Former India captain Shantha Rangaswamy called for Harmanpreet Kaur to relinquish captaincy to Smriti Mandhana, stating the change is "overdue" despite India's recent ODI World Cup victory. Rangaswamy believes Harmanpreet, brilliant as batter and fielder, fumbles tactically and would contribute more without captaincy burden, with three-four playing years remaining. She advocates Smriti leading across formats for future World Cup planning, citing Rohit Sharma's post-Champions Trophy transition as precedent. Rangaswamy praised India's settled batting but highlighted bowling and fielding vulnerabilities. She noted Australia lost semifinals despite posting 338 because their bowling attack was weaker than Pakistan and Bangladesh, with India's batters ultimately delivering the championship. (PC: BCCI Women)

Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus presented controversial "Art of Triumph" artwork depicting "Greater Bangladesh" including India's northeastern states, particularly Assam to a visiting Turkish parliamentary delegation, following a similar presentation to Pakistan commanders. Intelligence sources claim the document contained "battle plans" and "post-victory management frameworks" for transforming Assam under Dhaka's influence. Experts view this as deliberate ideological signaling toward transnational Islamist networks rather than accidental provocation. The gesture aligns with Turkey's pan-Islamist South Asian outreach through military cooperation, drone technology, and defence partnerships since early 2024. Sources describe it as the first overt territorial ambition hint from Dhaka's interim government, marking sharp rhetorical escalation that India's security establishment monitors closely. (PC: X & The Business Standard)

Reddit experienced a massive global outage affecting thousands of users unable to access the app and website. DownDetector reports exceeded 20,000 complaints globally, with 60% from app users, 33% website issues, and 8% server connection problems. In India alone, 350 users reported login difficulties, with 49% website complaints, 44% app issues, and 7% server problems. This marks Reddit's second major disruption in two weeks following 4,800 complaints on October 20. The outage coincides with another Amazon Web Services (AWS) failure affecting multiple cloud regions, primarily US-East-1 (69%), US-West-2 (18%), and US-West-1 (13%). Users reported slow loading, errors, and failed connections. Developers confirm AWS-dependent applications face significant resistance.(PC: Al Jazeera)

Six years after the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash killing 157, a Chicago federal jury will determine Boeing's compensation to families of Kenyan mother Mercy Ndivo, 28, and Indian UN consultant Shikha Garg, 36. Boeing accepted responsibility for the 737 Max disaster, which occurred minutes after Addis Ababa takeoff alongside a similar Indonesian crash five months earlier, totaling 346 deaths. Faulty software repeatedly pitched planes' noses down based on single-sensor readings. The company has accepted its fault and settled most of the dozens of lawsuits by families of victims in the six years after a Boeing 737 Max jetliner crashed. Even in the trial for these cases now in Chicago, where Boeing used to have its headquarters, the jury won't examine the the company’s liability. US prosecutors charged Boeing with fraud conspiracy, pending a $1.1 billion settlement agreement. (PC: NDTV & HT)

The ICC announced disciplinary verdicts from heated India-Pakistan Asia Cup matches, suspending Pakistan's Haris Rauf for two games while fining India's Suryakumar Yadav thirty percent match fees plus two demerit points. Both violated Article 2.21 for conduct bringing the game into disrepute. Rauf faced sanctions for his "6-0" hand signal and airplane descent gesture toward Indian fans. Suryakumar was penalized for refusing post-match handshakes. Pakistan's Sahibzada Farhan received an official warning for his gun celebration after scoring fifty. Jasprit Bumrah accepted one demerit point for his fighter-jet gesture responding to Rauf. Arshdeep Singh was cleared of obscene gesture charges following the Super 4 clash. (PC: RCB & India Today)

Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar called India a "global superpower" with bilateral ties "stronger than ever" during his exclusive NDTV interview after meeting External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. The nations are preparing a defence cooperation Memorandum of Understanding, advancing partnerships across defence, innovation, counterterrorism, and trade. Sa'ar praised PM Modi for being the first world leader contacting Netanyahu post-October 7 attacks, expressing gratitude for India's support. He emphasized the Trump peace plan for Gaza, rejected immediate Palestinian statehood citing security concerns, and confirmed plans to dismantle Hamas governance. Economic initiatives include reviving the India-Middle East-Europe Corridor and expanding Adani's Haifa Port investment. Direct flights resumption and participation in India's AI Summit were confirmed.

A viral video from Toronto shows an unprovoked racial attack on an Indian-origin man at McDonald's. The intoxicated assailant, wearing a Toronto Blue Jays jacket, shoved the victim near the mobile order counter, causing his phone to drop. After the victim calmly retrieved it, the attacker grabbed his collar, pinned him against the wall, and shouted "Why acting superior?" The victim repeatedly asked to be released without retaliating. A McDonald's employee intervened, escorting the aggressor out. Police have not released statements, and identities remain unconfirmed. This incident follows another Ontario McDonald's attack where a white man told an Indian female employee to "go back to her own country," intensifying concerns about rising anti-Indian racism in Canada.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi sparked a row during a rally in Bihar’s Kutumba on Tuesday. He claimed that only 10% of India’s population, mainly upper castes, control the Army and major institutions, while 90% of Dalits, backward, and minority communities remain unrepresented. The BJP criticised his statement, saying he was insulting the Armed Forces. Gandhi said the Congress wants an India where everyone has dignity and equal opportunity. This is not the first time his Army-related remarks have drawn backlash. Earlier, he faced a defamation case for comments made during his Bharat Jodo Yatra. (PC: India Today)

After India’s women’s team lifted the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 trophy, Jemimah Rodrigues reminded Sunil Gavaskar of his promise to sing a duet with her. Gavaskar had said after Jemimah’s 127* in the semi-final, “If India wins the World Cup, we’ll sing a song together — she with her guitar, and I’ll sing along.” Following the win, Jemimah posted a video saying, “Hi Sunil Gavaskar sir, I saw your message. I’m ready with my guitar and hope you’re ready with your mic.” The two had earlier performed together at the BCCI Awards and now plan to reunite on stage. 

Police arrested three men for raping a college student near Coimbatore airport. Two of the accused are brothers, and the third is their relative. The trio — Satish, Karthi, and Guna — robbed a two-wheeler and drank alcohol before attacking the woman and her friend in a parked car. They broke the car windows, injured the man, and dragged the woman away before assaulting her. Using CCTV footage, police tracked them to Vellakinaru. When the accused attacked the officers, police shot them in the legs. All three and an injured constable are now receiving treatment in a government hospital. (PC: HT)