Valencia vs Barcelona LIVE Streaming Copa Del Rey: When And Where To Watch

Valencia vs Barcelona LIVE Streaming, Copa del Rey: Barcelona take on Valencia in a Copa del Rey quarter-final, just over a week after thrashing them 7-1 in a La Liga match. Barcelona were knocked out in the quarter-final stage of the Copa del Rey in the previous season. As a result, they will be hoping to replicate their last performance against Valencia. Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid have already booked their spot in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey, and Barcelona will be hoping to join that list. Valencia, who beat Barcelona to the Copa title in 2019, will be eyeing a major upset this time around.

Valencia vs Barcelona LIVE Streaming details, Copa del Rey 2024-25 LIVE Telecast: Check Where and How to Watch?

When will the Valencia vs Barcelona, Copa del Rey match take place?

The Valencia vs Barcelona, Copa del Rey match will take place on Friday, February 7 (IST).

Where will the Valencia vs Barcelona, Copa del Rey match be held?

The Valencia vs Barcelona, Copa del Rey match will be held at the Mestalla Stadium, Valencia.

What time will the Valencia vs Barcelona, Copa del Rey match start?

The Valencia vs Barcelona, Copa del Rey match will start at 2:00 AM IST.

Which TV channels will show the live telecast of the Valencia vs Barcelona, Copa del Rey match?

The Valencia vs Barcelona, Copa del Rey match will not be televised live in India.

Where to follow the live streaming of the Valencia vs Barcelona, Copa del Rey match?

The Valencia vs Barcelona, Copa del Rey match will be live streamed on the FanCode app and website.

(All details are as per information provided by the broadcaster)

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A Blank South Korea? New North Korea Map Piques Interest Online

The tension between North and South Korea is legendary. Since the Korean War in the 1950s, reconciliation efforts have not been successful. And now, a photo of North Korea's map circulating on the internet has baffled policy researchers and other users. The map has been shared on the Chinese social media platform RedNote (Xiaohongshu) and claims the revised map was shared in April 2024, as per a report in Newsweek. It marks a major shift in the country's policy on unification by showing the Korean Peninsula divided into two separate parts, further driving home North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's break from the long-standing goal of eventual reunification with the South.

For decades, Pyongyang had demanded to be reunited with the South but always on its terms. The three-year Korean War, which started when communist North invaded South, ended in an armistice in 1953 without a peace treaty ever being signed. Still, Pyongyang kept preaching reunification for many years afterward, according to the news portal.

According to Newsweek, labelled "Joseon," the term North Korea typically uses for itself, the map displayed administrative districts only for the North and omitted them for the South-unlike older charts that have been made public.

Instead, South Korea was shown in grey like China and labelled simply as "South Korea. This was a departure from the previously used term "Puppet Korea", which implied the South was not an independent country but a US puppet state.

Kim Jong Un, supreme leader of North Korea, said in an October speech: "In the previous period, we talked a lot about liberating the South and unifying the country by force, but now we are not interested in that at all, and since we declared two countries, we are not even conscious of that country."

North Korea's rhetoric on the South has been subdued since the December political crisis in Seoul following now-jailed President Yoon Suk-yeol's brief declaration of martial law. Despite this, experts believe Kim Jong Un will not reverse his purge of unification symbols.

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Kapil Sharma Reveals Coldplay Wanted To Be A Part Of His Show

Kapil Sharma is all set to return with season 3 of his The Great Indian Kapil Show. On Monday, Netflix India announced an impressive line-up of shows, slated for 2025. At the event, Kapil Sharma revealed Coldplay wanted to be a part of his show.

Coldplay had blockbuster concerts in Mumbai and Ahmedabad last month. Kapil, with his tinge of humour, shared how Coldplay reached out to them via e-mail. 

 "Humlog toh inko (makers) bole pura saal set lagake rakhho. Aap believe nahi karoge log Coldplay ke liye ticket le rahe hain, unka email humein aa raha tha humein aapke show mein aana. 

"Humne kaha le toh aate, humara chal nahi raha abhi. Toh, it's a humble request for Netflix- guys, please keep going on," Kapil quipped (We told the makers to keep the set ready all year. You won't believe it - while people were buying Coldplay tickets, they emailed us saying they wanted to come on our show. I told them, 'You should have come, but our show wasn't running.' So I humbly request Netflix: please keep it going.)

Asked about his infamous rift with co-actor Sunil Grover, Kapil took the question in his stride and responded, "Season 3 toh inke liye, humare liye toh ek aur episode hain. Humein toh aadat padhi hain 200 episode ka serial. Wo bhi hum tab tak nahi bandh karte jab tak humara khud ka ladai na ho jaye." (Season 3 is for them, but for us, it's just another episode. We're used to doing 200-episode series and don't stop until we fight ourselves.)"

