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‘I’m not going to the military’: What is military exemption? Why South Korea weighs cuts after Asian Games backlash | Asian Games 2026 News

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South Korean football team after winning the Asian Games gold medal. (Pic credit: X) South Korea is reconsidering a decades-old military service benefit for elite athletes after controversial comments by Asian Games gold medallists triggered a fresh public debate over whether sporting success should continue to qualify some young men for an alternative to the…

Messi’s former Barcelona teammate Pedro retires at 39 after glittering 25-trophy career | Football News

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Pedro Rodriguez (Pic credit: Barcelona FC) A day after Lionel Messi bid an emotional farewell to international football, his former Barcelona teammate Pedro Rodriguez has also called time on his illustrious career, with the Spain great retiring at the age of 39 after winning 25 major trophies.Pedro, who played alongside Messi during Barcelona’s golden era,…

‘We could sit down to eat samosas’: Akhilesh Yadav on not attending Kharge’s INDIA bloc lunch | India News

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The SP chief had participated in the INDIA bloc’s protest on the first day on Tuesday NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday clarified his decision to skip Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s lunch meeting for INDIA bloc MPs, saying opposition leaders could meet over tea or even sit down for samosas in the…

‘Cristiano deserves the same’: Gary Lineker laments Ronaldo’s Portugal finale compared to Messi’s farewell | Football News

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File Pics: Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi (Agency Image) Former England striker Gary Lineker has expressed sadness over the way Cristiano Ronaldo’s international career appears to be ending, saying the Portugal great deserved a farewell similar to the emotional scenes that marked Lionel Messi’s final appearance for Argentina.Ronaldo, 41, left the Portugal camp last week…

Kremlin backs India’s Ukraine peace push, thanks New Delhi for readiness to broker solutions | India News

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PM Modi and President Putin Russia has welcomed India’s readiness to make a “feasible contribution” towards resolving the Ukraine conflict. On Wednesday, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Moscow was grateful to New Delhi for its willingness to help and the ideas it has proposed.“Indeed, India is declaring readiness to make a feasible contribution to resolving…

From ‘vote chori’ to ‘chita andolan’: Street protests return with a new playbook | India News

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Street protests are back, this time with new tools NEW DELHI: Slogans are ringing out, crowds are turning up and the streets are once again abuzz with protests.On Tuesday, INDIA bloc MPs took their protest against alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls to the national capital, demanding Chief Election Commissioner…

‘Just own it’: Gary Lineker urges Manchester City to accept punishment over financial breaches | Football News

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File Pic: Manchester City players and staff after winning the Premier League title . (Reuters Photo) Former England captain Gary Lineker believes Manchester City should accept responsibility for their Premier League financial breaches and take whatever punishment comes their way, saying such a move could help draw a line under one of the biggest scandals…

Nobel Chemistry 2026: How Kagan, Soai solved century-old ‘mirror-image’ mystery

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Henri B Kagan and Kenso Soai win Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026 for spontaneous homochirality solution The Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2026 has been awarded to France’s Henri B Kagan and Japan’s Kenso Soai. The scientists solved more than a century-old puzzle about why living organisms are made of one type of amino acids…

‘Recuperating well’: MEA provides health update on hero pilot Captain Smit Machchhar | India News

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he pilot suffered severe injuries to his head, neck and hand after co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami, an Omani national, attacked him during the flight NEW DELHI: Captain Smit Machchhar, the Indian pilot injured in a mid-air attack on a Tel Aviv-bound flydubai flight, is “recuperating well” and responding positively to treatment, the Ministry of External Affairs…

‘Rising Together’: India unveils vision for 2036 Olympics bid, first IOC presentation set for November | More sports News

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Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha NEW DELHI: India has unveiled “Rising Together” as the vision for its bid to host the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games, with Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha confirming that the country’s first project presentation to the…