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Tuesday, March 17, 2026
TopicFIFA Women's World Cup 2023

Topic: FIFA Women's World Cup 2023

Luis Rubiales resigns as Spanish football chief after Women’s World Cup kiss scandal

Rubiales had also been suspended for three months from all football activities by FIFA pending an investigation by soccer's world governing body into his actions.

Spanish prosecutors initiate investigation of soccer chief Luis Rubiales over World Cup kiss

By David Latona and Emma Pinedo MADRID (Reuters) -Spain's High Court prosecutor on Monday opened a preliminary investigation into whether national soccer chief Luis Rubiales might have committed an

Record crowds witness Women’s World Cup 2023 kickoff amid shooting incident in Auckland

Police said the shooter was among those killed and the danger from the incident was over, while New Zealand PM Chris Hipkins said there was no risk to national security.

Two killed, five injured in New Zealand shooting hours ahead of Women’s World Cup

The gunman, yet to be identified, is believed to be 24-yr-old. He had a pump-action shotgun and contained himself within an elevator shaft and fired shots before being found dead.

Women’s World Cup will win over the sceptics, says FIFA President

FIFA expects 2 billion people to tune in for the 64-game tournament being co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, with the event set to kick off in Auckland on Thursday.

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Modi’s three Iran blunders lead to one question—where’s strategic autonomy?

Three avoidable blunders in PM Modi's handling of the US-Israel attack on Iran have laid bare the hollowness of his claims to global leadership.

Free gas to waivers, govt-owned gas firms roll out incentives to push households from LPG to PNG

IGL, MGL & other city gas distributors announce benefits to encourage LPG users to shift to piped natural gas as Centre flags concerns over LPG supply in the wake of Iran conflict.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.