RCB on course to become most expensive T20 franchise, set to be sold for over Rs 16,706 crore

The consortium of Aditya Birla Group, The Times of India Group, Bolt Ventures and Blackstone’s perpetual private equity strategy stepped in to become the joint owner of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in IPL. Together, they have agreed to acquire the franchise in a transaction pegged at USD 1.78 billion (approximately INR 16,706 crore). With that, RCB is set to become the most expensive T20 franchise in history.

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‘Paralyse you and drown you in the Gulf’: Iran’s top military adviser issues stark warning to US

Mohsen Rezaei, recently appointed as a senior military adviser by Mojtaba Khamenei, has delivered a strong statement. Speaking on state media, Rezaei warned that Iran could “paralyse” the United States and “sink” its ships in the Arabian Gulf if further military action is taken against Tehran. In a televised interview, Rezaei said that time is running out for the US to avoid wider conflict, suggesting there is a “final deadline” for Washington to act wisely and avoid disaster. He said Iran would go beyond tit‑for‑tat retaliation and inflict strategic damage if…

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‘Fake news to manipulate financial, oil markets’: Iran’s Speaker rejects Trump’s negotiation claims

Denying US President Donald Trump’s claims that Washington and Tehran held ‘very good’ and ‘positive’ talks in the past two days, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Monday that fake news is being spread to manipulate oil and financial market. He said this was being done to “escape the quagmire” in which the United States and Israel are trapped now.

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Trump claims Iran sought deal fearing US attacks on its energy infra: ‘One shot and it’s gone’

US President Donald Trump claimed that the Iranian side contacted him to broker a truce in the Middle East, as Tehran wanted to make a deal. This came shortly after Iran stated that they had never contacted the US to end hostilities, following Trump’s declaration that he had been in contact with Iran for the past two days and that the discussions were productive, aimed at finding a permanent solution to end hostilities.   Amid Tehran’s rebuttal, Trump said he was not the one who made the call, adding that Iran…

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Jawan actress Sanjeeta Bhattarcharya marries boyfriend Raag; grooves to Zinda Banda with SRK’s girl-team

Remember the cute curly-haired girl, Helena, from Atlee’s 2023 blockbuster, Jawan? Sanjeeta Bhattarcharya, one of the key members of Shah Rukh Khan’s girl gang from the film, got married to her boyfriend and music producer Raag Sethi, and the Jawan girls can’t be happier. A majority of the film’s cast attended the wedding and posted beautiful photos from the ceremony.

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