India's strategic partnership with G7 to boost world trade: Study

IANS | June 26, 2025 1:09 PM

New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) A strategic collaboration in areas including clean and renewable energy, climate finance, Digital Public Infrastructure, trade and supply chain resilience as well as healthcare and pharma will drive a mutually beneficial growth trajectory between India and the G7 advanced countries, according to a study released here on Thursday.

Baloch teen becomes another victim of extrajudicial killing by Pakistani forces

IANS | June 26, 2025 12:39 PM

Quetta, June 26 (IANS) Human rights organisation Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has strongly condemned the extrajudicial killing of 17-year-old Ehsan Shah from Balochistan by Pakistan's Frontier Corps (FC), describing it as part of a "continued pattern of violence, enforced disappearances, and intimidation" against Baloch civilians.

Terror and peace cannot co-exist: Rajnath Singh at SCO meet in China

IANS | June 26, 2025 8:54 AM

Qingdao (China), June 26 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has called for united and decisive action against terrorism and the spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) in the possession of non-state actors and terrorist groups during his address at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers' Meeting in China's Qingdao.

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.

CIA says Iran's nuclear program 'severely damaged' by US strikes

IANS | June 26, 2025 7:45 AM

Washington, June 26 (IANS) CIA Director John Ratcliffe has asserted that the agency had gathered "a body of credible evidence" suggesting that Iran's nuclear infrastructure suffered extensive damage in recent US airstrikes, reinforcing the White House's narrative that Tehran's atomic ambitions have been drastically curtailed.