(1) Spain chokes Messi and Argentina to lift second title Spain won their second World Cup on July 19 (Sunday) with Ferran Torres scoring the only goal of the match in the 106th-minute of the final at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Argentina struggled to escape Spain’s suffocating press and looked instead for moments in … Read more
Spain players and coaches celebrate after the World Cup final soccer match between Spain and Argentina on July 19, 2026 | Photo Credit: YUKI IWAMURA Spain’s win over Argentina in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final might have read a modest 1-0, but the scoreline hid what was in plain sight throughout. Spain smothered the … Read more
The National Rural Employment Guarantee Workers Federation, affiliated to the All India Trade Union Congress, stages a protest in Thrissur against the VB-G RAM G Bill. | Photo Credit: K.K. NAJEEB K.K. NAJEEB Government expenditure on welfare schemes, or social spending, remains intensely debated. While some critics call it a fiscal ‘burden’, others call it … Read more
People walk past banners inviting students to study in Canada and other places abroad at a market in Amritsar, in the northern Indian state of Punjab, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024 | Photo Credit: PRABHJOT GILL Indian students seem to be taking the biggest hit by the decision of Canada — their most preferred destination thus … Read more
Lamine Yamal of Spain runs with the ball during the FIFA World Cup 2026 semi-final match between France and Spain at Dallas Stadium on July 14, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. | Photo Credit: DAVID RAMOS The stage is all set for the final battle of the longest-ever FIFA World Cup, spanning 39 days, at the … Read more
New Delhi, Jul 09 (ANI): A fleet of newly launched electric primary waste collection vehicles lined up under a flyover at Shalimar Bagh during the launch event by Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta (unseen)for door-to-door garbage collection, in New Delhi on Thursday. | Photo Credit: ANI The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi has … Read more
In a written question in the Rajya Sabha earlier this year, an MP highlighted that 27% of students in government schools are paying fees — including admission, tuition, examination and development charges — and sought a response from the Ministry of Education. The MP’s claim was based on the findings of the Comprehensive Modular Survey: … Read more
With just a few hours left for the kick off of the FIFA semi-finals, the four teams who are going to fight it out — France, Spain, Argentina and England — have all justified their billing as the top four teams in both the Elo ratings and FIFA rankings before the tournament commenced. Their rankings … Read more
Can India’s official statistics detect large-scale undocumented migration? Undocumented migrants may evade law, but can they evade the Census? If millions of them are living in India, they must appear somewhere in the country’s official statistics. Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju told Parliament that “As per available inputs, there are around 20 million … Read more
(1) FIFA World Cup enters the semi-finals Over the last week, the round of 16 stage in the FIFA World Cup 2026 competition came to an end, leaving eight teams in the game. Prominent football countries like Brazil, Portugal and Mexico were eliminated, along with the U.S., Egypt, and Colombia. The quarterfinals stage followed, eliminating … Read more