September 2023

Lionel Messi, who had a stellar start to his Major League Soccer career, is back in action this week for Argentina as South America begins its arduous qualifying process for the 2026 World Cup. In Qatar nine months ago, Messi led Argentina to the World Cup victory, capping off a dazzling career that cemented him as the greatest player of his generation. The small 36-year-old superstar’s life has seen a time of instability since that unforgettable night in Doha.

A silver bat was given to Virat Kohli by local Sri Lankan cricketers as a beautiful gesture before India’s important match against Pakistan in the Super Four stage of the ongoing Asia Cup 2023. India, the second-best team in Group A, will play Pakistan in the first of three Super Four games on Sunday at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

Elon Musk, the tech entrepreneur, has been accused of “committing evil” by a senior Ukrainian official after a new biography detailed how he refused to give Ukraine permission to use his Starlink satellite network to stop a drone attack on Russian warships last year.Mykhailo Podolyak, a presidential advisor for Ukraine, said that Mr. Musk’s influence resulted in civilian deaths in a message on X (previously Twitter). “This is the price of a cocktail of ignorance and big ego,” Mr. Podolyak wrote. “By preventing Ukrainian drones from using Starlink interference to destroy a portion of the Russian fleet, @elonmusk permitted this...

President Joe Biden left for the G20 summit in India on Thursday, hoping to seize on the absence of the leaders of China and Russia to shore up US influence in the divided bloc. Biden will try to show that on big transnational issues, Washington is a better partner than Beijing or Moscow — and that the G20 remains a key forum. But deep splits on Russia’s war in Ukraine and on how to help emerging nations tackle climate change are expected to hamper accords during the two-day meeting in New Delhi. US President Biden departs for India to attend...

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who is now attending the G20 conference in India, identified as a proud Hindu and said he has always felt a great connection to that country. ‘My wife is Indian, and as a proud Hindu, I will always have a connection to India and people of India,’ he said, adding, ‘I am tremendously proud of my Indian roots and my connections to India.’ The G20 presidency is being held by the “right country” at the “right time,” he continued, praising Narendra Modi’s leadership. “Due to India’s size, diversity, and outstanding achievements, it is the appropriate...

When Rashtrapati Bhawan sent out invites for a G20 dinner on September 9 on behalf of the “President of Bharat,” External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said, “India that is Bharat is mentioned in the Constitution.” He was subtly mocking the opposition parties for their remarks.The minister claimed that the Constitution reflects the connotation of the word “Bharat” in an exclusive interview with ANI. The Constitution clearly states that India is also known as Bharat. Please read it, everyone is invited, S. Jaishankar stated. The minister was questioned over the response from the opposition parties and whether the government planned to...

One of the most celebrated festivals among Hindus in India and other nations is Krishna Janmashtami. The day commemorates Lord Krishna’s birth and is also known by the names Krishna Janmashtami, Krishnashtami, Gokulashtami, Ashtami Rohini, Srikrishna Jayanti, and Sree Jayanthi.He is adored all over India and is thought to be Lord Vishnu’s eighth avatar. Krishna is referred to in Hindu epics as the god of love, kindness, and compassion. He was born at midnight to Queen Devaki and King Vasudeva in a prison in modern-day Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. He is also renowned for using his extraordinary abilities to accomplish miracles...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has reaffirmed his position that a deal mediated by the UN to securely transport Ukrainian grain over the Black Sea will only be reinstated if the West complies with Moscow’s requirements on its agricultural exports. The Russian president made his comments on Monday following a meeting with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the president of Turkey, in the Black Sea city of Sochi. The meeting was intended to revive a deal that was deemed essential for the world’s food supplies, particularly in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.

A flurry of political responses have been created by the official invitation to foreign leaders attending the G20 summit using the title “President of Bharat” instead of the customary “President of India.” The BJP has questioned why some parties “object to every issue related to the honour and pride of the country” while opposition politicians have criticised the action and linked it to their 28-party alliance going by the name of INDIA.Arvind Kejriwal, the leader of the AAP, expressed one of the harshest reactions to the invitation’s language when he questioned whether the government would rename the nation to “BJP”...

According to a report from the United States on Monday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un plans to travel abroad for a very uncommon meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss arming Moscow for its conflict in Ukraine.Putin on Monday dismissed the highly monitored counteroffensive that Ukraine is waging in the south and east as a failure, but Moscow appears keen to quickly acquire more military equipment to reinforce its forces. According to Adrienne Watson, a spokesperson for the National Security Council (NSC) of the White House, “arms negotiations between Russia and the DPRK are actively advancing.”