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WASHINGTON: After Pakistan said that a peace deal between the US and Iran will be finalised within 24 hours, Iran said that no signing will take place on Sunday, though it said the deal could be signed in the coming days. Pakistan Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif suggested the initial deal could be signed on Sunday, but Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei was later quoted by state media as saying caution was needed when commenting on the timing....more
WASHINGTON: All commercial vessels should immediately comply with US orders in the Strait of Hormuz, US secretary of state Marco Rubio told India's external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday. “Violations of US blockade and illicit transport of Iranian oil will not be tolerated,” Rubio told Jaishankar....more
WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet US President Donald Trump in France where the G7 summit is scheduled next week, the White House confirmed on Saturday. Modi left for a week-long tour of France and Slovakia. In his departure statement, the Prime Minister said France occupies "a special place in India's strategic vision"....more
NEW DELHI: Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth was appointed the next Chief of the Army Staff, and will assume the office from June 30, the government said in a press release on Saturday. Lt Gen Seth, currently serving as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff, will succeed General Upendra Dwivedi, who will retire from service on June 30. With a career spanning four decades, Lt Gen Seth has the rare distinction of having led two operational Army Commands....more
 VISAKHAPATNAM: Vihaan Jain clinched his maiden IGU Category ‘A’ (15–17 years) title with an impressive three-shot victory at the IGU Andhra Pradesh Junior Boys Golf Championship held at East Point Golf Club, Visakhapatnam. The 16-year-old displayed remarkable composure in the final round, carding a two-under 70
to finish the 72-hole championship at four-under 284....more
NEW DELHI: India's defence research establishment achieved a major milestone after successfully conducting three consecutive missile flight tests on June 10 and 11, demonstrating key technologies for ballistic missile defence and anti-ship warfare capabilities. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said the trials showcased India's multi-layered defence architecture against long-range ballistic missile threats as well as its ability to engage hostile naval targets at medium range....more
By Deepak Arora
 THE HAGUE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Rob Jetten have agreed to elevate the India-Netherlands bilateral relationship to a Strategic Partnership by following focused, time bound initiatives and joint plans of action. The two leaders held wide-ranging talks on strengthening the India-Netherlands relationship at the Dutch Prime Minister's official residence (Catshuis) in The Hague....more
ST PETERSBURG: India and Russia share a “brotherly” and “trust-based” relationship dating back almost 80 years, Vladimir Putin has said. The Russian President on Friday reaffirmed Moscow’s willingness to deepen cooperation with New Delhi across defence and technology sectors. Speaking at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, Putin spoke of both nations navigating recent energy supply vulnerabilities caused by the US-Israeli war near the Strait of Hormuz....more
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the longest-serving elected Prime Minister of India today. Modi took the oath of office on 26th May 2014. He has surpassed the record of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, who first took the oath as an elected Prime Minister on 13th May 1952 and served until 27th May 1964. Pandit Nehru’s tenure as an elected Prime Minister amounted to four thousand 398 days. From 26th May 2014 to today, 10th June 2026, Prime Minister Modi’s continuous tenure is now four thousand 399 days, making him the longest-serving elected Prime Minister in India’s history....more
NEW YORK: The world's richest person, Elon Musk, became the world's first trillionaire on Friday after shares of his rocket company SpaceX surged 11 per cent to $150 on their first day of trading on the stock market and later climbed to around $172, giving the company a market value of $2.18 trillion....more
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations’ climate agency has warned of an increased risk of extreme weather in the coming weeks and months due to the emerging El Nino weather pattern. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) issued the alert in a news release on Tuesday, saying that there was an 80 percent chance of an El Nino event – marked by unusually warm sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean- between June and August and a roughly 90 percent chance of it forming by November....more
JORHAT: An Indian Air Force (IAF) AN-32 transport aircraft crashed and caught fire at the Air Force Station in Assam's Jorhat on Saturday morning killing five personnel. The Air Force confirmed five casualties in the mishap and shared details. The personnel who lost their lives in the crash have been identified as Sqn Ldr Prashant Singh, Flt Lt Shubham Kumar, Sgt Jitendra Sharma, Agniveervayu Khemaram Kumawat and Agniveervayu Danish Alam....more
By Daniel Twining
 WASHINGTON: America was built on a radical premise: that individual liberty is an unalienable, inherent right worth fighting for in the face of tyranny. Revolutionary at the time of our founding, this idea remains the bedrock of American democracy and strength. As we approach our nation’s 250th anniversary, we should acknowledge the endurance of these ideals and their relevance today....more
By Avica Kumar
 NEW DELHI: India's energy security and industrial stability are coming under increasing strain as tensions around Iran continue to disrupt critical oil and gas supply routes. The fallout is no longer confined to global markets. Indian industries are now confronting escalating operational and financial risks, with cascading midstream and downstream impacts....more
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'Global Action Must Match Global Ambition': Modi At UN Summit
AI Has Potential to Rescue SDGs: UN Chief
