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Rodri (Pic credit: FC Barcelona) Barcelona have officially announced the signing of Spain captain Rodri from Manchester City, adding one of the world’s most accomplished midfielders to a squad already packed with Spanish talent.The 30-year-old midfielder has signed a contract that will keep him at the Catalan club until 2030, Barcelona confirmed on Tuesday after he completed his medical and the final details of the transfer were settled.The deal is reportedly worth 76.5 million euros ($88.5 million), according to a person familiar with the transaction who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the clubs had not…
Reform UK has suspended prominent former Conservative Tim Montgomerie after he criticised senior party figures, including Nigel Farage, in media interviews.Montgomerie, who defected to Reform 18 months ago after a long career as a Tory adviser and commentator, has said he plans to appeal against the suspension.On Friday, Montgomerie told the BBC he was frustrated at Farage’s “aggrieved” tone after the Clacton by-election – and on Monday he told The Spectator podcast, external that Reform’s home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf was not a “team player”.Reform said he had been suspended “in line with party rules” after public criticism of the…
The TMC general body approved a 12% hike in property tax for residential properties and 20% for non-residential properties, along with a new property transfer fee linked to the government-approved market value of authorised properties Thane: Thane residents are set to face financial blow after the civic general body approved a 12% hike in property tax for residential properties and 20% for non-residential properties, along with a new property transfer fee linked to the government-approved market value of authorised properties.The move, which comes barely four months after the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) presented a no-tax-hike budget for FY 2026-27, will…
New Delhi: A 70-year-old singer was found dead inside his locked house in southeast Delhi’s Govindpuri Extension, nearly three days after he was last contacted, police said.The deceased, identified as Rabi Dey, originally from Kolkata, was residing alone for the past three years. Police said they received a PCR call around 11 pm on Aug 14 after neighbours complained of a foul smell emanating from the house.A police team reached the spot and found the iron gate locked from inside, with no other entry point. The fire brigade was called to break open the gate, following which Dey’s body was…
Bengaluru: US startup accelerator Y Combinator has sold another 1.19% stake in Groww parent Billionbrains Garage Ventures for Rs 1,435 crore, continuing to monetise its holding in the listed investment platform.YC Holdings II LLC sold 7.47 crore shares at an average price of Rs 192.16 apiece on Tuesday, according to Bombay Stock Exchange bulk-deal data. The sale was executed at a 3.3% discount to Groww’s previous closing price of Rs 198.70.Groww’s shares ended Tuesday 2.5% lower at Rs 193.70 on the BSE.The transaction reduces YC Holdings II’s stake from 8.63% at the end of June to about 7.44%. Following the…
CHENNAI: The state highways and small ports department has announced ambitious plans to construct a sea-link corridor from Ennore via Mamallapuram to Puducherry covering a stretch of 200km. The department parallelly will also explore feasibility to launch commuter boating service on the same route in coordination with Union ministry of shipping, ports and waterways, and the Puducherry govt.These announcements were made by PWD, highways and minor ports minister Aadhav Arjuna in the assembly on Tuesday.He said the initiative would develop tourism, commuter travel and improve industrial connection between ports. “The sea-link corridor feasibility was taken up during 2025-26 but the…
Bhubaneswar: The higher education department on Tuesday notified the application process for Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) students seeking to pursue postgraduate and PhD courses at top-ranked foreign universities under its new ‘Bidesh Sikhyabruti’ scheme.The scheme will support 50 SC and ST students, with eligibility extending to candidates seeking admission to the top 200 foreign institutes and universities in the latest available QS World University Rankings at the time of application.The department stated that students whose annual family income is up to Rs 12 lakh can apply for the scholarship under the scheme which is aimed at enabling…
COIMBATORE: More than 200 contract workers boycotted work at Semmozhi Park in Gandhipuram here on Tuesday and staged a sit-in protest, demanding immediate disbursal of their pending salary.The workers, employed through an agency responsible for operation and maintenance of the park, alleged that they had not received their last month’s salary. They said the delay had caused financial hardships to several employees who travel from different parts of the district to work in the park.Sanitation workers, gardeners, security guards and other maintenance staffers participated in the protest. The workers, dressed in their uniforms, gathered on the park premises and raised…
Shillong: More than 6.5 lakh electors have been identified for further verification under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) 2026, with hearings currently underway at the district level, Meghalaya chief electoral officer BDR Tiwari said.In an online review meeting, Tiwari said notices are being generated and served to voters whose records could not be linked to the 2005 rolls or where discrepancies were found during data mapping.A total of 6,51,644 such cases have been identified, including 2,22,786 electors with no mapping and 4,28,858 with other mismatches.However, voters whose names appear in the draft roll and are successfully mapped with 2005…
Mangaluru: Mangaluru City women police station personnel arrested a 53-year-old woman who had allegedly been evading arrest and court proceedings for nearly 15 years in a case registered under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act.The accused, identified as Sefiya, a resident of Moodubidire taluk, was wanted in a case registered in 2011 by the Mangaluru City women’s police station under Sections 3(2)(a), 5(1)(d) and 7 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act.The case was taken up for trial before the Third JMFC Court in Mangaluru as Split CC No. 2/2014, and was later listed as a long-pending case under LPC No. 10/2019.City…