US passport slips from top 10 powerful passports list for first time

IANS | October 14, 2025 7:14 PM

New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) The US passport has fallen out of the top 10 most powerful passports in the world for the first time since the Henley Passport Index was introduced twenty years ago. With visa-free travel to 180 of 227 countries, the US, which was the world leader in 2014, is now tied with Malaysia for 12th place.

India to send sacred relics of Buddha's disciples to Mongolia next year: PM Modi

IANS | October 14, 2025 2:23 PM

New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Highlighting that that the ties between India and Mongolia are not only diplomatic but the two nations also share a bond of warmth and spirituality, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced that India will send the holy relics of Lord Buddha's two disciples to Mongolia next year.

India turns spotlight on litany of Pak atrocities on children at UNGA

IANS | October 13, 2025 11:52 PM

New York, Oct 13 (IANS) In a powerful address at the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York, Nishikant Dubey, a prominent Indian Parliamentarian from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), launched a scathing critique of Pakistan’s human rights violations, particularly its failure to protect children in conflict zones.