Asia

“India will have to navigate very cautiously”: Ex JNU Academician

Speaking to ANI, Professor Aswini Kumar Mohapatra emphasised that India must proceed cautiously, avoiding hasty decisions while maintaining a balanced foreign policy. He suggested that India can play a role by encouraging Israel and Iran to engage in dialogue, promoting a negotiated settlement.

2025-06-23T06:04:12.353804+00:00 IST

Iranian envoy slams US, Israel for targeting nuclear facilities

In his video message regarding the US military action against Iran shared on X, he said, " In the early hours of June 22, 2025, the US and Zionist regime simultaneously and in a pre-planned manner attacked three Iran's peaceful nuclear centers in Purdue, Natanz, and Isfahan that were under full supervision of the international atomic energy."

2025-06-23T05:29:49.491848+00:00 IST

Cambodia halts fuel imports from Thailand as border spat escalate

Prime Minister Hun Manet, in a social media posting on Sunday, June 22, said that the measure would take effect at midnight. This comes amid his Thai counterpart, Paetongtarn Shinawatra's attempts to save her government from a political crisis triggered by a leaked phone call to Cambodian Senate leader Hun Sen.

2025-06-23T04:44:30.445756+00:00 IST

Mob attacks former Chief Election Commissioner in Bangladesh

In a video footage that went viral on social media, a group of people were seen pelting the former CEC with shoes while he was in police custody. Some people hit him on his cheek with their shoes. The mob also shouted various slogans. He was wearing a lungi and a T-shirt when police arrested him and took him away.

2025-06-23T02:51:28.864339+00:00 IST

Taiwan detects Chinese military aircraft, vessels near island

The MND wrote on X, "5 sorties of PLA aircraft and 9 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 3 out of 5 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's southwestern and southeastern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded accordingly."

2025-06-23T02:37:55.755090+00:00 IST

Op Sindhu: India to operate 3 more evacuation flights from Iran

Speaking to reporters after receiving a new batch of 285 Indian nationals evacuated from the conflict-hit Iran at the Delhi Airport, Margherita said that 162 Indian nationals who had crossed into Jordan from Israel would be repatriated "within a day or two."

2025-06-22T22:29:08.085921+00:00 IST

Op Sindhu: 285 more Indians evacuated from conflict-hit Iran

The latest group arrived from Mashhad, Iran, and was received at Delhi airport by the Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Pabitra Margherita

2025-06-22T21:32:18.540900+00:00 IST

PIB Fact Check debunks claims of US using Indian airspace

In a post on X on Sunday, the PIB Fact Check unit labelled the assertion as "FAKE" and clarified, "Indian Airspace was NOT used by the United States during Operation Midnight Hammer."

2025-06-22T20:52:17.703762+00:00 IST

Afghanistan condemns US airstrikes Iran's nuclear sites

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, in continuation of the Israeli regime's attacks, condemns the United States' strikes on the nuclear facilities of the Islamic Republic of Iran, & expresses concern over the growing instability in the region," Spokesperson of Afghanistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abdul Qahar Balkhi, said.

2025-06-22T18:53:45.225040+00:00 IST

India continues evacuation efforts: 311 more return from Iran

The Indian government successfully evacuated another batch of citizens, carrying 311 Indian nationals from Iran on Sunday as part of Operation Sindhu.

2025-06-22T18:11:38.421240+00:00 IST

Nepal’s anti-graft agency books PADT Member Secretary, 15 others

Nepal's anti-graft agency, the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), filed a corruption case against 16 individuals, including the Member Secretary of Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT), on Sunday.

2025-06-22T17:54:58.057807+00:00 IST

Dalai Lama to make announcement about his reincarnation

The Tibetan Buddhist leaders will attend the 15th Tibetan Religious Conference from July 2-4 in the North Indian hill town of Dharamshala.

2025-06-22T17:15:29.175561+00:00 IST

If Iran attacks US bases, then America will strike back: Expert

Sareen, while talking to ANI, said that if Iran blocks the Strait of Hormuz, from where almost 30% of the world's oil flows, it will have a global impact.

2025-06-22T16:52:07.927695+00:00 IST

Russia unveils innovation to derive fats from microbes

Traditional fat extraction methods are heavily dependent on agriculture, requiring costly equipment, seasonal crops and a significant labour force.

2025-06-22T15:37:51.188158+00:00 IST

BYC condemns 3-month detention of Mahrang Baloch as crackdown

According to an audio message released by her sister Nadia Baloch via the BYC's official X account, Mahrang's only 'crime' was "speaking the truth, for questioning tyranny, for standing up for the disappeared."

2025-06-22T15:31:46.688838+00:00 IST

Chinese multinationals directly linked to state-enforced Uyghur

A recent investigation by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism has revealed that South Korean tech giant LG directly owns and operates a factory in China that employs ethnic minority workers under Beijing's controversial labour transfer programme, a scheme widely condemned by human rights groups as a form of state-enforced forced labour.

2025-06-22T14:14:17.654952+00:00 IST

Russia, China condemn US strikes on Iran

China called on parties to the conflict, Israel in particular, to reach a ceasefire as soon as possible while Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi plans to travel to Moscow to meet Russian President Putin.

2025-06-22T12:27:25.040493+00:00 IST

JSMM warns: US enabling Pakistan’s terror machinery

The Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (JSMM), a Sindhi nationalist organisation, has issued a blistering condemnation of the recent meeting between US President Donald Trump and Pakistan's Army Chief, "Field Marshal" Asim Munir, warning that the gathering signals a resumption of Pakistan's mercenary role in a new American proxy war against Iran.

2025-06-22T12:01:54.667220+00:00 IST

Unable to match innovation, China resorts to disinformation

Following Hai Kun's initial sea trials on June 17, fake social media accounts and CCP-aligned media outlets rapidly circulated manipulated claims that the submarine showed signs of hull deformation, a false narrative that Taiwanese defence officials have firmly debunked.

2025-06-22T11:29:18.917616+00:00 IST

"India’s voice important in restoration of regional peace": Iran

Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a 45-minute call from Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, who briefed him on the evolving situation in the region, sources said on Sunday.

2025-06-22T11:16:17.647139+00:00 IST

PM Modi discusses Iran situation with Prez Pezeshkian

He emphasised the need for a peaceful resolution and added, "Reiterated our call for immediate de-escalation, dialogue and diplomacy as the way forward and for early restoration of regional peace, security and stability."

2025-06-22T10:34:18.332652+00:00 IST