Rebel TMC MPs to merge with NCPI, US-Iran peace deal announced, Modi in Europe & more

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20 rebel Trinamool Congress MPs meet Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and announce their merger with the National Citizens Party of India (NCPI) while pledging support to the NDA, TMC dismisses the move as “ridiculous”, TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee appears before the Enforcement Directorate in the school jobs scam case a day after being questioned by the CID, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari says the Centre has allocated Rs 8,500 crore to the State under the VB-G RAM G scheme and launches the Jan Kalyan Shivir programme, the Supreme Court stays proceedings in High Courts on petitions challenging the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, a controversy erupts after NCERT’s new Class 9 textbook depicts the Indus Valley Civilisation’s iconic Dancing Girl figurine in an altered form, the Federation of Indian Pilots seeks Boeing 787 simulator tests as part of the Air India crash investigation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi becomes the first Indian PM to visit Slovakia as India and Slovakia elevate ties to a Comprehensive Partnership, India and France adopt an Innovation Roadmap 2030 and launch a new Economic Security Dialogue, US and Iran announce a peace agreement aimed at ending more than three months of conflict and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, Israel signals reservations over the emerging US-Iran understanding while far-right minister Itamar Ben Gvir rejects the deal outright, oil prices tumble to a three-month low on hopes of restored shipping through Hormuz, G7 leaders gather in France to discuss the Iran agreement, Ukraine and critical mineral supply chains, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces plans to ban social media access for children under 16, and Iran’s football team arrives in the US for its FIFA World Cup opener shortly before the peace deal announcement. Watch ThePrint Headlines with Sabika Syed. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exclusive content, special privileges & more – Subscribe to ThePrint for Speci