Iran must change behaviour to get relief: Vance
Washington, June 18 (IANS) US Vice President JD Vance on Thursday defended the Trump administration’s Iran agreement, saying Tehran would receive no meaningful economic benefits unless it verifiably dismantled elements of its nuclear programme and…
US V-P Vance warns allies not to undermine Iran deal
Washington, June 18 (IANS) US Vice President J.D. Vance on Thursday delivered a blunt warning to critics of the Trump administration’s Iran agreement, saying that efforts to undermine the deal could jeopardise a rare opportunity to stabilise the…
Minister reviews progress of Jal Jeevan Mission projects in Lower Assam
Guwahati, June 18 (IANS) Assam Public Health Engineering (PHE) Minister Krishnendu Paul on Thursday reviewed the progress of various drinking water supply projects being implemented under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in Lower Assam during a high-level…
ZPM candidate K Laltluangkima wins lone Mizoram RS seat
Aizawl, June 18 (IANS) Ruling Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) candidate Khiangte Laltluangkima on Thursday won the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Mizoram, defeating opposition Mizo National Front (MNF) nominee Zothansangi Hmar by a margin of 16 votes. With…
President Murmu set to visit Odisha’s Mayurbhanj, PM Modi to join her at key event in Rairangpur
Bhubaneswar, June 18 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu is set to visit her home district Mayurbhanj in Odisha, where she will participate in a host of several developmental and social welfare programmes on June 19 and 20, the President’s Office said…
Pakistan faces backlash from Kashmiri diaspora over violent crackdown in PoK
Islamabad, June 18 (IANS) Pakistan is witnessing a steady unravelling of its geopolitical and domestic narratives, driven by the military regime’s “counterproductive obsession” with absolute power. By prioritising inflated defence spending over an…
Kiren Rijiju discusses roadmap for Hajj-2027
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday chaired a meeting to deliberate upon the roadmap for Hajj-2027 and analyse the pilgrimage conducted this year. At the review meeting held at the Dr Ambedkar International Centre…
CBI arrests IAS officer in Panchkula Municipal Corporation funds embezzlement case
Chandigarh, June 18 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested IAS officer and former Commissioner of Municipal Corporation (MC) in Panchkula, Ram Kumar Singh, in connection with the misappropriation of government funds to the…
SEBI proposes wider funding avenues, higher exposure limits for margin trading facility
Mumbai, June 18 (IANS) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Thursday proposed a comprehensive overhaul of the Margin Trading Facility (MTF) framework, including broader funding options for brokers, higher exposure limits and several…
Punjab AAP delegation meets DGP, seeks arrest in fake video row of CM Mann
Chandigarh, June 18 (IANS) An Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab delegation met Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here regarding the fake video circulated with the intention of tarnishing the image of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and disturbing…