Lionel Messi of Argentina lifts the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Trophy (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Today is December 18. For some, it is just another day on the way to Christmas and the New Year. For football fans, however, it is a date that will forever live in the sport’s collective…
NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill amid sustained opposition protests, leading to repeated disruptions and the adjournment of the House after a ruckus.Also Read | MGNREGA to be replaced with VB–G Ram G: What it is and how it’s different — key…
In 2025, Wall Street recorded new highs.Investors did not pay attention to the worries about Trump administration’s massive tariffs and the AI bubble concerns. The S&P 500 benchmark skyrocketed 15% so far this year, till December 17. S&P 500, another benchmark however, lagged behind its 23% jump last year. The S&P 500 has done well…
The Income tax department (ITD) on Thursday said the recent communications sent to some taxpayers regarding their transactions are advisory in nature and aimed at facilitating voluntary compliance, not initiating enforcement action.In a post on X, the department said the messages were issued only in cases where there is an apparent significant gap between disclosures…
Jagatsinghpur worker returns from conflict-torn Sudan BHUBANESWAR: When Jagatsinghpur native Adarsh Behera received a job offer in 2022 from a plastic manufacturing company in Sudan, he hoped to make life better for his seven-member family that struggled to make ends meet through farming. However, his ordeal began in April 2023 when civil war broke out…
Sourav Ganguly & Lionel Messi (PTI) Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has taken legal action against Uttam Saha, the president of the Argentina Fan Club of Kolkata, by filing a defamation case seeking Rs 50 crore in damages. The move follows allegations made by Saha linking Ganguly to the controversy surrounding the chaotic Yuva Bharati…
UPSC ESE result 2025 declared UPSC ESE result 2025: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) announced the final results of the Engineering Services Examination (ESE) 2025. The result is recommending 458 candidates for appointment to various Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’ engineering services under the Central government. It is based on the written examination conducted…
Man arrested for ‘raping’ minor girls after spiking their soft drinks (Representative image) MUMBAI: Mumbai police arrested a 45-year-old man for allegedly drugging and raping multiple minor girls, filming the assaults, and later blackmailing them with the videos. The accused, Mahesh Ramesh Pawar, was apprehended from Virar, a distant Mumbai suburb, within six hours of…
Fox News poll finds strong US backing for under 16 social media restrictions Australia has enforced one of the world’s strictest online safety measures, barring children under 16 from holding accounts on major social media platforms and placing responsibility squarely on technology companies.That move has sharpened debate in the US, where a new Fox News…
The Securities Market Code Bill, introduced in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, proposes a sweeping overhaul of India’s securities law framework, including expanding the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) board to up to 15 members from the current nine, strengthening governance norms and enhancing investor protection, PTI reported.The Bill seeks to reinforce Sebi’s…