Bank of Baroda said an employee's email account was compromised after a hacker claimed to leak 1,000 GB of data. A single corporate email account can act as a master key, unlocking internal networks, cloud backups and archived files via Single Sign-On. The account, possibly belonging to an auditor or IT administrator, may have allowed attackers access to internal repositories.

Batter Ajinkya Rahane on Thursday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. "The reality of life is...everything has a beginning and everything has an end. When the time comes, you simply have to respect it and move forward," the 38-year-old said. Rahane scored 5,077 runs in 85 Tests, 2,962 in 90 ODIs and 375 in 20 T20Is for India.

The US military has launched airstrikes in Iran in retaliation for an Iranian "surprise" missile attack targeting an American base in Jordan. The strikes came hours after US President Donald Trump warned Iran, saying, "We're going to beat the f***ing s**t out of them". These are the first American strikes on Iran since Trump paused the bombing campaign last week.

India's medal tally at CWG 2026 reached 15 after para sprinters Dilip Gavit and Mohammed Basil secured a historic one-two in the men's 100m T47 on Day 6. Gavit won gold in a Games-record 10.71 seconds, while Basil claimed silver in 10.83 seconds. Notably, Murali Sreeshankar also bagged silver in men's long jump on Day 6 with an 8.09-metre effort.

India captain Shubman Gill has once again reclaimed the world number one position in the latest ICC ODI batting rankings, overtaking New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell. Gill moved to the top with 801 rating points, while Mitchell slipped to second with 794 after missing New Zealand's ODI series against West Indies. Mitchell had occupied the top spot since January this year.