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Aamir Khan has found himself at the center of a social media controversy following his recent remarks about engineer and education reformer Sonam Wangchuk, who is currently on a prolonged hunger strike demanding constitutional safeguards for Ladakh.During a recent interaction with the media, Aamir was asked about Wangchuk’s ongoing fast. Since Aamir’s character Rancho in ‘3 Idiots’ has long been believed to be inspired by Sonam Wangchuk, the actor’s response drew widespread attention. Aamir denied having known Wangchuk before the making of the 2009 blockbuster, claiming that neither he nor the film’s writers were familiar with him at the time.Aamir…

Andy Burnham arrives for a labour party leadership special conference in London, on July 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Andy Burnham was on Friday (July 17, 2026) confirmed as the newly elected leader of the U.K.’s governing Labour Party, becoming the Prime Minister-designate to take charge at 10 Downing Street next week.Labour’s National Executive Committee (NEC) chair Shabana Mahmood made the announcement at a special party conference in London.“There was only one nominated MP… hardly a nail biter,” she said.On Monday (July 20, 2026), Mr. Burnham will be invited by King Charles III to form a new government after…

Referee Slavko Vincic of Slovenia (AP Photo) FIFA has appointed Slovenian referee Slavko Vincic to officiate Sunday’s FIFA World Cup 2026 final between defending champions Argentina and Spain, handing one of football’s most prestigious assignments to an official whose career once survived a bizarre off-field controversy after he was caught up in a police raid on a suspected prostitution ring.The world governing body confirmed on Wednesday that Vincic will referee the title clash at MetLife Stadium, assisted by fellow Slovenians Tomaz Klancnik and Andraz Kovacic. Jordan’s Adham Makhadmeh will serve as the fourth official, while Mohammad Alkalaf has been named…

Khazana, a ghazal festival, celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. The event continues its mission to support cancer and thalassemia patients. This year’s edition honors Asha Bhosle and showcases new talent. Proceeds will fund medical treatment and care for underprivileged children. The festival unites music lovers and philanthropists for a cause. The city’s most cherished musical fundraiser is set to return for a landmark 25th edition. Khazana – A Festival of Ghazals, conceived by the legendary ghazal maestro and Padma Bhushan awardee Pankaj Udhas, will once again bring together India’s finest musical talent over two days, continuing its quarter-century-long mission…

Pollachi V Jayaraman speaking at a consultative meeting of the AIADMK Coimbatore suburban south district executives held at Mannur near Pollachi on Thursday evening. COIMBATORE: AIADMK leader and former deputy speaker of the Tamil Nadu assembly Pollachi V Jayaraman has said the TVK govt cannot back out of its electoral promises by citing the state’s poor financial condition.Speaking to reporters after a consultative meeting of the AIADMK Coimbatore suburban south district executives held at Mannur near Pollachi on Thursday evening, Jayaraman said it had been two months since chief minister C Joseph Vijay assumed office after making a flurry of…

Between June and July, Jeevan Jyoti trained around 20 senior citizens, most of them grandparents Jamshedpur: Amid growing concern over cyber fraud targeting the elderly, a city-based social organisation has launched a free digital literacy programme to help senior citizens use online banking and digital payment platforms safely.Under the initiative, volunteers are training elderly residents in basic digital banking, secure UPI transactions, safe ATM use and ways to identify common online scams. Between June and July, the organisation, Jeevan Jyoti, trained around 20 senior citizens, most of them grandparents, in cyber safety practices.Jeevan Jyoti president Manoj Mishra said they deliberately…

Bengal CM promises strictest action against those responsible for Murshidabad train accident KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday promised the “strictest possible action” against those responsible for the Murshidabad train tragedy that claimed three lives, including those of two school students, while asserting that negligence in the discharge of duty would not be tolerated.The assurance came hours after a passenger train rammed into a pool car at an open level crossing near Karna Subarna station on the Eastern Railway’s Azimganj-Katwa section in Murshidabad district.The collision killed two school students and a cyclist, while five others sustained injuries.In…

Maninder Singh Brar pleads guilty to fatal west London crash deaths. A 28- year-old Indian-origin man has admitted causing the deaths of a couple in their 60s following a fatal collision on the M4 in west London last month, PTI reported.Maninder Singh Brar pleaded guilty at Isleworth Crown Court on Wednesday to two counts of manslaughter, two counts of causing death while uninsured, causing serious injury by dangerous driving, handling stolen goods and failing to stop after a road traffic collision.The Metropolitan Police said Brar had been driving a black BMW in Hillingdon on the night of June 1 when…

Earlier this week, the Met Office released a report on the UK’s climate, which said that weather once considered extreme was becoming the “new normal”.Scientists say that the country’s climate is “on the move” as northern areas of Britain now see warmer temperatures that used to only affect southern England.Michael Byrne, a climate scientist at St Andrews University, told the BBC’s Radio Scotland Breakfast the fire followed on from Scotland’s first ‘megafire’ which destroyed a vast area of moorland last year.The fire on Dava Moor, around Grantown-on-Spey and Forres, started on 28 June and burned for four days. It is…

Jersey is an island in the English Channel and has its own cricket team. In the ICC T20I rankings, they are placed 29th at present. They narrowly missed out on a 2026 T20 World Cup berth earlier this year in India and Sri Lanka, but such is their story in front of which their not qualifying kind of pales in comparison.Jimmy Perchard, the man behind the cricket stadium in Jersey. (BBC Channel Islands)The man behind the rise in Jersey’s status on the cricket field is Jimmy Perchard, who, through extraordinary efforts, turned his garden into an international cricket field where…