Argentina’s Lionel Messi (AP Photo) As Lionel Messi prepares to lead Argentina into another FIFA World Cup final, former India coach and current Rwanda national team manager Stephen Constantine has made a bold assessment of the Argentine superstar, insisting that while Messi is among football’s greatest, he is “not the best” in history.Speaking to PTI…
One of the participants said the ritual was performed to please Indra, the Hindu god of rain. BHOPAL: Donkeys were fed ‘gulab jamuns’ in Bhopal on Saturday as part of a traditional ritual aimed at invoking rainfall in Madhya Pradesh, where 35 districts have so far recorded below-normal precipitation this monsoon season.The ritual was held…
The United States has launched a new wave of airstrikes against Iran, with the military saying the operation is aimed at degrading Tehran’s ability to threaten commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and retaliating for an attack on American troops in Jordan that killed two US service members.In a post on X, the US…
A cross-section of the Russian Mnogotochie anti-drone bullet showing three stacked sub-projectiles nested inside the casing. (Image credit: Vysokotochka) As drones continue to reshape modern warfare, Russia has begun supplying its armed forces with a new type of rifle ammunition designed specifically to improve the chances of shooting down unmanned aerial vehicles. Called Mnogotochie, the…
Volkswagen replaced lawnmowers with 100 sheep at its Poland solar farm Volkswagen has traded lawnmowers for a flock of 100 sheep at its massive solar farm in Poland. According to a report, the automotive giant is using the animals to keep the grass short around the facility while working on a major scientific study on…
How much prize money does the FIFA World Cup 2026 third-place winner get (Image Via Getty) The team that wins the third-place match at the 2026 FIFA World Cup will take home $29 million in official FIFA performance prize money. The losing team in that match, which finishes fourth, will receive $27 million. FIFA has…
US data centre protests go nationwide as AI infrastructure faces growing backlash (Reuters image) Opposition to the rapid expansion of data centres across the United States turned into a nationwide movement on Saturday as activists staged 142 protests across 42 states, marking the first coordinated national campaign against the growing AI infrastructure boom.The demonstrations were…
SRINAGAR: J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah and NC president Farooq Abdullah, along with party MLAs, left for New Delhi Saturday to hold a protest at Jantar Mantar on July 20 for restoration of statehood, even though police permission for the sit-in was yet to come.Omar told TOI that his party was talking to Delhi Police…
NEW DELHI: Medical colleges across the country will now decide faculty appointments and promotions on their own, with the National Medical Commission (NMC) ending routine eligibility clearances. Only exceptional cases involving regulatory ambiguity will be taken up by the regulator for a fee of Rs 25,000 plus GST.The decision comes after it was observed that…
Iran war has killed 16 US service members as conflict spreads across Middle East (Reuters file photo) The US military said on Saturday that two additional service members were killed while defending against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks in Jordan, taking the total number of American military deaths in the Iran conflict to 16….
