Sonam Wangchuk detained under NSA for his ‘provocative speeches’: Ladakh administration
The Ladakh administration on Friday (September 26, 2025) night justified the detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act (NSA), saying his series of alleged provocative speeches with references to Nepal agitation and the Arab Spring resulted in the Wednesday’s violence that left four persons dead and scores of others injured. It said the detention of Mr. Wangchuk earlier during the day was important to restore normalcy in the peace-loving Leh town and also important to prevent him from further acting in a manner “prejudicial to maintenance of public order”.
UN Security Council rejects Russia and China’s last-ditch effort to delay sanctions on Iran
The UN Security Council has rejected another last-ditch effort to delay the reimposition of sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme, a day before the deadline and after Western countries claimed that weeks of meetings failed to result in a “concrete” agreement. The resolution put forth by Russia and China — Iran’s most powerful and closest allies on the 15-member council — failed to garner support on Friday (September 26, 2025) from the nine countries required to halt the series of UN sanctions fr
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