Amjad won’t go abroad again, says his father Three months after languishing at an undisclosed detention centre in Saudi Arabia where he was held incommunicado for a Facebook post on late Iranian leader Ayatollah Khamenei, Amjad Ali Bhat, 29, from J&K’s Baramulla has finally returned home. Amjad’s disappearance in Saudi Arabia and his worried family’s…
Russia is preparing to mobilise 500,000 personnel in the coming autumn, with plans to send some conscripts to the eastern front within weeks of training, a Ukrainian official said on Saturday.Andriy Kovalenko, head of Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation, said the Russian military command intends to use the mobilised forces to address immediate personnel shortages…
Representative generative image (created by Denny) NEW DELHI: As govt explores further decriminalisation of the Companies Act, the corporate sector has proposed changes to the amendment bill moved by the Centre, including those related to auditors. In a series of representations to the select committee looking at the amendments, a senior industry executive said: “Greater…
Argentina’s Lionel Messi at the end of the World Cup final. (AP Photo) Lionel Messi‘s dream of signing off with back-to-back FIFA World Cup titles ended in heartbreak on Sunday as the Argentina captain was overcome with emotion following his side’s 0-1 extra-time defeat to Spain in the 2026 World Cup final. The viral images…
Christopher Nolan‘s ‘The Odyssey’ stormed the North American box office to score one of the biggest debuts and a personal record for the director.According to trade reports, the film earned an estimated USD 124.5 million in domestic ticket sales and another USD 139.6 million from overseas, notching an even better debut than ‘Oppenheimer’ and marking…
Spain’s Ferran Torres celebrates with the trophy after winning the World Cup final soccer match between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo) While Spain’s dazzling teenage attackers and fluid passing football captured global imagination during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, their second world title was…
IShowSpeed reached another major milestone after performing his hit World Cup song, “Champions,” during the closing ceremony of the FIFA World Cup 2026 final. The YouTube star entertained more than 82,000 fans inside New York New Jersey Stadium before the final match between Spain and Argentina. His appearance made history as he became the first…
Punjab National Bank (File photo) NEW DELHI: State-run Punjab National bank, the second largest public sector lender, is targeting a mop up of $2.5 billion from Foreign Currency Non-Resident Bank deposits and has raked in $425 million so far.“We are getting major traction from the UK, Dubai and GIFT City. The demand is quite good,”…
Spain’s Ferran Torres (7) celebrates at the end of the World Cup final. (AP Photo) Spain’s long wait for a breakthrough in the FIFA World Cup 2026 final finally ended through an unlikely hero. Substitute Ferran Torres scored the decisive goal in extra time to hand Spain a dramatic 1-0 victory over defending champions Argentina,…
The FIFA World Cup Final between Argentina and Spain was a star-studded affair, with Hollywood’s biggest stars taking to the stands to watch the epic showdown at the New York-New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.The championship clash that saw Spain lift the trophy, attracted an extraordinary mix of actors, musicians, athletes, fashion icons…
