AIFF Deputy Secretary General M Satyanarayanan (R) in New Delhi on Wednesday. (PTI) New Delhi: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has clarified that signing of Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) cardholders in the 2026-27 season of the Indian Super League (ISL) is optional. If a club decides to bring in an OCI player, they…
Innovation often begins with solving problems that others consider impossible. For Dr Robert Sola Okojie, a Nigerian-born engineer and inventor, that pursuit has led to a career spanning more than two decades at Nasa and groundbreaking contributions to space technology. After 21 years at Nasa and securing 21 US patents, he was inducted into the…
Janhvi Kapoor turned heads with her glamorous appearance at sister Anshula Kapoor’s pre-wedding festivities, but it wasn’t just her outfit that grabbed attention. While the actress looked elegant in a blush pink ensemble, it was her ultra-luxurious wristwatch, reportedly valued at nearly Rs 2.5 crore, that became the highlight of her look.The actress attended Anshula’s…
Ivy MeenanPhoto credit: BBC A World War Two veteran has marked an extraordinary milestone, celebrating her 105th birthday with family, friends, fellow residents and visitors from the Royal Air Force. Ivy Meenan’s life has stretched across more than a century of history, but her wartime memories and quiet sense of humour remain as vivid as…
Fresh tensions between the US and Iran may have shaken investor confidence, but the broader ceasefire framework is unlikely to collapse completely, according to Pramit Pal Chaudhuri, South Asia Practice Head at Eurasia Group. Pal Chaudhuri does not believe the ceasefire has fully collapsed. He said President Trump has declared the agreement dead “about 20…
Sundaram Alternates has announced the final close of its Performing Credit Opportunities Fund (PCOF) – Series I at ₹1,200 crore. The Category II Alternative Investment Fund (AIF), which focuses on senior secured private credit investments, has already deployed more than 85% of the capital raised across a diversified portfolio, the company said. According to Sundaram…
Argentina’s Lionel Messi (10) argues with referee Francois Letexier, of France, during the World Cup round of 16 football match between Argentina and Egypt in Atlanta, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo) The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) has reportedly lodged a formal complaint with FIFA against referee Francois Letexier following Egypt’s 3-2 defeat to Argentina…
NCERT textbook revision: Hitler references dropped, Congress’ Partition stand tweaked NEW DELHI: The revised NCERT Class 8 Social Science textbook, released after the Supreme Court ordered the withdrawal of an earlier edition over a controversial chapter on the judiciary, has introduced several other changes, including revisions to its account of the Congress’ stand on the…
When Prince Harry and others accused the Daily Mail of using unlawful methods to source stories, the world was left shocked. The Duke of Sussex – along with Doreen Lawrence, the mother of the murdered black teenager Stephen Lawrence; the singer Elton John and his husband, David Furnish; the actors Elizabeth Hurley and Sadie Frost;…
The first ever documented fully autonomous agentic ransomware attack has happened, a few days ago. Cybersecurity researchers Sysdig have identified an artificial intelligence (AI) agent dubbed Jadepuffer, which autonomously exploited a vulnerable server, and executed a series of events which included gaining access to and stealing credentials, encrypt a necessary database and subsequently issued a…
