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Lionel Messi to visit India next year, will feature alongside Argentina national team in friendly match, says Kerala govt

World Cup-winning Argentinian football team led by iconic Lionel Messi will play in Kochi next year, Kerala State Sports Minister V. Abdurahiman announced on Wednesday.

Resurrecting forgotten souls

As is evidenced in his earlier books of poems, the poetry of Debashish Lahiri has consciously endeavored to bring together cultural traditions, historical monuments, art galleries and archives, not just from India, his place of origin, but from the entire world.

Anatomy of terror

This lengthy opus is a granular study of one of the notorious terrorist bodies operating in India and the trans-national arena.

Sharad Pawar defends daughter Supriya, denies BJP's Bitcoin allegations

Hours after BJP MP and national spokesperson Sambit Patra criticised NCP's Baramati MP Supriya Sule for denying allegations of illegal bitcoin transactions worth Rs 235 crore allegedly made in Dubai, NCP chief Sharad Pawar defended his daughter and lashed out at the BJP.

Pilot confident of party's victory in Maharashtra, slams BJP over cash-for-votes scandal

Former Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot on Wednesday said that the Congress will win all seven seats in the state and also expressed confidence over party's solid performance in Maharashtra and Jharkhand Assembly elections.

War of words over 'bogus' voting between Sharad Pawar faction and Ajit Pawar group in Baramati

Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Ajit Pawar faction on Wednesday engaged in a war of words over the 'bogus' voting in Maharashtra's Baramati constituency.

Total Maha voter turnout at 58 pc, Gadchiroli highest at 69.63 pc

Maoist-affected Gadchiroli districtin Maharashtra recorded a 69.63 pc votertu rnout, while Mumbai citv recorded the Iowestturnoutwith 49.07 pc as of 5 pm, as per Election commission

All ration cards, covering 80.6 crore beneficiaries, digitised: Centre

The Department of Food and Public Distribution has computerized entire distribution process covering all 20.4 crore household ration cards covering entire 80.6 crore beneficiaries, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution said on Wednesday.

India welcomes UK's move to resume FTA talks in early 2025

The Department of Commerce on Wednesday welcomed British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's announcement to resume the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) talks between India and the UK in early 2025.

Average ticket size of homes in top seven cities touches ₹1.23 crore: Report

In the first half of fiscal year 2025, the average ticket size of homes sold in India's top seven cities has touched Rs 1.23 crore, against Rs 1 crore in the year-ago period, showed data analysed by real estate consultancy firm Anaro ck.

Nokia signs multi-billion-dollar deal with Airtel to deploy 4G, 5G equipment

Nokia has signed a multi-year, multi-billion-dollar extension agreement with Bharti Airtel to deploy 4G and 5G equipment across Indian cities, the telecom major informed the exchanges on Wednesday.

*India needs to develop 300 mn tons of steel capacity by 2030,

India needs to develop about 300 million tons of steel capacity by 2030, which is at present at 100 and 80 million tons at present, said Sandeep Poundrik, Steel Secretary to the government of India.

'No significant risks to 2024-25 GDP growth'

Indian economy grew 6.7 per cent in the April-June quarter

Argentina's Milei pivots to pragmatism in first talks with China's Xi after shaking up the G20

Last year, then-presidential candidate Javier Milei declared Argentina would not \"make deals with communists\" in China or Brazil, calling their leaders \"murderers\" and \"thieves\" in a bid to channel the populist energies of Donald Trump and other global far-right icons into a winning political message.

Russian lawmakers endorse bill to ban adoptions by gender-transition countries

The bills, which have previously been approved by the lower house, will now go to President Vladimir Putin for signing into law. They follow a series of laws that have suppressed sexual minorities and bolstered longstanding conventional values.

South-east Asian defense chiefs meet in Laos as maritime disputes with China are flaring

South-east Asian defense chiefs and representatives met in Laos on Wednesday for security talks at a time of increasing maritime disputes with China in the Asia-Pacific and as the transition to a new U.S. president looms.

Pakistan: Suicide attack kills 12 military personnel, leaves 10 critically injured

At least 12 security personnel from the Pakistan Army were killed and another 10 critically injured in a suicide attack on a security check post in Mali Khel in Bannu District of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Iraq launches its first national census in nearly four decades

Iraq began its first nationwide population census in decades Wednesday, a step aimed at modernizing data collection and planning in a country long impacted by conflict and political divisions.

Time ticks down for negotiators at UN climate talks tofi nd deal to curb warmingand its effects

With time running down, negotiators at the United Nations annual climate talks on Wednesday returned to the puzzle of finding an agreement to bring far more money for Vulnerable nations to adapt than wealthier countries have shown they're willing to pay.

Western embassies in Kyiv shut due to Russian air attack threat after Biden policy shift

The U.S. and some other Western embassies in Kyiv said that they would stay closed Wednesday for security reasons, with the American delegation saying it had received a warning of a potentially significant Russian air attack on the Ukrainian capital.

North Korea sent more conventional Weapons to Russia, South Korea says

North Korea recently supplied additional artillery systems to Russia to support its war efforts against Ukraine, while some of the thousands of North Korean troops deployed in Russia have begun engaging in combat, South Korea's spy agency toldlawmakers Wednesday.

US recognises Venezuela's opposition candidate as president-elect months after the disputed election

The U.S. government recognized Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González as the \"president-elect\" of the South American country on Tuesday, months after President Nicolás Maduro claimed to have won the July election.

Israel-Hezbollah truce 'within reach' amid Gaza food crisis

An Israeli airstrike on Tuesday hit a Lebanese army base in the southern town of Sarafand

Trump picks Dr. Oz to run Medicare and Medicaid, Linda McMahon for Education, Lutnick for Commerce

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday tapped billionaire professional wrestling mogul Linda McMahon to be secretary of the Education Department, tasked with overseeing an agency Trump has promised to dismantle.

The, often inscrutable, ways of the Japanese

Working at Sony gave me an opportunity to closely observe how the Japanese communicate.

Delhi, Lahore and Faiz - of days past

This week's column was intended to be a diatribe against the circumstances that are choking the denizens of Delhi and Lahore, and a reflection on the absurdity of the inevitably doomed Conference of the Parties (COP29) in a country determined to thrive on its oil exports.

Urban Governance

India's urbanisation is progressing at an unprecedented pace, with the number of statutory towns growing significantly in recent years. This rapid transformation presents immense opportunities but also challenges, particularly in governance, infrastructure, and planning.

Seven pillars of wisdom to uphold right way for China and US to get along well

In his meeting with US President Joe Biden in Lima, Peru, on Saturday, Chinese President Xi Jinping talked at length about the current state of China-US relations, which serves as both a succinct summary of their ties over the past four years and an important guidance for the future trajectory of bilateral interaction.

Shared Interests

In the end, the resilience of Trump's support underscored the deeply personal and transactional nature of American democracy. For many voters, loyalty to a candidate or party isn't necessarily tied to a spotless ethical record; it's about trust that their needs and beliefs will be prioritized. This phenomenon speaks to a broader theme in Us politics - one where voters weigh practical impacts over personal scandals, forging a connection that transcends the usual norms of political accountability

PM Narendra Modi witnesses presentation of Ramayana in Brazil, praises Indian culture

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hailed Jonas Masetti, the founder of Vishwa Vidya Gurukulam, a Brazilian organisation, for popularising Indian culture globally.