60 KG SILVER VANISHES FROM RAM TEMPLE DONATIONS
NEW DELHI: Amid the probe into alleged embezzlement of donations and valuables at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, it is learnt that 60 kg of silver bars are missing from the temple’s collection records, deepening the mystery surrounding the handling of offerings. The silver bars were reportedly offered to Ram Lalla during the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ […]
TRUMP CALLS NETANYAHU AS “WARRIOR PM”
NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump on Saturday praised Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu and called him a “warrior prime minister” amid reports of a serious fallout between the two leaders over Israeli military operations in Lebanon. Speaking after unveiling a replacement Air Force One aircraft gifted by Qatar near Washington, Trump said that the US and […]
Fragile Truce or Tactical Pause? Iran’s Supreme Leader Signals Limits of the Islamabad Deal
In the volatile arena of Middle Eastern geopolitics, few documents arrive with as much fanfare—and fragility—as the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding signed between Iran and the United States. Billed as a 14-point framework to pause military hostilities, the agreement has already encountered its first major test. Less than a day after ink dried, Iranian state […]
Deep-rooted nexus between corporate borrowers, ARCs and banks: SC
New Delhi, June 19: The Supreme Court on Friday expressed concern over what it described as a deep-rooted nexus between corporate borrowers, Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs) and public sector banks in the settlement of defaulted loans, resulting in substantial losses to public money deposited in banks by taxpayers. Questioning the manner in which public money […]
DELHI HC REJECTS TELEGRAM APPEAL AGAINST ITS BAN AHEAD OF NEET-UG
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Friday rejected the petition filed by Telegram challenging the Centre’s decision to block the messaging platform till June 22, to prevent paper-leak ahead of NEET 2026 Re-Examination which is scheduled on June 21. Justice Tejas Karia, pronouncing the order, expressed satisfaction with the procedure followed under Section 69A […]
TOP US SCIENTIST FUNDED WUHAN LAB THAT SPARKED COVID
NEW DELHI: Former US president Joe Biden’s ex-chief medical advisor Anthony Fauci funded a research lab in China’s Wuhan, which is widely said to be the laboratory that sparked the COVID-19 pandemic, the outgoing US Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard said on Thursday. Releasing “never-before-seen” documents on her last day in the office, […]
INDIA REJECTS INDUS WATER TREATY AS “OUTDATED”
NEW DELHI: India strongly criticised Pakistan at the 62nd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), calling the Indus Waters Treaty “outdated” and unsuited to present-day realities. Delivering India’s right of reply, First Secretary Anupama Singh said a country that continues to sponsor terrorism cannot expect the benefits of cooperation founded on goodwill […]
NEET UG RE-EXAM ON 21ST: CHECK DRESS CODE, ALLOWED ITEMS
NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has issued an advisory for candidates appearing in the NEET UG 2026 re-examination on June 21, outlining the dress code, permissible items and security protocols to be followed at examination centres. The agency has urged candidates to comply with the instructions to ensure smooth and secure conduct of […]
Telling tale of Stalin’s birthday greetings to Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, 19 June—A telling political story is hidden in former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK supremo M K Stalin’s birthday greetings to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi this year in comparison with that of the last year. While this year Stalin chose to address Gandi as “Leader of the Opposition”, in 2025 the […]
Setback to peace process in West Asia as Peace talks between US and Iran called off
New Delhi, 19 June—Even before the ink on the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) reached between Washington and Tehran could dry out, news from Switzerland announced that talks with Iranian negotiators on a pact to end the West Asian conflict would not take place on Friday, as Vice President JD Vance dropped plans to travel to the […]
