Declare Bishnoi gang as terrorist organisation: Canadian Mayor

IANS | June 26, 2025 1:36 PM

New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke has urged the Canadian Federal government to declare the Lawrence Bishnoi gang — and any other groups involved in extortion and violence targeting Canadians of South Asian descent — as terrorist organisations under Canadian law.

12 killed after gunmen open fire at crowd in Mexico's street festival

IANS | June 26, 2025 7:53 AM

Mexico City, June 26 (IANS) At least 12 people were killed and nearly 20 others wounded in a brutal overnight attack in the Mexican city of Irapuato, located in the state of Guanajuato, after gunmen opened fire during a festive street celebration honouring St. John the Baptist, local authorities have confirmed.

NHRC takes cognisance after religious storyteller assaulted in UP's Etawah

IANS | June 24, 2025 11:58 PM

New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), on Tuesday, has taken cognisance of a shocking case reported from Uttar Pradesh's Etawah district, where a complaint has been lodged alleging that a religious storyteller was beaten up and humiliated for belonging to a backward caste.

Terrorism is enemy of humanity, must be fought together: Tarun Chugh on Kanishka tragedy

IANS | June 23, 2025 9:34 PM

Cork, Ireland, June 23 (IANS) The bombing of Air India Flight, fifty years ago, taught a lesson to the world that terrorism is an enemy of humanity and we all must need to fight it together, said BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh after paying heartfelt tributes to the victims who perished in one of the worst terror attacks in aviation history.

Suicide bombing kills at least 19 at Damascus church

IANS | June 23, 2025 7:28 AM

Damascus, June 23 (IANS) A suicide bomber stormed a crowded church in the Syrian capital Damascus during mass, opening fire on worshippers before detonating his explosives, killing at least 19 people and injuring dozens more, security sources and a monitoring group said.