Op-Sindoor outreach team visits Ambedkar Museum in London

IANS | June 1, 2025 11:04 PM

New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) An all-party delegation led by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ravi Shankar Prasad visited the Ambedkar Musuem in London during its visit to the UK capital as part of India's outreach effort to convey India's unequivocal commitment to defeat terrorism.

Bangladesh’s anti-Yunus wave: A tale of democratic disillusionment (IANS Analysis)

IANS | June 1, 2025 10:17 PM

New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Nine months ago, Bangladesh seemed to be basking in the sunlit uplands of promise and reform. Today, that same horizon is cloaked in a gathering storm of disenchantment. The protagonist of this tragicomic reversal is none other than Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus, whose ascent to interim leadership had been hailed as a beacon of hope in the aftermath of the July uprising.

Israel slams 'fake' reporting of attack near aid distribution centre in Gaza

IANS | June 1, 2025 9:16 PM

New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Amidst the ongoing face-off in Gaza, a humanitarian aid distribution centre in Southern Gaza’s Rafah came under fire on Sunday, resulting in the death of more than 30 Palestinians. Gaza was quick to pin blame on Israel for ‘killing innocents’ but the latter dismissed the claims as plain lies and also accused Hamas of colluding with major news portals like Al Jazeera and BBC to fan a fake propaganda.

Bihar: Motihari beneficiaries count benefits of Ayushman Bharat scheme, thank govt

IANS | June 1, 2025 9:05 PM

Motihari, June 1 (IANS) Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri - Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) - the largest publicly funded health assurance scheme in the world, providing health cover of Rs 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation, is yielding considerable results in the city as thousands of residents have registered themselves for the scheme and are also drawing benefits from it.

5 years of PM SVANidhi scheme: Street vendors thank Modi govt for empowering them

IANS | June 1, 2025 7:06 PM

New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The PM SVANidhi scheme, which started off as a micro-credit scheme during the Covid-19 pandemic, to help the street vendors and small businesses survive and sustain their ventures in trying times, has another side to it. Many beneficiaries, who got funds under this scheme, utilised it to build lasting enterprises, and many of them went on to create success stories worth emulating.