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Iran-US deal may not survive contact with reality

India, June 21 -- The framework looks promising on the surface. Scratch it, and the cracks run deep. Call it what you will, a peace deal, a framework or a diplomatic breakthrough. The Trump Administr... Read More


India to host BRICS Energy Ministers' Meeting on June 25-26 in Gurugram

New Delhi, June 21 -- India will host the 11th BRICS Energy Ministers' Meeting in Gurugram on June 25-26, bringing together energy ministers and senior officials from BRICS nations to discuss cooperat... Read More


Once a vocal Trump supporter, Meloni is now asking him to 'focus' on himself. What to know about the fight?

India, June 21 -- The G7 Summit this year became the starting point of a feud that has now caught the world's attention -- a Donald Trump vs Giorgia Meloni war of words. A commentary on a photo op has... Read More


Israel-Hezbollah conflict top priority for US, Iran in Switzerland talks amid opposing narratives on Strait of Hormuz

Geneva, June 21 -- Negotiators from the US and Iranian side have added an emergency session to address the conflict between Israel and the Lebanon-based group Hezbollah on the first day of peace talks... Read More


US-Iran peace deal: How are falling crude oil prices likely to impact petrol, diesel prices?

US-Iran peace deal, June 21 -- Brent crude prices edged higher on Friday but remained on track for a weekly decline of nearly 8%, as a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah eased some geopo... Read More


US monitors Strait of Hormuz amid Iran warningPublished on: June 21, 2026 2:18 PM

Pakistan, June 21 -- The United States military has rejected Iranian claims that the Strait of Hormuz has been closed, insisting that commercial shipping continues to move through the strategic waterw... Read More


US-Iran peace deal: How falling crude oil prices likely to impact petrol, diesel prices?

US-Iran peace deal, June 21 -- Brent crude prices edged higher on Friday but remained on track for a weekly decline of nearly 8%, as a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah eased some geopo... Read More


Stop Lebanon proxies or US will hit "very hard again", Trump warns Iran amid peace talks in Switzerland

Washington, June 21 -- President Donald Trump on Sunday warned Tehran to "immediately stop their highly paid proxies in Lebanon", or the US will "hit Iran very hard again" even as bilateral negotiator... Read More


Middle East war drives up bitumen costs for African road builders

France, June 21 -- In Madagascar, as in many countries on the continent, bitumen is not produced locally. "We import the raw material that lets us make asphalt. Without bitumen, we cannot make tar," ... Read More


"Great service to humanity": JP Nadda credits PM Modi for globalising yoga

New Delhi, June 21 -- Union Health and Family Welfare Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader JP Nadda on Sunday celebrated the 12th International Day of Yoga in the national capital, partici... Read More