France’s Kylian Mbappe (Marijan Murat/dpa via AP) France secured a 2-0 victory over Germany in the UEFA Nations League third-place match in Munich on Saturday, with Kylian Mbappé scoring his 50th international goal and assisting another, while Spain and Portugal prepared for the final on Sunday.Mbappé opened the scoring just before halftime after being set…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday spoke to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian following US strikes on the nation. PM Modi called for immediate “de-escalation, dialogue and diplomacy” amid rising tensions in the Middle East as the Israel-Iran crisis entered the tenth day.“Spoke with President of Iran @drpezeshkian. We discussed in detail about the…
NEW DELHI: Rapido, the ride-hailing platform, is set to shake up the food delivery market by partnering with restaurants at commission rates nearly 50% lower than those charged by major players Swiggy and Zomato, according to sources familiar with the matter.The collaboration with the National Restaurants Association of India (NRAI) indicates that Rapido will implement…
RAIPUR: Maoists killed three relatives of surrendered cadres in a village in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh’s Bastar division on Tuesday, and are feared to have abducted over a dozen villagers in a bid to terrorise the locals. One of those killed was a student. Security forces were sent to the area to track down the…
BENGALURU: Parameshwara met Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah Thursday and asserted that he had no connection to the Ranya Rao gold smuggling case. He called the ongoing ED raids on institutions linked to him “politically motivated”.Later, he said ED teams visited four institutions associated with him – Siddhartha Institute of Technology, Siddhartha Medical Colleges in Tumukuru and…
Aditya Roy Kapur has a huge fan following, especially among females and here’s a proof of that. A fan entered his house with gifts and the police has now filed an FIR against her.On Monday evening, a woman allegedly gained unauthorized access to Bollywood actor Aditya Roy Kapur’s residence in Bandra West, Mumbai, while he…
Kamal Haasan starrer ‘Thug Life’ was released on June 5 with high expectations. But reviews for Mani Ratnam‘s directorial have been mixed, with criticism aimed at its pacing and screenplay. However, the multi-starrer drama opened with a solid ₹15.5 crore net collection on its first day across India, with Tamil Nadu contributing the lion’s share…
CHENNAI: Madras HC Monday clarified that a house cannot be converted into a prayer hall without obtaining necessary permission from the authorities.The issue pertained to a police complaint against regular prayers being conducted from a house which prompted a pastor conducting this religious activity to move court.Hearing the plea, Justice N Anand Venkatesh also rejected…
COIMBATORE: DMK deputy general secretary and the Nilgiris MP A Raja on Sunday urged Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to remove banners written in Hindi from the Nilgiris railway station. He said a quote displayed at the station and attributed to Madan Mohan Malaviya was originally said by Tamil poet Mahakavi Bharathi.In a letter to…
New Delhi: For reason unknown, the men and women national campers of Indian hockey weren’t entitled to an out-of-pocket allowance (OPA) by the govt under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) over the years. Since the inception of TOPS in Sep 2014, athletes from other disciplines benefitted from the sports ministry’s benevolence of monthly stipend…
