Spread the love       Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo (AP Photo) Cristiano Ronaldo has officially brought the curtain down on his illustrious international career, announcing his retirement from Portugal duty after 23 years, six World Cup appearances and a record-breaking haul of 146 goals in 234 matches.The five-time Ballon d’Or winner made the announcement on Thursday through an emotional video message addressed to...

Spread the love       The Bombay High Court has overturned the bail originally granted to Sachin Waze MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Thursday cancelled the bail granted by a special NIA trial court to Sachin Waze in the Antilia bomb scare and Mansukh Hiran murder case.A special bench of Justices Girish Kulkarni and Neela Gokhale, while pronouncing the judgment, said,...

Spread the love       The United States Postal Service (USPS) has issued a new Forever stamp celebrating Diwali, featuring a colourful rangoli created by Indian artist Sangita Bhutada. The release marks the second time the US postal service has dedicated a stamp to the festival of lights, with the first one issued in 2016.The US Embassy in India highlighted the new...

Spread the love       File photo: Bomb threats ground, divert flights across Europe for second time this week Bomb threats have forced at least 12 passenger aircraft to divert or make precautionary landings across Europe on Thursday, triggering security checks at airports in multiple countries for the second time in a week.An Aer Lingus flight, EI402, travelling from Dublin to Rome...

Spread the love       Cristiano Ronaldo announces retirement (Image: ANI) Cristiano Ronaldo has announced his intention to retire from international football, bringing an end to one of the most remarkable careers in the history of the game. The Portugal captain confirmed his decision through a social media post on Thursday, revealing that he would ‘hand back the number 7 shirt’ following...

Spread the love       A year after Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife MacKenzie Scott gave $30 million to a Silicon Valley-based nonprofit community loan fund Housing Trust Silicon Valley has unveiled a 10-year strategy aimed at turning the one-time gift into lasting housing solutions across the Bay Area. The organisation says the funding will help expand affordable housing initiatives, support first-time homebuyers, strengthen...

Spread the love       A year after Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife MacKenzie Scott gave $30 million to a Silicon Valley-based nonprofit community loan fund Housing Trust Silicon Valley has unveiled a 10-year strategy aimed at turning the one-time gift into lasting housing solutions across the Bay Area. The organisation says the funding will help expand affordable housing initiatives, support first-time homebuyers, strengthen...

Spread the love       File photo: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US ambassador to India Sergio Gor stand for the national anthem, as they attend a Freedom 250 reception at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai. As Washington prepares to recover from the less than ideal performance of the Republican party during the midterms, reports suggest a possible...

Spread the love       Democrats’ takeover of the House and Senate promises greater scrutiny of the Trump administration’s immigration agenda. But with the President’s executive powers intact and several major policy battles already before the courts, H-1B workers, Indian students and H-4 spouses may have to wait for relief.The Democratic Party’s victories in the US midterm elections have changed the balance...

Spread the love       NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday said the High Powered Enquiry Committee (HPEC), constituted to investigate violence during student protests at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar in July, had received very few complaints from those affected by it.In the absence of sufficient material, the panel was currently unable to arrive at any finding, the bench, headed by Chief...