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Spanish Formula One driver Carlos Sainz diagnosed with appendicitis

Sainz was the third driver to finish in the Bahrain GP and took 15 points. He has been with Ferrari since 2021 and was announced as the team’s reserve driver for 2025.

Selfie with Taliban to Pakistan mountains, Brazilian biker travelled 63 countries before coming to India

The 28-yr-old woman, who was gangraped in Jharkhand Friday night, had covered over 63 countries with her husband including Taliban-ruled Afganistan, before horror she faced in India.

Russian pilot Maxim Kuzminov found shot dead in underground garage in Spain

Russia’s foreign intelligence chief Sergei Naryshkin said ‘Kuzminov became a moral corpse at the very moment when he planned his dirty and terrible crime.’

Sued by Spain govt for ‘joke about blowing up plane’, UK student of Indian origin faces trial in Madrid

Before boarding a flight to Spain in July 2022, Aditya Verma had sent a Snapchat message to his friends that read, 'On my way to blow up the plane (I’m a member of the Taliban)'.

From submarines to aircraft, Spain looks at deepening ties with India

Ambassador José María Ridao discusses growing defence cooperation with India & a raft of other challenges including FTA with EU as Madrid seeks to deepen ties with New Delhi.

Spain’s players to end boycott after football federation agrees to change structure

The boycott was triggered after former RFEF chief Rubiales non-consensually kissed player Hermoso on the lips following Spain's World Cup victory.

India to get its first C-295 transport aircraft in Spain this Wednesday

According to the Rs 21,000-crore deal with Airbus Defence and Space, first 16 aircraft will be delivered in ‘fly-away’ condition from its final assembly line in Seville.

Atleast three dead, three more missing as rainfall in Spain causes floods

Helicopters were sent to rescue people who had sought refuge on the roofs of their homes in the Toledo area some 50 kms southwest of Madrid.

FIFA suspends Spanish federation chief Rubiales for 3 months over non-consensual kiss

The soccer body is investigating an incident involving Luis Rubiales and player Jenni Hermoso that took place after Spain’s Women’s World Cup victory.

Spain arrests 7 for racist incidents targeting Real Madrid player Vinicius Jr

A hate crime probe was opened after an inflatable effigy dressed in the No. 20 jersey of winger Vinicius Jr was hung from a bridge in front of Real Madrid's training ground.

On Camera

The Draft Digital Competition Bill 2024 wields a sledgehammer where a scalpel is required

The rationale behind this proposed bill stems from the fact that existing competition enforcement is supposedly sluggish and ill-suited to today's fast-paced digital environment.

Complaints to RBI ombudsman up 68% in FY23, banks biggest cause for customer grievances

Data shows large public sector banks received highest number of complaints in absolute terms, but fared better than several private banks when looked at on complaints-per-branch basis.

All about dramatic ops by India on high seas that led to arrest of 35 pirates, rescue of 17 hostages

The former Maltese-flagged merchant vessel Ruen was originally hijacked on 14 December last year by the pirates and was being used as a mother ship.

CAA comes not with a bang, but with a whimper. Without NRC, it will fade into academic debate

For BJP, CAA was strategic move that did not quite work out because those it would benefit could’ve been accommodated under existing laws, and new entrants would remain excluded.