India's credibility as an independent global power strengthens after BRICS Summit

IANS | September 19, 2026 3:39 PM

Athens, Sep 19 (IANS) By unequivocally condemning the 2025 Pahalgam terrorist attack and adopting a firm stance against the cross-border movement of terrorists, terror financing, safe havens and double standards in addressing terrorism, BRICS has reinforced an argument India has made before the world for decades, a report has mentioned.

Rights group slams Pakistan for re-arrest of human rights lawyers hours after SC bail

IANS | September 18, 2026 9:00 PM

Islamabad, Sep 18 (IANS) Leading human rights organisation Amnesty International condemned the re-arrest of Pakistani human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha just hours after Pakistan’s Supreme Court granted them bail, accusing authorities of misusing the justice system to target critical voices.

Nepal PM Shah to make first foreign trip with UNGA visit

IANS | September 18, 2026 7:57 PM

Kathmandu, Sep 18 (IANS) Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah is set to travel to New York in the United States to attend the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), marking his first foreign trip since assuming office in March.