Messi, Tendulkar come together as Wankhede adds another glorious chapter
Mumbai: The hallowed turf of the iconic Wankhede Stadium added another glorious chapter in Indian sporting history on Sunday when two of the greatest-ever sportspersons, Lionel Messi and Sachin Tendulkar, shared the centerstage in a grand event here. On his third stop during his four-city GOAT India tour, Messi spent exactly one hour at the…
Nitin Nabin: BJP springs surprise with first Bihari as party president choice
New Delhi: Just 26 years of age, Nitin Nabin was fielded by the BJP from Patna West assembly seat in 2006 after it fell vacant due to the death of his father and veteran party leader Navin Kishore Sinha. In nearly two decades since then, Nabin, now 45, has been a five-term MLA after consecutive…
BARC to set up 3,000-acre R&D campus in Andhra’s Anakapalli
Amaravati: BARC is planning to set up a new Research and Development campus spread over 3,000 acres in the Anakapalli district here. The premier multi-disciplinary nuclear research centre has approached the Andhra Pradesh government for the diversion of 148.15 hectares (0.366 acres) of land for the new campus, according to sources from the Ministry of…
Budget 2026-27: CII suggests reforms to drive investment-led growth
New Delhi: Industry lobby CII has proposed a comprehensive set of reforms for the forthcoming Union Budget 2026-27 to drive sustained investment growth spanning public, private, and foreign investments and maintain India’s momentum as one of the world’s fastest-growing major economies. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) suggested increasing central capital expenditure by 12 per…
Kajol celebrates 24 years of ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham’
New Delhi: Bollywood star Kajol shared throwback pictures from the 2001 film “Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham” on social media as it completed 24 years from its release. Directed by Karan Johar, the film also featured Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Hrithik Roshan in lead roles. Kajol, who essayed the…
Jaishankar meets European, UK, Egyptian counterparts at UAE summit
Dubai: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has met with his counterparts from Europe, the UK and Egypt on the sidelines of a high-level international summit in the United Arab Emirates, where leaders and policymakers gathered to discuss key geopolitical and security challenges. In a social media post on Saturday, Jaishankar said, “It was great to…
Violence reported in several parts of Kerala after civic poll results
Kozhikode(Kerala): (Dec 14) Violence erupted overnight at various places across Kerala, particularly in northern districts, following the announcement of local body election results, police said. In Eramala in Kozhikode district, tension prevailed throughout the night after the Indira Gandhi Bhavan, a Congress office, was allegedly attacked by CPI(M) workers. According to an FIR registered at…
Bengal Guv ‘denied’ entry into Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium after Messi event fiasco
Kolkata: West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose was “denied” entry into the Salt Lake Stadium, after chaos and crowd trouble at the venue marred an event featuring football legend Lionel Messi. Bose described the denial of entry on Saturday evening as an affront to the constitutional position of the governor and sought a reply…
EC demands extra security as unrest grips Bangladesh afresh
Dhaka: The Election Commission (EC) has demanded extra security for its chief, other commissioners and officials as fresh unrest visibly gripped Bangladesh after gunmen shot an upcoming parliamentary polls candidate and frontline leader of last year’s violent street movement dubbed ‘July Uprising’. “The EC has written to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) urging comprehensive…
Messi mesmerises Hyderabad as GOAT Tour 2nd leg goes off smoothly
Hyderabad: Lionel Messi’s programme in Hyderabad was in stark contrast to the mayhem in Kolkata as the second leg of the GOAT India Tour ended on a positive note thanks to thorough preparations, sound planning, and discipline. The City of Nizams showed how to pull off an event of this magnitude after Messi’s visit to…
