India news: Kohli stars as RCB retain IPL cricket title
Published June 1, 2026last updated June 1, 2026
What you need to know
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru retained their IPL title defeating the Gujarat Titans
- RCB star Virat Kohli smashed nine fours and three sixes as he finished on 75 not-out off 42 balls
- Myanmar's president has started a five-day trip to India
- The cost of LPG cylinders is on the increase
Below is a roundup of some of the top headlines in India on Monday, June 1:
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Rahul Gandhi alleges 'fraud' in marking of Class 12 exams
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused the government and the premier national school board examination authority of compromising the evaluation process for Class 12 exams.
The allegations come amid growing scrutiny of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) over technical glitches and reported irregularities in evaluated answer sheets.
Class 12 exams are taken at the end of secondary education, as a path to university, Global equivalents include the High School diploma in the US and A-levels in the UK.
What Gandhi said abvout Class 12 evaluations
Gandhi said a May 2025 tender had required high-resolution robotic scanning of answer sheets, but specifications were later relaxed, allowing contractor COEMPT to allegedly use mobile phones for scanning.
"This is fraud," Gandhi said, claiming blurred scans and missing pages had led to incorrect marking for students.
"Modi ji's silence is no longer indifference. It is complicity," the leader of the opposition wrote.
He also criticized fees charged for re-evaluation and recounting, saying students were being forced to pay to correct errors caused by the system.
"The mistake is CBSE's. The punishment is the child's. The earnings are the government's," he said in a post on X.
CBSE and the government have not publicly responded to the allegations. However, in a post on X, CBSE said that cybersecurity professionals from "various arms of the government" are looking into the matter.
WATCH — Indigenous women resist mega dam project in India
In Madhya Pradesh, Indigenous women are leading a fierce protest against the Ken-Betwa dam project, saying ancestral land is being taken. The government defends it as development.
India hikes prices of commercial LPG cylinders again
India on Monday raised prices of commercial Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders used by hotels and restaurants, while leaving household cooking gas rates unchanged, media reports said.
In Delhi, the price of a 19-kg commercial LPG cylinder sold by state-owned companies was increased to 3,113.50 rupees ($33, €28) from 3,071.50 rupees.
The price of commercial LPG cylinder was increased for the third consecutive time early last month by 993 Indian rupees (about €8.90, $10.50).
Monday's hike is expected to add pressure on restaurants, many of which have already scaled back operations amid the economic fallout from the Iran war.
Last month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Indians to adopt voluntary austerity measures to help shield the economy from the impact of the conflict in Middle East.
Modi meets Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Myanmar's junta leader-turned-President Min Aung Hlaing on Monday.
The two leaders shook hands outside Hyderabad House in New Delhi before talks, according to the AFP news agency.
The former military officer is on his first foreign trip since assuming a civilian leadership role in April.
Min Aung Hlaing, who arrived in India on Saturday, also met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar earlier and is expected to hold discussions with business leaders during his five-day visit, including in Mumbai.
Bilateral trade between India and Myanmar stood at $1.95 billion (€1.67 billion) in 2025-26, according to New Delhi.
Kolhi fulfills long-held dream by hitting the winning six for Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Virat Kohli smashing the winning six as Royal Challengers Bengaluru retained their Indian Premier League title on Sunday, fulfilling a long-held dream for the cricketing superstar.
"I have thought of this moment many times, wanting to hit the winning run," said Kohli, who was named player of the match.
Kohli, 37, hit an unbeaten 75 off 42 balls, sealing victory with his third six of the innings as Bengaluru completed the chase in front of more than 90,000 fans at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
The former Bengaluru captain has been with the franchise since the inaugural 2008 season.
He said back-to-back titles were especially meaningful after the team lost IPL finals in 2009, 2011 and 2016.
Kohli finished as Bengaluru's leading scorer this season with 675 runs, taking his IPL career tally to a record 9,336 runs, including 68 fifties and nine hundreds.
"I just take a lot of pride in getting better and trying to figure out areas where I can improve," Kohli said, crediting younger players for pushing him to adapt to the demands of modern T20 cricket.
Welcome to our coverage
Hello on this bright Monday! This is Shakeel from DW's Delhi Studio, bringing you the latest updates from across India.
First up, the good news: the Delhi heatwave has eased, and the mornings are pleasant again.
Now to Sunday's biggest story: Royal Challengers Bengaluru have retained their IPL title. Virat Kohli led from the front with an unbeaten knock as RCB defeated the Gujarat Titans.
Meanwhile, the government faced criticism from Rahul Gandhi, who alleged instances of "fraud" in India's premier national school board exams.
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