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.

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.

In Beijing, NSA Doval urges SCO countries to shun double standards in fight against terrorism

IANS | June 24, 2025 5:57 PM

Beijing, June 24 (IANS) Spotlighting the barbaric Pahalgam terror attack and India's subsequent Operation Sindoor to dismantle terror infrastructure across the border, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Tuesday called for the urgent need to shun double standards in the fight against terrorism and take decisive actions against UN-proscribed terrorists and entities.