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Russia is preparing to mobilise 500,000 personnel in the coming autumn, with plans to send some conscripts to the eastern front within weeks of training, a Ukrainian official said on Saturday.Andriy Kovalenko, head of Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation, said the Russian military command intends to use the mobilised forces to address immediate personnel shortages...

Lionel Messi, FIFA World Cup Trophy, and Lamine Yamal (AP Photos) When Argentina and Spain walk onto the pitch for Sunday’s FIFA World Cup final, history, immortality and football’s most coveted trophy will all be at stake. But alongside the glory comes a massive financial reward.The winners of the 2026 FIFA World Cup will receive...

‘Rise in instability in Iran’: Indian embassy sounds alarm; urges people to leave, postpone travel NEW DELHI: The Indian Embassy in Iran on Sunday issued a revised travel advisory, urging Indian nationals to postpone all travel to the country.It also advised Indians already in Tehran to consider temporarily leaving the country using available commercial flights,...

Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei will not make any public appearances until the war with the United States and Israel is over and security conditions improve, an Iranian source told TASS on Friday. The source also added that his first engagement with a foreign leader could be with Russian President Vladimir Putin.“His Excellency will not...

Rohit Sharma plays a shot during 3rd ODI against England at Lord’s. (ANI Photo) Rohit Sharma etched his name into cricket’s record books on Sunday by becoming the batter with the most ODI centuries in a visiting country, producing a magnificent hundred at Lord’s that helped India stay alive in the series-deciding third ODI against...

India’s Rohit Sharma (ANI Photo) Rohit Sharma rewrote the record books with a landmark century at Lord’s on Sunday, becoming the first Indian batter to score an ODI hundred at the iconic venue while leading India’s chase in the series-deciding third match against England. The milestone knock came at a time when the veteran opener...

New Delhi: The Special Police Unit for Women and Children (SPUWAC) in Delhi buzzes with activity. Every few minutes, a couple is called into a counselling room, a file lands on an inspector’s desk, while another family takes a seat in the waiting area.On a weekday morning, every chair is occupied, women clutch toddlers too...

Abhijeet Dipke is currently on a hunger strike at Jantar Mantar (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Sunday called on supporters to hold a night-long vigil at Jantar Mantar ahead of the outfit’s proposed ‘Chalo Sansad’ march to Parliament on Monday.Meanwhile, activist Sonam Wangchuk‘s wife said he would end his...

Scientists have uncovered how Posidonia oceanica adapted to the dim light of the seabed. In the Mediterranean Sea, vast underwater meadows of seagrass grow in places where sunlight is weak. Yet these plants continue to photosynthesise efficiently, produce oxygen, store carbon and suppor marine life.A new study has revealed how one of these seagrasses has...

Iran’s supreme leader ‘not in Iran’, Israeli source claims Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei “is not in Iran,” according to an Israeli security source cited by Saudi outlet al-Hadath said on Sunday. This is followed by reports of a major internal power struggle in Tehran.Khamenei, who was appointed supreme leader shortly after his father was...