KOLKATA: Almost everything that could have possibly gone wrong at Salt Lake stadium on Saturday went wrong, as revealed by a post-mortem by TOI 24 hours after the massive Messi mess.Those who had a ringside view of how the mayhem unfolded were near-unanimous about the origin of the trouble. Someone from the crowd of hangers-on…
France’s last-minute opposition and mounting farmer protests are threatening to derail the European Union’s long-delayed free-trade agreement with South America’s Mercosur bloc, raising fresh doubts over whether the pact can be signed this year, AP reported.Angry European farmers, fearing cheaper agricultural imports and tougher competition, have taken to the streets in Brussels just as EU…
A CPM regional leader in Malappuram has sparked controversy with a misogynistic victory speech KOCHI: A CPM regional leader who won in Thennela Panchayat in Malappuram has courted controversy with a misogynistic remark in his victory speech.Saed Ali Majeed, who won by a margin of 47 votes, made the controversial remark while addressing his supporters….
Yale University implements heightened security measures and ID access for most buildings following weekend shootings at Brown University and a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney. Yale University announced increased campus security and expanded ID access at multiple buildings and gate entrances following weekend shootings at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, and a Hanukkah celebration in…
India is well placed to attract large-scale investments in data centres as the country faces no shortage of electricity and its national power grid is capable of meeting future demand surges, Union minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday, ANI reported.Addressing a press conference on the energy sector, Goyal said India’s integrated national grid of 500…
NEW DELHI: Former Congress MLA Mohammed Moquim reacted to his expulsion from the party on Monday, defending his move to write to Sonia Gandhi expressing dissatisfaction with the party leadership, citing recent electoral losses. He cited Rahul Gandhi’s suggestion of “daro matt (don’t be scared)” and said that he had “told the truth to the…
India’s Shubman Gill (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia) Former India wicketkeeper-batter Deep Dasgupta believes Shubman Gill needs to redefine his role in India’s T20I side by becoming the anchor around whom the rest of the batting revolves, much like Virat Kohli did for years in the format. Gill, India’s current T20I vice-captain, returned to the shortest format…
A fresh sweep against tax fraud has uncovered 489 bogus GST registrations in just six months, with forged PAN and Aadhaar details used to evade over Rs 3,000 crore in taxes, the government told Parliament on Monday, signalling a sharper focus on data-led enforcement, according to PTI.The latest detections, covering April to October, come even…
Arjuna Ranatunga. (Photo/social media) Sri Lankan authorities plan to arrest the country’s former men’s cricket team captain, Arjuna Ranatunga, on corruption charges linked to his tenure as petroleum minister, a court was told on Monday.Ranatunga and his brother are accused of altering the procedure for awarding long-term oil procurement contracts and instead making spot purchases…
Akshaye Khanna is undoubtedly the man of the moment as the internet cannot stop gushing over him, ever since the release of ‘Dhurandhar’. The actor was seen in a starkly different role in ‘Chhaava’ earlier this year. As netizens continue to talk about him, there’s curiosity surrounding his personal life. The actor isn’t married and…
