We’re excited, nervous: Family awaits safe return of India’s first ISS astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla

IANS | July 14, 2025 12:38 PM

New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) As Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, India’s first astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS), prepares to return to Earth, emotions are running high in his hometown. His family, filled with joy and pride, is also anxiously awaiting his safe landing as the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is set to undock from the ISS on Monday at 4:30 P.M. IST.

Human rights body files plea against 'harassment' of minorities in Bangladesh

IANS | July 14, 2025 11:01 AM

Dhaka, July 14 (IANS) The Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM) filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the High Court against the “systemic abuse of false criminal cases used to harass, intimidate, and dispossess Hindus and other minorities” across the country aiming to expose “legal harassment of the Bangladesh’s religious minorities”.

India, Saudi Arabia bolster bilateral ties in chemicals and fertilisers sector

IANS | July 14, 2025 9:24 AM

New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Highlighting strong economic ties between India and Saudi Arabia, the visit by Union Health and Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister, JP Nadda, to Dammam and Riyadh focused on enhancing bilateral cooperation in the chemicals and fertilisers sector, according to an official statement.

BNP, Yunus administration equally responsible: Dhaka students protest over trader's brutal murder

IANS | July 13, 2025 2:33 PM

Dhaka, July 13 (IANS) Students in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, held a torch procession and rally on the campus of Jahangirnagar University (JU) to demand justice for a trader who was brutally murdered recently. The students expressed their frustration, stating that last year's protest in July was ineffective, as criminal activities have continued to rise even after a change in power, according to local media reports on Sunday.