Kapil's show stars Sunil Grover, Krushna Abhishek, Kiku Sharda, Rajiv Thakur and Archana Puran Singh. The format of The Great Indian Kapil Show is largely identical to that of Kapil Sharma's former shows The Kapil Sharma Show and Comedy Nights With Kapil. The Great Indian Kapil Show hosted a slew of celebrities in its second season.

Alia Bhatt, Karan Johar, Kareena and Karisma Kapoor, Sudha Murthy, Narayan Murthy, Deepinder Goyal and Gia Goyal, Rekha, Sonakshi Sinha, Zaheer Iqbal, Shatrughan Sinha and Poonam Sinha appeared as guests in the second season. 

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Bill Gates Exclusive: I'm On The Autism Spectrum, It Never Goes Away

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has told NDTV that were he a young boy growing up in today's world, he would "probably be diagnosed on the autism spectrum". Mr Gates, who has never formally been diagnosed on the spectrum, said that as a child his parents sent him to a therapist who "over a year succeeded in convincing me (that) my mental style might be a positive thing".

Speaking to NDTV ahead of the release of his memoir, 'Source Code: My Beginnings', he said the fact some people's brains process information differently was not widely understood when he was a child. But such a diagnosis is helpful, if not important, today, since people on the spectrum can learn about the ways in which their brains work, and it also eliminates pejorative feelings against them.

Autism Spectrum Disorder, or ASD, is a complex developmental disorder impacting one's ability to communicate and interact socially. It is characterised, in part, by repetitive behaviors and/or restricted interests, and occurs on a continuum of severity from mild challenges to difficulty with everyday life.

"(As a child) I knew there was something different (about me)," Mr Gates said, remembering an incident when he was in Class VI, "They (the school) asked us to write a report and I picked a small state (in the United States) called Delaware. I ended up turning in a 200-page report... the other kids were turning in five or 10-page reports. And I was kind of embarrassed."

"... teachers were always a little confounded... I was capable and yet distracted. At one stage, I had a teacher say, 'We should skip you a grade or two ahead', or another say, 'No, we should hold you back so you can mature'. And I, certainly my social skills, particularly with people my own age, other than a few nerdy boys like me, were very slow to develop."

Mr Gates told NDTV the ability to focus (intensely) on a task (individuals on the autism spectrum are known 'hyperfocus') gave him an advantage growing up, but pointed also to 'deficits', such as parents who were often confused by what they thought was eccentric, or 'abnormal' behaviour.

"I was very lucky... I was going to this private school. And so, I was able to shape that capability into a strength," he said, crediting this 'strength' with helping him eventually establish Microsoft.

It is, however, a "different world now", Mr Gates said, explaining that many children of today who are diagnosed on the spectrum don't have to hide the different ways in which they process information and the world around them.

Nevertheless, one cannot really 'grow out of autism', he said, explaining that he has, over the years, "... learned to socialise... hire people, and run a big company. I've had to learn a lot there."

"... as CEO of Microsoft I would take whole weeks off... and even now, as I set my schedule, if I've had a bunch of days with large groups of people, then I'll have a bunch of days by myself."

"I still rock a bit, which is kind of characteristic of (autism)... they call it 'self-stimulation'. So, you know, I have to catch myself because it can make people nervous. So, no... I don't think it ever goes away. (But) it'd be harder to diagnose now because I've learned, how to shape my behavior."

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Arvind Kejriwal Faces Police Case In Haryana Day Before Delhi Goes To Polls

A police case has been filed against former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal a day before Delhi goes to polls, over his allegations that Haryana is poisoning the waters of Yamuna. The case, filed in Haryana, accuses the Aam Aadmi Party chief under various sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. 

The allegations include inciting riot, promotion of hatred, falsely accusing someone of crime with intent to cause harm and committing deliberate and malicious acts that insult the religious feelings of citizens.

Mr Kejriwal's remarks, made last week in the run-up to the election, has triggered a huge political row and the matter has even reached the Election Commission.

The BJP, AAP and the Congress have each dared the other to drink the water and Mr Kejriwal has even extended the challenge to the Election Commission, drawing a strong reprimand.

In response to the poll body's demand for hard evidence of his claim against Haryana, Mr Kejriwal had written back, "We have four bottles... will send to each one of them... please drink and show us. Then we will believe".

In his first response to the Commission, Mr Kejriwal had cited a letter from the Delhi Jal Board that said the ammonia levels in the Yamuna had reached critical levels -- 700 times the normal -- and that it was "extremely poisonous for human health".

