Category: Events

Argentine footballer Lionel Messi, right, with Indian footballer Sunil Chhetri during the ‘GOAT India Tour 2025’, at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai. (PTI Photo) Sunil Chhetri has played long enough, seen enough, and carried Indian football on his shoulders for years. Yet, when Lionel Messi stood in front of him at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium on Sunday,...

Increasing air pollution in Delhi (PTI image) NEW DELHI: The Delhi government on Monday directed schools to shift students up to Class V from hybrid to fully online mode in view of the capital’s worsening air pollution.According to a circular issued by the Directorate of Education (DoE), physical classes for students from nursery to Class...

NEW DELHI: A policeman was killed and a terrorist was believed to be injured in a gunfight with security forces in a remote forest village of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday evening, officials said. The encounter has since halted, but the area remains under a tight security cordon with all escape routes...

National Investigation Agency NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday filed its chargesheet in the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack case, naming seven accused, including Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and its offshoot, The Resistance Front (TRF).Also Read | Intelligence agencies monitor expansion of terrorist infrastructure in POKThe anti-terror agency presented the chargesheet...

Argentine footballer Lionel Messi greets the gathering during the ‘GOAT India Tour 2025’, at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The footballing god descended upon the city, and the Lionel Messi GOAT India Tour, which had begun in disorder, found its finish in Delhi at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, where fans...

SpaceX has voiced concerns over China’s recent satellite launches, citing a dangerous 200-meter close approach between a Starlink satellite and a newly deployed Chinese craft. Michael Nicolls of SpaceX highlighted a critical lack of coordination and data sharing among satellite operators as the primary risk in space. This incident underscores the growing need for better...

A view of the reconstructed Turkish Yiha Kamikaze drone, which was neutralised by the Indian Army during Operation Sindoor, at an exhibition marking the Vijay Diwas celebrations. (Indian Army via PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Indian Army on Monday showcased a Turkish-made drone that was brought down by the Indian forces on May 10, the...

Photo: Screengrab NEW DELHI: A video from a government event in Patna on Monday triggered a political row after Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar was seen removing the hijab of a woman AYUSH doctor while handing over appointment letters.The incident occurred at a programme held at the Chief Minister’s residence, where appointment letters were being...

The Viksit Bharat Adhishthan Bill proposes a minimum ₹2-crore penalty and immediate closure for illegal universites and higher education institutes. A proposed overhaul of India’s higher education law could make it significantly harder for unauthorised universities to exist and far easier for regulators to shut them down. The Viksit Bharat Adhishthan Bill proposes a minimum...

NEW DELHI: After a delay of nearly three years, the State Election Commission has finally announced dates for Maharashtra’s long-pending civic body elections, which have been overdue since 2022. Polling will be held on January 15 for 29 municipal corporations, 32 zilla parishads and 336 panchayat samitis, with results scheduled for January 16.The elections to...