FIFA WC 2026: Japan coach's old-school timekeeping method grabs attention; fans attempt to decode

IANS | June 15, 2026 12:47 PM

New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Japan never fails to amuse with their innovations; this time it's their men's football team head coach, Hajime Moriyasu, who is turning heads at the 2026 FIFA World Cup with an old-school yet innovative method of giving instructions to his team during the 2026 FIFA World Cup match against the Netherlands in Dallas.

200 Stanford graduates walk out during Sundar Pichai's speech: Report

IANS | June 15, 2026 12:46 PM

New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Google CEO Sundar Pichai faced protests and walkouts as he delivered the keynote address at Stanford University’s commencement, even though he skipped mentioning artificial intelligence to avoid getting booed, a report has said.

Indian envoy meets 20 rescued crew members of MT Jalveer ahead of their repatriation to India

IANS | June 15, 2026 12:36 PM

Muscat, June 15 (IANS) India's Ambassador to Oman, Prashant Pise, on Monday met 20 Indian crew members of MT Jalveer in Muscat before their repatriation to India.

Wholesale inflation at 9.68 pc in May, new WPI series launched with 2022-23 base year

IANS | June 15, 2026 12:33 PM

New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) The Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Monday said that it launched a revised Wholesale Price Index (WPI) series with 2022-23 as the new base year and reported wholesale inflation at 9.68 per cent in May.

Renee Zellweger on playing Bridget Jones: It was so liberating

IANS | June 15, 2026 12:33 PM

Los Angeles, June 15 (IANS) Actress Renee Zellweger says playing Bridget Jones was "liberating" to play someone who's having “authentic experiences authentically”.

Pakistan: Two police personnel killed, six others injured in suicide attack near Punjab-Khyber Pakhtunkhwa border

IANS | June 15, 2026 12:31 PM

Islamabad, June 15 (IANS) Two police personnel killed and six others injured after a suicide attack targeted a police check post in the Wahwa area near the Punjab-Khyber Pakhtunkhwa border in Pakistan, local media reported on Monday.

CID takes over probe into Bengal actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee's mysterious death

IANS | June 15, 2026 12:25 PM

Kolkata, June 15 (IANS) The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of West Bengal Police is taking over the charge of the investigation into the mysterious death of popular Bengali actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee at Talsari beach in neighbouring Odisha in March.

Sundeep Kishen-starrer 'Super Subbu' to premiere on OTT on July 2

IANS | June 15, 2026 12:19 PM

Chennai, June 15 (IANS) The makers of director Mallik Ram's eagerly awaited offbeat comedy Telugu series 'Super Subbu', featuring actor Sundeep Kishan in the lead, on Monday announced that series will premiere on OTT on July 2 this year.

Shilpa Shetty doles out Monday motivation with mobility challenge workout

IANS | June 15, 2026 12:17 PM

Mumbai, June 15 (IANS) Actress Shilpa Shetty kicked off the week by doling out a dose of Monday motivation for fitness enthusiasts.

Filmmaker who lost kin in AI-171 crash plans film on tragedy, calls it his final project

IANS | June 15, 2026 12:14 PM

Ahmedabad, June 15 (IANS) A filmmaker who lost his elder sister in the Air India Flight AI-171 crash has revealed plans to make a feature film based on the disaster, describing it as a personal mission and saying it is likely to be the final project of his career.