King Charles ‘shocked and saddened’ by soldier’s death after falling from horse at Royal Windsor Horse Show
A member of King Charles III’s ceremonial artillery unit has died after falling from a horse during the Royal Windsor Horse Show on Friday evening.The soldier, serving in the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery, collapsed after leaving the field around 7pm BST, the BBC reports. Despite receiving immediate medical attention, he suffered fatal injuries and was declared dead at the scene.Thames Valley Police said the death was being treated as “unexplained but not suspicious” and confirmed there was no evidence of foul play.The investigation is continuing in coordination with the Ministry of Defense and event organizers at the Royal Windsor Horse Show.According to the BBC, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said King Charles was “deeply shocked and saddened” by the news and would offer his personal condolences to the soldier’s family.Members of the royal family were present at the event but were not informed about the seriousness of the incident until later.The Army also issued a statement expressing deep regret and sympathy, while confirming that the soldier’s family has been informed.Organizers said the show would continue as scheduled, but the King’s Troupe display had been removed from the program.Authorities are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward as an investigation into how the incident happened continues.
Warning against any attempt to cast “fake votes” in favor of any particular political party, Mann said AAP leaders and workers would be deployed along with booth level officers (BLOs) at every polling station across Punjab to monitor the exercise and prevent any irregularities. Responding to a question, he said that SIR of voter list is going to start in Punjab from June 15 and said that the Election Commission of India should resolve the issues raised by all political parties in this regard. We do not want negativity to spread in Punjab that real votes get deleted and fake votes are created, or votes of supporters of a particular party get deleted or fake votes are created. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event here, Mann said, “We will monitor (SIR) ourselves, our booth level agents and our volunteers will be present. No eligible citizen’s vote will be removed and we are in touch with the ECI for this.” He said that the SIR should be conducted in a transparent manner, if any political party has any complaint, the ECI should resolve it. Concerns raised in several states regarding deletion of genuine votes and inclusion of fake entries have created concern among citizens, making it imperative for the ECI to act with utmost responsibility and neutrality. Complaints have emerged from various states about deletion of lakhs of genuine votes and manipulation in the verification process, but the people of Punjab will not allow such practices in the state,” he claimed. He urged the Election Commission (EC) to conduct the entire SIR exercise with complete honesty, transparency and fairness, while also ensuring that public objections are resolved without any delay. Clarifying AAP’s stand on the amendment of the voter list, Mann said, “The names of dead persons or those who have moved abroad permanently after acquiring foreign citizenship should naturally be removed from the voter list, but no bona fide resident of Punjab should face harassment or denial of the right to vote under any circumstances.” The CM further revealed that about 83 per cent of voter mapping has already been completed in Punjab and urged citizens to actively participate in the verification process to protect their democratic rights. Punjab Chief Electoral Officer Anindita Mitra on Thursday had said that under the SIR, booth level officers across Punjab will go door-to-door from June 25 to July 24 to fill voter forms. For this exercise, the entire election machinery including 24,453 BLOs and 2,476 observers has been deployed. He further informed that the training of BLOs and other preparatory arrangements related to the SIR exercise will be done from June 15 to June 24. He said that the objective of this exercise is to ensure inclusion of name of every eligible citizen in the voter list and removal of names of ineligible persons from the voter list.
indus water treatyDeclared the decision ‘null and void’.External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India has never recognized the establishment of the court and will not accept any proceedings, awards or judgments issued by it.Responding to media queries, Jaiswal said, “The illegally constituted so-called Court of Arbitration (CoA) has issued an award on May 15, 2026, in respect of the Maximum Pond, supplementing the award on issues of common interpretation of the Indus Waters Treaty.”“India categorically rejects the current so-called award, just as it has strongly rejected all prior declarations of illegally constituted CoA,” he said.Jaiswal further said that any action taken by the tribunal has no legal validity from India’s point of view.He said, “India has never recognized the establishment of this so-called CoA. Any proceedings, awards or decisions issued by it are invalid.”He also reiterated that India’s decision to keep the Indus Water Treaty on hold will remain unchanged.“India’s decision to keep the Indus Water Treaty on hold will remain in force,” a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said.This comes after the Court of Arbitration on May 15 issued an award related to the ‘maximum pond’ issue under the Indus Waters Treaty. India has consistently said the court was created in violation of the treaty and has repeatedly rejected its jurisdiction over disputes related to the Kishanganga and Ratle hydroelectric projects in Jammu and Kashmir.Last year too, India had rejected a supplementary award issued by the court, terming the arbitration mechanism as ‘a play at the behest of Pakistan’ and accusing Islamabad of misusing international forums by continuing support for cross-border terrorism.The Indus Water Treaty, signed between India and Pakistan in 1960 with World Bank assistance, regulates the sharing of the waters of the Indus River system between the two countries.Under the treaty, the total waters of the eastern rivers, Sutlej, Beas and Ravi, were allocated to India for unrestricted use, while the waters of the western rivers, Indus, Jhelum and Chenab, were largely allocated to Pakistan.However, India is allowed to use water from western rivers for domestic use, irrigation and hydro-electric power generation. But due to lack of storage capacity, India is not able to fully utilize its legal share.
KKR became the second team after Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to play 100 IPL matches at the same venue at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.A win for Gujarat Titans, who are on a five-match winning streak, will make them the first team to qualify for the IPL 2026 playoffs. A defeat for KKR will end their playoff hopes.Former KKR captain before the start of the match 
1998 batch Indian Statistical Service (ISS) officer Anuja Bapat and 2004 batch Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Indirect Taxes) officer Ruchita Vij have been appointed joint secretaries in the NTA. Meanwhile, 2013 batch Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) officer Akash Jain and 2013 batch Indian Audit and Accounts Service (IA&AS) officer Aditya Rajendra Bhojdhiya have been appointed as joint directors in the agency.These appointments come amid a widespread investigation into the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak. On Saturday, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested another alleged mastermind in the case. The agency identified Manisha Gurunath Mandhare, a senior Botany teacher from Pune, as the alleged source of the leaked biology questions in the exam. According to the CBI, Mandhare was associated with the NEET-UG 2026 process as an NTA expert and had access to the question papers of Botany and Zoology.
