News Update : 'Tragic loss': Indians among 13 killed in Qatar gas plant explosion - TOI WORLD DESK

A tragic industrial accident at Qatar's Ras Laffan gas facility has claimed at least 13 lives, including Indian nationals, and injured 66. The blast at the Barzan gas supply facility, ruled an accident, occurred Sunday night. Despite the incident, Qatar's energy minister assured that domestic needs and LNG exports remain unaffected, though repairs will take time. A tragic industrial accident at Qatar's Ras Laffan gas facility has claimed at least 13 lives, including Indian nationals, and injured 66. The blast at the Barzan gas supply facility, ruled an accident, occurred Sunday night. Despite the incident, Qatar's energy minister assured that domestic needs and LNG exports remain unaffected, though repairs will take time. Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/tragic-loss-indians-among-13-killed-in-qatar-gas-plant-explosion/articleshow/131911558.cms Date: 2026-06-22T13:57:44.000Z

News Update : 'The moment we ... ' : Pakistan defence minister issues war threat to India over Indus Water Treaty - TOI WORLD DESK

Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/the-moment-we-pakistan-defence-minister-issues-war-threat-to-india-over-indus-water-treaty/articleshow/131888719.cms Date: 2026-06-21T10:02:59.000Z

News Update : 'Clear breach of trust': Iran closes Hormuz again over Israel attacks on Lebanon - TOI WORLD DESK

Before the closure, ships seeking passage through the strait while the interim agreement remained in force were required to submit transit requests at least 48 hours before arrival. Meanwhile, United States vice president JD Vance said he was confident the ceasefire could hold, adding that there was no evidence Iran was closing the Strait of Hormuz. Before the closure, ships seeking passage through the strait while the interim agreement remained in force were required to submit transit requests at least 48 hours before arrival. Meanwhile, United States vice president JD Vance said he was confident the ceasefire could hold, adding that there was no evidence Iran was closing the Strait of Hormuz. Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/iran-closes-hormuz-strait-again-over-israel-attacks-on-lebanon-that-killed-over-20/articleshow/131877163.cms Date: 2026-06-20T13:48:33.000Z

News Update : 'Neither I nor Italy ever beg': Meloni hits back at Trump after his photo remark - TOI WORLD DESK

Giorgia Meloni, the Italian Prime Minister, firmly dismissed Donald Trump's allegations that she asked him for a photo at the G7 summit, calling his statements 'entirely fictitious.' Expressing her surprise and disappointment, Meloni stated that neither she nor her country would ever resort to begging. This confrontation signifies a potential rift in the previously friendly relationship between Meloni and Trump. Giorgia Meloni, the Italian Prime Minister, firmly dismissed Donald Trump's allegations that she asked him for a photo at the G7 summit, calling his statements 'entirely fictitious.' Expressing her surprise and disappointment, Meloni stated that neither she nor her country would ever resort to begging. This confrontation signifies a potential rift in the previously friendly relationship between Meloni and Trump. Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/neither-i-nor-italy-ever-beg-meloni-hits-back-at-trump-after-his-photo-remark/articleshow/131858538.cms Date: 2026-06-19T12:08:44.000Z

News Update : 'Jai Shri Ram, ho gya kaam': BJP MLA as cross-voting costs Congress RS seat in Jharkhand - TOI NEWS DESK

In the polls that witnessed cross-voting, Nathwani polled 28 votes, comfortably bypassing Congress's Pranav, who bagged 20 votes. The ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) candidate Baidyanath Ram was elected to the other seat. Ram received 30 votes in the election, while three votes, two from the BJP and one from the Congress, were found invalid, the official told news agency PTI. In the polls that witnessed cross-voting, Nathwani polled 28 votes, comfortably bypassing Congress's Pranav, who bagged 20 votes. The ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) candidate Baidyanath Ram was elected to the other seat. Ram received 30 votes in the election, while three votes, two from the BJP and one from the Congress, were found invalid, the official told news agency PTI. Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/jharkhand-rajya-sabha-polls-cross-voting-helps-nda-backed-parimal-nathwani-win-jmm-backs-other-seat/articleshow/131831434.cms Date: 2026-06-18T13:21:58.000Z