EU envoy hopes restoration of democratic order in Bangladesh

IANS | June 26, 2025 9:31 PM

Dhaka, June 26 (IANS) Michael Miller, the European Union's Ambassador to Bangladesh, on Thursday expressed hope that Bangladesh will soon witness the restoration of democratic order through a free, fair, and credible national election.

Iran to Pakistan, Washington's shadow looms across theatres

Vinay Kaura | June 26, 2025 9:25 PM

New Delhi: In the tortured chronicle of the nuclear age, few regions have exhibited its turbulent paradoxes more deeply than South Asia and the Middle East – two geopolitical fault lines where the existence or quest of nuclear power has become both a talisman of security and a catalyst for instability.

Bangladesh: Former CEC placed on three-day police remand

IANS | June 26, 2025 9:19 PM

Dhaka, June 26 (IANS) Bangladesh’s former Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal was on Thursday placed on a three-day remand by a Dhaka court in connection with a case over alleged inaction and biased conduct during the national elections in 2024.

Belarus Defence Minister says India important area of country's foreign policy

IANS | June 26, 2025 8:20 PM

Minsk, June 26 (IANS) India is one of the important areas of Belarus's foreign policy, the country's Defence Minister Lieutenant General Viktor Khrenin spotlighted during his meeting with Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh held on the sidelines of the SCO Defence Ministers Meeting in China's Qingdao, on Thursday.

‘Dreamer and disciplined’: School teachers recall fond memories of astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla

IANS | June 26, 2025 7:18 PM

Lucknow, June 26 (IANS) As IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla made history by becoming the first Indian to enter the International Space Station (ISS), his schoolteachers in Lucknow are beaming with pride, and are fondly remembering the quiet, focused boy who once walked their school corridors and shared memories of his early years, as they prayed for his safety and success in space.

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.