FIFA President Gianni Infantino brushed off criticism over World Cup visa issues and sky-high ticket prices on Wednesday in a defiant eve-of-tournament press conference. FIFA boss Infantino defends World Cup ticket prices, brushes off visa row Speaking in Mexico City ahead of the World Cup’s opening game at the Estadio Azteca on Thursday, Infantino launched…
Lamine Yamal leads Spain’s squad for the 2026 World Cup named by coach Luis de la Fuente on Monday, which also included Arsenal midfielder Mikel Merino after his recent return from injury. Lamine Yamal for Spain. (AFP) For the first time at a World Cup, the Spain squad will not feature a Real Madrid player…
Pine Labs on Thursday (June 11) announced the launch of the Pine Labs Payment Protocol (P3P), a new payment infrastructure that allows artificial intelligence (AI) agents to complete UPI-based transactions without requiring real-time human authentication. The company said the protocol is designed to address a key limitation in emerging “agentic commerce” models, where AI agents…
(Picture credit: Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP) NEW DELHI: North Korea has disclosed a new facility for producing nuclear bomb fuel, with leader Kim Jong Un vowing to expand the country’s nuclear forces “at an exponential rate.”State-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that Kim, during a visit to the plant, endorsed…
Representative image (PTI file) NEW DELHI: A 28-year-old Indian tourist from Bihar died after drowning in Nepal’s Phewa Lake in Pokhara, police said on Friday.The deceased was identified as Rohit Kumar, who had travelled to Pokhara with four friends. The incident took place on Thursday evening after the group visited the Tal Barahi Temple, located…
Far from the madding crowd, in the heart of Uttar Pradesh, lies a place that feels unreal. The place is less like a destination and more like a mystery waiting to be explored and experienced in person. Recently, I got my calling from the sacred Rudravart Kund/Rudravart Mahadev Temple. Honestly, I was not ready for…
Chennai Super Kings’ wicketkeeper Sanju Samson leaves the ground after losing his wicket (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming has thrown his support behind opening batter Sanju Samson, even as the latter’s start to life with the franchise has come under early scrutiny in IPL 2026. Samson’s high-profile move from Rajasthan…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un defended his country’s nuclear arsenal, citing the ongoing Iran war as proof of the need for strong military deterrence, according to the South Korean state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).Speaking to North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly on Tuesday, Kim accused the United States of carrying out “terrorism and invasions”…
NEW DELHI: Communist Party of India (Marxist), or CPM on Wednesday claimed the “goons” of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) attacked and broke communist icon Vladimir Lenin’s statue in Murshidabad district, where the saffron party’s Gouri Sankar Ghosh won by over 30,000 votes in assembly polls.The party said it registered a police complaint, leading to…
Shaheen Afridi and Shan Masood Pakistan’s crushing defeat to Bangladesh in the opening Test has reportedly sparked serious dressing-room tension, with captain Shan Masood and pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi involved in a heated exchange after the loss.Pakistan were bowled out for just 163 while chasing 268 in Dhaka, slipping to a 104-run defeat —…
