PM Modi will not visit Russia for May 9 Victory Day celebrations, confirms Kremlin

Moscow (IANS) Russia on Wednesday confirmed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not be attending the Victory Day celebrations in Moscow on May 9. 

“The leader of India will not come... India will be represented, but not at the highest level,"…

Bangladesh HC grants bail to prominent Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das

Dhaka (IANS) Chinmoy Krishna Das, a prominent Hindu leader and spokesperson for the Bangladesh Sammilito Sanatani Jagaran Jot, has been granted bail by the High Court on Wednesday in an alleged sedition case.

The bench of Justice Atoar Rahman…

Khalistan sympathiser Jagmeet Singh quits as NDP leader after defeat in Canada election

Ottawa (IANS) Once a kingmaker in Canadian politics, Jagmeet Singh announced on Tuesday that he is quitting as the leader of the National Democratic Party (NDP) after he lost his own election to parliament and his party suffered a rout. 

A…

Death toll from Iran's port blast reaches 40, over 1,000 wounded

Tehran (IANS) The death toll from a massive explosion at a port in Iran's southern province of Hormozgan has reached 40, and the government has announced one day of national mourning, Iran's IRIB news agency reported. 

The Saturday…

Financial crisis hit Bangladesh as banks stop circulating new currency

Dhaka (IANS) Bangladesh is grappling with an economic crisis under the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, as the banks are unable to circulate new currency notes to meet the demands in the country, local media reported on Monday.  

The…

Chinese fuel imports caused Iran port explosion: Reports

Tehran (IANS) The massive explosion at the Shahid Rajaee Port in Iran's Hormozgan province, which has claimed 40 lives, was caused by missile fuel ingredients imported from China, according to media reports. 

In January, after Tehran's…

Iran port explosion: Death toll climbs to 14, three Chinese among injured

Tehran (IANS) At least 14 people have been killed and more than 750 others injured following a massive explosion at Iran's largest commercial port in the southern province of Hormozgan, local media reported. 

According to China's Consulate…

Horrifying attack, predominately against Hindus: US religious freedom commission on Pahalgam assault

New York (IANS) The head of the US International Religious Freedom Commission has condemned the terror strike in Pahalgam as a "horrifying attack, predominately against Hindus." 

In a statement on Friday, the commission's Chair, Stephen…

UNSC asks all countries to cooperate in bringing Pahalgam terrorists, backers to justice

United Nations (IANS) The Security Council has “condemned in the strongest terms” the Pahalgam terrorist attack and urged all countries to cooperate in bringing all those involved in the massacre, to justice. 

The members of the Security Council…

'France stands firmly with India', says President Macron; dials PM Modi on Pahalgam terror attack

Paris (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the telephone over the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, and said that France stands firmly with India and its people in this hour of grief.