PM Modi meets world leaders on G7 margins

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a series of bilateral meetings with his global counterparts on the margins of the G7 Summit here, with discussions focusing on a range of issues such as trade, investment, counter-terrorism and global challenges.

PM Modi says India-Canada relations ‘extremely important’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said relations between India and Canada are “extremely important” and the two nations should work together to achieve win-win cooperation in various sectors. Prime Minister Modi and his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney held bilateral discussions on the margins of the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Canada, on Tuesday (June 17, 2025). This was the first meeting between the two leaders since Mr. Carney assumed office in May 2025.

Trump says U.S. knows where Iran’s Khamenei is hiding, wants unconditional surrender

President Donald Trump said Tuesday (June 17, 2025) the U.S. knows where Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is hiding during the Israel-Iran conflict but doesn’t want him killed “for now.” Mr. Trump sought, in a social media posting, Iran’s “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER” as the five-day conflict continues to escalate.

Trump’s tariffs will offer India certain advantages, says Chief Economic Adviser

The reciprocal tariffs unveiled by U.S. President Donald Trump on April 2 could offer India certain tariff advantages compared to other countries, V. Anantha Nageswaran, Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India, has said. Dr. Nageswaran was speaking on ‘Global economic trends: India’s challenges and prospects’ at Raj Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday (June 17, 2025).

Army facilitates training of 10 Manipur youth for induction as Agniveers

The Army has felicitated the training of 10 young men from Bishnupur district in Manipur under the Agniveer scheme. “These individuals recently completed their basic military training as proud Agniveers. The event was attended by the Agniveers with their families and Army officers, who came together to celebrate this significant milestone,” said the Defence Ministry, adding that they would soon join the armed forces.

Army team leaves for India-French joint exercise

An Army contingent left for France on Tuesday (June 17, 2025) to participate in the eighth edition of the India-French joint military exercise named ‘Shakti’, which will be conducted at Camp Larzac, La Cavalerie, from June 18 to July 1. The Indian contingent comprises 90 personnel, primarily from a battalion of the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, besides personnel from other services. The French contingent has 90 personnel from the 13th Foreign Legion Half-Brigade (13th DBLE), the Defence Ministry said.

Maharashtra doubles honorarium of Emergency-era prisoners

The Maharashtra cabinet, in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday (June 17, 2025), doubled the monthly honorarium given to individuals from the State who were imprisoned for over a month during the Emergency.

North Korea plans to send military construction workers and deminers to Russia

North Korea will send thousands of military construction workers and deminers to support reconstruction work in Russia’s Kursk region, a top Russian official said on Tuesday (June 17, 2025), the latest sign of expanding cooperation between the two nations.

Air India cancels two Dreamliner flights

Troubles continued at Air India, which is facing the biggest crisis since Tata group bought the airline three and a half years back, with its flights to London and Paris on Tuesday (June 17, 2025) being cancelled for varied reasons and a glitch forcing fliers on San Francisco-Mumbai flight to deplane during a stopover.

An Air India flight from San Francisco to Mumbai suffered a technical snag in one of its engines due to which passengers had to be deplaned during a scheduled halt at the city’s airport early on Tuesday (June 17, 2025).

Iran accuses G7 of siding with Israel with de-escalation call

Iran accused the Group of Seven nations on Tuesday (June 17, 2025) of siding with Israel in its call for “de-escalation” in their intensifying conflict, now in its fifth day. “The G7 must give up its one-sided rhetoric and tackle the real source of the escalation – Israel’s aggression,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said.

Mehul Choksi takes ‘kidnapping’ allegations against India to U.K. court

Mehul Choksi, the businessman wanted in India to face charges in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case, is suing the Indian government and five individuals in the High Court in London as conspirators for his alleged “kidnap, torture and attempted rendition”. The Indian authorities have denied the allegations and objected to the U.K. jurisdiction based on “state immunity” and also sought permission for expert evidence on Indian law and the Indian Constitution to be taken into account.

Screening of films cannot be threatened with arson, violence: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (June 17, 2025) upheld the rights of filmmakers and theatre owners to release movies without threats of arson and violence while making it clear that the Karnataka government must protect Kamal Haasan’s right to screen ‘Thug Life’ in the State. “We cannot have mobs and vigilante groups take over our streets. We cannot allow this to happen. Rule of law must prevail,” Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, heading a Vacation Bench also comprising Justice Manmohan, addressed the Karnataka government side.

India believed to have ‘slightly expanded’ its nuclear arsenal in 2024: Global think-tank SIPRI report

Nearly all of the nine nuclear-armed states, including India and Pakistan, continued intensive nuclear modernisation programmes in 2024, upgrading existing weapons and adding newer versions, according to a report by a global think-tank. India is believed to have once again “slightly expanded” its nuclear arsenal in 2024 and continued to develop new types of nuclear delivery systems, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in a statement.

Israel-Iran conflict: Indian citizens using own vehicles advised to ‘move outside Tehran’

Amidst reports of possible broadening of the Israel-Iran conflict, the Indian Embassy in Iran has urged “all” Indian nationals and People of Indian Origin who are using “own” vehicles to leave the city for a safer location outside.  The Tuesday (June 17, 2025) morning public announcement is aimed at the large number of Indians and an unspecified number of People of Indian Origin resident in Tehran as U.S. President Donald Trump cut short his visit to the G7 summit in Canada and rushed back to Washington DC.

ICC ready for 4-day Tests in 2027-29 WTC cycle; India, Australia, England to still play 5-day matches

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is ready to sanction four-day Tests for smaller nations in the 2027-29 World Test Championship cycle but India, Australia and England can still play the traditional five-day matches, according a report here. The move to reduce matches by one day would be a significant change and can help smaller nations to play more Tests and longer series. “During discussions last week at the WTC final at Lord’s, the ICC chair, Jay Shah, is understood to have expressed his support for four-day Tests, with a view to sanctioning them in time for the 2027-29 WTC cycle,” a report in ‘The Guardian’ newspaper said.

Madras High Court judge pens poem for unity between Tenkalai and Vadakalai sects of Vaishnavites

Impressing upon the need for the Tenkalai and Vadakalai sects of Vaishnavites to end the differences between them since the 15th century, Justice N. Anand Venkatesh of the Madras High Court has penned a poem calling upon them to walk together in peace. The judge said, the sects should abide by the rule of law and celebrate temple festivals peacefully, which was the objective of any religion, instead of attempting to project their respective Acharyas — Manavala Mamuni and Vedanta Desikar — even above Lord Venkateswara.

Israel says it killed high-ranking Iranian General

Israel claimed Tuesday it killed another high-ranking Iranian general after decimating its military command. The Israeli military said it killed Gen Ali Shadmani, who had just been named as the head of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters.