• India lose T20I series in England 4-0    • India beat Afghanistan 3-0 in ODI series at home    • India A beat Sri Lanka A in the final to win the tri-nation series in Dambulla     • Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Gujarat Titans to become IPL 2026 champions    • RCB qualify for playoffs in IPL 2026 while LSG and MI get eliminated    • India win T20 World Cup after beating New Zealand in the final    • Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajasthan Royals change hands    • India enter semifinals of T20 World Cup with five-wicket win over West Indies    • Siraj replaces injured Harshit Rana in India squad for T20 World Cup    • India take 3-0 unassailable lead in the T20I series against South Africa    

Delhi Cricket

Administration
Due process, not media trials, is the way forward for DDCA

Life Member calls for grievances against the Delhi & District Cricket Association to be addressed through constitutional mechanisms, stressing collective accountability, transparency and adherence to the DDCA Constitution

DDCA League, Hot Weather & DPL
DPL 2026 auction ignores several DDCA T20 League performers

Dipesh Balyan (490 runs in 11 games, 15th in run-getters' list), Prikshit (23 wickets in 11 games, 7th in wickettakers' list) and Pankaj (29 wickets in 11 games, 1st in wickettakers' list) are just three of the players who performed in the DDCA T20 League earlier this year, but have not been picked by any franchise in the auction

Women
Parunika Sisodia strikes biggest paycheck as Pratika Rawal pulls out of DPL 2026 auction

Parunika gets Rs 14 lakh contract, Tanisha Singh and Nazma retained by their franchises for Rs 13 lakh and 12.5 lakh respectively while current India under-19 star Nidhi Mahto fetches Rs 7.75 lakh

India Cricket

Domestic
Assam Premier League set for inaugural player auction on July 19

Around 275 cricketers will go under the hammer as eight franchises assemble their squads for the inaugural APL season, with marquee Assam stars expected to attract the biggest bids ahead of the August 1 launch

International
Coach Gautam Gambhir hanging by a thread as eyes shift to VVS Laxman

Gambhir as coach has been largely dominant, almost dictatorial. Those who have seen him captain Delhi know that while he backs his preferred players to the hilt, he can also deny breathing space to players. Almost always angry, always aggressive and lacking trust

International
History beckons as Indian Deaf Women’s Cricket team embarks on maiden Sri Lanka tour

At the unveiling ceremony, IDCA also announced two major women’s cricket tournaments to be held in India: The Women’s Deaf T20I Tri-Series featuring India, Sri Lanka, and Trinidad & Tobago in March 2027, and the DICC Women’s T20 World Cup in Delhi in February 2028

Other Sports

Football
Girls' semi-finalists confirmed as Modern School dominates 6-0 at Oriental Cup 2026

Day 5 was headlined by the Girls’ quarterfinals, where Vasant Valley School, Modern School, Step by Step School, Noida and Bharti Public School emerged victorious to book their places in the semi-finals

Football
Football Delhi sets August 30 for elections, forms Ad Hoc Committee

An Extraordinary General Meeting of 59 members fixed the long-pending Delhi Soccer Association elections by August 30 and appointed a three-member ad hoc committee to oversee the body's affairs until the polls

Golf
Aditi Ashok climbs to tied-33rd at Evian Championship

Aditi, who has played the most Majors by any Indian male or female golfer at 38, found four birdies against two bogeys and they were split equally on both sides of the course

Food & Lifestyle

Food & Lifestyle
Inventor of Chicken Changezi passes away

Fazil served out a chicken dish off his tawa that immediately caught the fancy of the residents of the walled city in an era when Tandoori Chicken, Chicken Qorma and Butter Chicken were the only forms of chicken popular in Delhi

Food & Lifestyle
The Sock Street steps up with compression gear, Sangram Singh

The homegrown brand appoints the wrestling champion and MMA athlete Sangram Singh as Brand Ambassador while unveiling its Compression Performance Gear collection, marking its evolution into a performance-first brand

Food & Lifestyle
NGMA celebrates International Yoga Day with focus on wellness and culture

Leading wellness experts, cultural figures and yoga enthusiasts gather at the National Gallery of Modern Art to mark the occasion through a unique blend of mindfulness, art and India's rich heritage

Culture & Heritage

Events & Updates
Inside Delhi's Natkhat Utsav 2026: Cardboard cities and classical masks

Organised by Delhi's Department of Art, Culture and Languages, the programme trained children across four verticals -- fine arts, music, dance and theatre -- with each centre hosting a minimum of 50 student participants

Events & Updates
Scholars discuss selection of Ghalib’s letters

A discussion on Khutoot Ghalib Intikhab, a selection of Mirza Ghalib's letters compiled by Prof. Siddiq-ur-Rehman Kidwai, was held at Ghalib Institute, where scholars highlighted the literary, historical and cultural significance of Ghalib's correspondence

Events & Updates
NGMA summer workshop sparks creativity among young artists

Hands-on sessions in painting, sculpture, theatre and traditional art forms draw enthusiastic participation as the National Gallery of Modern Art nurtures the next generation of creative talent

Read & Watch

Entertainment
Now kids can become radio jockeys at KidZania

BIG FM and KidZania have paired up to give kids confidence and a feel of how music is played

Entertainment
Inaugural Film Hour stands out as a welcome break from the norm for Delhi’s movie buffs

National Award-winning film 'Johar: Welcome to Our World', a documentary on Jharkhand’s Adivasis, leaves audiences rethinking what development really means

Books
New Delhi World Book Fair draws record crowd

While the variety of books in different genres were a big hit, digital items like Qatar's AI poem generator caught everyone's fancy

Health, Tech and Business

Business
UFSEC 2026 wraps up with strong push for safer workplaces

On the second day, a series of technical sessions were held, encouraging policymakers, emergency response specialists, fire protection experts, business executives, and technology experts to discuss modern safety frameworks, disaster preparedness, and workplace safety reforms

Business
PHDCCI, SAMA kick off UFSEC 2026 with focus on India's safety ecosystem

The exhibition witnessed a massive footfall on its opening day, attracting industry professionals, government officials and safety experts from across the country

Business
Liberty General Insurance launches road safety, insurance awareness drive in Delhi

As part of the initiative, Liberty set up dedicated awareness stalls at petrol pumps, including the Indian Oil Petrol Pump at 11 Block X, Railway Colony, Tis Hazari Metro Pillar, Pillar No. 43, New Delhi

People, News and Governance

Delhi
DSEU, MAAC join hands to launch industry-focussed creative degree programmes

The partnership aims to integrate industry-oriented training with recognised higher education. Under the agreement, MAAC will develop the curriculum and facilitate industry placements, while DSEU will provide academic infrastructure, conduct examinations and award university degrees

Delhi
Delhi launches rainwater harvesting drive across 75 CM Shri schools

As part of the initiative, rainwater harvesting systems will be developed in 75 CM Shri Schools under IGL's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme

Delhi
Delhi government sets July 15 deadline for schools to form fee regulation panels

To ensure complete transparency, the selection of five parent representatives and three teacher representatives for the committee must happen through a public, video-recorded draw of lots
TOP 10 NEWS & EVENTS
 Due process, not media trials, is the way forward for DDCA
Aditi Ashok makes Evian cut in record 38th Major
Back nine blitz sees Vani Kapoor win 9th leg of Hero Women’s Pro Golf
Team India unveils official kit, receives rousing send-off for CWG 2026
BCCI keeps faith in women's cricket team for Asian Games despite World Cup fiasco
Diksha, Aditi spearhead strong Indian charge as all four survive Belgian cut
Now kids can become radio jockeys at KidZania
Diksha continues hot streak with top-12 finish in Czech Open
Jumpers Ancy, Sarvesh break national records in Bhubaneswar
Diksha leads charge as three Indians make cut in Czech Open