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[ad_1] Sunil Gavaskar’s playful moments with IPL robot dog Champak (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: A new video from the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is spreading quickly online. It shows cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar enjoying a light moment with the Indian Premier League’s new robot dog, named Champak. The scene took place on Thursday evening ahead of the IPL encounter between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Rajasthan Royals.The IPL introduced the four‑legged robot earlier this season and asked fans to choose a name in an online poll. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!In Thursday’s short clip, 75‑year‑old Gavaskar played with Champak as he jumped and ran with the robo dog. The IPL social‑media team posted the video with the caption: “Looks like Sunny G found a new friend.”Watch:“Champak” won easily. The choice struck a familiar note with viewers of the […]

[ad_1] Sudeep Neupane, 27, was the only foreign national killed in the terror attack on tourists in Pahalgam. NEW DELHI: After travelling across three states and an international border, the body of Sudeep Neupane, 27, the only foreign national killed in the terror attack on tourists in Pahalgam, reached his home in Kalikanagar, a neighbourhood in Butwal, western Nepal, draped in the national flag. He was cremated at Triveni Ghat around noon, with hundreds, including local govt officials, gathered for the last rites. Sudeep, his family said, was shot immediately after he identified himself as a Hindu and had no time to explain that he was not from India.Butwal, a city in Lumbini province, sits just 25km north of the Indian border at Sunauli, close enough for shared economies and quiet daily crossings. It is not the kind of place […]

[ad_1] India carried out navy and IAF drills on Thursday. NEW DELHI: Indian Navy's guided missile destroyer INS Surat on Thursday completed a successful test of a medium-range surface-to-air missile with an approximate range of 70 km. Meanwhile, Indian Air Force (IAF) executed 'Exercise Aakraman', a comprehensive operational drill across the central sector, featuring its premier fighter aircraft, including the Rafale jets.The timing of IAF and navy drills is significant as it comes two days after a deadly terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam that claimed the lives of 26 people. Following the incident, there has been an increase in tensions between India and Pakistan with the former suspending the Indus treaty. Pakistan responded with retaliatory measures by susending the 1972 Simla Agreement."The Indian Navy's latest indigenous guided missile destroyer INS Surat has successfully carried out a precision cooperative […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Cricket and entertainment often go hand in hand, and the IPL never fails to deliver its share of quirky moments. During the IPL 2025 clash between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Rajasthan Royals at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday, an on-field umpire had what appeared to be a classic brainfade.The incident occurred in the 10th over of Rajasthan’s innings when Krunal Pandya made a loud LBW appeal against Dhruv Jurel. The umpire initially raised his finger to signal OUT, but Jurel immediately opted for a review. UltraEdge confirmed a clear inside edge, prompting the third umpire to overturn the decision.Interestingly, even before the final verdict came from upstairs, the on-field umpire seemed to realize his error and quickly changed the call to NOT OUT — a rare and amusing moment of instant correction on live TV.Virat Kohli […]

[ad_1] The US government has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam. Within hours after the attack, the President Donald Trump dialed PM Narendra Modi and expressed "condolences at the loss of innocent lives in the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir." Not just this, showing its unequivocal support to India, the US government's House Foreign Affairs Committee went on to 'Correct' the American publication New York Times that used the word Militants in a news article on the Pahalgam attack instead of Terrorists.The headline of a news article on Pahalgam killings in New York Times said: 'At Least 24 Tourists Gunned Down by Militants in Kashmir'. Quoting the screenshot of the same, the America's Foreign Affairs Committee said, "Hey, @nytimes we fixed it for you. This was a TERRORIST ATTACK plain and simple. Whether […]

[ad_1] Yashasvi Jaiswal (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals are redefining Powerplay batting in IPL 2025, and they’re doing it with brute force. The 2008 champions have turned the first six overs into their personal six-hitting zone, smashing a staggering 37 sixes — the most by any team this season. It’s a clear reflection of their fearless brand of cricket and intent to dominate from the get-go.Rajasthan Royals sit comfortably ahead of Kolkata Knight Riders (29), Mumbai Indians (26), and Punjab Kings (25) in this six-hitting spree.Chennai Super Kings have struggled to find that early firepower, languishing at the bottom with just five Powerplay sixes — a surprising stat for one of the league’s most storied franchises.Most sixes hit in Powerplay in IPL 202537 - RR*29 - KKR26 - MI25 - PBKS23 - LSG21 - RCB17 - GT15 - DC12 […]

[ad_1] US vice president JD Vance, accompanied by his wife Usha and their three children, toured the Taj Mahal during his recent four-day visit to India. After his visit to the historical site, Vance shared photos from his X handle, and received a reply from Elon Musk.“Today I visited the Taj Mahal with Usha and the kids,” Vance said in the post on X with three photos. “It's a beautiful historic site, and I'm grateful for the warm welcome we received there!” he added.Elon Musk replied to his post, saying, “One of the most beautiful wonders of the world.”Vance describes Taj Mahal as ‘Amazing’Vance also recorded his impressions in the visitor's diary, describing the Taj Mahal as “amazing” and a “testament to true love, human ingenuity, and a tribute to the great country of India.”The Vance family arrived at Agra […]

[ad_1] Babar Azam and Virat Kohli NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) has set a new record for the most half-centuries while batting first in T20 cricket, surpassing Pakistan's Babar Azam. Kohli achieved this milestone during an IPL match against Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. He scored 70 runs off 42 balls, including eight fours and two sixes, achieving a strike rate of 166.67. This was his first home half-century of the season in his fourth innings, having previously scored only 30 runs in three home matches.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Kohli's 70-run knock marked his 62nd fifty while batting first in T20s, one more than Babar's 61.He was dismissed by Jofra Archer for the first time in T20 cricket, having scored 103 runs off 80 balls against […]

[ad_1] What happened at the all-party meeting on Pahalgam attack NEW DELHI: The much-awaited all-party meeting on Thursday concluded on a positive note as the opposition committed to support Centre's every decision against terrorism. Giving a sneak peek of the high-level meet, BJP leader Kiren Rijiju said that Defence minister Rajnath Singh briefed the all-party meet on how Pahalgam attack took place and subsequent decision taken by the government in the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meeting.Union minister and BJP national president JP Nadda, home minister Amit Shah, defence minister Rajnath Singh, finance minister Nirmala Sitharmana, external affairs minister S Jaishankar, BJP leader Kiren Rijiju, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress MP and Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi were among other prominent leaders who attended the meeting. Security lapses discussed: RijijuRijiju, who attended the meet, said that […]

[ad_1] The enforcement directorate (ED) on Thursday raided the offices of Gensol Engineering Ltd and detained its co-promoter Puneet Singh Jaggi from a hotel in Delhi, as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged financial misconduct. The searches were carried out in Delhi, Gurugram, and Ahmedabad under the foreign exchange management act (FEMA), official sources confirmed to PTI.Gensol co-founders, Puneet Singh Jaggi and his brother Anmol Singh Jaggi, are under the ED’s scanner following Sebi’s report accusing them of financial irregularities and diverting company funds.According to sources, Puneet Jaggi was picked up by ED officials from a hotel in the national capital, while his brother Anmol is reportedly in Dubai.ED’s action was based on the market regulator’s order which claimed that Gensol Engineering secured loans from Power Finance Corporation and IREDA Ltd, ostensibly for procuring electric vehicles and executing EPC […]