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Jaipur: Hindustan Zinc’s flagship social impact initiative, Zinc Football Academy (ZFA) continued its impressive run in the AIFF Under-18 Elite League 2025-26, remaining unbeaten after ten matches and sitting at the top of Group B with just four matches remaining in the Zonal Round.The AIFF U-18 Elite League Zonal Round began in November 2025 and will run until March 2026, with each team playing 14 matches in a home-and-away format across various zonal venues. ZFA hosts its home matches across two venues — Hindustan Zinc Stadium, Debari, and MKM Stadium, Zawar, while travelling across cities for the away fixtures.ZFA’s strong…
Nagpur: Elected governance returned to Nagpur Municipal Corporation on Friday after BJP’s Neeta Thakre was elected the city’s 55th mayor and party colleague Leela Hathibed taking charge as the 59th deputy mayor. The twin elections marked the formal end of administrator rule that began after the 2017 general body was dissolved in March 2022, making it the longest unelected phase in the civic body’s history.As expected, both elections turned into a show of strength for the BJP, which enjoys an overwhelming majority in the 151-member House. Four-time corporator Neeta Thakre secured 104 votes in the mayoral poll, defeating Congress candidate…
Ranchi: A prominent city-based realtor allegedly died by suicide by jumping off the sixth floor of his apartment on Thursday night, police said on Friday.The deceased, identified as Anurag Sarawgi (50), allegedly jumped off the balcony from his flat in Belair apartment in the city’s Main Road area under Hindpiri police station limits. He was in the real estate business for the last 22 years.Police said the reason behind the businessman taking such an extreme step could not be ascertained yet, but they were investigating it.At the time of the incident, Sarawgi was alone in his flat, while his parents…
Thiruvananthapuram: A meeting convened by chief secretary A Jayathilak with representatives of various govt service organizations on Friday discussed the long-pending proposal to introduce a five-day working week for state govt employees. The idea, which was under discussion for some time, was generally welcomed by most service organizations, though reservations were raised by unions from the health sector.According to sources present at the meeting, employee organizations agreed in principle that a reduction in the number of working days could be offset by revising daily working hours. Union representatives noted that a five-day week would effectively result in a reduction of…
If you thought LinkedIn is just a place for building your network, this doggo begs to differ. A Bengaluru Cocker Spaniel named Drogo Mohanty has gone viral with his own professional profile proclaiming him as the “Top dog” at his pet parent’s brand. Created by his owner to spotlight pet-care and companionship, the account swaps corporate jargon for warmth and humour. The adorable account quickly charmed users worldwide, giving stiff corporate bios a much-needed chuckle.Paws on the (digital) deskDrogo’s LinkedIn presence was crafted by his owner, entrepreneur Shobhit Mohanty, founder of a pet-care education platform. The profile uses a cheerful…
American skier Lindsey Vonn successfully completed her mandatory downhill training run at the Winter Olympics just one week after rupturing her left anterior cruciate ligament.The 41-year-old announced on Tuesday that she had suffered the knee injury in a crash, which saw her airlifted to hospital, at the final World Cup race before the Games in Switzerland.But Vonn, the Olympic downhill champion in 2010, completed a smooth run at the Olimpia delle Tofane course in Cortina in one minute 44.33 seconds, 1.39 seconds off the fastest time of the day.In a powerful news conference earlier this week, Vonn had expressed her…
New Delhi: Delhi Police froze an additional Rs60 lakh of the cheated amount in connection with the Rs15-crore digital arrest case involving an NRI doctor couple at their GK-II residence. With this, a total of Rs 2 crore has been put on hold.Sources said the funds were traced and stopped in bank accounts spread across seven states. Investigators are also probing whether part of the money was transferred to foreign countries in the form of cryptocurrency.Sources said that out of the total Rs 14.8 crore, the maximum amount— Rs 4 crore— was transferred to a bank account in Gujarat’s Vadodara.Dr…
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England, who are in a group with West Indies, Scotland, Nepal and Italy, come into the World Cup viewed as one of the contenders behind overwhelming favourites India.England’s 3-0 win in Sri Lanka, where they will play their entire Super 8 phase should they qualify, means they have won 10 of their past 11 T20s.After missing the final T20 against Sri Lanka with a back spasm, key opening batter Phil Salt has been passed fit for England’s tournament opener – their first meeting in any format against Nepal.Left-arm opening bowler Luke Wood has been preferred to Jamie Overton.Brook comes into…
Indian U-19 players celebrate after winning the U-19 World Cup final on February 6, 2026 The Board of Control for India (BCCI) announced ₹7.5 crore as reward money for the Indian Under-19 cricket team after they secured the 2026 Under-19 World Cup by defeating England in the finals on Friday.BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia expressed pride in India’s Under-19 team for winning the 2026 Under-19 World Cup, remaining undefeated, and defeating England in the final. He announced that the BCCI will award the team a cash prize of ₹7.5 crore.The BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia, while speaking to ANI, said, “The whole…