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India celebrates T20 World Cup final triumph over South Africa

NEW DELHI (AP) — Cricket fans across India came out onto the streets, waving the national flag and setting off firecrackers to celebrate the national team’s seven-run win against South Africa in a gripping final of the Twenty20 World Cup on Saturday.

Rohit Sharma joins Virat Kohli in retiring from international T20s

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Virat Kohli ends T20 career on a high as India wins World Cup

India wins the T20 World Cup after holding off South Africa by 7 runs in a gripping final

Indian billionaire organises mass wedding for over 50 underprivileged couples

Billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani and his wife Nita Ambani organised a mass wedding for over 50 underprivileged couples in Navi Mumbai on Tuesday as part of pre-wedding celebrations of their youngest son, Anant Ambani.

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India thumps England by 68 runs to set up T20 World Cup final against South Africa

India thumped defending champion England by 68 runs to reach the final of the Twenty20 World Cup. India will face South Africa on Saturday at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados in a battle of the two unbeaten teams of the tournament.

India’s president inaugurates newly elected parliament and sets out economic reforms as a key agenda

India’s president has inaugurated a new parliament after national elections, listing the priorities of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in coming years, including fast-tracking economic reforms and boosting small and medium-size enterprises to create jobs.

India faces England for a place in cricket’s Twenty20 World Cup final against South Africa

India’s dogged effort to end an 11-year World Cup title drought will face a watershed moment Thursday when Rohit Sharma’s team faces defending champion England in the second Twenty20 World Cup semifinal.

India, Afghanistan into cricket’s Twenty20 World Cup semifinals after a dramatic Super Eight finale

Afghanistan edged Bangladesh to reach the Twenty20 World Cup semifinals for the first time and followed India into the last four following a combination of results that eliminated 2021 champion Australia.

Climate change makes India’s monsoons erratic. Can farmers still find a way to prosper?

Most of India’s 120 million farmers depend on rain from monsoons for a good harvest. India typically has two monsoons: one from June to September, and another from October to December.

India beats Afghanistan at T20 World Cup, Cummins takes a hat-trick as Australia defeats Bangladesh

Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah took three wickets for just seven runs as India beat Afghanistan by 47 runs in their Super Eight match at the Twenty20 World Cup.

Extreme heat in India has killed more than 100 people in the past three and a half months

Data from India’s Health Ministry shows a monthslong heat wave across swathes of India has killed more than 100 people and led to over 40,000 suspected cases of heat stroke in the last three and a half months.

Confident Americans open the Super Eight playoffs against South Africa at cricket’s T20 World Cup

The United States opens the Super Eight playoffs against South Africa at the Twenty20 World Cup on Wednesday with American captain Aaron Jones sounding more confident than ever.

India and US vow to boost defense, trade ties in first high-level US visit since Modi’s election win

India and the U.S. have pledged to boost defense and technology cooperation and remove long-standing barriers to bilateral strategic trade, following a meeting between the national security advisers of both countries.

India fires coach after end of 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign

India coach Igor Stimac has been fired four days after the team’s hopes of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup ended.

US cricket team advances to second round in Twenty20 World Cup debut at Pakistan’s expense

The United States cricket team has made more history by qualifying for the second round in its Twenty20 World Cup debut after its last group game against Ireland was washed out in Florida.

U.S. cricket team recovers from poor start but loses to India at Twenty20 World Cup

It started bad, got a little worse before it got a little better, and then finished as widely expected for the United States, losing to India in cricket at the Twenty20 World Cup.

Indian PM Modi names Cabinet for coalition government after his party lost majority

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, newly sworn in for a third straight term, has named a Cabinet that retains his top ministers in crucial portfolios despite his Hindu nationalist party losing majority in a shock election result.

A huge audience. India, China’s World Cup qualifying hopes are on the line in Asia

The World Cup aspirations of India and China are on the line this week when a defeat could mean elimination from qualifying in Asia.

Bumrah helps India hold off archrival Pakistan in a low-scoring T20 World Cup thriller in New York

Pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah has helped India to a six-run win over archrival Pakistan in a low-scoring Twenty20 World Cup thriller on Long Island.

Narendra Modi’s third term as India’s prime minister may prove the most challenging

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken office for a third consecutive term. It may hold more challenges for the popular-but-polarizing leader than his past decade in power.

Relying on coalition partners, Modi is sworn in for a rare third term as India’s prime minister

Narendra Modi has been sworn in for a rare third consecutive term as India’s prime minister, relying on his coalition partners after his failed to win a parliamentary majority in a surprise outcome.

India’s Modi elected as leader of coalition and set to form new government

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been formally elected leader of the National Democratic Alliance coalition, which won the most seats in the national election.

Third term for Modi likely to see closer defense ties with US as India’s rivalry with China grows

Prime Minister Narendra Modi — fresh from declaring victory in India’s election — offered few details on the agenda for his third term.

India’s opposition, written off as too weak, makes a stunning comeback to slow Modi’s juggernaut

India’s bruised and battered opposition was largely written off in the lead-up to its national election as too weak to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist governing party.

India, Australia open with dominant victories; Uganda gets its 1st win at cricket’s T20 World Cup

Jasprit Bumrah and India’s pace attack did most of the damage before Rohit Sharma scored a 37-ball half-century to steer the team to an eight-wicket win over Ireland at cricket’s Twenty20 World Cup.

India’s Modi is known for charging hard. After a lackluster election, he may have to adapt his style

Since coming to power a decade ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been known for big, bold and often snap decisions.

India’s Modi prepares for record 3rd term as nations congratulate his government on election victory

The United States, Russia, China, and other nations have sent congratulations as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government began preparations for his swearing-in for a record third term following the world’s largest democratic election.

India’s popular but polarizing leader Narendra Modi is extending his decade in power. Who is he?

Popular but polarizing Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has advanced Hindu nationalism in India is returning for a third consecutive term in office after claiming victory in a general election that was seen as a referendum on his decade in power.

Modi claims victory in India’s election but drop in support forces him to rely on coalition partners

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s National Democratic Alliance coalition has won a majority in parliament, according to official results from India’s Election Commission.

The world’s largest elections come to a close in India

New Delhi (AP) — The 6-week-long election in India closed on Saturday. The world’s largest election could also be one of its most consequential.

India’s election concludes with the votes being counted Tuesday. Here’s what to know

The world’s largest election could also be one of its most consequential. India’s general election pits avowed Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi against a broad opposition alliance that is struggling to play catch up.

Voting ends in the last round of India’s election, a referendum on Modi’s decade in power

India’s 6-week-long national election came to an end Saturday with most exit polls projecting Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to extend his decade in power with a third consecutive term.

Modi touts India’s roaring economy as he seeks reelection, but many feel left behind

Narendra Modi swept to power a decade ago on promises to transform India’s economy, and as he seeks a third term as prime minister, it would be hard to argue he hasn’t made strides.

Weeks of sweltering heat scorch northern India

People in northern India have been struggling with an unrelenting, weekslong heat wave that has forced schools to close in some places and raised the risk of heatstrokes for laborers working outdoors.