Lionel Messi, visiting India as part of his GOAT Tour India 2025, was forced to cut short his lap of honour. (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Kolkata witnessed an unprecedented mix of chaos and celebration as football superstar Lionel Messi made his much-anticipated appearance at the Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday. Go Beyond The Boundary...

The spot identified by the Karnataka government for the construction of a balancing reservoir at Mekedatu. File | Photo Credit: Sudhakara Jain The Tamil Nadu government has filed a review petition in the Supreme Court on December 11 over a judgment delivered last month regarding Karnataka’s proposal over constructing a dam across the Cauvery at...

Veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha has entertained generations for more than five decades. From being part of classics such as Kaala Patthar, Dostana, and Naseeb to becoming iconic for his famous dialogue, “Khamosh”, he has truly seen it all. While he made his mark primarily in Hindi cinema, he also explored regional films, including Punjabi cinema....

In this news update, India Today’s Shivani Sharma reports on the detention of Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra in Phuket, Thailand. The brothers, co-owners of the ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’ nightclub in Goa where a fire killed 25 people, are facing deportation. Shivani Sharma confirms that the Indian Embassy in Bangkok is in close contact with...

A coalition of 20 US states, led by California, has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over a new $100,000 fee imposed on H-1B visas, arguing that the move is unlawful and threatens access to essential public services such as healthcare and education.The legal challenge, announced by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, targets a...

The Kozhikode Corporation, despite the high-profile contest, recorded the lowest polling rate in the district.  While most other local bodies in the district had more than 75% polling, it was just 69.55% in the Kozhikode Corporation. Incidentally, the polling percentage has been declining steadily in the city over the years, with 74.78% in 2015 and...

The government has approved Rs 11,718 crore for conducting the Census 2027, the first digital exercise of its kind, Union Information & Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Friday. Earlier, the Union Cabinet approved the proposal to conduct the Census at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Census 2027, world’s largest administrative and...

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s Bhabanipur constituency has recorded one of the highest voter deletions in West Bengal, logging nearly four times more removals than Opposition Leader Suvendu Adhikari’s Nandigram, according to constituency-wise data released by the Election Commission (EC) on Friday. The Election Commission released the figures a day after the deadline for submitting enumeration...

The Union Cabinet has approved significant reforms for the stock market and insurance sectors. The plan includes allowing 100% foreign investment in insurance, aiming to boost penetration and consumer choice. NEW DELHI: The Cabinet on Thursday cleared rewriting of laws in two critical sectors – stock markets and insurance. The plan is to allow 100%...

Ishaq Hussein Khaku, a 25-year-old from Bengaluru, was excited to spend the party season in Goa with his friends. According to his father, Mohammed Hussain, the group decided to go on December 6 for ‘Bollywood night’ at Birch by Romeo Lane, a restaurant, cocktail bar, and club that had opened last year in the village...