Hello and welcome to Day 39 of this long football World Cup and one of the last editions of Offside. It has been so much fun, and it’s almost time to say fare-thee-well to hackneyed sleep cycles. Also to the best readers in the world who have kept this columnist on his toes with sharp…
Presenting the ancient mythological chronicle of the Greek king Odysseus, Christopher Nolan stunned the audience with an epic visualisation of the perilous journey in ‘The Odyssey.’ Released on July 17, 2026, the fantasy-action film is based on the 3000-year-old poem by Homer. The tale revolves around the hero’s 10-year journey back to his homeland in…
India’s first hydrogen-powered train will run between Jind and Sonipat taking over two hours to complete the journey. India’s first hydrogen train was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday at the Jind railway station in Haryana. With this launch, India joins a list of select countries in the world that have trains…
England’s Harry Kane (9) applauds at the end of the World Cup semifinal soccer match between England and Argentina in Atlanta, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) Harry Kane says it is far too early to decide whether the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be his last after England’s hopes of reaching the final…
FIDE’s official motto, Gens una sumus (we are one family), was adopted in 1952, almost three decades after the chess governing body was set up in 1924. On its face, the motto carries the naïve idealism of a mid-twentieth-century world recovering from the horrors of the Second World War.A hopeful attempt to frame a centuries-old…
FIFA is marketing pieces of World Cup final turf for USD 450, but the initiative has sparked outrage from both fans and players. The turf’s poor quality has come under fire for its irregular texture.(AP Photo) Football’s global governing body, FIFA, has decided to commercialise the very ground the players will walk on for the…
TN Supplementary Result 2026 for Class 10 and 12 expected shortly; check SSLC, HSC marks memo details TN Supplementary Result 2026: The Directorate of General Education, Tamil Nadu (TNDGE) is expected to announce the Tamil Nadu Supplementary Result 2026 shortly today for Class 10 SSLC and Class 12 HSC (+2) students. Candidates who appeared for…
Image credit: ecoportal.net Perched high in the Glarus Alps, some 2,500 metres above sea level, a massive wall of solar panels is setting a standard for renewable energy. This is “AlpinSolar,” a pioneering project that has seen nearly 5,000 solar panels bolted directly onto the wall of the Muttsee dam, the highest altitude dam in…
Aamir Khan’s remarks on Sonam Wangchuk not being inspiration for ‘3 Idiots’ sparks political backlash NEW DELHI: Aamir Khan’s controversial remarks in relation to Sonam Wangchuk not being the inspiration behind Phunsukh Wangdu in “3 idiots” has led to a rebuke from political parties who accused the actor of being unwilling to take a stand…
Spider-Man’s greatest strength isn’t his web-slinging abilities but his power to make people believe they could be the hero too, says filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton, explaining why the friendly neighbourhood superhero has inspired generations across the world. That Spider-Man belongs as much to Mumbai as he does to New York was evident recently when a…
