Source: The HINDU

IPL 2025 final RCB vs PBKS: Royal Challengers end long wait for maiden title

Royal Challengers Bengaluru is no longer the bridesmaid. From being a three-time runner-up, RCB finally scaled the peak to lay claim on the IPL trophy.
Seventeen editions of yearning and heartbreak turned into unadulterated joy for the massive fanbase as RCB shut out Punjab Kings by six runs in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium here on Tuesday.

As Kamal has decided against release of Thug Life in Karnataka, trade analysts expect 7% loss in total gross revenue

With actor founder Kamal Haasan refusing to apologise for his remarks that “Kannada was born out of Tamil language” during the Thug Life audio launch recently and Karnataka remaining defiant, Raj Kamal Films International has decided against releasing the film in the neighbouring State for the time being. In the meantime, Mr. Haasan’s political party Makkal Needhi Maiam has put up posters across Tamil Nadu, which read, ‘Love will not apologise’.

Government to move impeachment motion against Justice Varma during Monsoon Session

The Union government will bring a motion of impeachment against Justice Yashwant Varma of the Allahabad High Court during the coming Monsoon Session of Parliament and has initiated the process of building an all-party consensus for this action.

Liberal opposition candidate Lee Jae-myung elected South Korea’s new President

South Korea’s liberal opposition candidate Lee Jae-myung was elected President early on Wednesday (June 4, 2025, KST), a victory that would cap months of political turmoil triggered by the stunning but brief imposition of martial law by now-ousted conservative leader Yoon Suk Yeol.

Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla’s mission to International Space Station postponed to June 10

Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla’s mission to the International Space Station (ISS), which was scheduled to be launched on June 8, has now been postponed to June 10.

MPs delegation seeks to sensitise U.K. lawmakers to Pak-sponsored terror attacks on India

On the last day of their visit to the U.K., the all-party delegation of parliamentarians from India, led by Rajya Sabha MP Ravi Shankar Prasad, met Speaker of the House of Commons, Lindsay Hoyle, in an attempt to sensitize lawmakers to India’s experience of cross-border terror from Pakistan, including the April 22 Pahalgam attack and its response via Operation Sindoor.

Tamil Nadu moves Supreme Court against Madras High Court’s stay on Vice-Chancellor appointment laws

The Tamil Nadu government, in a late night move, approached the Supreme Court on Tuesday (June 3, 2025) against a Madras High Court stay of nine Acts related to the appointments of Vice-Chancellors in State-run universities.

34 tourists, family members of army personnel airlifted from Sikkim’s landslide-hit Chaten

Altogether 34 people – 27 tourists and seven family members of the army personnel - were evacuated from landslide-affected Chaten area in north Sikkim on Tuesday, officials said.

EC to introduce streamlined system to provide timely updates on approximate voter turnout data

The Election Commission on Tuesday (June 3, 2025) said it is introducing a streamlined, technology-driven system to provide timely updates on approximate voter turnout percentage data which “significantly” reduces the time lag associated with the earlier manual reporting methods.

Northeast flood situation critical; toll rises to 36, over 5.5 lakh affected

The flood situation in the Northeast remained critical on Monday (June 2, 2025) as the toll due to deluge and landslides triggered by heavy rain over the past few days rose to 36, while over 5.5 lakh remained affected across several states in the region.

J&K L-G sacks three govt. employees day after Mehbooba’s plea for political initiatives

J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday (June 3, 2025) approved the terminations of three more Government employees for their alleged anti-national activities in Kashmir under provisions of Article 311, which does not require departmental inquiry.

Ban on movement of Kukis in Naga areas suspended

A Manipur group has suspended its ban on the movement of the Kuki people within the territories of four Naga communities. The Committee on Protection of Indigenous People’s Ancestral Land (COPIPAL) said that the ban, which was to have taken effect on June 2, was withdrawn “for some time” in the “interest of maintaining peace” in the State.