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  India never has, never will accept mediation: PM Modi to U.S. President Trump on India-Pakistan issue During a phone call with President Trump, PM Modi invited him to India for QUAD Summit X X Prime Minister Narendra Modi told President Donald Trump on Tuesday (June 17, 2025) that India has never accepted mediation, does not accept it, and will never do it in future. There is complete political consensus on this issue in India, PM Modi said, according to a media briefing by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri. U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters X X Mr. Modi and Mr. Trump spoke over a phone call for 35 minutes since the meeting that was scheduled to take place on the sidelines of the G7 summit did not happen. Mr. Trump returned to the U.S. as the Iran-Israel conflict started intensifying, Mr. Misri said.

Air India's Ahmedabad-London flight cancelled due to unavailability of aircraft Flight AI-171, which crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad on June 12, has been replaced with a new code AI-159 Updated   - June 17, 2025 03:50 pm IST - Ahmedabad Air India’s official website also confirmed that the AI-159 flight from Ahmedabad to the Gatwick airport at London stands cancelled. Representational file image | Photo Credit: AP x x Air India’s flight to London from Ahmedabad, which has started operating with a new code post-June 12 crash of AI-171 plane, was cancelled on Tuesday (June 17, 2025) due to unavailability of aircraft, resulting from airspace curbs and additional precautionary checks, the airline said. The Tata Group-owned airline denied claims that a technical snag led to the cancellation and maintained it has made alternative arrangements to fly affected passengers to their destination and offering full refunds on cancellations or complimentary rescheduli...

  Huge scam exposed in the purchase of diesel by Railways x x Vigilance check reveals ₹243 crore excess payment made to oil companies in one zone A routine preventive check by the Vigilance Department has exposed a huge scam in the purchase of High Speed Diesel (HSD) by the Indian Railways from national oil companies in one of the zones. x x According to Railways sources, an audit of HSD purchase by the North East Frontier Railway revealed excess payment to the tune of ₹243 crore made to the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. and the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. during January-September 2022.

Illiterate people were given jobs due to pressure by Lalu’s Rail Ministry, CBI tells court in ‘land for jobs’ scam case Many selected candidates could not even write their names, says prosecutor; claims schools were set up to issue fake certificates to such candidates; outlines suspicious land transfers to Yadav family, associates x x CBI told a Delhi court on June 4, 2025, that those selected for railway jobs allegedly gifted or transferred land parcels in the name of Lalu Prasad Yadav. File x x People who could not even write their names were given Group-D jobs in the Indian Railways due to pressure extended by the Railway Ministry, then headed by Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) told a Delhi court on Wednesday (June 4, 2025). Those selected for these jobs allegedly gifted or transferred land parcels in the name of Mr. Yadav, his relatives, and associates, the agency claimed. x x The CBI’s submissions were made in the...

Israel-Iran conflict LIVE: Explosions heard across Tehran; Israel warns Khamenei he risks fate like Saddam’s Israeli military says it killed Iran’s wartime Chief of Staff; Indian students in Tehran moved out of the city People look at a crater in the ground after a missile strike on June 17, 2025 in Herzliya, Israel. Iran launched a aa  wave of retaliatory missile strikes on Israel starting late on June 13, after a series of Israeli airstrikes earlier in the day targeted Iranian military and nuclear sites, as well as top military officials. The two countries have continued to trade volleys of missiles in the days since. | Photo Credit: Getty Images I srael on Tuesday (June 17, 2025) appeared to be expanding its air campaign on Tehran five days after its surprise attack on Iran’s military and nuclear programme, as U.S. President Donald Trump posted an ominous message warning residents of the city to evacuate. Mr. Trump said he wanted a “real end” to the nuclear problem wi...

The White House has firmly denied that any foreign military leaders, including Pakistan’s Army Chief General Asim Munir, were invited to the 250th anniversary celebrations of the US Armed Forces. aa "This is false. No foreign military leaders were invited," a White House official told South Asian media outlets, aiming to put an end to days of swirling speculation. The parade, set for June 14 in Washington, D.C., also coincides with US President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday. It will include tanks, musical performances, air shows, and a fireworks display, running from 11 AM to 6 PM and wrapping up with a night-time concert. aa Backlash in India over reports Before the denial, Indian political circles had reacted sharply to the rumours. Opposition figures saw the alleged invitation as a diplomatic snub to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. RAND Corporation’s senior defence analyst Derek Grossman called it a “diplomatic setback” for India. He posted on X: “For India, th...

A new video shows students escaping a medical college in Ahmedabad after an Air India plane crashed the building. A new video has surfaced showing students leaping from a building at a medical college in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, where an Air India plane crashed last week. In the latest video, students can be seen crossing the balcony fencing and trying to climb down when a massive fire caught the lower floor of the BJ Medical College hostel. aa The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, carrying 242 people, crashed into the BJ Medical College complex shortly after taking off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport at 1:39pm on June 12. aa Of the 242 people on board the London-bound flight, 241 were killed. Miraculously, one passenger survived. The crash also claimed the lives of 29 people on the ground, including five MBBS students. In the latest video, students are seen climbing over balcony railings and attempting to descend as flames engulf the lower floors of the BJ Medical College host...

Air India flight from Delhi to Paris cancelled after issues found in pre-flight checks.. This flight cancellation joins the series of Air India cancellations following the Ahmedabad plane crash which killed 270 aa A second Air India flight was cancelled on Tuesday, June 17, owing to additional precautionary checks. As per a spokesperson, flight AI 143 from Delhi to Paris was cancelled after the pre-flight checks revealed certain issues in the aircraft. A series of Air India flights have been cancelled following the Ahmedabad plane crash which killed 270 people(REUTERS) “Flight AI143 from Delhi to Paris of 17 June has been cancelled. The mandatory pre-flight checks identified an issue which is being presently addressed. However, in view of the flight coming under the restrictions on night operations at Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) airport, the said flight has been cancelled...We are providing hotel accommodation and also  aa offering full refunds on cancellations or complimentary...