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...
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‘Operate autonomously’: FIFA denies pressure as Trump confirms Balogun intervention
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...
Ram Mandir trust opens its vaults: Rs 3,264 crore spent, silver donations melted – details
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...
What Trump said to FIFA chief about Folarin Balogun’s red card – Full conversation
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,...
When MAGA trumped FIFA — Football caves to Trump tantrum, revokes US striker Balogun’s suspension
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...
The son who never appears: Iran buries a Supreme Leader — and inherits a ghost
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 —...
‘We have ways’: Nato chief warns allies to present credible defence plans or face consequences
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...
Watch: ‘Spiderman’ takes charge on rain-hit Bhiwandi streets as civic chaos unfolds
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...
‘He is untainted in my eyes’: Ram temple trust treasurer defends Champat Rai after resignation
Ram Temple, Trust Treasurer Govind Dev Giri (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust Treasurer Govind Dev Giri on Monday defended former general secretary Champat Rai following his resignation over the Ram temple donation theft case, saying Rai remained “untainted” in his eyes and describing his decision to step down as voluntary...
‘Made right decision’: Trump confirms he asked FIFA to review Balogun decision
Donald Trump and FIFA president Gianni Infantino (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump said he personally asked FIFA president Gianni Infantino to review the red card and one-match suspension handed to Team USA striker Folarin Balogun, a move that has sparked major controversy at the FIFA World Cup, according to CNN.FIFA later announced...
