy CM were on the streets for campaigning’

MLA Ram Kadam said that the BJP leadership and alliance partners actively contacted voters. He said, “Our Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister were constantly on the ground, campaigning and holding big rallies. With courage, determination and hard work of our workers, we entered the election field with confidence. That is why we won and the opposition had to face defeat.”

Powerful voice, intense acting and never-say-die attitude, this is the identity of veteran actor Suresh Oberoi. In films, he made every role of hero, villain and supporting character special. Very few people know that to step into this world of dreams, he came to Mumbai with only Rs 400.

Birth in Pakistan, pain of partition
Suresh Oberoi was born on 17 December 1946 in Quetta. Which was part of British India at that time and is today in Pakistan. Real name is Vishal Kumar Oberoi. He was only one year old at the time of partition but this tragedy changed the life of his entire family.

Everything left, hardships began
His father Anand Sarup Oberoi was in real estate business. But after coming to India, all the property was left there. Money ran out and the family had to face difficult circumstances. Many times the situation was such that they had to spend the day eating only bread and sugar.

Father’s courage and new beginning
Instead of accepting defeat from the situation, his father took a big risk. Hiding his identity, he went to Pakistan and sold his property there and returned to India with the money he got. With the same money, the family was settled in Hyderabad and later they started a chain of medical stores and gradually life came back on track.

Dream of acting and initial struggle
Suresh Oberoi was fond of acting since childhood. He wanted to become a hero but the journey was not easy. He started his career with radio shows. His heavy and impressive voice brought him recognition. After this, he did theater and took acting training from FTII, Pune.

Journey from debut to recognition
He made his Bollywood debut in the year 1977 with the film ‘Jeevan Mukt’. Initially he got lead roles, but his real recognition came from supporting and negative roles. By becoming a villain, he left such an impact on the screen that people still remember his character.

Strong performance in more than 100 films
Suresh Oberoi won everyone’s heart with his acting in more than 100 films like ‘Laawaris’, ‘Namak Halal’, ‘Vidhaata’, ‘Raja Hindustani’, ‘Gadar: Ek Prem Katha’, ‘Lajja’, ‘Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya’ and ‘Kabir Singh’.

Got big recognition from National Award
He received the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for the role of a village clerk in the 1987 film ‘Mirch Masala’. This proved to be the turning point of his career.

Also prominent in TV and hosting
Along with films, Suresh Oberoi was also seen in TV shows. His work was liked in shows like ‘Dhadkan’ and ‘Kashmir’. Apart from this, he also hosted popular shows like ‘Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai’.

Still active, effective in every role
Even in recent years, Suresh Oberoi has been continuously active. He again left his mark in the role of Bajirao II in ‘Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi’ and Shahid Kapoor’s father in ‘Kabir Singh’. His performance in the blockbuster film ‘Animal’ released in 2023 has been much talked about.

Suresh Oberoi married Yashodhara in Chennai, who belongs to the Panja B family. They have two children, son Vivek Oberoi who is a well-known actor while daughter Meghna Oberoi stays away from the limelight. This journey, which started with just Rs 400, has reached crores of hearts today. The story of Suresh Oberoi proves that if there is talent and hard work, no dream remains unfulfilled.

The dates of municipal elections in Maharashtra have been announced. State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare said that the code of conduct is being implemented in 29 municipal corporations from today (December 15). There is a plan to hold local body elections before January 31. Elections for all 29 municipalities including BMC will be held on January 15. The results will come on January 16. There will be 10 thousand 111 polling stations. Will use the list of July 1, 2025.

Candidates can file nomination for BMC elections from 23rd December to 30th December. Withdrawal of candidature can be taken till 2 January 2026. Election symbols can be distributed till January 3, 2026.

Activities of political parties intensify regarding BMC elections

The tenure of 27 municipal corporations in Maharashtra has ended. These elections are pending since 2022. These elections were to be held in the year 2022 itself but there was a lot of delay in it due to the issues of ward delimitation and reservation. The Supreme Court had issued instructions to complete the local body elections by January 31, 2026. After the announcement of elections, the political activities of all the political parties have intensified. Everyone has become more active in making their own strategies.

The country’s richest municipal corporation

BMC elections have been considered very important in the politics of the state. This affects the equations of state as well as national politics. BMC is the richest municipal corporation in the country. Its annual budget is quite big. In such a situation, all the political parties of the state have come together to exert their full strength to gain control over it. 227 corporators are elected in BMC.

Who will get how many seats in the 2017 elections?

In the 2017 BMC elections in Maharashtra, BJP had won 82 seats. Whereas 84 councilors of undivided Shiv Sena had won. Whereas Congress won 31 seats and NCP won 9 seats. The post of Mayor had gone to the undivided Shiv Sena.

