Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter criticises World Cup investment plan as fans accuse him of hypocrisy/ Image: AP Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has strongly criticised FIFA’s proposal to sell a minority stake in a new company that would manage the commercial rights to the World Cup and other major tournaments, arguing that football’s biggest…
Amy Winehouse’s father Mitch Winehouse ordered to pay nearly £1 million to her friends after failed High Court claim over auctioned belongings Amy Winehouse‘s father, Mitch Winehouse, has been ordered to pay just under £1 million to two of the late singer’s close friends after losing a High Court claim over the auction of her…
In 1997, a young artist stood in a studio in Trinidad recording vocals for what would become one of the most famous posthumous albums in music history. He was twenty-four years old, already a giant figure in hip-hop, and balancing the pressure of massive fame alongside real danger in his industry. During these sessions, Christopher…
Cayenne pepper really might keep rats out of your yard A gardening hack making the rounds online says a spice sitting in most kitchens, cayenne pepper, can drive rats out of your yard for good. There’s actually something to this. Cayenne gets its heat from a compound called capsaicin, and researchers have tested exactly how…
Home takes centre stage today.The support of your mother, her advice or even just presence calms you far more than you admit. The Moon is a calming influence when it comes to domestic issues and Venus offers the comfort of beauty, peace and a desire to enhance your environment. It is possible to feel the…
After two UPSC interview setbacks, Deepak Baghel secured AIR 602 and continues chasing IAS. (Photo: X Post) Every year, thousands of UPSC aspirants reach the interview stage believing they are just one step away from becoming civil servants. But for many, that final hurdle proves to be the toughest.Deepak Baghel knows that feeling better than…
Kishori Pednekar and Ganesh Khankar are among those who are set to get new cars for ‘greater comfort’ Kishori Pednekar and Ganesh Khankar are among those who are set to get new cars for ‘greater comfort’ Kishori Pednekar and Ganesh Khankar are among those who are set to get new cars for ‘greater comfort’ Kishori…
New Delhi: The formation of an interstate monitoring committee comprising representatives from Delhi, UP and Haryana to develop an institutional framework for the long-term restoration of Yamuna floodplain has emerged as one of the key recommendations for inclusion in the draft Yamuna rejuvenation plan being prepared by Delhi Development Authority (DDA).The proposal was discussed during…
Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay travels on the Chennai Metro Rail (Photo: IANS/X/@CMOTamilnadu) Chennai: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Wednesday travelled in metro trains, including a driverless train on the yet-to-be inaugurated Poonamallee Bypass-Vadapalani corridor, and reviewed the progress of the city’s phase-II metro project.Vijay travelled on the phase-I network from Government…
Records show that of the 23,536 days since the first assembly election, the house remained below its sanctioned strength Gandhinagar: A bypoll for Manjalpur assembly constituency will be held on Thursday after the seat fell vacant following the demise of eight-time MLA Yogesh Patel. For nearly two out of every three days since Gujarat elected…
