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TopicIPL 2020

Topic: IPL 2020

Virtual to cardboard audiences, DIY training — 2020 pushed athletes to keep sports alive

Revathi Krishnan -
Covid-19 actually reminded sports fans what to expect from their favourite athletes — to adapt to adverse situations and use them to your favour.

Google analysed billions of search requests in 2020. Here’s what it found

Alex Thornton -
Google’s Year in Search 2020 provides a snapshot of the fears, anxieties, distractions, and obsessions of an extraordinary year.

Hardik Pandya takes a knee during IPL match to support ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement

PTI -
Mumbai Indians all-rounder Hardik Pandya went down on a knee with his right arm raised to show solidarity with the movement against racism.

Manipur welcomes its Akhoipuina — ‘messengers of God, harbingers of good harvest’

Myithili Hazarika -
Snippets from the vibrant Northeast that capture politics, culture, society and more in the eight states.

Gujarat teenager held for issuing threats against Dhoni’s daughter

PTI -
Police said the Class 12 student 'confessed' to have posted the threatening message on Instagram after the IPL match between KKR and CSK.

#BoycottGavaskar trends after legend’s ‘distasteful’ remark on Anushka for Virat’s poor form

Pia Krishnankutty -
Referring to a viral video from the lockdown, Gavaskar said playing wife Anushka Sharma’s bowling hadn’t prepared Virat Kohli for the IPL.

TRP trap of television news, and some IPL relief to ease Covid anxiety

Soham Sen -
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Paytm back on Google Play Store hours after being pulled down for policy violation

PTI -
Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma tweeted that a UPI cashback offer led to the suspension of the app and asked 'India to decide' if giving cashback is gambling.

Covid pandemic has changed Indian cricket scene, but this is why IPL will survive the slump

Daniel Moss -
Unlike the traditional contests that typically unspooled over days-long clashes, IPL is synonymous with a smash-and-bash short format, called T-20.

Chennai Super Kings to take on defending champions Mumbai Indians in opening match of IPL

PTI -
The upcoming 53-day edition is by far the longest in the history of the league which was delayed after 13 personnel of the Chennai Super Kings camp tested positive for covid.
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Opinion

Hrithik Roshan & Jr NTR in Janaab-e-Aali is exactly what a dance-off should not be

Tina Das -
Forget comparing it with classics like Hrithik’s Ek Pal Ka Jeena or the slick title track of Dhoom 2, Janaab-e-Aali does not even come close to Ghungroo.

Listen to Rahul Gandhi. Fake voters should appall you, whichever party you support

Munir wants Pakistan military to be taken seriously. He was impressing Imran’s supporters

Economy

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

Sampurna Panigrahi -
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Defence

India expands Southeast Asia defence footprint with new joint venture in Philippines

Javaria Rana -
Memorandum of understanding between SMPP and ADFC was signed during state visit of Philippines’ President to India earlier this month.

National Interest

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Shekhar Gupta -
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.

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