July 2026

20-year-old soccer star Lionel Messi helps to bathe Lamine Yamal, who was merely six months old at the time with Yamal’s mother Sheila Ebana during a photo session in Sept. 2007 in the dressing room of the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort) Comic-book readers are familiar with the concept of origin…

Pawan Khera at Jantar Mantar with AISA activists NEW DELHI: Three activists on an indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar have seen their health deteriorate further on the 20th day of their protest. Doctors have also advised immediate hospitalisation for one of them due to severe hypoglycaemia.In a statement, AISA said Neha’s blood sugar level…

Maharashtra’s hospitality industry seeks extended bar operating hours for the FIFA World Cup Final MUMBAI: Football fans hoping to watch the FIFA World Cup Final at their favourite hotel or restaurant could get a late-night boost if the Maharashtra government accepts a hospitality industry’s request to extend bar operating hours for a single night.The Hotel…

Mohammed Aiyub Sunasara, Mohammed Shafi Mukhi, Bilal Abid Shera, Mohammed Aiyub Kadiwal, Mohammed Hasan Karadiya (L to R) AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Wednesday arrested five more alleged members of a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)-linked module, claiming the group had progressed beyond extremist propaganda and was actively preparing to carry out improvised explosive device (IED)…

Bridges, airport hit as US expands strikes on Iranian infrastructure (Credit: X@/MarioNawfal, AryJeayBackup) The United States intensified its renewed bombing campaign against Iran on Friday, striking bridges and an airport, as Tehran retaliated with attacks on US military bases across the Middle East, further escalating the regional conflict.In the Strait of Hormuz, US Marines boarded…

Environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk with his wife Gitanjali J Angmo on the 20th day of his indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar in Delhi. BATHINDA: Hindus for Human Rights (HFHR), a US-based advocacy group, will hold a solidarity gathering in Washington, DC, on Friday in support of social activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on a…