The News Ep259: India Vs England Test, Maran Vs Maran Over Sun TV, Iran Israel Updates

In today’s episode of The News With NDTV, a ₹24,400 crore family feud explodes at Sun TV as DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran accuses his brother Kalanithi Maran of orchestrating a decades-old scheme to grab control of India’s biggest listed media network. Tensions soar between India and Pakistan after missile strikes on two Pakistani airbases spark a rapid ceasefire negotiation involving Saudi and US intervention — we unpack Operation Sindoor and the backchannel diplomacy that followed. In cricket, Shubman Gill takes charge as India’s new Test captain in Leeds, delivering a viral one-liner when asked if he’ll embrace Bazball. And in the Middle East, Iran reportedly fires cluster munitions into Israel for the first time in their latest conflict, raising alarm over civilian safety and international arms control violations.