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Artist Swapan Kumar Das draws a portrait of Argentine footballer and 2022 FIFA World Cup winning captain Lionel Messi ahead of his visit, in Kolkata, West Bengal. (PTI Photo) Lionel Messi is returning to India after his first visit in 2011, but this trip will not involve any competitive football. His 2011 appearance at the…
Suryakumar Yadav (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: It was a must-win game for India to stay alive in the T20 World Cup semifinal race, and they delivered in emphatic fashion. Defending champions India crushed Zimbabwe by 72 runs in their Super Eights clash at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium, keeping their hopes alive while giving their net…
Saudi Arabia arrested 14,487 illegal residents in a week, with thousands deported and others processed. Saudi Arabia has arrested 14,487 illegal residents during a week-long nationwide crackdown, the Ministry of Interior said.The arrests were made between April 9 and April 15 as part of joint inspection campaigns carried out by security forces in coordination with…
China has executed 11 members of the Ming family, a powerful clan that ran large-scale scam centres and gambling operations in Myanmar.A court in Zhejiang province had sentenced the family members in September for a range of crimes, including homicide, illegal detention, fraud and operating gambling dens, reported BBC.The executions mark one of the most…
Showers set for Sharjah, Fujairah, RAK; Dubai, Abu Dhabi at 30°C today / Image: file Residents across the UAE can expect partly cloudy to cloudy skies on March 22, with rainfall likely in parts of Fujairah and Ras Al Khaimah, according to the National Center of Meteorology (NCM).The NCM has indicated that clouds will increase…
Spider-Man: Brand New Day Trailer: What’s Really Happening to Peter Parker? Tom Holland has suited up once again as Spider-Man in the first trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Sony and Marvel’s next instalment in the MCU.The film, set for release on July 31, brings Tom Holland back for his fourth solo outing and seventh…
Veteran Bollywood director David Dhawan, known for blockbusters with Govinda, Salman Khan, and Sanjay Dutt, has finally explained why he never made a film with superstar Shah Rukh Khan, and the reason is simpler than fans might expect. Ahead of his film ‘Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai’ release, the filmmaker recently opened up about…
NAVI MUMBAI: A 25-year-old man, Harsh Patel, collapsed and lost consciousness while on a CSMT-Panvel local train on Dec 2 afternoon.He had boarded at Chembur for Panvel. When the train reached Vashi station, the GRP, alerted on their helpline by a fellow commuter, shifted Patel to an ambulance (108), but the driver had left for…
Over a month into the West Asia war, the Government of India has said there are adequate supplies of oil & gas. But, what if Iran war carries on? Iran has said the Strait of Hormuz is open to ‘friendly’ countries, including India. But there’s too much uncertainty. The answer may lie in rapidly diversifying…
CHENNAI: After confusion in candidate selection and protests from cadres over seat allocation, the BJP released a list of candidates for the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly elections on Friday. Former state president K Annamalai, whose candidature was under discussion, has not been given a ticket in this list.The party has fielded Tamilisai Soundararajan from Mylapore,…
