Canada’s Larin salvages 1-1 draw against Bosnia in Group B openerCanada striker Cyle Larin came off the ​bench to grab a 1-1 ‌draw for his side against ​Bosnia and Herzegovina in ⁠a frenetic Group B opener on Friday (June 12, 2026) that long looked like it ‌would end in defeat for the World Cup ‌co-hosts. Cyle Larin, when ​introduced in the 76th minute, made an immediate ⁠impact, swivelling in the box and ⁠firing home a deflected strike less than three minutes ‌later to equalise and send the home crowd into ​raptures.Jaishankar speaks to Rubio, lodges strong protest over U.S. Navy attacks that killed three IndiansExternal Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar spoke to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and lodged a strong protest over the attacks by the U.S. Navy in the Gulf that killed three Indian mariners.“Such lethal actions against commercial shipping are not justified,” Mr. Jaishankar said in a post on X about his talks with Mr. Rubio.Supported by CJP, Lucknow students protest lack of transparency, irregularities in recruitment drives Students and government job aspirants gathered at the Eco Garden in Lucknow on Friday to protest alleged widespread irregularities in recruitment examinations, demanding that the government address their grievances. Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke also joined the protest, demanding accountability. “I am not scared of asking real questions to the government. Youths of our country are not afraid of asking real questions to the government. We will continue the movement, we will succeed,” Mr. Dipke said.Retail inflation at 16-month high of 3.9% as food items get dearerRetail inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), increased to 3.9% in May as food prices rose, according to data from the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released on Friday (June 12, 2026). The inflation rate was 3.5% in April. Retail prices moved at the fastest pace since January 2025, when the index increased 4.06%, making the May figure the highest in 16 months.Minimum one Sanskrit batch required for Classes 6 and 9 in Kendriya VidyalayasEvery Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) must maintain a minimum of one dedicated section of students learning Sanskrit as a third language in Classes 6 and 9, according to a circular issued by Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathana (KVS), an autonomous body under the Union Education Ministry.‘Deep-seated’ bias for male child persists despite improving sex ratio, says Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court has observed that although the country’s child sex ratio has shown “clear signs of improvement”, the continued prevalence of sex selection practices reflects “deep-seated patriarchal preferences” for a male child. A Bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and P.K. Mishra made the observation while dismissing a Maharashtra doctor’s appeal challenging criminal proceedings against him under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 (PCPNDT Act).A deal with U.S. ‘has never been closer’, says IranA day after U.S. President Donald Trump backed away from a threatened attack on Iran, claiming progress in talks, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday (June 12, 2026) that Washington and Tehran have “never been closer” to reaching a preliminary agreement.BSF, BGB discuss illegal and forced border crossings at DG-level talksThe Border Security Force (BSF) and the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) discussed “illegal and forced border crossings”, among other issues, pertaining to the India-Bangladesh border during the three-day Director-General-level talks that concluded on Thursday, a BSF statement said.Congress does not require neutrality of the Indian State to function: Rahul Gandhi The Congress does not require the “neutrality of the Indian State” to operate, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi said during the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) meeting held on Monday (June 12, 2026).Three days after the meeting, the Congress on Friday (June 12) released the audio and the transcript of Mr. Gandhi’s speech made in the closed-door meeting of the INDIA bloc.IND vs AFG ODIs | We will play around with the No. 3 spot: India bowling coach MorkelIndia bowling coach Morne Morkel hinted that the team would rotate players to bat at No. 3 in the absence of Virat Kohli during the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan. “That’s something that we’ll play around with, [whether] it’s Ishan (Kishan) or K.L. (Rahul) or Yashasvi (Jaiswal),” said Morkel in response to a question on who will take the former skipper’s place.FIFA World Cup 2026: Stern test for Ancelotti’s Brazil in intriguing clash against MoroccoThe road to the World Cup is built on promises. Some come from history, others from possibility. When Brazil and Morocco walk onto the pitch in East Rutherford, they bring both. One carries five stars and two decades of unfulfilled expectations, while the other arrives as the standard-bearer of African football’s most ambitious generation.