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Thursday, January 8, 2026
TopicIndia vs New Zealand

Topic: India vs New Zealand

India, battle-hardened by tough World Cup semi-final win over New Zealand, awaits final test

India arrived at Wankhede Stadium, where they lifted their 2nd & last World Cup trophy in 2011, looking invincible, winning all nine round-robin matches without any stiff challenge.

India bulldoze into WC finals, Kohli and Shami record historic performances

India put up a target of 398 for the New Zealand team. The latter folded for 327 in 48.5 overs as Shami took the last wickets to record a total of 7 wickets in the match.

India captain Rohit Sharma wins toss, opts to bat against New Zealand in World Cup semifinal

2011 champions India are on an unbeaten run, having won 9 matches on the trot while two-time finalists NZ were the last team to qualify by finishing at 4th place in league stages.

Mumbai police receive message threatening ‘disruption’ during India-NZ World Cup semi-final

The threat was posted on X Tuesday, tagging the Mumbai police’s official handle. It also contained the image of a gun, hand grenades, and bullets, an official said.

On Camera

Budget 2026 must signal rail reform. End cross-subsidies, privatise operations & services

Rail reform must be politically and socially sustainable. Infrastructure ownership should remain sovereign, while privatisation should be limited to new services and assets.

2025 marked key point in India’s power sector: Clean energy surge pushed coal power into rare decline

Coal-based power generation fell 3% in 2025 while renewable capacity surged to 40% of India’s installed power mix, according to India Power Sector Review 2025 by CREA.

Bangladesh-Pakistan look to expand ties to defence procurement as Dhaka shows ‘interest’ in JF-17s

Pakistan military said it has assured Bangladesh of fast-tracked delivery of Super Mushshak trainer aircraft during high level defence meet held Tuesday.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.