The Argentina and Barcelona legend and 2022 FIFA World Cup winner Lionel Messi is set to script a historic chapter in Indian football as he begins his much-anticipated India Tour 2025, a four-day visit spanning Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai and New Delhi. The tour, designed as a blend of celebration and outreach, will…
A member of England’s security staff was involved in an altercation with a Channel Seven camera operator at Brisbane airport. The incident took place on Saturday morning as the touring squad were departing for Adelaide ahead of the third Ashes Test, which begins on Wednesday. Footage from the broadcaster shows the security guard pushing away…
Keir Starmer is poised to choose a new ambassador to Washington from a shortlist of three as relations with the US are tested over Ukraine and Donald Trump’s attacks on European leaders. The prime minister held interviews with three finalists for the role this week, the Guardian has learned, with Downing Street preparing to make…
As paramilitary fighters from the brutal Rapid Support Forces (RSF) overran the largest city in western Sudan – carrying out mass executions, rapes and ethnic cleansing with weapons supplied by the United Arab Emirates – the NBA’s annual in-season tournament, the Emirates NBA Cup, tipped off on Halloween night, proudly sponsored by the very same…
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Have any thoughts on Salah? Do his comments post-Leeds harm his legacy? Has his time on Merseyside come to an end? Do you have an opinion on the situation that somehow, miraculously has not been said yet? Sound off in the…
Tired of gym memberships gathering dust or machines that leave you more confused than pumped? Simple bodyweight moves can deliver better real-world strength, balance, and stamina than hours on weights or cardio contraptions. Folks swear by these for busy days-and studies show they fire up multiple muscles at once, mimicking daily life way more effectively.These…
Now-jailed and suspended All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sheikh Shahjahan. File | Photo Credit: ANI One person was arrested on Saturday (December 13, 2025) in connection with the alleged road accident, in which one of the prime witnesses in the CBI and ED cases against suspended All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sheikh Shahjahan of…
After the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reduced the repo rate by 25 basis points last week, several major banks have moved to pass on the benefit to borrowers. Latest addition to the wave is the State Bank of India (SBI), which announced cuts across its lending rate benchmarks, in a move aimed at easing…
Microsoft India and South Asia President Puneet Chandok had made a bold prediction of the careers that would shape the upcoming generations. Chandok believes that the rampant use of artificial intelligence (AI) means this will be the last generation that will enjoy “stable, long-term careers.” Addressing the Microsoft AI Tour, which also featured a speech…
Matt Gravellingin Barking and Dagenham BBC Volunteers gathered in Barking to spread some Christmas cheer More than 100 volunteers have gathered in an east London community hall to wrap thousands of Christmas presents for children across the capital, with organisers saying for some, it would be the only gift they would get this year. The…