Newly-crowned IPL champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru have received Rs 20 crore for winning the 18th edition of the league while runners-up Punjab Kings got richer by Rs 12.5 crore.
New ‘Captain Cool’ in town
He was a Knight in the shining armour for Kolkata in 2024 and in 2025, became the King who almost led Punjab to the crown. Shreyas Iyer’s IPL season didn’t end with the trophy but he well and truly established himself as the leader that India might need in the not-so-distant future.
Situation in Gaza worse than hell: Red Cross chief
Humanity is failing in Gaza, warned Mirjana Spoljaric, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, according to whom it is becoming unbearable to watch the suffering of the people unfold daily in the war-torn Palestinian region.
Putin said Russia will respond to Ukrainian attack: Trump
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to Donald Trump over the phone on Wednesday. Putin said Russia must respond to recent attacks by Ukraine. Trump said they talked about Ukraine’s drone attack on Russian planes.
Over 20 mild earthquakes shake Karachi in 48 hours
Since Sunday night, a swarm of mild earthquakes has rattled Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi, sparking concern, confusion, and a flurry of forecasts.
Trump urges senators to get his big tax bill done by July 4th
President Donald Trump wants his “big, beautiful” bill of tax breaks and spending cuts on his desk to be signed into law by the Fourth of July, and he’s pushing the slow-rolling Senate to make it happen sooner rather than later.
Pak-India intelligence collaboration can reduce terrorism: Bilawal
Jun 4 PPP chairman and former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has said that cooperation between Pakistan and India’s intelligence agencies could significantly reduce terrorism in South Asia.
Govt reaches out to political parties on Justice Varma’s removal
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday underlined the government’s resolve to take all political parties on board in moving an impeachment motion against Justice Yashwant Varma, saying corruption in the judiciary cannot be approached through a “political prism”.
Govt announces schedule of India’s 16th Census in 2027 along with caste enumeration
India’s 16th Census with caste enumeration will be carried out in 2027 with the reference date of October 1, 2026 in snow-bound areas like Ladakh and of March 1, 2027 in the rest of the country. It has been decided to conduct Population Census-2027
PM Modi Mourns Bengaluru Stampede That Killed 11
Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared his sorrow after 11 people died in a stampede in Bengaluru on June 4. Many others were hurt.

