News brief: Big stories of the day

News brief: Big stories of the day

Chabahar port

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Top developments of the day

At least 9 security personnel have been injured in grenade attack in Tral in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir(J&K).

Messi-led Argentina are on the brink of World Cup exit after the humiliating 0-3 defeat by Croatia at Nizhny Novgorod stadium on June 21. The entire team is on the critics' target and memes quickly sprung up on the internet, but more than the players, Argentine coach Jorge Sampaoli is has been lambasted.

Extraordinary times demand extraordinary measures. Algeria shuts down the Internet for two hours every day when students sit for their school-leaving examination.

The controversy over the latest Time cover with the words "welcome to America" due to hit the stands soon with a towering President Trump looking down upon a sobbing Honduran toddler has hit the headlines after a man who claimed to be the girl's father said the baby wasn't separated from her mother.

The government said today the Chabahar Port in Iran will be operational next year despite US sanctions against Tehran.