Direct talk with Netanyahu, team outreach to Iran: How Trump brokered ceasefire

Washington, 24/6: President Donald Trump brokered a ceasefire between Israel and Iran through talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday while his team, including Vice President JD Vance, held talks with Tehran, a senior White House of official said. The official, providing details of the ceasefire on condition of anonymity, said Israel agreed…

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Gujarat Congress chief Shaktisinh Gohil resigns over party’s defeat in bypolls

Ahmedabad,23/6:: Gujarat Congress President Shaktisinh Gohil on Monday resigned from the post, taking the moral responsibility for the defeat of the party’s candidates in the bypolls to Kadi and Visavadar assembly constituencies. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Gopal Italia won the Visavadar seat, while BJP’s Rajendra Chavda bagged the Kadi constituency. In both assembly segments,…

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Bilawal Bhutto says Pakistan will go to war if India denies water under Indus Treaty

Islamabad,23/6: Pakistan’s former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Monday said his country will go to war if India denies Islamabad its fair share of water under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT). India put in abeyance the 1960 agreement soon after the April 22 Pahalgam terrorist attack that killed 26 people. Home Minister Amit Shah last…

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You may start this war, but we will be the ones to end it’: Iran warns ‘gambler’ Trump

Tehran, 23/6: Iran’s military has given a stern warning to the US of heavy consequences for entering war on Israel’s side. Iran’s armed forces’ spokesman Ebrahim Zolfaqari said in a video that the attack by United States on its nuclear base has expanded the scope of legitimate targets for Iran’s armed forces. “Mr Trump, the…

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Iran-Israel conflict: Congress asks govt to show moral courage, slams it for not condemning US bombing

New Delhi, 23/6: US President Donald Trump’s decision to unleash American air power on Iran makes a “mockery” of his own calls for the continuation of talks with Iran, the Congress said on Monday and slammed the Modi government for neither criticising nor condemning the US bombing and Israel’s aggression. The opposition party reiterated the…

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Nilambur bypoll result to become a trend-setter for Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram, 23/6: The result of the bypoll to the Nilambur assembly seat in Kerala’s Malappuram district coming on Monday is generally being considered as a trend-setter for the 2026 assembly election. The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) is hopeful of party candidate Aryadan Shoukath scripting success and thereby helping in strengthening the campaign against the…

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PM Modi speaks to Iranian President Pezeshkian, calls for immediate de-escalation of conflict with Israel

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday conveyed to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian India’s “deep concern” over Iran’s conflict with Israel and called for immediate de-escalation of the situation through “dialogue and diplomacy”. The phone conversation between Modi and Pezeshkian came hours after the US bombed three major nuclear sites — Fordow, Natanz and…

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