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Virat Kohli was irked at the stadium speakers playing the RCB team song during his time in the nets ahead of the side’s match against KKR. Virat Kohli is set to return to action for the first time since retiring from Test cricket, as he will don the Royal Challengers Bengaluru jersey again, with the IPL 2025 resuming on Saturday evening. RCB take on Kolkata Knight Riders at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, but while Kohli’s return has sparked plenty of buzz, the weather forecast has cast a shadow over this high-stakes clash, with rain predicted throughout the evening. Kohli was…

The warning from the US embassy is for Indians currently in or travelling to the United ton various visas, including tourist, student, and work permits. The Embassy of the United States in India released a strong advisory on Saturday, warning Indian citizens of the repercussions of overstaying their authorized period of stay in the US. A crackdown against illegal immigration is one of the major planks that US President Donald Trump fought and won last year’s election on. Ever since the start of the second term in January, the Trump administration has announced several policy changes regarding immigration. Consequences of…

Asaduddin Owaisi warned Turkey against blindly backing Pakistan and urged it to recognise the deep-rooted historical ties India shares with the country. Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday slammed Turkey’s support for Pakistan, urging Ankara to rethink its stance given that India has a far larger Muslim population than Pakistan.  The AIMIM chief warned Turkey against blindly backing Pakistan and urged it to recognise the deep-rooted historical ties India shares with the country before making any decisions. “Turkey must reconsider its stance of supporting Pakistan, and we must also remind Turkey that there is a bank called Isbank, where…

IPL 2025, RCB vs KKR: The restart of the T20 tournament is threatened by rain, as heavy downpours are predicted for the contest at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season is set to resume on Saturday after being suspended for one week due to rising cross-border tensions between India and Pakistan. The 18th edition of the T20 tournament will resume with the contest between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. However, rain might play a spoilsport later in the evening. According to Accuweather, heavy showers…

Travel blogger Jyoti Malhotra, who visited Pakistan twice in 2023, ran “Travel with Jo” and was linked to a spy network across Haryana and Punjab. A Hisar-based woman travel blogger was arrested for allegedly spying and passing sensitive information to Pakistani operatives, marking the third arrest from Haryana this week after India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire. Travel blogger Jyoti Malhotra, a resident of Hisar, was arrested after she confessed to sharing sensitive information with Pakistani operatives. She was booked under Sections 3 and 5 of the Official Secrets Act, 1923, and Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita…

Rahul Gandhi slammed external affairs minister S Jaishankar for publicly admitting that the Centre had informed Pakistan of the action. Leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Saturday hit out at the Narendra Modi government for “informing” Pakistan about targeting terror infrastructure as part of Operation Sindoor, saying it was a crime and asking who had authorised it. Rahul Gandhi slammed external affairs minister S Jaishankar for publicly admitting that the Centre had informed Pakistan of the action. He asked how many aircraft the Indian Air Force lost as a result of such information being shared with…

Purnam Kumar Shaw crossed the international boundary inadvertently while escorting a group of local farmers near the border fence in Ferozepur sector. Border Security Force (BSF) jawan Purnam Kumar Shaw, who recently returned to India from Pakistan, was reportedly deprived of sleep and interrogated like a spy during his custody of over three weeks,. Shaw was apprehended by Pakistani forces on April 23 after he crossed the international boundary inadvertently while escorting a group of local farmers across the border fence in Ferozepur sector. He was released on April 23 after the BSF consistently raised the issue of his custody…

The government has reached out to MPs from multiple political parties, seeking their participation in the diplomatic mission. Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, a day after responding to his party’s “Lakshman Rekha” warning has been named as a member of the all-party delegation visiting different countries next week to expose Pakistan-sponsored terrorism on the global stage. The all-party delegation being sent by the Centre is part of a major diplomatic offensive to expose Pakistan-sponsored terrorism globally, following Operation Sindoor, which was launched in retaliation to the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam. The government has reached out to MPs from…

Akashteer is India’s fully indigenous, automated air defence system that precisely intercepts and neutralises incoming aerial threats in real time. As Pakistan launched its deadliest attack on Indian military and civilian areas on the night of May 9 and 10, Akashteer, India’s advanced air defence system, emerged as a silent warrior that detected, tracked and neutralised a barrage of missiles and drones.   “It did not roar like a fighter jet or flash like a missile. It listened. It calculated. It struck. This invisible shield, Akashteer, is no longer a concept confined to defence journals,” the defence ministry said in…

The man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie on stage, causing permanent blindness in one eye, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Hadi Matar, 27, was convicted earlier this year of attempted murder and assault for his brutal attack on Salman Rushdie. Before his sentencing, he addressed the court, criticising Rushdie’s views on free speech and calling the author a hypocrite. “Salman Rushdie wants to disrespect other people,” said Matar, dressed in white-striped jail clothing and wearing handcuffs. “He wants to be a bully, he wants to bully other people. I don’t agree with that.” Rushdie did not attend…