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Why Iran footballers were wearing #168 badges during travel to FIFA World Cup | Football News

Why Iran footballers were wearing #168 badges during travel to FIFA World Cup | Football News

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2 min readJun 9, 2026 11:06 AM IST After a lengthy journey, when the Iran football team landed in Mexico’s Tijuana, little lapel badges — bearing the word ‘#168’ — that the players wore on their suits stood out. For, the hashtag commemorated the number of children killed at an elementary school on the first day of the US-Iran conflict, as per the Iranian foreign ministry. While FIFA has strict rules about political displays, wearing the #168 pin badge outside of a game setting is in a grey area. FIFA rules stipulate that “equipment must not have any political, religious or personal slogans, statements or images” or players and/or the team may be sanctioned by the competition organiser or FIFA. According to a report on The Athletic, the Iran players were not sporting the badges when they left their pre-World Cup training camp in Antalya, Turkey on Saturday afternoon. The team’s plane had a refuelling stop in Spain. This is not the first time that the Iran team has raised symbols referencing the US-Iran war. …

Will move SC against Waqf bill, says Stalin; DMK, allies wear black badges | Latest News India

Will move SC against Waqf bill, says Stalin; DMK, allies wear black badges | Latest News India

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The DMK will move the Supreme Court against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, that was passed in the early hours of Thursday in Lok Sabha, said Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK president MK Stalin in the assembly on Thursday. Chief minister MK Stalin along with DMK MLAs and legislators of its allies wore black badges in the assembly on Thursday to protest the passing of the waqf bill in the Lok Sabha. (MK Stalin/X) Stalin along with DMK MLAs and legislators of its allies wore black badges in the assembly on Thursday to protest the passing of the bill in the Lok Sabha in the early hours of Thursday with a 288-232 vote after a 12-hour debate. BJP’s MLAs walked out in protest against Stalin’s speech. Stalin contended that passing the bill at 2 am in the Lok Sabha with help from some alliance partners, despite opposition from a majority of parties, was an attack on the Constitution of India. “A majority of the political parties in India opposed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill. It …

Binance Square Adds New ‘Trader Profiles’ Feature for Experienced Traders to Share Market Insights, Earn Badges

Binance Square Adds New ‘Trader Profiles’ Feature for Experienced Traders to Share Market Insights, Earn Badges

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Over the weekend, Binance introduced a new feature called ‘Trader Profiles’ to its community-focused social platform, Binance Square. This addition is designed to help experienced crypto traders share market insights while enabling users to connect based on their trading patterns, as per the exchange. With this update, Binance aims to foster a more interactive and knowledgeable trading community. The launch was officially announced on February 21 through a blog post on Binance Square. Recently, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and Dubai’s crypto regulator VARA, have raised concerns about the daily influx of new tokens, making it challenging to verify their legitimacy. To address this, Binance Square introduced the ‘Trader Profiles’ feature, aiming to help investors avoid unreliable sources and mitigate financial risks. Explaining its utility, the announcement post claimed, “Trader Profile on Binance Square adds transparency to the trading experience. By enabling this feature, traders can build credibility and connect with the community while controlling what they share (Trader Profile is fully customisable).” Traders who set up their Trader Profiles can share portfolio overviews and display …

Twitter Rolls Out Grey Tick Marks For Government Accounts After Giving Companies Gold Verification Badges

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Social media platform Twitter has started rolling out a grey tick verification mark for government-related accounts and a golden tick mark for companies while the rest of the verified accounts will get a blue tick mark. With the rollout, Twitter has replaced the blue tick mark of the Government of India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a grey tick. The prime minister’s Twitter account currently has 85.1 million followers. The company on December 12 announced that it will be “replacing the “official” label with a gold checkmark on some business accounts on Twitter. It had said that it would add a grey checkmark for government and multilateral accounts. Twitter has started charging $8 (roughly Rs. 600) per month on the Web and $11 (roughly Rs. 1,000) per month for those who sign up on iOS for Twitter Blue which it plans to gradually roll out across the globe. “Existing Twitter Blue subscribers will be able to upgrade, cancel, or auto-renew their subscription at the new price. Prices may vary by region. We plan to …