The opening round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup group stage saw football’s biggest stars arrive in style. Lionel Messi struck a sensational hat-trick for Argentina, while Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland and Harry Kane all scored braces for their respective nations. Yet when asked to rank himself alongside those names, Mbappe had no hesitation in…
Merely getting a licence from the Department of Telecom (DoT) to provide satellite communication services will no longer be enough; companies will need security clearance even after the assignment of spectrum to roll out their services, according to draft rules issued by the government. Satellite companies will get radio waves without auction through an administrative…
The 42-year-old entrepreneur revealed that he is stepping away from his operating role at CRED, the fintech platform he founded in 2018, though he will continue to remain involved as a shareholder Entrepreneur Kunal Shah, best known for founding fintech platform CRED and digital payments company FreeCharge, has announced that he will join Meta to…
Nagpur: Observing that personal liberty cannot override the broader interests of society, Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court recently denied bail to a Chandrapur murder accused with multiple serious criminal cases, despite his prolonged incarceration and delay in trial.Justice MM Nerlikar rejected bail application filed by the murder accused, who has been in jail…
LONDON: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer nearly broke down as he found himself on the scrapheap of history on Monday when like Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Liz Truss before him, he was booted out of No. 10 by his own MPs.After just two years in the job, having watched his authority within his party…
Updated on: Jun 23, 2026 1:31:07 AM IST France vs Iraq LIVE Score: Kylian Mbappe will look to continue his form against Iraq. France vs Iraq LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: France enter their second Group I match with control of their World Cup campaign already in sight, but Iraq arrive with desperation on…
Shares of Cochin Shipyard Ltd. remain in focus on Monday, June 22, after sources told CNBC-TV18 that the Central government is planning to launch an Offer for Sale (OFS) in the state-run shipbuilder. The proposed stake sale is part of the government’s ongoing disinvestment programme aimed at raising resources through OFSs in public sector undertakings…
Opposition corporators wear helmets in House PUNE: The proceedings of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) were disrupted on Monday after opposition corporators from the Congress and NCP (SP) staged a symbolic protest, wearing construction helmets and black armbands to oppose what they described as the “aggressive and intimidating” behaviour of BJP members. Congress councillor and…
JAMMU: A 29-year-old soldier died allegedly by suicide at an Army camp in Nagrota, on the outskirts of Jammu, early Monday, officials said.Police said Abhijit Nandan was found hanging at his place of posting. Authorities took him to the military hospital in Satwari, where doctors declared him dead. The body was later shifted to Jammu…
Maldivian proverb of the day reminds us how a rat works hard to open a coconut and a bat drinks the water like an opportunist. Somebody does the work and someone else reaps the benefit. This is the crux of this old Maldivian saying, explained through imagery of vegetation. In the Maldives, the coconut palm…
