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Nitin Nabin, Mallikarjun Kharge invited to Ayatollah Khamenei's funeral? Iran prepares for grand ceremony

Iran has invited Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Nabin and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge to attend the funeral of late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Hindustan Times has learnt. The last rites of Khamenei , who was killed in US-Israel strikes on February 28, will be held next week. The media house reported earlier that Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita and the Bihar governor Lt Gen (retired) Syed Ata Hasnain are also expected to represent India at Khamenei's funeral programme. Margherita and Hasnain, one of the few members of the Shia community to currently hold a constitutional position, are expected to participate in the event to be held in Tehran on July 4 on behalf of the Indian government, sources told HT . Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian extended a personal invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the burial ceremonies for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to news agency PTI report citing diplomatic officials. New Delhi has yet to confirm whether PM Modi will attend the ceremonies, which are scheduled to take place across multiple Iranian cities between July 5 and 9. Companies: Comprehensive news and analysis on listed and unlisted companies, corporate announcements, corporate chatter, C-suite, business trends, hiring alerts, layoffs, work-life balance, world's top billionaires and richest and more. 2. National News: From metro cities like Delhi, Mumbai, and e to untapped stories from rural India, we cover human interest, health, education, crime and courts, and law and order, among other areas of public interest. 5. Economy: In-depth analysis of India's macro and micro-economic indicators like- GDP, inflation, forex, fiscal deficit, current account deficit, interest rate cycle, economic recovery, RBI circulars, indirect taxes, GST, Insolvency and Bankruptcy imports, exports and everything that impacts Indian economy. 6. Riya R Alex, Trainee Content Producer Stay updated with the latest Trending , India , World and US news.

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Crypto ventures and stock purchases: key takeaways from Trump’s financial disclosures

US president raked in more than $1bn from crypto – an industry he has sought to deregulate – and a total of $2.2bn last year, files reveal Alarm bells over conflict of interest as filing shows Trump raked in $2bn in 2025 Donald Trump’s money-making ventures enriched him by more than $2bn last year, according to newly released financial disclosures. The revenue was supercharged by the Trump family’s crypto projects, with the documents showing the US president made more than $1bn (£0.76bn) from crypto – an industry he has sought to deregulate . Here are five key takeaways from close to 1,000 pages of Trump’s financial disclosures : The US president now gets most of his income from digital assets that have benefited from his own policies. After returning to office, Trump reversed the Biden administration’s tough stance on the crypto industry with new rules, saying he wanted the US to be the “crypto capital of the world”. In short, he has been a serious player in a market where he is also a rule-maker. Trump took in nearly $1.2bn from his crypto businesses last year, the documents revealed, including hundreds of millions from sales of souvenir-type coins stamped with his face. Others who bought the Trump coins have seen significant losses as their value has plummeted after initial hyped sales. When accounting for everything – from investments to real estate to royalties to Trump own-brand cologne sales (yes, that is real) – the US president made at least $2.2bn in 2025. In comparison, in 2024 his enterprises pulled in $622m, before he returned to the presidency. Previous US presidents have made public efforts to show they would not personally profit from business during their time in office, including putting investments into blind trusts.

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Up to 150 former WH Smith stores to close as high court approves restructure

Restructuring plan involves writing off debts to suppliers and cutting rent for many landlords Up to 150 former WH Smith high street stores are to close after the high court approved a swingeing restructure that could affect thousands of jobs. The retailer, which has 450 stores and employs about 5,000 staff, was bought last year by the private equity firm Modella Capital, which also owns Hobbycraft, and rebranded as TG Jones . It had warned it could have to call in administrators if the restructuring plan, which involves writing off debts to suppliers and cutting rent for many landlords, was not approved. On Wednesday Alex Willson, the chief executive of TG Jones, said: “We welcome the court’s approval of our restructuring plan. This decision allows us to move ahead with our turnaround strategy. “The plan protects the substantial core of the store estate and makes TG Jones a stronger, more sustainable business. We are incredibly grateful to all the colleagues, partners and stakeholders who engaged constructively throughout the process, and to Modella Capital for its continued financial commitment.” The high court judge Mr Justice Hildyard approved the restructure, despite criticising the short amount of time given for the court to consider the matter. TG Jones’s lawyers told the court on Monday that the retailer’s financial position was “horrendous”. The court heard the business faced a cash shortfall of almost £8m by the end of this week as it faced deadlines on rent, pay for workers and tax. Hossein Dabiri, the head of court reporting in Europe for credit analysis firm Debtwire, said the approval of the restructure under what is known as a “cram down” model that allows courts, in certain circumstances, to impose a restructuring on dissenting classes of creditors “has made it easier for companies to pursue faster and more aggressive restructurings, particularly when renegotiating retail leases”. Several different classes of creditor voted over two days last week on the restructure but the plan required approval – judged as backing from 75% or more – from just one class of creditor and from a high court judge to go ahead.

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