Commonwealth Games (CWG) medalist and boxer from Assam, Lovlina Borgohain, expressed her dissatisfaction after noticing that the Northeast Indian region was missing from a map printed on napkins and displayed outside a popular Indian restaurant in Glasgow. She stated that this 'offends' her.
The central government of India rejected on Wednesday the assertion by opposition leader Rahul Gandhi that Home Minister Amit Shah authorized excessive police action against student protesters. The government insists that no firing occurred during the suppression of demonstrations in July near Parliament regarding the leak of NEET examination materials.
Home Minister Jitendra Singh, responding to Rahul's remarks in Lok Sabha, stated that it was repeatedly emphasized that no shots were fired, and tear gas was used. He added that since there were no shots fired, the question of issuing an order does not arise, and the authority for such an order belongs to a magistrate, not a minister.
These clarifications followed Rahul Gandhi's claim during debates on the bill amending the anti-leakage law that Shah had 'authorized' violent actions against students. Gandhi stated that the Home Minister was absent because he 'feared' strong protests from the ruling party faction. Speaker Om Birla intervened, reminding the opposition leader that the discussion was not about the Home Minister, and demanded evidence for his allegations.
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju also objected to these statements, calling them 'highly offensive' and demanding an apology. In his speech, the opposition leader also accused the RSS of influencing the education system, stating that the 'soul of the system is captured by the RSS,' and that 'Dharmendra Pradhan never headed the Ministry of Education. The person and organization managing the ministry are called the RSS.'
Defending the student rallies, Gandhi said he was 'very moved' and 'reassured' by these demonstrations, describing them as a 'deep expression of the youth of this country.' His speech later caused further commotion after he used a term that the Chairman deemed 'unparliamentary.' Gandhi insisted that he was quoting a student's description and did not refer to any member of the House. Speaker Birla ordered the exclusion of this expression from the parliamentary record.
Iran concluded its participation in the 2026 World Cup without any losses; however, its main difficulties were not the football matches but administrative barriers.
The team faced visa bans, restrictions on overnight stays, and limitations on daily cross-border travel on match days. More than a dozen staff members were denied entry to the United States.
The technical coach of Iran noted that the situation was similar to holding two completely different World Cups simultaneously.
