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Hardik Pandya (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians endured a disappointing IPL 2026 season and even their hopes of signing off with a victory failed to materialise as the five-time champions suffered another defeat in their final league-stage match.Mumbai Indians finished ninth in the 10-team points table after going down to Rajasthan Royals by…

Gold and silver are expected to take cues from developments in the ongoing US-Iran talks this week, with analysts forecasting a largely steady trend for gold prices while silver may continue to outperform amid geopolitical tensions and elevated crude oil prices.Investors are also likely to track a series of economic indicators from the United States,…

Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: The IPL 2026 playoff line-up is now complete with the four qualified teams officially confirmed.After Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans sealed their playoff spots, the race for the fourth and final berth went down to the wire. Rajasthan Royals eventually clinched the spot…

TOI correspondent from Washington: “Iran never won a war, but never lost a negotiation,” U.S President Donald Trump said in January 2020 during his first term. It is a line that may be returning to haunt his second term administration. After weeks of military escalation against Iran alongside Israel, a chastened Trump now appears to…

Russia launched one of the biggest aerial assaults of the war on Kyiv overnight, firing more than 700 drones and over 50 missiles at the Ukrainian capital in a massive bombardment that shook central parts of the city and left multiple casualties.Dramatic videos circulating online captured the moment a cruise missile struck central Kyiv, sending…

Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards used a United Arab Emirates-based procurement network to secretly acquire advanced Chinese satellite communication equipment linked to Tehran’s drone and missile programme, according to leaked commercial and shipping records reviewed by the Financial Times.The revelations expose how a company operating from the UAE helped supply sensitive communications technology to the same…

Telangana has approved the construction of 2.5 lakh houses under the second phase of the Indiramma scheme, starting June 1, as part of its push towards making the state free of kutcha houses. Under the plan, the Cabinet has allotted 2,000 houses to each constituency.Alongside this, the Cabinet has decided to provide financial support for…

Jaishankar pushes ‘Make in India’ approach in talks with Rubio External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Sunday underlined the importance of incorporating the “Make in India” approach in future defence cooperation between India and the United States during talks with US secretary of state Marco Rubio in New Delhi.Addressing a joint press conference after delegation-level…

Police protection has been provided at the residence of Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: Police protection has been provided at the residence of Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke in MIDC Waluj area of Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, news agency PTI reported.The Cockroach Janta Party emerged online last week and rapidly gained traction…

NEW DELHI: At least two dozen Pakistan personnel were killed and over 100 injured as a shuttle train was blown up in Balochistan’s Quetta on Sunday morning. The train had travelled a short distance after picking up passengers from Quetta military cantonment when it became the target of a massive Suicide Vehicle-borne (SVB-IED) attack near…