However, now the entire political equation of the state has changed. Along with Shiv Sena, NCP is also divided into two groups. There are two alliances in the state, Mahayuti and Mahavikas Aghadi. Currently, there is a Mahayuti government in the state under the leadership of Devendra Fadnavis. In such a situation, now everyone’s eyes are especially on BMC elections.

Argentina’s great footballer Lionel Messi is reaching India on Saturday (December 13, 2025) on his three-day tour (from December 13 to 15, 2025). During his India tour, Messi will also play a match in Hyderabad on Saturday (December 13). At the same time, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi is also going to Hyderabad on Saturday to meet footballer Lionel Messi.

Actually, footballer Lionel Messi will visit four big cities of India during his tour, which earlier included visiting Kolkata, Mumbai and Delhi. However, later Telangana capital Hyderabad has also been added to this prestigious list, where Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will meet him.

What is footballer Messi’s program?

Lionel Messi will reach Kolkata from Miami at 1:30 pm on Saturday (December 13). Meanwhile, he will stay in Dubai for some time. Their meet-and-greet session will start at 9:30 am on Saturday. After this there will be a virtual unveiling of his 70 feet tall statue. After this Messi will go to Yuva Bharti Krirangan. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, actor Shahrukh Khan and former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly can be present with him. Messi will also play a friendly match in Kolkata. Organizers have reserved 78,000 seats for the event to be held at the Salt Lake Stadium. The price of tickets for this is up to Rs 7,000.

Messi will leave for Hyderabad in the afternoon

After this, Messi will leave for Hyderabad at 2 pm. He will participate in an exhibition match at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy will also participate in it. A concert has been organized in Messi’s honor in the evening. After this, on Sunday (December 14, 2025), Messi will be in Mumbai and will participate in many high-profile shows.

Their programs include a session at CCI for the Paddle Cup, a celebrity match and a big event at the Wankhede Stadium, while there will be a charity fashion show in the night. There will also be a Spanish music performance by Suarez and De Paul during the night.

Messi will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi

Lionel Messi will reach Delhi on Monday (December 15, 2025) in the last stop of his program. He will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a special program organized at Arun Jaitley Stadium. Meet-and-greet events with Messi are organized in all four cities.

(Report- with inputs from IANS)

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against two big companies of Reliance ADA Group, Reliance Commercial Finance Limited (RCFL) and Reliance Home Finance Limited (RHFL) in two separate cases of bank fraud. In both the cases, it is alleged that the companies cheated many banks, due to which the banks suffered losses worth crores of rupees.

RCFL accused of fraud of Rs 57.47 crore

The first case in this is of bank fraud of Rs 57.47 crore on RCFL. On the complaint of Bank of Maharashtra, CBI has registered a criminal case against Reliance Commercial Finance Limited, its directors and some unknown bank officials. RCFL’s account was declared NPA on March 25, 2020. On October 4, 2025, the bank put it in the category of fraud. The bank alleges that the company caused a loss of Rs 57.47 crore to them.

CBI raided, found many important evidences

According to Bank of Maharashtra, the company was taking loans totaling Rs 9,280 crore from several banks and NBFCs. CBI will now investigate whether all these banks have also been caused similar losses. In this case, after the warrant received from the court, CBI started a raid operation at the office of RCFL in Mumbai and the house of company director Devang Praveen Modi in Pune. CBI has found many important documents during the raid.

RHFL accused of bank fraud of Rs 228.06 crore

At the same time, CBI has taken major action against Reliance Home Finance Limited (RHFL), a Reliance ADA Group company, in a bank fraud case of Rs 228.06 crore. The agency has registered a criminal case against the company, its directors and some unidentified bank officials. This action has been taken on the basis of the complaint of Union Bank of India.
The bank alleges that the company conspired and took the loan wrongly and caused a loss of Rs 228.06 crore to the bank. RHFL’s account was declared NPA on September 30, 2019 and was put in the fraud category on October 10, 2024.

What was revealed in the CBI investigation?

According to Union Bank, Reliance Home Finance (RHFL) had taken total loans of more than Rs 5,572 crore from various banks and financial institutions. Now CBI is investigating the entire matter whether the company cheated all the banks in the same way.

Violent raid operation started after court order

CBI took search warrant from the court and started raids at several places in Mumbai on Tuesday (December 9, 2025). Among the places where CBI searched
• Two offices of Reliance Home Finance (RHFL).
• House of Jai Anmol Ambani (son of Anil Ambani and director of the company at that time)
• Includes the house of former RHFL CEO Ravindra Sudhalkar.

During the raid, many important documents were found, which have been taken into custody by the CBI. At present the search operation is going on.

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