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Last dance, first chance: IPL to get 1st-time champion as RCB, Punjab Kings clash in final

IPL 2025 marks Royal Challengers Bengaluru's 4th IPL final appearance without a win, while Punjab Kings have reached the final only once, in 2014, when they lost to Kolkata Knight Riders.

Before 1996 World Cup final, Ranatunga called Warne ‘average’, took pressure off the Lankans

The ultimate cornerstone of great captaincy is selfbelief. In the lead-up to the final, there was uncertainty in the Sri Lankan camp.

On Camera

Fauja Singh’s death shows Indian roads remain a national emergency—474 lives lost every day

Fauja Singh, 114, died after being hit by a speeding car. His death renews questions about India’s deadly roads, rising accidents, and poor traffic discipline.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.