Manchester City and Spain midfielder Rodri has won Ballon d'Or for the first time. The 28-year-old was honoured with it at a ceremony in Paris. He's the second footballer born in Spain after Luis Suárez Miramontes to win Ballon d'Or. Rodri won Premier League with Manchester City in 2023-24 season and won Euro 2024 with Spain.

Gold is considered to be one of the reliable asset classes across time periods which has potential to conserve and aims to create wealth over long-term, said Mirae Asset Mutual Fund while launching the Mirae Asset Gold ETF Fund of Fund. The company urges people to read all scheme related documents carefully and invest responsibly.

More than 150 people were injured, including eight seriously, in a fireworks accident during a temple festival near Neeleswaram in Kerala's Kasaragod late on Monday, news agency PTI reported. Top district administration officials, including the collector and police chief, reached the spot. Authorities are probing the cause of the fire.

Manchester United were left red-faced after Manchester City denied their players a lift for the Ballon d'Or ceremony. According to Daily Mail, United asked City if Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo could fly with their Ballon d'Or-bound players in their private jet. However, the defending Premier League champions turned down their request stating that there was no room.

Andy Garcia joined Anthony Hopkins and Michele Morrone in 'Maserati: The Brothers,' a biopic about Italy's iconic Maserati car family, directed by Bobby Moresco. Garcia plays Rossini, a key figure, while Morrone portrays Alfieri Maserati. Filming begins next month in Italy, with Iervolino producing.

India witnessed a significant 51% increase in stroke cases, but positively 80% of strokes can be prevented through awareness and proactive measures. To raise awareness about stroke the Sakra World Hospital, Bengaluru, took a significant step by organizing the 'stride to save lives walkathon' under the theme 'rise above stroke' and announced the launch of a dedicated stroke clinic.

Meet Ajay Vishnoi, a progressive farmer from Abohar, Punjab, who has transformed 25 acres of his land into a thriving Kinnow orchard. By utilizing innovative farming techniques, he achieves an impressive yield of approximately 200 quintals per acre annually. His dedication not only boosts his income to over ₹1.5 lakh per acre but also inspires fellow farmers.

A Pinterest post claims that eating 1 grapefruit a day for 9 months can clear plaque in arteries. However, no scientific evidence or medical consensus supports the claim. Plaque in the arteries leads to atherosclerosis which is complex condition typically requires medical interventions. The Medical Dialogues Fact Check Team labelled this claim as misleading and doctors have refuted this claim.

Mayank recovered from a side strain and abdominal injury after his stint in the IPL and his performances led to the BCCI looking to include him in the squad for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar series 2024-25. However, the youngster is yet again out injured. Recently, Mayank's personal coach, Devendra Sharma, came forward and talked about Mayank's situation.

The Brazilian Grand Prix at the iconic Interlagos circuit promises to be a thrilling chapter in the championship story. The weekend will kick off with FP1 and Sprint qualifying on Friday, November 1. Meanwhile, Saturday will hold the Sprint race and qualifying session while the Grand Prix will take place on November 3.

Mohammad Rizwan, Pakistan's new white ball skipper after Babar Azam's resignation, has backed his team to unite and fight hard against the Australians in the white ball tour next month. "As we go ahead, we have noticed a few things that we would want to work on, we'll defeat Australia in Australia," the keeper-batter said.

After Manchester United sacked Erik ten Hag, renowned sports journalist backed Ronaldo's criticism of the manager. Morgan wrote, "Every single word that Cristiano told me about Ten Hag in our explosive interview was born out by events. He was an over-promoted, delusional, disrespectful, and thoroughly mediocre manager who couldn't handle world-class talent or run a club that size."

A doctored news bulletin featuring AI-generated voice clones of journalist Rajat Sharma and Dr Bimal Chhajer, a cardiologist, is circulating with false claims that the latter was killed in car explosion after speaking out against pharmaceutical companies. BOOM found that the visuals have been overlaid with an AI generated voice clone to falsely claim the death of Dr Bimal Chhajer.

The Panambur police in Mangaluru have arrested six individuals, including a foreign national, in connection with a significant drug trafficking case. The arrests come as part of ongoing efforts to combat illegal drug trade in the region, which has raised concerns over public safety and crime.

Family of 10-year-old spiritual influencer Abhinav Arora claimed they've received a life threat from Lawrence Bishnoi's gang. Abhinav's mother Jyoti said she received a message from the gang after she missed a call from the same number. The gang threatened to kill Abhinav in the message, she said, adding, "Abhinav hasn't done anything due to which we are getting threats."

A significant archaeological find has emerged from the Vadapalli temple located in the Nalgonda district of Telangana, where a Kannada inscription has been uncovered. This inscription, engraved on a slab, was found within a ruined mandapa opposite the Lakshminarasimha temple, adding to the historical significance of the site.

The former palace of ex-Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina will become a museum to "honour revolution that ousted her", said Muhammad Yunus, chief adviser to Bangladesh's interim government. "The museum should preserve memories of her misrule and people's anger when they removed her from power," he added. Hasina resigned as Bangladesh PM and fled to India in August amid student protests.

Amitabh Bachchan presented the ANR National Award, organised by the Akkineni family, to veteran actor Chiranjeevi. In a viral video, Bachchan was seen greeting Chiranjeevi's mother, Anjana Devi, and touching her feet to show respect. After accepting the award, a visibly emotional Chiranjeevi bowed down in front of Amitabh and touched his feet.

Over 43,000 Palestinians have been killed in the yearlong war in Gaza, more than half of them being women and children, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. The tally includes 96 dead who arrived in Gaza hospitals over the past two days, the ministry added. The ministry stated more than one lakh people have been wounded in the war so far.

Former England batter Kevin Pietersen criticised Pakistan after Gary Kirsten stepped down as their white-ball head coach. "How can Pakistan Cricket lose Kirsten with his resumè in coaching?" he said. "One step forward the last few weeks...two steps back today. Too much talent to keep doing this...stuff," Pietersen added. Kirsten won the ODI World Cup 2011 as Team India coach.

Former SRH head coach Tom Moody opined that Punjab Kings (PBKS) shouldn't retain any of their players ahead of the IPL 2025 auction. "I'd be looking to use the right-to-match (RTM) option for players like Arshdeep Singh, Sam Curran, Kagiso Rabada and Jitesh Sharma," he said. Moody stated that PBKS should also consider uncapped players Shashank Singh and Harpreet Brar.

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri said captain Rohit Sharma isn't going to take the Test series loss against New Zealand "lightly". "Rohit is a proud man. His body language might suggest that he is very relaxed. But deep down, he'll be hurting and hurting big," he said. Shastri stated not just Rohit but every Indian player would be hurting.

After Actor Vijay organised his first political rally after launch of his party TVK, DMK said all his ideologies were "copied" from their policies. "Whatever he says is what we had already said and which we are following," DMK leader TKS Elangovan said. Meanwhile, AIADMK said, "TVK's ideology is a cocktail ideology taken from all political parties in Tamil Nadu."

As part of Mahakumbh 2025 preparation, the Uttar Pradesh government will install 200 water ATMs and 6,500 tap stands to cater to over 400 million pilgrims expected to attend the mela. The state water department will set up pipelines spanning the entire fairground. Purified RO (reverse osmosis) water will be made available with a press of a button.

An auto driver traced down a passenger in Bengaluru to return her gold chain. Girish, an auto driver, found a gold chain in his auto. He went out of his way to return the gold chain to its owner. Girish enquired in the neighbourhood and searched for her house. Chitra shared a video about the incident and thanked Girish.