‘Amid FIFA chaos, leaked document reveals shock plan to expand World Cup to 64 teams’ FIFA has accelerated work on a possible expansion of the men’s World Cup to 64 teams, launching a rapid consultation process that could pave the way for the enlarged format to be introduced as early as the 2030 tournament.The move…
NEW DELHI: The Centre has summoned Meta’s global team to explain the temporary restriction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Facebook post, with government officials set to question the social media giant on alleged algorithmic bias, the functioning of its content moderation systems and its role in maintaining public order, PTI reported citing sources.According to the…
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has confirmed that his government denied visas to two US officials, accusing them of attempting to interfere in the country’s October general election, Reuters reportedSpeaking at an event on Wednesday, Lula said the officials had planned to travel to Brazil to influence the electoral process. The news agency…
England men’s team managing director Rob Key has not ruled out the possibility of Ben Stokes returning to international cricket before next year’s Ashes, saying “anything is possible with Ben.”Stokes stepped down as England’s Test captain and retired from international cricket after England lost the Test series to New Zealand 2-1 in June. That defeat…
Speckled Cobra hatlings (Photo: ETv Bharat) The Bhagwan Birsa Biological Park in Ormanjhi, Ranchi, successfully achieved artificial incubation of Spectacled Cobra eggs for the first time in the facility’s history, resulting in five healthy hatchlings. Apart from this, the park also recorded the birth of eight healthy Sand Boa hatchlings during the same period, adding…
CBI arrests two in Chandranath Rath murder probe NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday arrested two brothers, Sagar Sonkar and Sahib Sonkar, in connection with the murder of Chandranath Rath, a close aide of West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari, in Kolkata. The arrests were made as part of the agency’s…
Female birds have shorter lifespans than male birds, researchers find Female mammals usually live longer than males, but a 27-year study of North American birds has found the opposite pattern in birds.Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) analyzed more than 563,000 bird-banding records and found that adult female birds had a 12.4%…
CM Dhami inaugurates Kalash Bandhan Maha rally in Bhagwanpur on 650th birth anniversary of Sant Guru Ravidas Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated the Kalash Bandhan Maha Rally organised at Chudiyala, Bhagwanpur, on the occasion of the 650th birth anniversary of Sant ShiromGuru Ravidas Ji.The Chief Minister offered prayers at the Sant Shiromani Guru…
For weeks, a small sailing boat drifted across a vast stretch of the Pacific with little certainty about where it would end up. Its lone occupant, 39-year-old Kai Sato from California, had set out hoping to complete his first solo voyage to Hawaii, but the journey quickly became something very different. Far from shipping routes…
Quote of the day by Banksy “I don’t know why people are so keen to put the details of their private life in public; they forget that invisibility is a superpower.” — BanksyBanksy is one of the most recognisable modern artists and political activists but ironically, almost nobody knows who Banksy actually is. For more…