How FIFA’s most powerful president tried to turn football’s greatest prize into a $20-billion investment vehicle — and finally discovered the limits of his power. Hello and welcome to a new version of OFFSIDE, a weekly newsletter looking at everything happening in the Beautiful Game.One pivotal moment in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey shows just how…
22-year-old BTech dropout claims he earns over ₹4.8 lakh a month and $100,000 a year For years, the idea that a top engineering college is the biggest ticket to a successful career has shaped the dreams of countless students. But social media continues to throw up stories that challenge that belief. A recent post by…
Meta apologises before Parliament panel over removal of PM Modi’s Facebook video NEW DELHI: Meta on Monday apologised before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology over the removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Facebook video, saying it was taken down due to an error. However, several committee members said the issue went beyond an…
In 1986, at a conference on the global ecological crisis held in Findhorn, Scottish ecologist Alan Watson Featherstone stood before hundreds of delegates and made a public commitment. He promised to begin restoring the ancient Caledonian Forest, one of Britain’s last remnants of native pine woodland. At the time, the idea was ambitious. Much of…
Buffalo Sabres emerge as landing spot.(Image via X) Michael Bunting, the 30 year old left winger, had a tough 2025–26 NHL season, recording 14 goals and 33 points with a -24 rating across 74 games as he split his time between the Nashville Predators and Dallas Stars. After his three year contract expired at the…
India left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh was on Monday named in the North Zone squad for the Duleep Trophy, while Jammu and Kashmir wicketkeeper-batter Kanhaiya Wadhawan was appointed captain of the 15-member team.Arshdeep, who is a regular in India’s white-ball teams, was part of the Test squad during the 2025 tour of England but did not…
Quote of the Day by Arnold Schwarzenegger (AP photo) People are often taught, from a young age, to fit in quietly, follow the path already laid out, and avoid standing out too much. Arnold Schwarzenegger built his entire life pushing back against that instinct. “What is the point of being on this Earth if you…
The accused reached the school premises around 9.40am Sandhya was a teacher at Saraswati Senior Secondary School in Sikrona village. The accused reached the school premises around 9.40am Sandhya was a teacher at Saraswati Senior Secondary School in Sikrona village. The accused reached the school premises around 9.40am FARIDABAD: A 26-year-old private school teacher was…
India’s Selva Prabhu Thirumaran competes in the men’s triple jump final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Selva Prabhu believes food poisoning cost him a chance to win gold in Glasgow, saying a jump close to his personal best would have been enough to finish on top of the podium.Selva…
Karnataka cabinet expansion: 20 ministers inducted, DKS responds to MLAs left out NEW DELHI: Twenty new ministers were inducted into the Karnataka government on Monday as chief minister DK Shivakumar expanded his Cabinet to its full strength, two months after taking office. The swearing-in ceremony took place at Lok Bhavan in Bengaluru after Governor Thaawarchand…