If ceasefire was delayed, Pak would have been wiped off: Swami Rambhadracharya

New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Renowned spiritual leader and Sanskrit scholar Jagadguru Swami Rambhadracharya made a bold statement on Saturday, asserting that had the ceasefire between India and Pakistan been delayed by even a couple of days, Pakistan could have been “wiped off the global map.” Addressing media persons, he said, “If the ceasefire understanding…

Israel’s Gaza ‘disengagement’ that paved the way for conquest | Israel-Palestine conflict

In August 2005, the Israeli government officially withdrew from the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian coastal enclave it had occupied continuously since 1967. Apart from pulling back its armed forces, it had to undertake the dismantlement of 21 illegal settlements housing 8,000 Jewish settlers. Israeli troops were deployed to begin the process, which pulled at the…

FIIs inject over ₹16,400 crore in Indian equities amid geopolitical thaw 

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) infused more than ₹16,400 crore into Indian equities this week, marking a significant turnaround after their massive sell-off on May 9 when India-Pakistan tensions escalated. Data from stock exchanges revealed that FIIs purchased Indian stocks worth ₹5,392.94 crore on May 15 and ₹8,831.05 crore on May 16, following modest inflows of…

Thousands of Palestinians flee north Gaza amid intensified Israeli attacks | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Thousands of Palestinians have been ordered by the Israeli forces to flee parts of northern Gaza as indiscriminate air strikes have killed at least 115 people in the territory. Palestinians in northern Gaza’s Beit Lahiya area fled their homes with essential belongings on Friday, after intense Israeli air strikes hit the area. More than 19,000…

Study flags chemical contamination risk to endangered Gangetic dolphins

A scientific study has revealed alarming levels of toxic chemicals in the Ganga river, threatening the health and survival of the endangered Gangetic dolphins. Published in the journal ‘Heliyon’, the study by the Wildlife Institute of India found that these freshwater mammals are being exposed to a hazardous cocktail of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) through their…

European leaders consult Trump to align response to Russia-Ukraine talks | Russia-Ukraine war News

European leaders speak to US president after Russia-Ukraine talks fail to achieve major breakthrough. European leaders have agreed to step up joint action against Russia over its failure to agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine at a meeting on Friday, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said, following talks with United States President Donald Trump. As…