Mangaluru: To kick off the celebration of the silver jubilee of Dr M N Rajendra Kumar as the successful president of the South Canara District Central Co-Operative Bank ltd (SCDCC) and the convention of Navodaya self-help groups, union Minister DV Sadananda Gowda flagged off a grand procession on the premises of SCDCC bank at Kodial Bail.

MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, Felicitation Committee president Ikala Bava Devi Prasad Shetty, Raju Poojary, Shashikiran, Sadashiva Ullal, Monappa Shetty Ekkaru, Sunil Kumar Bajagoli, Devaraj, and were present.

The procession will enter into Nehru Maidan after passing through Hampankatte, Clock Tower, AB Shetty Circle.

More than 61 artists across the procession were the special attraction.

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Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.

Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.

“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.

Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”

Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”

“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.

When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”

The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.