Category: Events

Argentina’s Lionel Messi, second right, celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal. (AP Photo) The FIFA World Cup 2026 is set for a dramatic week as the expanded 48-team tournament enters the final phase of the group stage, with the race for places in the Round of 32 gathering pace from Monday onwards.After 10 days...

Rudraprayag: ‘Nihangs’ continue to stand on the roof of a gurdwara to demand the release of four members of the Sikh sect who were arrested following a clash in Chamoli district, in Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Army personnel arrived in Uttarakhand’s Nagrasu on Monday as a standoff between the administration and a group...

Keir Starmer resigns as UK PM Keir Starmer on Monday announced his resignation as UK prime minister amid turmoil within the Labour Party. His departure marks yet another short-lived tenure in Downing Street, adding to the recent cycle of brief premierships in the United Kingdom.In a statement from Downing Street, Starmer said he had informed...

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi revealed how a timely conversation with his coach helped him overcome a difficult phase and return to his destructive best in the Tri-Series final against Sri Lanka A in Dambulla.The 15-year-old smashed a breathtaking 94 off just 29 balls, including the fastest List...

Andy Burnham, Shabana Mahmood among top contenders (Images/AP) United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation on Monday, setting the stage for a leadership battle within the Labour Party and a contest to determine Britain’s next prime minister.Speaking outside 10 Downing Street, Starmer said he had informed King Charles III of his decision and...

Cockroach Janta Party protest at Jantar Mantar NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Monday questioned the Delhi Police over alleged restrictions on people joining the ongoing protest at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar over the NEET-UG paper leak fiasco. Targeting the police, he also asked whether Aadhaar cards are also demanded from people...

US H-1B visa The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has urged the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to stay a federal judge’s order blocking the Trump administration’s controversial $100,000 H‑1B visa fee, arguing that the injunction risks undermining immigration enforcement and causing “irreparable damage”, according to a report by Bloomberg. On September...

Photo credit: ANI New Delhi:The US has formally notified the proposed sale of sustainment support services and related equipment for Apache helicopters and M777A2 Ultra-Light Howitzers for India at an estimated cost of $482.2 million. The Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), which administers Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programme of the US, issued the arms sales...

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi delivered another breathtaking reminder of his extraordinary talent as the 15-year-old Indian batting sensation smashed a record-breaking 94 off just 29 balls against Sri Lanka A in the Tri-nation final in Dambulla on Sunday.The highlight of his blistering knock was an 11-ball fifty — the fastest in...

In a tragic incident in Kasganj district, a four-year-old girl was kidnapped, raped, and murdered, allegedly as an act of revenge linked to a past panchayat election conflict AGRA: To settle scores with a family over a 2021 panchayat poll rivalry, a 45-year-old man allegedly kidnapped, raped and murdered a four-year-old girl who had gone...