Nehal Wadhera and Shashank Singh struck fluent half-centuries, while left-arm spinner Harpreet Brar picked up three crucial wickets as Punjab Kings defeated Rajasthan Royals by 10 runs on Sunday to seal a spot in the IPL 2025 playoffs. The win took Punjab to 17 points — level with Royal Challengers Bengaluru — but RCB retained second place thanks to a better net run rate.
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Rishabh Pant will aim to hit the refresh button after a wretched run as Lucknow Super Giants make one last ditch attempt to stay alive in IPL play-offs race by winning their remaining three league matches, starting with clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad here Monday.
Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill’s sensational partnership overshadowed KL Rahul’s unbeaten ton as Gujarat Titans eased past Delhi Capitals by 10 wickets in their IPL 2025 match at Arun Jaitley Stadium.
Describing the new Waqf law as “unconstitutional”, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has alleged that it is aimed at “destroying” Waqf properties and expressed hope of getting justice from the Supreme Court in the matter.
Harpreet Brar claimed three wickets of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Riyan Parag to help Punjab Kings bounce back from a tricky position and claim a 10-run win. The visitors survived an early onslaught from the RR openers as they smashed 76 runs off just 4.5 overs. Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed a half-century off 24 balls, but he was dismissed right after that, and the momentum shifted away.
Microsoft acknowledged Thursday that it sold advanced artificial intelligence and cloud computing services to the Israeli military during the war in Gaza and aided in efforts to locate and rescue Israeli hostages. But the company also said it has found no evidence to date that its Azure platform and AI technologies were used to target or harm people in Gaza.
A Russian drone struck a passenger bus in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region on Saturday, killing nine people and injuring four others, Ukrainian officials said. The attack came just hours after Moscow and Kyiv held their first direct peace talks in years which failed to yield a ceasefire.
Seventeen Members of Parliament, including Bhartruhari Mahtab and Ravi Kishan, and two Parliamentary Standing Committees, have been selected for the Sansad Ratna Award 2025.
A Mexican navy sailing ship hit the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday during a promotional tour in New York City, the top of its three masts slamming into the iconic span and partially collapsing as the boat floated in the East River. Nineteen people were injured in the crash.