US seeks international help to reopen Strait of Hormuz as crude prices surgeThe United States is forming an international coalition to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Global oil prices are surging as the vital waterway...
30 Apr, 2026, 04.10 PM IST
Trump holds talks on prolonged Iran blockade, urges Tehran to strike dealUnited States officials are discussing a prolonged blockade of Iran's ports with oil companies. This comes as efforts to resolve the ongoin...
30 Apr, 2026, 09.36 AM IST
Israeli strikes pummel Lebanon, killing 250 in deadliest day of warIsrael launched its most intense strikes on Lebanon, killing over 250 people. This followed Hezbollah resuming rocket attacks on northern I...
09 Apr, 2026, 08.01 AM IST
Trump delays Iran deadlines repeatedly, but Tuesday ultimatum turns most menacingPresident Donald Trump set and postponed deadlines for Iran to negotiate. His threats escalated to targeting civilian infrastructure. Iran ...
07 Apr, 2026, 11.00 PM IST
UN rights chief Volker Turk slams 'sickening' war rhetoric after Donald Trump warns of civilisation’s endThe UN's top human rights official, Volker Türk, has strongly condemned the escalating war rhetoric in the Middle East. He warned that thre...
07 Apr, 2026, 10.21 PM IST
West Bank Palestinians face death by hanging under Israel’s new anti-terror law; the last death sentence in the country was Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in 1962Israel's parliament has approved a controversial law making capital punishment the default sentence for Palestinians in the West Bank convi...
01 Apr, 2026, 01.50 PM IST
UN warns more Iranians could face executionThe United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk has urged Iran to halt all executions. This call comes after a death sentence was issued ...
27 Feb, 2026, 02.52 PM IST
Rules of war being 'shredded' amid global rights violations, says UN human rights chiefThe UN human rights chief, Volker Turk, has cautioned about the erosion of human rights and the international order due to the glorificatio...
08 Sep, 2025, 02.17 PM IST
UN asks Israel to immediately halt plan to control GazaUN human rights chief Volker Turk says Israel's plan for a complete military takeover of Gaza must stop. He mentions that the plan goes aga...
08 Aug, 2025, 01.12 PM IST
Era of dictators 'can happen again', warns UNThe United Nations rights chief warned Monday of the risk of a return to an era of "dictators", calling for urgent efforts to avoid "very d...
24 Feb, 2025, 02.34 PM IST
Shocking violence in Bangladesh must stop: UN rights chief Volker TurkThe United Nations' human rights chief, Volker Turk, has urged the government to end the "shocking violence" in Bangladesh, where protester...
05 Aug, 2024, 08.58 AM IST
Babylon Berlin Season 5: Everything we know about filming, plot, cast and crew"Babylon Berlin" receives the green light for its fifth and final season. Eight new episodes will be filmed this fall, continuing the story...
25 Jun, 2024, 10.11 PM IST
United Nations special envoy to Sudan to step downVolker Perthes, the United Nations special envoy to Sudan, has announced his resignation after being declared unwelcome by the country. The...
14 Sep, 2023, 12.23 PM IST
Athletics Federation of India's High Performance Director Volker Herrmann quitsThe German was appointed to the post in June 2019 for a term till the end of the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021. In September, the minist...
22 Nov, 2020, 05.35 PM IST
- Volker Schultz joins Essar Oil as UK head
Ruias-owned Essar Energy Plc has appointed Volker Schultz as the Chief Executive Officer of its UK subsidiary, Essar Oil (UK)Ltd.
29 Sep, 2011, 10.20 AM IST
- Tata group's Corus sells 50 pc stake in UK rail firm
Tata-owned Corus has sold its 50 per cent stake in GrantRail Group to its Netherlands-based joint venture partner VolkerWessels.
26 Nov, 2008, 07.01 PM IST
- Uproar in Parliament on Volker report
Opposition demands a probe against the leak in the report before being tabled in Parliament.
04 Aug, 2006, 12.25 PM IST