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UNHCR Commissioner Volker Turk highlights need for reconciliation between Sinhalese and Tamils

Colombo, June 25 -- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has highlighted the need for a sincere and genuine approach to ensure accountability and reconciliation between Sri Lanka's Sinh... Read More


Sensex rises by 386.08 points

Mumbai, June 25 -- The BSE Sensex today rose by 386.08 point to 82,441.19 in early trade, tracking positive cues from global peers as easing tensions in the Middle East following a tentative ceasefire... Read More


Nifty jumps above 25,200 level; broader mkt outperforms

Mumbai, June 25 -- The key equity indices continued to trade with significant gains in the morning trade, boosted by easing tensions in the Middle East following a tentative ceasefire between Israel a... Read More


PM Modi's decision to open space sector "greatest turning point"; industry could grow to over $40 billion in decade: Jitendra Singh

New Delhi, June 25 -- Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to open up the space sector to private players as a "turning point" that sparked a "mira... Read More


Bangladesh: Hearing in ousted PM Hasina's crimes against humanity case scheduled on July 1

India, June 25 -- The International Crimes Tribunal-1 will hear on framing charges against ousted former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina in a case filed over crimes against humanity committed during the J... Read More


India joins Brics members to express grave concern at military strikes on Iran

India, June 25 -- A little more than a week after disassociating itself from a statement by the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) condemning Israel's attacks on Iran, India joined other members ... Read More


IAEA expresses concern over Iran's withdrawal from NPT

Pakistan, June 25 -- The head of the UN nuclear watchdog, Rafael Grossi, has expressed deep regret over Iran's possible withdrawal from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Speaking during a jo... Read More


Global vaccination stalls, millions of children at disease risk

LONDON, June 25 -- Global efforts to vaccinate children against preventable diseases have stalled since 2010, leaving millions at risk for illnesses such as tetanus, polio, tuberculosis, and measles, ... Read More


Israel-Iran ceasefire sealed. Is there hope for Gaza next?

New Delhi, June 25 -- On Tuesday, Iran and Israel confirmed a ceasefire, ending nearly a fortnight of military action against one another. The declaration came mere hours after US President Donald Tru... Read More


"Touch the Sky with Glory": Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge welcomes Axiom 4 launch, lauds Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla

New Delhi, June 25 -- Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge welcomed the launch of the Axiom-4 private spaceflight to the International Space Station on Wednesday. Sharing the Indian Air Force's motto... Read More