Welcome to our live coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2026. The carnival has truly arrived at the Estadio Guadalajara as co-hosts Mexico lock horns with Asian giants South Korea in a blockbuster Group A fixture. The stakes could not be higher tonight—with both teams winning their opening encounters, a victory for either side will…
NEW DELHI: Weekend rush in malls is not without reason as consumers splurge on fashion, entertainment, dining and electronics, resulting in nearly two-thirds of the weekly spend of urban consumers on Saturdays and Sundays.Looked another way, on an average, urban consumers spend Rs 6,700 during weekdays, while spending Rs 10,700 on weekends – resulting in…
NEW DELHI: Just days after refusing to step down following the Trinamool Congress’ crushing defeat in the West Bengal Assembly elections, Mamata Banerjee appears to have quietly acknowledged the end of her government.The West Bengal chief minister’s bio on X now describes her as “Founder Chairperson All India Trinamool Congress. Chief Minister of West Bengal…
Judgment reinforces that employers cannot retrospectively impose bonus caps after approving incentive awards to employees Bengaluru: A UK employment appeals tribunal has ruled that Wipro must pay a former sales executive the full value of a performance bonus linked to a major contract win. The ruling rejects the company’s attempt to cap the payout at…
An Indian man has been charged after Australian authorities found a $5.6 million pseudoephedrine shipment hidden in a food consignment at Sydney’s Port Botany.The man appeared before Parramatta District court on Thursday after Australian Border Force officers seized about 166kg of pseudoephedrine, a controlled chemical commonly used in the manufacture of methamphetamine.The shipment arrived from…
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Sunday called off a scheduled meeting with her party’s legislators after only 20 of 80 MLAs turned up, with the party blaming the mass absence on a “sudden and emergent ground situation” triggered by attacks on senior functionaries and several arrests statewide.Trinamool spokesperson Kunal Ghosh, speaking outside Mamata’s…
NEW DELHI: Around 12 lakh households across 11 states and Union Territories have self-enumerated so far for the houselisting operations (HLO) phase of Census 2027. More than half of these households availed of the self-enumeration facility in the past four-five days.With the conclusion of the 15-day self-enumeration window on Wednesday across the Andaman and Nicobar…
The Southern India Film Editor’s Association (SIFEA) has suspended film editor Pradeep E Raghav for allegedly violating union bylaws and failing to prevent the illegal online leak of the Thalapathy Vijay starrer Jana Nayagan. The decision was taken on Friday following an emergency executive committee meeting held on April 17. SIFEA suspends editor Pradeep E…
At first glance, the continued absence of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, looks like a sign of deep instability. In most political systems—especially one as centralized as Iran’s—the disappearance of the top authority would trigger chaos. But in Iran’s current moment of crisis, that very absence may be doing the opposite – helping the regime…
July 2026 is set to be a busy month for the Indian automotive industry, with several new car launches and unveils scheduled across multiple segments. In addition, several manufacturers are likely to introduce special editions and refreshed versions of existing products as they prepare for the festive season in the coming months. In this article,…
