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Prayagraj: The Allahabad high court on Monday directed the central govt and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to file their counter-affidavits in response to a petition challenging an Agra court order that refused to allow a survey of the Taj Mahal.The petition challenges the rejection of an application seeking the appointment of an advocate...

Vaishanaw flagged off four new trains and services Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday flagged off new train services and announced route extensions aimed at improving rail connectivity across Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, while also inaugurating the extension of an existing service through video conferencing from Bhubaneswar.The minister launched the services from Rail Sadan...

NEW DELHI: The Indian Army on Monday said security forces recovered five AK series rifles, a hand grenade and a large cache of ammunition after busting a militant hideout during a search operation in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Kupwara district.In a post on X, the Army’s Chinar Corps said the operation was launched in the Keran...

Folarin Balogun (20) fouls Bosnia’s Tarik Muharemovic (4). Balogun received a red card on the play, US President Donald Trump. (AP) FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Monday that he spoke to US President Donald Trump about Folarin Balogun’s red card suspension but told him the case would be decided only by FIFA’s independent judicial...

NEW DELHI: Following a high-level meeting in Ayodhya, Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust released details of its finances, saying that out of Rs 3,264 crore, Rs 2,370 crore had been spent on temple construction and capital expenditure, while Rs 391 crore from devotees’ offerings had been used for operational expenses.It said the remaining funds...

Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino (AP Photo) US President Donald Trump has confirmed that he personally spoke to FIFA president Gianni Infantino and asked him to review the red card and one-match suspension handed to Team USA striker Folarin Balogun during the FIFA World Cup match against Bosnia and Herzegovina. The suspension was later lifted,...

WASHINGTON: The beautiful game has met an ugly precedent. MAGA supremo Donald Trump, who has long believed that every contest — whether it is elections, tv ratings, golf games, beauty pageants or trade negotiations — is existential, has now added football matches to the same universe of perpetual competition.Following an extraordinary intervention from Trump, FIFA...

A giant billboard showing late Iranian leader Ayatollah Khamenei and Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, with Arabic writing that reads: “Thank you Iran” (Image/AP) Driving the newsIran is holding the largest funeral in its history for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Over six days, the mourning procession moves from Tehran through Qom, Najaf, Karbala and Mashhad —...

Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Monday demanded that allies put forward “clear, concrete and credible plans” to reach the organisation’s spending targets, warning that those who do not step up would face consequences.“If one or two still have to be convinced, we have ways to do that,” Rutte said, without...

A content creator dressed as Spiderman assisted stranded commuters on Bhiwandi’s flooded streets. BHIWANDI: As heavy rain inundated several parts of Bhiwandi over the past four days, an unlikely volunteer dressed as Spiderman emerged on the city’s waterlogged streets, helping stranded motorists and pedestrians navigate flooded roads while drawing both admiration and debate on social...