FIREBRAND MAHUA MOITRA GETS MARRIED
Two-time Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra is learnt to have quietly tied the knot on May 30, The Telegraph reports. In a photograph sourced by The Telegraph Online, Mahua Moitra, 50, can be seen in Germany all smiles, decked in gold, with her husband, Pinaki Misra.
NEW $650 MILLION SOCCER STADIUM COMING UP IN CHICAGO; CAPACITY 22000 PLUS
Chicago Fire chairman and owner, Joe Mansueto announced plans for a new soccer-specific stadium that would see the team move out of Soldier Field and into the city's future 78th neighborhood. The stadium will be privately funded, located along the Chicago River and south of Roosevelt Road. Capacity is expected to be approximately 22,000 for games, with that number increasing for other events. While Mansueto initially states the stadium will be soccer-specific, the club plans on using it as a 'community asset,' hosting other sports and entertainment events.
US REJECTS, DESTROYS INDIAN MANGOES
In a setback for India’s agricultural exports, at least 15 mango shipments from India have been rejected by US authorities at key entry points, including airports in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Atlanta, due to documentation irregularities. Exporters were given the choice of either destroying the mangoes or bearing the high cost of re-exporting them to India. Given the perishable nature of mangoes and the prohibitive expense of return shipping, all affected exporters opted to dispose of the fruit within the United States, according to a media report.
No radiation leak in Pakistan: IAEA
NEW DELHI - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said there was no radiation leak or release from any nuclear facility in Pakistan during that country's recent military conflict with India. "Based on information available to the IAEA, there has been no radiation leak or release from any nuclear facility in Pakistan," an IAEA spokesperson told PTI.
Pak Army lost 35-40 men at LoC, its Air Force a few aircraft: India Armed Forces
NEW DELHI - The Pakistan Army lost 35-40 personnel along the Line of Control in heavy crossfire over the last few days, and the Pakistan Air Force lost “a few” aircraft, apart from suffering massive damage to assets and air bases during retaliatory high-precision strikes by Indian armed forces as part of Operation Sindoor.
India-Pakistan water treaty remains suspended despite ceasefire, sources say
NEW DELHI/KARACHI (Reuters) - A key water-sharing pact between India and Pakistan remains suspended, four government sources told Reuters, despite the countries reaching a ceasefire agreement on Saturday after days of deadly fighting.