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The Congress has approached the Supreme Court to contest the dismissal of its Rajya Sabha candidate Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination from Madhya Pradesh and is expected to bring the issue up early in the morning for an urgent hearing before the court’s vacation bench on Thursday. This legal action follows the Returning Officer’s rejection of Natarajan’s nomination papers due to objections raised by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The ruling party claimed that the Congress leader did not provide information about a legal case in Telangana in the affidavit that accompanied her nomination papers. According to the objection filed against Natarajan’s…

FIFA President Gianni Infantino defended World Cup ticket prices on Wednesday, saying “if we do something wrong, then probably everyone selling tickets in North America is doing something wrong”. Infantino spoke with reporters during a rare question-and-answer session on the eve of the opening match of an expanded 48-nation, 104-game World Cup tournament. He defended record ticket prices, said FIFA was powerless to get the US government to admit a Somali referee, and praised his ability to get Iran’s national soccer team into the United States. FIFA priced tickets starting at USD 140 for group-stage games, but regular seats for…

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, June 10, warned that Iran would face consequences for delaying negotiations with Washington, saying the country had missed an opportunity to secure a favourable agreement. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump accused Iranian leaders of taking too long to reach a deal and claimed they would now have to “pay the price”. He also asserted that Iran’s military had been severely weakened during the recent conflict. Also ReadUS, Iran launch strikes after Donald Trump blames Tehran Trump described Iran’s armed forces as “a complete and total mess”, alleging that significant…

New Delhi: Asserting that India’s youngsters are not scared of questioning the government, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which led a protest in Delhi last week demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation, said on Wednesday, June 10, that it would launch an “indefinite sit-in” at Jantar Mantar from June 20 if the minister does not step down. In a statement here, the CJP, which started as a satirical social-media account and has transformed into a movement following last week’s agitation at Jantar Mantar, also announced that it would hold protests in different cities, starting with Pune on June 11, followed…

Islamabad: An Mi-17 helicopter of the Pakistan Army Aviation crashed near Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on Wednesday, killing all personnel on board, the army said. “There were no survivors,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan military, said, without giving the number of those killed. In a brief statement, it said that the accident occurred “during take-off due to a technical fault”. Also ReadIndia must get PoK back: Opposition, BJP leaders back MEA Rescue and recovery teams immediately reached the crash site. A board of inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the exact technical cause of…

New York: When SpaceX makes its debut on the US stock market, it wants smaller-pocketed, mom-and-pop investors to play a big role in what may be the biggest IPO ever. Elon Musk’s rocket company, formally known as Space Exploration Technologies Corp., is steering some of its initial public offering of stock directly to what are called “retail” investors. These are people who buy stocks in a brokerage account on their phone, not pension funds or other big “institutional” investors routing orders to their professional trading desks. Also ReadUK lawmaker says she is suing Elon Musk’s company over fake Grok bikini…

Mumbai: Khatron Ke Khiladi 15 continues to keep fans hooked even before its premiere, with several updates from the sets making headlines. While reports of Avika Gor and Orry’s eliminations have already created a buzz online, rumours surrounding Vishal Aditya Singh’s exit from the show have now grabbed attention. Speculation about Vishal’s elimination began after pictures of the actor attending the success party of Abhishek Kumar’s show Ishq Dum Aur Idli Rasam in Mumbai surfaced on social media. Since Khatron Ke Khiladi 15 is currently being shot in Cape Town, South Africa, many assumed that Vishal had been eliminated from…

New Delhi: Celebrated Urdu writer Mohsin Khan’s acclaimed first novel, “Allah Miyan ka Karkhana,” has been translated into English for the first time by noted translator and poet Maaz Bin Bilal, announced publishing house Harper Collins India. Scheduled for release on June 23, “Allah Miyan’s Workshop” is a story about childhood and its travails, at once “humorous, tender and piercing”. Set in a village in Awadh, Uttar Pradesh, the novel tells the story of 14-year-old Gibran, a curious and mischievous boy whose conservative father wants him to work at a mosque. His carefree childhood is shattered when his father is…

Bengaluru: Customs officials at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport have seized nearly 900 grams of smuggled gold worth Rs 1.37 crore from a passenger who arrived from Dubai and arrested him under the Customs Act. According to officials, the accused had attempted to smuggle 899.50 grams of 24-carat gold into the country in a concealed form. The passenger was intercepted after customs officers noticed suspicious behaviour during routine checks. Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused had hidden gold paste inside four capsules in an attempt to evade detection. However, a detailed examination by customs officials exposed the smuggling attempt. Also ReadTelangana…

Hyderabad: Manyam Chelka in Nalgonda district will soon have an Urdu-medium primary school, with Minister of Roads and Buildings of Telangana Komatireddy Venkat Reddy laying the foundation stone for the project on Wednesday, June 10. Construction of the school, to be built at a cost of Rs 44 lakh, will begin on June 11. “Students in Bottuguda Primary School are receiving computer education and artificial intelligence (AI) training. The upcoming Urdu-medium school will be built on the lines,” he said. He urged Muslim students to make the most of the opportunities available. He announced that a Shaadi Khana (wedding function…