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Bibiano Fernandes was the technical committee’s top choice for the U-15 job Panaji: Bibiano Fernandes has accepted an offer from the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to coach the national team for the FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival 2026 later this year in Azerbaijan.The former India U-17 coach was the technical committee’s top choice for the U-15 job. Last week, the AIFF executive approved his appointment as head coach, while Minerva Academy owner Ranjit Bajaj got the nod as manager.Bibiano, it is understood, was not comfortable with Bajaj as the team manager, fearing interference. But sources said the “roles…

Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring Chandigarh: Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Monday bid what he termed a “farewell” to chief minister Bhagwant Mann, predicting that the current Vidhan Sabha session could be Mann’s last as chief minister.Claiming that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was headed for an internal implosion, Warring alleged that the state govt could lose its majority as several party MLAs were waiting for an opportune moment to rebel.“At no cost is Mann going to complete his tenure,” Warring claimed. He added that even if the Punjab assembly elections are held on schedule…

Lucknow: An altercation over a food delivery turned violent in Jankipuram extension after a man objected to receiving non-vegetarian food against his order, with three men allegedly entering his house and assaulting him before damaging his mobile phone and car, according to an FIR lodged on Sunday night.The incident took place between 1.27 pm and 1.45 pm on Saturday, according to the complaint lodged at Jankipuram police station.The complainant, Akash Mishra, told police that he had ordered vegetarian food through an online food-delivery platform. Around 1.27 pm, a delivery partner arrived at his residence with the order. Mishra said he…

Patna: A BPSC teacher was shot dead allegedly by her husband in front of their 9-year-old son in K Hat police station area of Purnia on Sunday night. Her husband Rajkumar Yadav, who works at a cooperative bank, fled with his pistol after the incident.The deceased, Shalini, was posted as a high school teacher at a govt school in Raniganj, Araria district, and lived in a rented house near College Chowk in Purnia with her husband and two children.According to her son, the couple had an argument on Sunday. In anger, Rajkumar allegedly said, “today we will end everything” before…

A rashly driven car allegedly hit at least five vehicles in Sanganer late Sunday night, killing three people, including a man and his three-year-old daughter, and injuring three others Jaipur: A rashly driven car allegedly hit at least five vehicles in Sanganer late Sunday night, killing three people, including a man and his three-year-old daughter, and injuring three others. The car driver was detained after police intercepted the vehicle following a chase.Police said the speeding car hit a family of four travelling on a motorcycle near Sanganer Stadium around 12.30am Monday. The impact threw all four onto the road, after…

Nagpur: A day after union minister and city MP Nitin Gadkari expressed anguish over city roads being damaged due to utility services, poor restoration of roads dug up under the AMRUT scheme came under sharp criticism at the NMC general body meeting on Monday, prompting Mayor Neeta Thakre to order strict accountability of civic officials and contractors responsible for delayed or substandard restoration.Thakre directed the municipal administration to fix responsibility on the concerned assistant commissioners for monitoring restoration work and initiate penalties against agencies found guilty of negligence. She also directed officials to prepare a standard operating procedure (SOP) for…

Ranchi: Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a case in connection with the alleged irregularities in the 14th JPSC Combined Civil Services Examinations. The ED has registered an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) on the basis of a case registered by CID in connection with the exam irregularities. Sources said that ED would investigate the proceeds of crime and money laundering aspects in the case.CID has arrested 20 people, including former JPSC chairperson L Khiangte in this connection. CID also summoned all three JPSC members, who resigned on Sunday, for interrogation, with one former member Ajita Bhattacharya appearing before the agency…

Vadodara: Two men were arrested by Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuths in Dahod on Monday for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe from a beneficiary of the PM Awas Yojana.According to police, the accused are Jayesh Patel, an engineer with the affordable housing mission of Jhalod municipality and Manu Vasaiya, a businessman.The complainant had been allotted a house under the PM Awas Yojana in Jhalod. After the first instalment of Rs70,000 was credited to his bank account, Patel allegedly demanded Rs5,000 from him as a bribe.The ACB said Patel subsequently demanded Rs10,000 on two occasions after further instalments were credited to…

Varanasi: Two youths were killed and another suffered critical injuries when their motorcycle collided with a truck on Gorakhpur-Varanasi four-lane highway near Audihar village under Saidpur police station in Ghazipur district late on Sunday.Ghazipur CO (Saidpur) Shubham Verma on Monday said that three youths riding a motorcycle were passing through Audihar turning, when their vehicle collided head-on with a truck coming from opposite direction. All three identified as Lalu Yadav (25), Akash Yadav(25) and Raju Yadav (27) of Uchauri village in Saidpur suffered grave injuries. They were rushed to Saidpur community health centre (CHC), where doctors declared Akash and Raju…

The election committee functioned under the direct supervision of party state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar and his close confidant and party state general secretary S Suresh Thiruvananthapuram: The BJP core committee meeting held on Monday saw senior functionaries demand strict and credible action over allegations of misappropriation of election funds in the party’s state unit. Several members reportedly expressed displeasure over alleged attempts to hush up the matter or dismiss the charges as baseless.Some members alleged that the state election committee was at the centre of the controversy. They said the committee functioned under the direct supervision of party state president…