Zurich, May 30, 2026: Debate surrounding the expanded FIFA World Cup format continues to intensify as football experts, players, clubs, and governing bodies weigh the benefits and challenges of the tournament’s larger structure. While supporters argue that expansion increases global participation and opportunities for emerging football nations, critics warn that the changes could place additional...
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Global Concern Grows Over Declining Ebola Response Funding, Africa CDC Warns
Addis Ababa, May 30, 2026: The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has issued a serious warning over a significant decline in funding for Ebola response efforts, despite growing concerns about the disease’s continued spread in parts of Africa. Health officials fear that reduced financial support could undermine critical containment measures and...
Abhishek Banerjee hospitalised after Sonarpur attack; Mamata reaches hospital
Former chief minister Mamata Banerjee arrived at Apollo Hospital, where TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee is currently undergoing treatment KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo and former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday visited a hospital in Kolkata where her nephew and party national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee is undergoing treatment following an attack in...
India’s bullet train project: Nine years later, is the dream finally nearing reality?
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe laid the foundation stone for India’s first bullet train project in Ahmedabad in September 2017, the event was presented as more than just the launch of a railway corridor.It was pitched as India’s first major step into the world of high-speed rail —...
‘BrahMos deal with Vietnam signed, Indonesia next’: Defence secy makes big announcement
BrahMos deal with Vietnam signed Defence secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh, during his visit to Singapore on Saturday, revealed that a BrahMos cruise missile deal has already been signed with Vietnam while another similar missile agreement with Indonesia is “in the final stages”.“My understanding is that with both Indonesia and with Vietnam, the deal is in...
‘Rulers have become killers’: Mamata fumes over attack on nephew; BJP denies role, hits back
NEW DELHI: TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee and opposition parties upped the ante against the ruling BJP on Saturday after TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee was allegedly assaulted during a visit to West Bengal’s Sonarpur to meet families affected by post-poll violence.These remarks came after stones, shoes and eggs were hurled at the TMC MP by...
DK Shivakumar meets Karnataka governor, stakes claim to form govt
NEW DELHI: Karnataka Congress president D K Shivakumar on Saturday met Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot and staked claim to form the government after being unanimously elected leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP).Shivakumar’s meeting at Raj Bhavan came shortly after the CLP elected him as its new leader at a meeting held at Vidhana Soudha in...
NFL Trade Rumor: Packers, Lions emerge for Colts’ $33M QB landing spot
Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions become top landing spots for $33M Colts quarterback.(Image via X) The Indianapolis Colts’ star player Anthony Richardson is actively seeking a trade since the last few weeks even as he continues to attend the team’s OTAs. While a number of teams have been linked to him, it seems the...
Rajat Patidar breaks silence on India’s T20 captaincy
Rajat Patidar TimesofIndia.com in Ahmedabad: Rajat Patidar stands on the brink of history. A victory over Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad will make the Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper only the third captain after MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma to win back-to-back Indian Premier League (IPL) titles.“I’ve never thought about what another captain has done before, and...
‘One of the best’: Gill’s bold declaration on 15-year-old Sooryavanshi
Shubman Gill and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (PTI Photo) Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill has delivered perhaps the biggest endorsement yet of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s extraordinary IPL 2026 season, describing the 15-year-old Rajasthan Royals batter as “one of the best batters in the world” in the T20 format.Gill’s praise came on the eve of the IPL final against...
