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Argentina’s Lionel Messi at the end of the World Cup final. (AP Photo) Lionel Messi‘s dream of signing off with back-to-back FIFA World Cup titles ended in heartbreak on Sunday as the Argentina captain was overcome with emotion following his side’s 0-1 extra-time defeat to Spain in the 2026 World Cup final. The viral images…

Amjad won’t go abroad again, says his father Three months after languishing at an undisclosed detention centre in Saudi Arabia where he was held incommunicado for a Facebook post on late Iranian leader Ayatollah Khamenei, Amjad Ali Bhat, 29, from J&K’s Baramulla has finally returned home. Amjad’s disappearance in Saudi Arabia and his worried family’s…

Spain’s Ferran Torres celebrates with the trophy after winning the World Cup final soccer match between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo) While Spain’s dazzling teenage attackers and fluid passing football captured global imagination during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, their second world title was…

Spain’s Ferran Torres (7) celebrates at the end of the World Cup final. (AP Photo) Spain’s long wait for a breakthrough in the FIFA World Cup 2026 final finally ended through an unlikely hero. Substitute Ferran Torres scored the decisive goal in extra time to hand Spain a dramatic 1-0 victory over defending champions Argentina,…

Manohar Lal Khattar. (File Photo) NEW DELHI: For a long time, a group of officials belonging to Central Public Works Department (CPWD) have attracted both envy and admiration for something they seem to possess in abundance — their tenacious rootedness while holding transferable jobs.Housing and urban affairs minister Manohar Lal, however, revealed the secret of…

NEW DELHI: Let govt bring the bill on raising the strength of Lok Sabha, then DMK will spell out its stand, the regional party with a crucial bloc of 22 MPs in the House said Sunday, confirming that the party is willing to revisit its stand on delimitation if its provisions do not harm the…

NEW DELHI: In solidarity with the Mamata Banerjee-headed Trinamool Congress, opposition parties on Sunday staged a rare walkout from the all-party meeting to protest the govt’s invite to its breakaway faction, even as both warring groups took potshots at one another, foretelling a fiery session of Parliament from Monday.Govt, however, defended its decision, asserting that…

NEW DELHI: A large majority of Bangladeshi illegal immigrants who sneak into India are not here to organically ‘explore’ economic opportunities; they cross over as part of a well-oiled labour supply chain, with Indian employers in states far from the border relying on headhunting touts in Bangladesh for cheap labour.The ‘jobs for illegal immigrants’ eco-system…

Argentina’s Lionel Messi (10) runs with the ball during the World Cup final. (AP Photo) Spain’s relentless control in the FIFA World Cup 2026 final forced Argentina into the record books for all the wrong reasons, with Lionel Messi’s side failing to register a single shot in the opening 45 minutes of Sunday’s title clash.The…

Chicago Blackhawks secured Connor Bedard with a new long-term contrac (Image via Getty Images) As the Chicago Blackhawks have signed Connor Bedard to a five-year contract with the franchise, the NHL star’s manager has shared details related to his contract extension. According to reports, the Blackhawks signed Bedard to a five-year, $75 million contract extension….