Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo (7) reacts after the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Portugal and Spain in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson) Hello and welcome to another edition of Offside. First off, Spain saw off Portugal to win the Iberian derby, while Belgium won the world’s approval…
ERODE: The Perundurai police in Erode district have detained four Bangladeshi nationals on charges of staying in the country without valid documents.The four Bangladeshi nationals have been identified as Hason Habib, 30, Raju Gazi, 30, Gobi Sardhar, 39, and Raju Hussain, 30.According to Perundurai police, the four settled in Panickampalayam four months ago, taking up…
Coimbatore: A dedicated 10-bed isolation ward is being established at Coimbatore Government Medical College Hospital (CMCH) as a precautionary measure against the global threat of the Ebola virus, minister for backwards classes welfare V Sampathkumar said on Thursday. “The ward will be made operational within the next three days,” the minister said.The minister was speaking…
Pope Leo XIV arrives in the popemobile at Plaza de Cibeles for a Holy Mass and Corpus Christi procession in Madrid, Spain, on June 7, 2026, on the second day of his seven-day apostolic visit to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands. | Photo Credit: AP More than 1.2 million people filled the streets of…
Rajat Patidar with the IPL trophy (ANI Photo) Former India batter Hanuma Vihari has criticised the Indian team management for leaving Rajat Patidar out of India’s T20I squad for the Zimbabwe series. Vihari believes Patidar deserved a place after his impressive performances and leadership with Royal Challengers Bengaluru, while also questioning the overall balance of…
Chennai: Puzhal police arrested two men for breaking open a temple hundi and stealing cash from a temple on Puzhal-Ambattur Road. Police said Shanthi, who performs puja at the Bhavani Muthumariamman Temple in MAC Nagar, Puzhal, closed the temple after completing the puja on Thursday. When the temple was reopened on Friday morning, coins were…
The Oscar-winning actor encourages people to trust themselves completely, even before confidence feels real.Image credit (Instagram) Anthony Hopkins has never believed in endings. At 88, the two-time Oscar winner announced the release of his debut composer album, ‘Life Is a Dream,’ arriving on August 21, 2026. The album features original compositions written across more than…
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends the 33rd ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines on July 23, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday (July 23, 2026) that the United States remains…
Even as Democratic officials fight the effort in court, the Trump administration has run millions of voter registrations through government databases to determine their eligibility in a process that critics worry could end up purging valid voters from the rolls before the November elections. At least 67 million registrations, primarily from Republican-controlled states, have gone…
Demonstrators protest against the high cost of living, in Madrid, Spain. | Photo Credit: Reuters Thousands of people rallied in central Madrid on Sunday (May 24, 2026) against spiralling housing costs that have priced many Spaniards out of the housing market despite a recent economic boom, particularly in cities such as the capital and Barcelona….