The Commission, while acknowledging the ammonia levels, said the former Delhi Chief Minister was "entirely silent... on your widely circulated... statement of 'poisoning of Yamuna by Government of Haryana with intention to cause genocide in Delhi' (and) equating it with an act of war between two nations".

The Commission also equated his comment with malicious comments made to create enmity with the neighbouring state.

Vociferously denying the allegations, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini released a video of himself taking a sip of Yamuna water. AAP alleged that he had spat it out. 

Congress's Rahul Gandhi alleged that Mr Kejriwal had promised to clean up the Yamuna within fie years but failed. "I would ask him to drink it (Yamuna water), we will meet in the hospital after that," he added while speaking at a public meeting.

PM Modi then stepped in, declaring that the BJP government in Haryana would not poison the water he drank. 

He also alleged that the AAP chief, with such bizarre comments, was trying to deflect attention from his party's failures in governance.

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Ex-NASA Researcher Shares Blunt Rejection Email From Recruiter

A former NASA researcher shared a brutal rejection e-mail she received from a recruiter after she applied for a job while trying to "branch out" in the job market. The woman who also has a master's degree in particle physics and has worked in IT, data analysis, manufacturing and at NASA said that she was sent a "rude and cruel message" by the hiring manager.

She explained that she had applied for a business development role, despite noticing that the qualifications section had truncated or missing text in the bullet points. The listed qualifications focused on experience in manufacturing and fabrication, knowledge of mechanical interfaces, blueprint reading, and proficiency in CRM and Excel. Given the tough job market, she decided to apply anyway, hoping to expand her opportunities after being laid off.

Recruiter sent me a message berating me for applying
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However, the recruiter's response caught her off guard. They began their message by questioning whether she had even read the job description before applying.

"Did you read the position description? Only apply to positions that may be a match for your background/experience. To do otherwise is an extreme waste of everyone's time, especially the recruiter or hiring manager's time, as this all too often happens," they wrote.

The researcher was taken aback by the response and decided to reply, attaching a screenshot of the qualifications section to highlight the missing text. "I'm not sure I should have done that, to be honest, but I was completely shocked," she admitted.

Her post quickly went viral, with users rallying behind her and criticizing the recruiter's approach.

The incident has reignited debates about professionalism in hiring and how recruiters should engage with job seekers, especially in a challenging job market.

"But when it's the other way around and they want a junior position to have 12+ years experience that's not wasting anyone's time? Or a decade of experience in something that's been out for five years?" a user commented.

Another recruiter even offered to turn the tables. "Feel free to DM me his contact info. I'll send him a mismatched resume and wait for his response. As a former Director of Recruiting, I know just how to make this idiot rethink his professional career choice."

"I'll send them 30 dummy resumes during my downtime at work," the third user wrote. 

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PM Modi Likely To Visit US On February 12, Hold Talks With Trump: Sources

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit the US on February 12, sources in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. This would be PM Modi's first visit to the US after President Donald Trump's historic comeback to the White House.

According to the travel plan, PM Modi will fly to Washington DC after his two-day visit to Paris, sources said, adding there is no official announcement yet.

PM Modi will be among a handful of foreign leaders to travel to Washington DC on a bilateral visit within weeks after the Trump administration came to power.

PM Modi is travelling to Paris to attend the Artificial Intelligence Action summit on February 10 and 11.

If PM Modi goes to the US, it would be amid concerns in India over Donald Trump's approach on immigration and tariffs.

Donald Trump on Sunday announced imposing a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian and Mexican imports as well as an additional 10 per cent tax on Chinese goods. Later, he put a hold tariff on Mexican imports, but did not announce any relief for the other two.

In a phone call on January 27, a week after the new US President's inauguration, PM Modi and Donald Trump agreed to work towards a "trusted" partnership with a focus on boosting India-US cooperation in trade, energy and defence.

Following the phone talks, the White House said Donald Trump emphasised on the importance of India increasing its procurement of US-made security equipment and moving toward a fair bilateral trade relationship.

India has already indicated its keenness to expand energy ties with the US, especially in the clean energy sector.

India on Saturday announced plans to amend its nuclear liability law and set up a nuclear energy mission, a move that came ahead of PM Modi's likely visit to the US.

Certain clauses in India's Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010 have emerged as hurdles in moving forward in implementing the historic civil nuclear deal that was firmed up between the countries 16 years ago.

India is said to be looking at the possibility of civil nuclear cooperation with the US in small modular reactors (SMRs). US-based Holtec International is one of the leading exporters of SMRs and the Department of Atomic Energy is learnt to be interested in collaborating with the American firm.

With inputs from PTI

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