England’s Jude Bellingham (10) celebrates with teammate Harry Kane (9) after scoring his team’s first goal during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Mexico and England in Mexico City, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) Hello and welcome to another edition of Offside, written after a rather chaotic day of football...
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‘India’s reputation suffers’: Cong hits out at PM Modi as passport ranking slips to 125th
Congress targets PM Modi after passport rank slips to 125th NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday criticised PM Modi’s government over India’s recent passport rankings, alleging that its policies had hurt the country’s global reputation. He also questioned the recent increase in passport fees, saying citizens were paying more despite what he described...
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Diamond jewellery, microart cast in shape of 18K gold rocket among payloads to be launched by Vikram-1
A diamond jewellery creation mounted on an aluminium base plate and a miniaturised artwork cast in the shape of a rocket using 18K gold are among the payloads which will be launched by India’s first privately developed orbital-class rocket, Vikram-1. Vikram-1 is expected to be launched some time between July 12 and August 4. On...
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Payloads to be launched by Vikram-1
Vikram-1 will carry two payloads celebrating creativity and India’s scientific heritage. These include Cosmic Bloom, developed by Cosmos Diamonds, featuring a diamond jewellery creation mounted on an aluminium base plate, and Microart by Ajay Kumar Mattewada, an 18K gold rocket holding micro-sculptures of Sir C.V. Raman, Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, and Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam —...
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Pradeep Ranganathan launches production house PR Show: 6 directors to helm one film
3 min readHyderabadJul 6, 2026 03:59 PM IST Actor-filmmaker Pradeep Ranganathan has added another role to a resume that already covers writer, director, actor and lyricist. On Monday, he announced his first film as producer, launching his own banner, PR Show, with a project tentatively called PRS1, and the announcement came with a twist nobody...
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‘Was alive when thrown into pond’: Bengal girl’s autopsy reveals bite marks across body
A horrific crime has emerged in West Bengal’s Baruipur, where an 11-year-old girl, allegedly raped and murdered, was found to have been thrown into a pond alive. KOLKATA: An 11-year-old girl who was allegedly raped and murdered in West Bengal’s Baruipur was thrown into a pond while still alive, a preliminary post-mortem report has revealed,...
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‘Crossed red line’: UEFA blasts FIFA over Balogun suspension after Trump intervention
Folarin Balogun (20) fouls Bosnia’s Tarik Muharemovic (4). Balogun received a red card on the play, US President Donald Trump. (AP) European football’s governing body UEFA on Monday criticised FIFA for allowing United States forward Folarin Balogun to play in Tuesday’s (IST) FIFA World Cup round-of-16 match against Belgium despite receiving a red card in...
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‘Will never forget this gesture of friendship’: Iran thanks India for attending Khamenei’s funeral
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti and others attend the funeral ceremony of Ayatollah Khamenei (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: The Embassy of Iran in India expressed gratitude to the government and people of India for participating in the funeral ceremonies of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, saying the gesture reflected the ‘deep...
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Indian-origin bizman ‘poses’ as CIA agent, ‘woos’ Indonesian prez to secure defence deal
Indian-origin businessman ‘poses’ as CIA agent, woos Indonesian president to secure fighter gets deal, says report NEW DELHI: Indian-origin businessman Gaurav Srivastava allegedly posed as a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operative and established ties with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto in an attempt to secure a multibillion-dollar defence deal involving fighter jets and other military equipment,...
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Congress’s dig at VHP over Ram temple donation row: ‘Pot calling kettle black’
File photo of KC Venugopal NEW DELHI: The Congress on Monday hit out at the Vishva Hindu Parishad after the organisation wrote to the Ayodhya police over remarks made by opposition leaders on the alleged theft of donations at the Ram temple.The VHP has urged police to examine the claims made by several opposition leaders,...
