NEW DELHI: Brazil’s journey to the FIFA World Cup 2026 began with a special farewell ceremony as the five-time champions departed for the tournament on Monday.The Brazilian squad received a traditional send-off at Galeao International Airport in Rio de Janeiro, where their team aircraft was “baptised” before take-off. The team travelled aboard a Boeing 767-300ER…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy has unveiled the crest of INS Dunagiri, the fifth stealth frigate of the Project 17A class built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), symbolising the warship’s role as a multi-domain combat platform capable of projecting power across land, sea and air.The crest features a Himalayan osprey soaring above a…
NEW DELHI: As Suvendu Adhikari took oath as West Bengal’s first BJP chief minister on Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti following a landslide mandate for the saffron party, the moment marked more than an electoral victory. In Bengal’s political memory, power shifts have often been shaped by short-lived political waves. The 2026 assembly outcome, however, reflected decades…
How cloning one seed of the Queen of Sheba orchid changed its fate Science and innovation can do wonders that are even beyond the cource of nature. The future of an entire species sometimes depends on something so small it’s almost invisible. Wondering what and how? Well, conservation scientists in a Kings Park (Western Australia)…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli returned to form in style with an unbeaten 105 as Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Kolkata Knight Riders by six wickets in IPL 2026 on Wednesday. Chasing 193 in Raipur, RCB got home with five balls to spare, thanks mainly to Kohli’s calm and controlled…
File photo: Mojtaba Khamenei Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has signalled a tougher stance on the strategically critical Strait of Hormuz, warning that Tehran will push its control over the vital waterway to a “new stage” even as a fragile ceasefire with the US and Israel remains under strain.Addressing the Iranian people in a…
Fame can change people a lot, but it can also affect the people around you and how they behave with you. Al Pacino, who has worked in the industry for 6 decades, spoke from experience about how people often change how they act around you if you become ‘famous’ in any sense. Quote of the…
Authorities have also frozen bank accounts containing Rs 93 crore allegedly linked to Tulu Mondal. KOLKATA: Rs 150 crore in cash, gold and assets including 242 vehicles, two petrol pumps, seven houses, a farmhouse, and counting. The list constitutes only a part of Birbhum stone mining baron Tulu Mondal’s properties. Reading out the details of…
File photo of the Indian Super League 2025-26 season. (Image credit: ISL) New Delhi: Having battled through a challenging truncated season, the Indian Super League (ISL) clubs are once again facing a logjam with the All India Football Federation (AIFF). This prompted them to suggest a club-led operational and commercialisation model. Barring this Hail Mary…
Maharashtra deputy CM Eknath Shinde at press conference in Mumbai NEW DELHI: The split in Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT) became official on Monday, with its six rebel Lok Sabha MPs joining the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena.The announcement came during a press conference in Mumbai, marking the dissidents’ first joint public appearance since speculation about…