NEW DELHI: France continued their brilliant run at the FIFA World Cup 2026 by defeating Sweden 3-0 in the Round of 32 and creating a piece of tournament history.Didier Deschamps’ side became the first team in FIFA World Cup history to score three or more goals in five consecutive matches. FIFA confirmed the achievement in…
The name Tristan da Cunha tends to sit at the edge of most atlases, almost as an afterthought in the South Atlantic, a small mark of land far from anything that feels busy or connected. Yet its story runs oddly thick for such a remote place. Ships once passed it as part of a long,…
Each zodiac sign has its own unique traits that help define its personality and set it apart from the others. Wouldn’t it be nice to know what the universe has planned for your love life today? Read on to discover what the stars have in store for you. Aries Your ego may prevent you from…
Voter roll revision begins in Delhi; 1.68 lakh forms distributed on first day. NEW DELHI: Over 1.6 lakh enumeration forms were distributed among voters across Delhi’s 70 assembly constituencies on the first day of the month-long special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral roll, with around 13,000 booth-level officers (BLOs) launching the door-to-door exercise Tuesday.Chief…
Pedestrian killed after third-floor balcony collapses (Representative image) MUMBAI: A 51-year-old pedestrian working at a nearby petrol pump died after a portion of the third-floor balcony of a ground plus three storey MHADA cessed building collapsed at Walkeshwar late on Tuesday night.The incident which was reported to the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) at 11.22 pm…
Greater Chennai Corporation Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation has cancelled about 150 low-value tenders worth ₹17 crore floated weeks ahead of the assembly polls, citing multiple irregularities. GCC commissioner G S Sameeran said the irregularities came to light when they reviewed a batch of tenders floated before the Feb-March period when the model code of conduct…
Hyderabad: Concerns over the availability of chemical fertilisers have renewed calls from agricultural scientists and farmer activists for a gradual but sustained transition towards natural and organic fertilisers. They argue that the recurring dependence on imported urea has exposed Indian agriculture to global supply disruptions and price uncertainties, making a long-term shift towards alternative nutrient…
Eviction drive outside Shalimar station on Tuesday Kolkata: Demolition began on Tuesday at the Shalimar rail slum area in Howrah, known locally as Nepali Basti, as railway authorities and police started the first phase of a major eviction drive outside Shalimar station.The operation was carried out by the South Eastern Railway with Howrah City Police,…
Panaji: An NDPS court has directed three Swedish nationals — Andreas Lorenzo Calic, Sami Antero Hilden Tanskanen, and Joel Emmanuel Caristrom — to face charges under the NDPS Act in connection with a Rs 2.6 crore narcotics raid conducted at Arambol in June last year.The ANC recovered LSD liquid, LSD papers, ketamine liquid, and ketamine…
Four Dalit youths were flogged in Una for skinning a dead cow by gau rakshaks on July 11, 2016 Ahmedabad: Dalit leaders, social activists, and representatives of various organisations met at the Shahibaug Circuit House on Sunday to finalise plans for a statewide programme marking the 10th anniversary of the 2016 Una flogging atrocity on…
