In this special report, India Today’s Anirban Sinha Roy tracks the political fallout of the chaotic scenes at Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium during Lionel Messi’s visit. The West Bengal government has arrested organizer Shatadru Dutta following complaints of mismanagement that prevented fans from seeing the football legend. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has launched a...

Gunther defeats John Cena (Image credits WWE) Finally, the most awaited match began, the final match of the GOAT, the 17-time World Champion, the Real Champ John Cena. He made a ground-shaking entrance as the crowd sat on the edge of their seats, cheering the legend one last time. Lilian Garcia introduced the challenger Gunther...

A polling station in Wanaparthy district of Telangana | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT The second phase of Telangana Gram Panchayat Elections-2025 commenced on Sunday (December 14, 2025) morning. The polling will be held from 7.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. and the counting will begin at 2.00 p.m. The results of elected Sarpanches and Ward Members...

After a recent spate of tiger deaths in Madhya Pradesh, the state’s Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) has issued a stern directive to all forest officials across the state, warning that negligence in wildlife protection “will be intolerable”. Five tigers have died in the past week. A tiger chasing prey was hit by a...

Michael Kugelman, Director of the South Asia Institute at the Wilson Center, analyses the US-India relationship, describing it as facing its “worst crisis” in decades under a potential second Donald Trump administration. In a discussion with India Today’s Gaurav Sawant, Kugelman attributes the strain to the administration’s “aggressively transactional approach” and trade imbalances. The conversation...

At least two people were killed and eight others critically injured after a shooting at Brown University, Rhode Island on Saturday, police said, as officers rushed to the campus and searched for the suspect. Authorities initially reported that a suspect was in custody, but later corrected themselves, saying no arrests had been made.“I can confirm...

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Chief Raj Thackeray. File | Photo Credit: PTI Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday (December 13, 2025) raised concerns over the rising number of missing children and kidnappings in Maharashtra and highlighted that “interstate gangs are systematically targeting young children” across the state. Mr Thackeray has written a...

Liverpool manager Arne Slot insisted there were no outstanding issues between him and Mohamed Salah after recalling the club great to the team for the 2-0 win over Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday. Salah received a rapturous welcome from Liverpool fans after coming on as a first-half substitute and they chanted his name...

Delhi-NCR saw a sharp escalation in anti-pollution measures on Saturday after authorities enforced Stage-IV of the Graded Action Response Plan (GRAP), the strictest level of restrictions, as air quality deteriorated to the “severe-plus” category. GRAP-IV is imposed when the Air Quality Index (AQI) crosses 450, indicating a severe-plus pollution level. According to data from the...

The nightclub in Arpora, Goa, was devastated by a major fire on December 6 (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Original landowner Pradeep Ghadi Amonkar and Arpora–Nagoa sarpanch Roshan Redkar were questioned till late Saturday night by a magisterial inquiry committee probing the deadly fire at the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in North Goa.Amonkar appeared before...