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US, Iran Begin Crucial Peace Talks as JD Vance Arrives In Switzerland

Goa, June 21 -- US Vice President JD Vance arrived in Switzerland on Sunday for the formal start of negotiations with Iran over Tehran's nuclear programme and the implementation of a fragile interim p... Read More


Lawmakers halt telecom bill over property rights concernsPublished on: June 21, 2026 10:32 AM

Pakistan, June 21 -- A proposed telecommunications bill has been stalled in Pakistan's Senate after lawmakers objected to provisions they say could undermine constitutional property rights by giving t... Read More


Bengal finally on path envisioned in 1947: PM Modi

Kolkata, June 21 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday linked West Bengal's Partition-era history with its current political landscape, saying the state was finally moving along a development pa... Read More


Govt targets $4.5 billion market borrowing to diversify beyond bilateral loans in FY27Published on: June 21, 2026 10:30 AM

Pakistan, June 21 -- Pakistan is planning to raise Rs580 billion ($2.08 billion) from international bond markets in fiscal year 2026-27, a fivefold increase from the outgoing year's target of Rs116 bi... Read More


Pakistan, ADB sign $700 million loan deal for insurance sector reformsPublished on: June 21, 2026 10:27 AM

Pakistan, June 21 -- The government of Pakistan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $700 million Policy-Based Loan (PBL) agreement for the Insurance Transformation Program (ITP), Sub-Program... Read More


Minister pushes for fuel price cut benefitsPublished on: June 21, 2026 10:21 AM

Pakistan, June 21 -- Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan on Saturday called for a transparent and efficient mechanism to ensure that reductions in fuel prices are immediately reflected in the... Read More


#EkitiDecides2026: How Oyebanji won his re-election

Nigeria, June 21 -- Governor Biodun Oyebanji cruised to a second term in office after sweeping all 16 local government areas of Ekiti State, according to results announced by the Independent National ... Read More


PM Modi leads International Yoga Day celebrations in Kolkata

Kolkata, June 21 -- West Bengal hosted International Yoga Day under a BJP-led state government for the first time after the political change in the state, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading the... Read More


'More interested in political points': Shashi Tharoor vs Congress after he backs Modi-Trump meet at G7

India, June 21 -- Another rift between Shashi Tharoor and the Congress party erupted after Thiruvananthapuram MP expressed support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks during a meeting with US P... Read More


Constitutional commissions left waiting as appointments remain on hold

Kathmandu, June 21 -- A day after President Ramchandra Paudel promulgated an ordinance amending the Constitutional Council (Functions, Duties, Powers and Procedures) Act, the Constitutional Council co... Read More