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.
Kabul, June 26 (IANS) Over 30,000 Afghan refugees returned home from Iran through the Islam Qala border crossing in western Herat, marking one of the largest mass returns recently, according to a local official.
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.
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.
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) A total of 275 people -- 272 Indian nationals and three Nepalese -- arrived safely in New Delhi from Mashhad, Iran, on Thursday, as part of the Indian government's ongoing Operation Sindhu.
Dhaka, June 26 (IANS) The Bangladesh Nationalist Party(BNP) has agreed to a proposal to limit the tenure of the Prime Minister of the country to a maximum of 10 years in a lifetime, subject to a certain condition, according to local media reports.
Qingdao (China), June 26 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has called on the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) members to unequivocally condemn the evil and dastardly Pahalgam terror attack in India's Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and said that any act of terrorism is "criminal and unjustifiable."
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.
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.
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.
