LONDON: A consortium headed by British-Indian entrepreneur Amit Bhatia, the son-in-law of billionaire Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, has agreed to buy a 30% minority equity stake in Liverpool FC in an investment understood to be worth around £1.7 billion.Liverpool’s owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG), which bought the club in 2010 for £300 million, has…
Bengaluru: A 25-year-old security guard in Bengaluru was arrested for allegedly establishing links with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and planning to travel to Afghanistan to plot an attack on the Pakistan Army.The accused, Asaful Mallick, was remanded in police custody for 10 days. Police said the details of the case would be shared with the…
NFL preseason Week 1: The QB performances that impressed and disappointed Thursday Thursday night brought the first full wave of NFL preseason action, with six games on the schedule and several quarterbacks getting their first game reps of 2026. Drew Allar was the biggest winner after a three-touchdown performance for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Gardner Minshew…
Navi Mumbai: After a 24-year-old woman died by suicide after jumping from a moving local train between Vashi and Mankhurd near Vashi creek railway bridge on Aug 1, Vashi GRP has registered a suicide abetment case against a 17-year-old teenage boy hailing from Bihar.The deceased was identified as Priyanka Mithu Ram, who worked as a…
Mumbai: Observing that proceedings for an offence under Securities and Exchange Board of India Act can be initiated only on a complaint by Sebi, Bombay High Court has quashed an FIR against former Axis Asset Management Company Ltd chief dealer Viresh Joshi in an alleged front-running case.Justice Ranjitsinha Bhosale on Aug 13 said, “It is…
As India prepares to celebrate its 80th Independence Day on August 15, the day once again reminds everyone about the meaning of freedom and the duties that come with it. While people usually celebrate with flag hoisting, songs, and social media posts, actor Ujjawal Sharma feels that real patriotism is shown in daily life, not…
As against the normal 1,047mm, July yielded only 662.2mm rainfall Panaji: Consistent rainfall, though light to moderate, in the first fortnight of Aug has outstripped the intensity of monsoon activity in July’s first half while helping restrict the previous month’s deficit to a reasonable level.As against the normal value of 1,047mm, erratic rainfall in July…
Mapusa: Mapusa police station has been facing administrative and operational disruption due to a shortage of vehicles and a shutdown of its canteen, triggered by the redeployment of home guards to newly procured Police Control Room (PCR) vehicles.A source said the police department has purchased 600 four-wheelers to address the shortage across PCR units and…
If there is one moment that can be identified as the beginning of Indian women’s hockey’s decline after the high of Tokyo, it is the 2022 Asian Games final.India’s defeat to China that night in Hangzhou was a devastating blow. Their hopes of making it to the Olympics took a major hit, and after failing…
Kochi: The Kerala Water Authority (KWA) has started measures to evict encroachments on Pipeline Road to lay the pipeline network to construct the 190 million litres per day (MLD) water treatment plant at Aluva. The pipeline along the 20km-long road from Aluva to Kadavanthra is key in providing a smooth supply of drinking water to…