India wanted concerns on terrorism reflected in document: MEA on no adoption of Joint Statement at SCO meet

IANS | June 26, 2025 4:59 PM

New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Hours after the Defence Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) failed to adopt a joint statement following their meeting in China's Qingdao on Thursday, India said that it wanted concerns on terrorism reflected in the document, which was not acceptable to one particular country and therefore the statement was not adopted.

After Maha Kumbh, Adani Group offers seva at Puri Rath Yatra

IANS | June 26, 2025 4:54 PM

Bhubaneswar, June 26 (IANS) After serving millions of pilgrims during the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj earlier this year, the Adani Group on Thursday announced that it has now extended its seva efforts to the famous Rath Yatra festival in Odisha's Puri.

‘Very good step’: BJP’s Kavinder Gupta backs Rajnath Singh’s refusal to sign SCO joint statement

IANS | June 26, 2025 4:44 PM

Jammu, June 26 (IANS) In a strong show of strategic clarity, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday declined to sign a joint statement at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ meeting in Qingdao, China — a move welcomed as “a very good step” by senior BJP leader and former Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Deputy Chief Minister Kavinder Gupta.