Newcastle Upon Tyne, Aug 26 (IANS) Liverpool boss Arne Slot is hopeful Alexis Mac Allister will be available for the club’s upcoming outing, when Arsenal visit Anfield on Sunday. The midfielder missed Liverpool’s dramatic 3-2 victory at Newcastle United, having withdrawn from a training session at the weekend due to a fitness concern.However, Slot doesn’t believe the issue to be serious and is optimistic of being able to call upon Mac Allister’s services for the clash with the Gunners.”We ar…

Indore, Aug 26 (IANS) The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Trophy Tour made a stop in Indore, sparking excitement across the city in celebration of the upcoming global event. Known for its rich heritage and passion for the game, Indore welcomed the coveted trophy with great enthusiasm. The trophy visited some of the city’s most historic and scenic landmarks, including Rajwada Palace, Gandhi Hall, Central Museum, Sirpur Lake and Pitra Parvat.A key highlight of the five-day tour was its visi…

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) The government on Tuesday said it has released more than Rs 284 crore under the 15th Finance Commission (XV FC) Untied Grants for rural local bodies in three states during the financial year 2025–26.Mizoram has received Rs 14.2761 crore for 827 eligible village councils as part of the 2023–24 grants while Odisha has been allocated Rs 240.8149 crore for 6,085 eligible Gram Panchayats and 63 eligible Block Panchayats.Tripura has been provided Rs. 29.75 crore for 606 el…

Mumbai 26 August (IANS) Bollywood actress Divya Dutta is touted to be one of the finest performers of Bollywood. The actress, as much as she is strong and crisp in her on-screen characters, is equally a soft and warm person in real life, especially when it comes to animals. The actress who is a pet parent, is extremely close to her canine babies.On account of International Dogs Day today, Divya posted a video reel on her social media account. The video give a glimpse of Divya Dutta’s fur babies …

Mumbai, Aug 26 (IANS) Actor Karanvir Malhotra, who is receiving positive response to his work in the recently released streaming show ‘Andhera’, has shared his reference points for the title. The actor spoke with IANS during the promotional campaign of the show, and said that he referred to a lot of overseas content to get his part right in the show.He told IANS, “In terms of preparation, the entire team was very collaborative. I remember when I met Karan Anshuman for the first time, he to…

Mumbai, Aug 26 (IANS) Actress Sheena Chohan, who will be next seen in the upcoming Telugu language Pan-India action thriller ‘Jatsyam Maranam Dhruvam’, is undergoing an intense training for martial arts. She has committed to a daily 90-minute training routine in Hyderabad with a personal coach, focusing on strength, agility, and combat precision. In the film, she stars opposite acclaimed actor JD Chakravorty, and plays a tough IPS officer and brings both dedication and experience to the role…

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) After Dream11, Bengaluru-based real-money gaming company Gameskraft on Tuesday said that it will not pursue any legal challenge against India’s newly enacted online gaming law, which prohibits all forms of real-money games in the country.Last week, the government passed the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, which imposes extensive limitations on money-based online gaming platforms in India.Under the new law, entities which provide such services face…

Dhaka, Aug 26 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League highlighted the series of factory shutdowns across the nation that have left thousands of workers jobless and mentioned that there has been a two-fold increase in defaulted loans in the banking sector.Workers’ protests have gripped Bangladesh since the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government and after the Muhhamad Yunus-led interim government took helm, as many were forced to shut down the factories due to the economic crisis in the …

Patna, Aug 26 (IANS) The Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government on Tuesday approved 26 proposals during a cabinet meeting held in the Chief Minister’s Secretariat in Patna.One of the major focuses of the meeting was the land acquisition for industrial development across several districts.Of these, a maximum of nine proposals were passed by the cabinet under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. These are aimed at expanding industrial areas and boosting infrastructure under the Bihar Industri…

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday sought public opinion on various concerns regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which ignited a full-scale spat between the ruling and Opposition parties in Bihar, sources said.The poll panel has prepared a set of five questions to elicit people’s views, in an apparent bid to galvanise support for the ‘voter purging’ campaign.It is yet to issue any official communication, but the questions on …