Tensions remain high across the Middle East as negotiations between Iran and the United States face fresh uncertainty, with Tehran insisting no agreement will be accepted unless Iranian rights are guaranteed. Iranian officials have dismissed reports about the talks as premature, while differences over Tehran's nuclear programme and the future of the Strait of Hormuz continue to complicate efforts to reach a deal. At the same time, the wider impact of the conflict is being felt far beyond the region, with rising fertilizer costs forcing African farmers to turn to alternatives such as compost and manure.

Every major RCB win in IPL 2026 featured a different hero. Sometimes it was Kohli. Sometimes Patidar. Sometimes Padikkal. Sometimes David. Sometimes Krunal. Sometimes Bhuvneshwar. Sometimes it was the bowlers operating as a collective unit. That was the defining characteristic of this championship side. The first IPL trophy ended one of the league's longest waits. The second confirmed something even more important. Royal Challengers Bengaluru are no longer a franchise chasing history. They may well be on their way to creating one.

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Gandhi on Sunday stepped up his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the CBSE OSM controversy, accusing him of ignoring the concerns of 18.5 lakh students allegedly affected by irregularities in the board's answer-sheet scanning process. In a post on X, the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha said the Prime Minister found time to speak on a range of issues during his monthly Mann Ki Baat address, but not about students whose answer sheets were allegedly not assessed properly.

Virat Kohli produced a masterful unbeaten 75 after Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) pace attack dismantled Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Rajat Patidar's men secured a second successive IPL title with a commanding five-wicket victory. Rajat Patidar also became only the third captain to have won back-to-back IPL titles after MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma.