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Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi (10) (AP Photo) Lionel Messi returned to football just four days after the death of his father, Jorge Messi, making an emotional appearance for Inter Miami in their crucial Leagues Cup clash against Club León on Wednesday, August 12.Messi’s return came as a surprise given how recently he had travelled to his hometown of Rosario for his father’s funeral. Jorge Messi died on August 8 at the age of 68 after a prolonged illness. He had played a central role in his son’s career, serving as his agent and managing his business affairs from the…

Photo courtesy: @ck.bolado/Instagram There are few sounds that can test a new parent’s patience quite like an inconsolable baby. You feed the baby, check the nappy, burp them, dim the lights, rock them, walk around the room- and still the crying continues. Then, sometimes, something unexpectedly simple works.A recent Instagram video has captured exactly that moment. In the clip, a father uses a long, low-pitched “Om” sound while holding his crying baby. Within moments, the baby appears to settle, turning a simple act of soothing into a viral parenting hack. The video has now gained over 17 million views, and…

Quote of the day by Cristiano Ronaldo (Image via Getty) Cristiano Ronaldo’s career has been shaped not only by extraordinary success but also by intense, near-constant public scrutiny. Few footballers have attracted as much admiration, criticism and genuine debate as Ronaldo, and yet he has repeatedly spoken about using that pressure as fuel rather than letting it become a burden. “I don’t mind people hating me, because it pushes me,” he told The Times, in an interview later reported by beIN Sports and theScore. “When I go to play away, they are always against me, but it’s good. You have…

Pema Khandu honours academic leader as Northeast VCs discuss future-ready education Arunachal CM Pema Khandu honours Himalayan University VC Prakash DivakaranTimes news networkPUNE: Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu honoured the academic contribution of Himalayan University vice chancellor Prof Dr Prakash Divakaran at a roundtable of vice chancellors from the Northeast held in Pasighat, where discussions centred on strengthening higher education through innovation, collaboration and skill development.During the inaugural ceremony, Divakaran presented his co authored book, “Empowering Minds, Transforming Lives: Sree Narayana Guru’s Philosophy of Education & Skill Development”, to Khandu. The chief minister appreciated Divakaran’s academic contribution and his…

There’s just no stopping ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ at the box office. The fourth instalment of the film starring Tom Holland as the friendly neighbourhood superhero, has continued its extraordinary run at the global box office, grossing an estimated USD 1.8 billion worldwide within just two weekends of its theatrical release.As per the latest report on Variety, the film has collected an estimated USD 704.5 million in North America, becoming the fastest film to cross the USD 700 million mark at the domestic box office. Meanwhile, at the international markets, the film has earned an estimated USD 1.108 billion, taking…

Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina’s secret wedding had just five guests after couple kept ceremony completely private Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez chose to keep their wedding almost entirely away from the public eye, and the first details emerging from the ceremony suggest they succeeded. After nearly a decade together, the couple reportedly married in a private civil ceremony in Cascais, Portugal, with the occasion centred not on footballers, celebrities or a large circle of friends, but on their family.The scale of the ceremony is particularly striking given the extraordinary attention surrounding their relationship in the days before they finally confirmed…

Jeanice with her daughter Jordyn. (Instagram/@jeanicejperez) When Jeanice Perez became pregnant at 18, she was not sure what the future would look like. She knew one thing, though. She wanted her daughter to have a life that looked different from her own. Jeanice had grown up in Las Vegas and in poverty.“Being poor was just kind of the air we breathed,” she told PEOPLE. “Nobody talked about it openly; it was just the way things were.” “I learned really early what it felt like to make ‘not having enough’ be enough,” she added.28 Jul 2026 | 16:25Do you think social…

Karl Popper was a 20th-century philosopher who championed open societies, critical thinking, and gradual reform over utopian political schemes In 1919, a seventeen-year-old student in Vienna joined a street demonstration organized by young communists. Police opened fire on the unarmed crowd, killing twelve people and wounding dozens more. The young student had encouraged his friends to march because he believed that short-term violence was a necessary step toward an inevitable social utopia. Standing in the blood-stained street that afternoon, he experienced a complete collapse of faith. He realized that an ideology promising absolute perfection had pushed aside his moral judgment…

PUNE: Students should not focus solely on obtaining a degree but should identify the field they are passionate about and connect it with a profession. Excellence comes naturally when passion and profession are brought together, senior IT expert Dr Deepak Shikarpur said.He was speaking as the chief guest at ‘Deeksharambh 2026’, an orientation programme organised by Alard University, Pune, for newly admitted students.The programme was held under the guidance of Dr L. R. Yadav, Founder-President and Chancellor of Alard University, Pune.Dr Milind Kaulgikar, General Manager, Vodafone Shared Services India; Ashish Banka, Vice-President, Algoworks; Shyamsundar Madevar, Chief Manager, Sakal Maharashtra and…

Hollywood star Nicole Kidman made jaws drop with her latest revelation about her failed marriage to fellow Hollywood icon Tom Cruise.The newly single star, who surprised all with her sudden split and divorce from husband Keith Urban, got candid about her first marriage to Cruise. In her latest interview with British Vogue, Kidman revealed that she was allegedly ‘warned’ that marrying Cruise could negatively impact her acting career.Nicole Kidman on marrying youngOpening up about taking the plunge at 23, Nicole told British Vogue “Strangely enough, I feel comfortable. Is that weird? That’s so weird.” While admitting that she ‘got married…