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Q&A: Until football matters to the state, World Cup stays a dream

Nepal, June 15 -- As the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off across North America, capturing the imagination of billions with its newly expanded 48-team format, football fever has once again gripped the glo... Read More


MHT CET 2026 PCM Results OUT: Scorecard link active at cetcell.mahacet.org; Check top Engineering colleges

New Delhi, June 15 -- The State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra, has officially declared the MHT CET 2026 results on Monday, June 15, for the Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics (PCM) group. C... Read More


Goa to host 350 elite players from 16 nations at Asia Cup Bridge championship

India, June 15 -- Goa is set to host around 350 elite bridge players from 16 countries across the Asia-Oceania region at the 5th Asia Cup Bridge Championship, scheduled to be held at Taj Cidade de Goa... Read More


Chhattisgarh-Born [U]Defy Expands Across India After Reaching 600 Plus Retail Counters and 16,000 Customers

Chandigarh, June 15 -- A modern energy drink brand emerging from Bhilai - Chhattisgarh and competing against multinational giants. Born from a Vision of Empowerment - [U]Defy was born from a... Read More


New term begins, but textbooks are yet to arrive for 1.3 million state board students

India, June 15 -- As schools across Maharashtra reopen on June 15, nearly 1.3 million State Board students are set to begin the new academic year without textbooks. Students of Classes 3, 4 and 6 are... Read More


Problematics | Fans of Pele and Maradona

India, June 15 -- The football World Cup is a welcome reminder of how long this column has been running. Problematics was in its infancy during the 2022 World Cup, and has completed almost a full cycl... Read More


Cricket Icon Jonty Rhodes Named Brand Ambassador for SSO Cancer Hospitals' Cancer Awareness Initiative

New Delhi, June 15 -- Left to Right: Jonty Rhodes, Dr. Sanket Mehta, Surgical Oncologist and Founder, SSO Cancer Hospitals, and Rahul Singh, Chief Business Officer, SSO Cancer Hospitals. M... Read More


US and Iran announce peace deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz

New Delhi, June 15 -- The US and Iran say they have reached a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, setting the stage for talks on Tehran's nuclear program and halting a war that killed thousands of pe... Read More


Zvyagintsev's 'Minotaur' Wins Sydney Film Prize After Its Cannes Grand Prix

SYDNEY, June 15 -- A film rarely needs another trophy after it has won the Grand Prix at Cannes. The Sydney Film Festival handed Andrey Zvyagintsev's Minotaur one anyway on Sunday, and in the arithmet... Read More


Diphtheria, a Disease of the Victorian Era, Returns to Kill in the Northern Territory

DARWIN, June 15 -- Diphtheria was supposed to be a disease of the past, the kind of illness that crowds Victorian-era death registers and then all but vanishes from the record. In remote communities a... Read More