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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
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Topic: IPL

‘Digitally altered’ National Smile Day & uneasy truce of Gehlot-Pilot

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

Don’t think new T20 leagues can be a threat to IPL, says chairman Arun Singh Dhumal

Dhumal said the IPL would remain a 10-team event but the number of matches, currently 74 per season, might go up to 94 if it gets a bigger window in the calendar prepared by the ICC.

Our take on Parliament row, Manipur violence, Centre’s ordinance on Delhi—in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

Final call on Asia Cup venue to be taken after IPL final, says BCCI secretary Jay Shah

The window for the Asia Cup this year is between 1-17 September.

‘No intention of tinkering with technique to add ‘fancy shots’ for IPL,’ says Virat Kohli

The stalwart smashed 100 off 63 balls as the Royal Challengers Bangalore chased down their target to beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets on Thursday.

Dhoni reinvents himself to remain useful in IPL, continues to deliver goods for Chennai team

Against Delhi Capitals on Wednesday, Dhoni's nine-ball 20 helped Chennai post 167-8, setting up their 27-run victory in the low-scoring contest.

KKR captain Nitish Rana’s wife Saachi Marwah ‘stalked & harassed’ in Delhi’s Kirti Nagar, 2 held

In her FIR, Marwah claimed that the two men stopped their bike in front of her car and banged on it Thursday night when she was on her way to North Delhi’s Model Town.

IPL is background music. Same sixes different evening

What is good or perhaps bad about the IPL for TV spectators is that it runs so smoothly, it almost seems rehearsed to the point of perfection.

On Camera

A 2-hour op, precise extradition—what Maduro’s capture tells us about modern US military

Despite multiple agencies being involved, the US could maintain a clear chain of command. This is something India should consider too, as it defines the theatre command structures.

Trump threatens India with fresh tariffs on Russian oil, calls PM Modi a ‘good guy’

The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.

S-300, Su-30 jets, T-72 tanks: Inventory of Venezuela’s largely Russian-origin arsenal

Venezuela also boasts of a diverse portfolio of unmanned aerial vehicles capable of carrying out surveillance, reconnaissance and being employed for kinetic purposes as well.

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.