3 min readApr 13, 2026 08:15 AM IST The Mumbai Indians suffered their third consecutive defeat of IPL 2026 on Sunday, losing to Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 18 runs at the Wankhede Stadium. One of the major concerns for the five-time champions so far has been the lack of wickets; their overall tally stands at...

India on Sunday said China’s move to assign “fictitious names” to Indian territory to manufacture “baseless narratives” cannot alter the reality but could impact ongoing efforts to normalise bilateral ties. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said New Delhi “categorically rejects” any “mischievous attempts” by the Chinese side to assign such names to places which...

NEW DELHI: With Nitish Kumar tipped to quit as Bihar chief minister on Apr 14 after chairing his last cabinet meeting, the process for the first BJP-led govt to take over in Bihar kicked in on Sunday as Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was named the party’s central observer for election of the leader of...

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath speaks during a public meeting for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections at Contai, in Purba Medinipur on Sunday (April 13, 2026) | Photo Credit: ANI Accusing the TMC of pursuing appeasement policies in West Bengal, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday (April 13, 2026) urged people to...

Hungarian voters on Sunday ousted long-serving Prime Minister Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power, rejecting the authoritarian policies and global far-right movement that he embodied in favor of a pro-European challenger in a bombshell election result with global repercussions. Election victor Péter Magyar, a former Orbán loyalist who campaigned against corruption and on everyday...

A 22-year-old first-year Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) student, Nithin Raj R.L, was found dead on April 10 after allegedly falling from a five-storey building on the campus of Anjarakandy Dental College in Kannur, Kerala, triggering serious allegations of faculty harassment, caste discrimination and skin tone bias. Nithin, a native of Nedumangad in Thiruvananthapuram district,...

NEW DELHI: With China undertaking another exercise to rename places in Arunachal Pradesh, India has categorically rejected “any mischievous attempts by the Chinese side to assign fictitious names to places which form part of the territory of India”. In a statement, ministry of external affairs (MEA) said such actions detract from the ongoing efforts to...

K.P. Munusamy, the AIADMK candidate for Veppanahalli, campaigns at Shoolagiri in Krishnagiri district. | Photo Credit: N. Bashkaran Taking time off his campaign on Sunday morning in the picturesque village of Gangapuram, about 12 km from Hosur in Krishnagiri district and 135 km from Salem, AIADMK deputy general secretary and former Minister K.P. Munusamy, 73, who is seeking re-election from Veppanahalli, reflected on political challenges to...

3 min readApr 12, 2026 11:53 PM IST A disciplined bowling effort from the Royal Challengers Bengaluru saw them defeat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs at the Wankhede on Sunday. After RCB posted 240, Mumbai had gotten off to a good start but their rhythm was broken when Rohit Sharma, who was batting at 19,...

Around 30 senior Congress legislators from Karnataka are making a beeline for the party high command’s office in New Delhi, hoping to meet Rahul Gandhi to secure ministerial berths for themselves and to pressure the leadership to push Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to undertake a Cabinet reshuffle in the state. The move follows a strategy meeting...