Royal Challengers Bengaluru made history on 3 June, 2025, but success came at the end of a long, dark tunnel. They reached finals thrice—in 2009, 2011 & 2016—only to face defeat each time.
Global media also reports on outrage over the death of a 10-year-old rape victim in Bihar due to hospital mismanagement, and chances of Modi skipping this year’s G-7 summit.
Ahmedabad (Gujarat): Finally, after 18 years, it is party time for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) as a brilliant spell from Krunal Pandya and solid...
They have played 36 matches against each other in IPL history, winning 18 each. Spectators can expect a pulsating contest between Kohli & Jamieson, and Iyer & Hazlewood.
He says when cricketers play Ranji Trophy, they represent their states, but in IPL ‘players are openly auctioned off for money. Is there feeling of state or nationalism in that?’
Under his Test captaincy, India won 40 out of 68 matches. Off the field, he defended his players from attacks on social media with the same aggression.
Kohli, the most successful Test captain of all time, announced his retirement from the format Wednesday, drawing curtains on an illustrious 14-year career.
In 123 Tests, Kohli amassed 9,230 runs at an average of 46.85, including 30 centuries & 31 fifties. What cements his place in cricket lore is his attitude he brought to Test team.
Donald Trump seems to have rejected the old assumptions. He does not care that India is the world’s largest democracy. As for the Indian market, he wants access on his own terms.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.
Indian Army has inducted loitering munitions, kamikaze and surveillance drones for over Rs 5,000 crore post Operation Sindoor from various domestic firms.
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.
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