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Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s captain Rajat Patidar during a practice session. (PTI Photo) Just one match separates Rajat Patidar from immortality in cricketing folklore. A triumph against PBKS will end RCB’s 18-year wait for a historic IPL title, earning Patidar cult status in his first season as captain. The Bengaluru-based franchise have been extremely dominant this…

Magnus Carlsen, left, and Gukesh Dommaraju. (AP/PTI Photo) Magnus Carlsen‘s shock defeat to 19-year-old Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh in Round 6 of the Norway Chess tournament triggered not only visible frustration from the five-time world champion but also a deep introspection on the direction of his chess career.Carlsen, 34, lost a game he appeared to…

Preity Zinta and Shreyas Iyer (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: As Punjab Kings gear up for their biggest night of the season — the IPL 2025 final against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday — team co-owner and Bollywood star Preity Zinta shared a heartfelt message of congratulations and…

Stephen Curry. Image via: Carlos Avila Gonzalez / San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry gave his six-year-old son, Canon Curry, an unforgettable surprise by arranging a video call with YouTube sensation Mr. Beast. The wholesome interaction quickly went viral, showcasing a lighter side of Curry during a pivotal offseason…

User shared video after Earthquake hit country A powerful earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale affected the Dodecanese Islands region of Greece on Tuesday. The seismic event occurred close to the Turkish border, as reported by the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre.The seismic activity was recorded at a depth of 68 km (42 miles), the…

US President Donald Trump with China’s counterpart Xi Jinping (File Image) US President Donald Trump and China’s counterpart Xi Jinping are likely to speak this week, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday, following the tension that flared between the two economic powerhouses over breaching tariff and trade restriction agreements.Responding to the reporter’s…

NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu, Tripura and Delhi have emerged as top performers in tackling the challenge of adult literacy and education. The 2024-25 Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Test (FLNAT), conducted under ULLAS – Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram, has thrown up encouraging results among states that submitted the certification data in time.Data compiled by the…

MUMBAI: Rajit Gupta of Kota emerged at the top of the JEE Advanced 2025 rank list, securing 332 out of 360 marks. Gupta, whose father himself ranked 48th in Rajasthan’s Pre Engineering Test of 1994, will join IIT Bombay‘s computer science department.Nipping at Gupta’s heels, Saksham Jindal from Hisar in Haryana, the son of doctor…

NEW DELHI: India’s flyer footfall is projected to more than double from the current 24 crore to almost 50 crore annually by 2030, which is more than the population of many countries, PM Narendra Modi said Monday while showcasing the country’s aviation success story at the International Air Transport Association’s 81st AGM here.Modi also said…

NEW DELHI: Union home and cooperation minister Amit Shah Monday called for deeper involvement of Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) in the govt’s foodgrain storage scheme, terming it essential for their financial stability and social relevance. At a review meeting of the world’s largest cooperative foodgrain storage initiative, Shah directed food and public distribution ministry…