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  Who was Ayatollah Ali Khamenei? Iranian Supreme Leader who ruled Iran for almost 40 years

  World | Mar 01, 2026, 04:47 AM IST

  Khamenei was born in July 1939 in the city of Mashhad in northeastern Iran. He grew up in a religious family and studied in a theological school. As a young cleric, he strongly opposed Iran’s US.-backed ruler at the time, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

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  When FIFA World Cup trophy visited India

  Football | Jun 09, 2014, 09:21 AM IST

  New Delhi: With the football fever starting to grip all the nations across the globe, the world cup trophy was presented before the audience in a glittering ceremony which was held in Kolkata .The master