New Delhi: Following the strikes by the United States at Iran’s nuclear facilities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday spoke with the President of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, expressing deep concern at the recent escalations and calling for “immediate de-escalation, dialogue and diplomacy”.In a post on X, PM Modi wrote, “Spoke with President of Iran @drpezeshkian. We…
A day after US President Donald Trump bashed the Nobel authorities for not acknowledging his anti-war efforts, the United States has carried out precision airstrikes on the three nuclear facilities in Iran – Isfahan, Natanz and Fordow.Hi-resolution pre and post impact satellite images of the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant, which lies northeast of Qom, give…
Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Saturday (local time)said that as part of a collaboration with ISRO, Axiom Mission 4 will be launched on June 10, the fourth private astronaut mission from Axiom Space, which will be piloted by Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla.Axiom Mission 4 delivers on a commitment highlighted by US President…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Alberta, Canada later this month to attend the G7 Summit from June 15 to 17. The visit, confirmed after a phone call with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, is seen as highly significant, both diplomatically and strategically, as it comes despite ongoing tensions between the two nations.Canada currently…
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy will meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his second visit to India to discuss ongoing economic and migration partnership.British High Commission said talks are on between the UK and the Indian Government to deepen and diversify the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries to deliver for working people…
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar thanked the British government for its strong condemnation of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack and for expressing solidarity with India in the fight against terrorism. He said India never wanted perpetrators of terrorism to be put on par with its victims.Speaking at delegation-level talks with his British counterpart, David…
Moscow:Ukraine on Sunday launched one of its largest drone-based operations on Russia to date, striking a base in eastern Siberia thousands of kilometres (miles) from its border. The Russian governor of the Irkutsk region confirmed the attack, saying Ukrainian remote-piloted aircraft attacked a military unit in the village of Sridni, the first such attack in…
South Korea is set to vote on Tuesday for its next leader after almost half a year of political turmoil, uncertainty and division. The elections are important as the country has been dealing with a political crisis for months.Many temporary leaders have come and gone during the impeachment trial of Yoon and an ongoing investigation…
A bus crash on a Nigerian highway on Saturday killed 21 athletes returning from a national sports tournament, with authorities saying the accident might have been the result of driver fatigue or excessive speed.The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said the afternoon crash, which did not involve other vehicles, “might have occurred as a result…
Bangladesh issued new banknotes on Sunday, removing designs that previously featured the portrait of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s father and the nation’s founding president, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.Until now, all notes featured the portrait of the late Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who led Bangladesh from its independence from Pakistan in 1971 until soldiers assassinated him and…
