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UN human rights chief welcomes US-Iran deal, urges restraint in the region

GENEVA, June 15 (Reuters) – The United Nations’ human rights chief ​on Monday welcomed the announcement of a peace ‌deal between the United States and Iran, and urged for maximum restraint by all sides in the region. “I welcome the announcement that the ​United States and Iran have agreed on a ​peace deal that provides for an immediate and permanent ⁠ceasefire, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and ​a framework for further negotiations,” said human rights chief Volker ​Turk. “At this fragile moment it is clear all sides need to exercise maximum restraint and work to implement the agreement

No laxity in probe into allegation of donation money theft: Nripendra Mishra

Lucknow/Ayodhya, Jun 15 (UP) (PTI)There will not be any laxity in the probe by the special investigation team into the allegation of theft of donation money, Ram Temple Construction Committee chairperson Nripendra Mishra asserted on Monday. Mishra said there are two aspects to the investigation, “criminal and future improvement.” “When both of these aspects are addressed, only then will we be able to win the trust of the devotees,” he told reporters. Mishra said he had spoken to the district administration yesterday for their cooperation. “This is a team effort, and in a way a crossroad for the temple, which

wholesale prices rises to 9.68 pc in May as fuel, food, manufactured items see price spike

New Delhi, June 15 (PTI) Wholesale price inflation shot up to 9.68 per cent in May, from 8.26 per cent in April, led by a sharp spike in prices of fuel and power, manufactured and food items. The Commerce and Industry Ministry on Monday released the Wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation data revising the base year to 2022-23, from 2011-12 earlier. Wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation in fuel and power jumped to 30.33 per cent in May as against 24.89 per cent in April. In crude petroleum, inflation was 61.51 per cent in May, as against 56.31 per cent in

TMC calls rebels’ NCPI merger ‘ridiculous’, BJP says exodus reflects party’s ideological vacuum

Kolkata, Jun 15 (PTI) The war of words between the Trinamool Congress and the BJP intensified after dissident TMC MPs announced their merger with the little-known NCPI and pledged support to the NDA, with Mamata Banerjee’s camp dismissing the move as “ridiculous” and the saffron party describing it as evidence of TMC’s deepening crisis. Senior TMC MP Sougata Roy ridiculed the rebels’ decision to merge with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India, a Tripura-based registered unrecognised party, questioning both its political relevance and the dissidents’ ability to justify the move before voters. “Once you betray the party on whose symbol

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