New Delhi: The morning glittered with pride and laughter at the Prime Minister’s residence on Wednesday as India’s newly crowned world champions in women’s cricket met Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The meeting was equal parts emotional reunion, victory celebration and national inspiration — a reflection of how far Indian women’s cricket has come since its heartbreak in 2017.

The team, led by captain Harmanpreet Kaur, arrived at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg carrying not just the gleaming ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 trophy but also a wave of joy that has swept across the nation. Modi, who had met the side eight years ago after their narrow miss in the 2017 final, reminded them how that moment of loss had now turned into triumph. “You came then without a trophy; now you’ve returned with it. That’s the

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