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As ‘Sarpanch Saab’ sends Mumbai Indians packing, Punjab vs RCB final to see a 1st-time IPL champion

The Shreyas Iyer-led Punjab Kings, first team in the history of IPL playoffs to chase down 200+, will lock horns with four-time finalists Royal Challengers Bengaluru on 3 June.

South Koreans look for consistency in quest for knockout berth

November's finals will be South Korea's 10th straight appearance at the World Cup , the most by an Asian nation. Yet, it has been 12 years since the country advanced to the knockout rounds.

Spinners crush South Africa on sticky surface as India wraps up series 2-1; 5 takeaways

The start of play in Delhi was delayed due to a wet outfield but once play started, South Africa slumped to 99 all out to India's ferocious spin attack.

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Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.