Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20: Bengaluru Blasters, Gulbarga Mystics to raise the curtain on Season 5 on June 20

IANS | June 2, 2026 8:49 PM

Bengaluru, June 2 (IANS) Kalyani Bengaluru Blasters and Gulbarga Mystics will raise the curtain on the fifth edition of the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 on June 20, before Mysore Warriors take on debutants Shivamogga Yodhas in the second match of the opening-day double-header. The tournament will be held across three centres -- Mysuru, Hubballi, and Bengaluru -- culminating on July 12.

PM Modi announces ex-gratia relief for Surat bus crash victims

IANS | June 2, 2026 8:29 PM

New Delhi/Surat, June 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed grief over the fatal road accident in Gujarat's Surat district that claimed at least seven lives and left around 15 people injured, and announced financial assistance for the victims and their families from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF).

Pakistan: 'Deeply flawed' trial of human rights lawyer couple grows more complex

IANS | June 2, 2026 8:28 PM

Islamabad, June 2 (IANS) The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has challenged Pakistan Supreme Court's May 12 order that directed Islamabad High Court (IHC) to decide on the sentence suspension pleas of lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, in the social media posts case within two weeks, local media reported.