Air India to provide ₹25 lakh interim payment to kin of plane crash deceased, survivors
Air India on Saturday (June 14, 2025) announced that it will provide an interim payment of ₹25 lakh to the families of the deceased and survivors of the Ahmedabad plane crash. This interim payment is in addition to the ₹1 crore compensation already announced by the parent company, Tata Sons, Air India said in a statement.
Iran announces missile salvo against Israel, state TV says
Iran fired a fresh barrage of missiles at Israel, state television announced early on June 15, as the rivals exchanged fire for a third day. “A new wave of Operation Honest Promise 3 began a few minutes ago,” Iranian state TV reported at around 03:10 a.m. (2340 GMT Saturday), while broadcasting live images of Israel.
No nuclear talks over Tehran’s nuclear program on June 15, says Iran-U.S. mediator Oman
The latest U.S.-Iran talks on Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program will not take place Sunday (June 15, 2025), mediator Oman said Saturday (June 14, 2025), as Israel and Iran traded blows a day after Israel’s blistering attack on Iranian nuclear and military sites.
India will soon become the hub of arbitration, says Law Minister
Emphasising the importance of Institutional arbitration, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Saturday (June 14, 2025) said that India needs a strong ecosystem of alternative dispute resolution that will reduce the burden on courts and also strengthen the environment of economic confidence in the country. He was speaking at a conference on ‘Institutional Arbitration: An Effective Framework for Dispute Resolution’, organised by the Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice, at Bharat Mandapam
Reset with Canada, Trump tariffs, Iran-Israel tensions to dominate as Modi leaves for 3-nation tour
In his first visit abroad since the strikes on Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will leave on Sunday (June 15, 2025) for a three-nation tour to Cyprus, Canada and Croatia. He will be attending the G-7 summit of Western-allied developed economies during the tour, which will conclude on June 19. Cyprus and Croatia are part of Mr. Modi’s refuelling stopovers. He will be the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Cyprus since 2002, and the first to visit Croatia since the country was founded in 1991.
India distances itself from SCO’s statement ‘strongly’ condemning Israel’s strikes against Iran
A day after India abstained from a U.N. General Assembly resolution in support of a ceasefire in Gaza, the Government of India distanced itself from Saturday’s statement at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) that “strongly” condemned Israeli military strikes on Iran, saying “India did not participate in the discussions” at the SCO on this statement.
U.S. military parade barrels through nation’s capital with tanks, troops and 21-gun salute
The grand military parade that President Donald Trump had been wanting for years barrelled down Constitution Avenue on Saturday (June 14, 2025) with tanks, troops and a 21-gun salute, playing out against the counterpoint of protests around the country by those who decried the U.S. leader as a dictator and would-be king.
Four Maoists, including three women, killed in ongoing encounter in M.P’s Balaghat
At least four Maoists, three of them women, have been killed in an ongoing encounter between security forces and Maoists in Madhya Pradesh’s Balaghat district on Saturday (June 14, 2025), the police said. Madhya Pradesh’s anti-Maoists Hawk Force Commandant Shiyaz K.M. told The Hindu that the encounter was underway in the Pachamdadar and Katejhiriya areas of the Sonewani forest area.
WTC final 2025 | This time for South Africa!
A five-wicket victory in a match the Aussies dominated for a large part revealed the steel within Temba Bavuma’s men. On the hope-metre, what Bavuma’s troops achieved is on par with the feat of Kapil’s Devils in the 1983 World Cup. This triumph was a tribute to what Bavuma and his lead stars, like spearhead Kagiso Rabada and centurion Markram, achieved. Conceding a first-innings lead and still to find that belief deep within is remarkable.
Delhi Assembly to go paperless in July
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju laid the foundation stone of the e-Vidhan (Paperless Assembly)’ project on Saturday, which utilises technology to enhance legislative efficiency, transparency, and ease of processing. With this project, the Assembly is expected to become paperless by July.
Published – June 15, 2025 07:27 am IST
