The FIFA World Cup trophy (AP Photo) As the group stage of the expanded FIFA World Cup 2026 enters its final stretch, attention is turning to one of the tournament’s most intriguing qualification battles — the race among third-placed teams for a spot in the Round of 32.For the first time in World Cup history,…
NEW DELHI: A 38-year-old woman arrested in Jaipur last week was planning to travel to Pakistan to marry a close associate of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar, officials said on Thursday.The woman, identified as Babita Dhakar alias “Khadija”, allegedly intended to enter Pakistan via Nepal. She had been under surveillance by military intelligence agencies for…
The workshop was held recently in the Sundarbans Kolkata: A community culinary excellence initiative — a two day transformative capacity-building workshop — was implemented at BaghBon ,the Multipurpose Community Resource Centre of a city-based NGO in the Sundarbans to equip communities residing in the forest-fringe villages of the Sundarbans Tiger Reserve with advanced culinary skills,…
21-year-old Mayank Lohar was killed by a co-traveller on a local train over a trivial dispute on keeping the compartment door shut. His family has demanded strictest punishment possible for the perpetrator Mumbai: The family of Mayank Lohar, who was stabbed to death by a co-passenger over a trivial dispute late on Tuesday, questioned how…
A cab driver, allegedly high on marijuana, abducted an 11-year-old girl from a Delhi pavement, raped and murdered her in a forest patch, then cleaned his car and picked up another passenger NEW DELHI: Stoned on marijuana and operating in the dead of night, a cab driver allegedly pulled an 10-year-old girl away from her…
The photo that environmental activist Bharathidasan took of a slender loris that was electrocuted In March, Tamil Nadu established India’s first slender loris conservation centre at Kadavur. But it was a chance photograph and post by environmental activist S Bharathidasan that turned out to be a real lifesaver for the nocturnal primate.Around two months ago,…
Patna: Revenue and land reforms minister, Dilip Kumar Jaiswal, on Wednesday said the govt is planning to convert ‘Khasmahal’ land into freehold and launch ‘Basera-3’ to give land to those who had previously received allotment certificates (parchas) but could not secure its actual possession.Replying to a question during a press meet to highlight his department’s…
দক্ষিণ আমেরিকার দেশ Venezuela-এ ভয়াবহ জোড়া ভূমিকম্পে ব্যাপক ধ্বংসযজ্ঞের আশঙ্কা। মার্কিন ভূতাত্ত্বিক সংস্থা (USGS)-এর প্রাথমিক মূল্যায়ন অনুযায়ী, এই বিপর্যয়ে মৃতের সংখ্যা ১০ হাজার থেকে ১ লক্ষ পর্যন্ত পৌঁছতে পারে বলে আশঙ্কা করা হচ্ছে। ইতিমধ্যেই রাজধানী Caracas-সহ একাধিক এলাকায় বহু বাড়ি ও বহুতল ভেঙে পড়েছে। বুধবার স্থানীয় সময় পরপর দুটি শক্তিশালী ভূমিকম্প আঘাত হানে। প্রথমটির মাত্রা…
UP News: फिरोजाबाद में ताजिए सुपुर्द-ए-खाक 26 जून को होना है. जगह-जगह तय स्थानों पर ताजियों को दफन किया जाएगा. इसे लेकर प्रशासन सतर्क है. जगह-जगह रखे गए ताजियों को प्रशासन चेक करवा रहा है. शांति व्यवस्था बनाए रखने और शासन के तय किए गए मानकों का पालन कराने के लिए खुद जिले के आला अधिकारियों ने सड़कों…
(Pic credit: NBA Rising Stars Invitational) TimesofIndia.com in Singapore: For much of this week, moving between the courts inside Singapore’s OCBC Arena for the NBA Rising Stars Invitational 2026 has almost become an exercise in repetition.A Japanese school wins comfortably. A Chinese side follows with another convincing performance. Australia imposes itself physically. South Korea plays…
