Washington, May 14 (IANS) Grieving parents who lost children to viral online challenges and fentanyl-laced drugs delivered emotional testimony before a Senate panel as lawmakers intensified pressure on Big Tech companies over child safety failures.
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting is set to begin in New Delhi on Thursday under India’s 2026 chairship of the expanded grouping, at a time when geopolitical tensions in West Asia continue to escalate.
Washington, May 14 (IANS) The Senate’s conversation about American manufacturing quickly became a broader argument about China, tariffs, technology and the meaning of economic independence, as lawmakers and business leaders debated whether the United States can restore factory production without making life more expensive.
Washington, May 14 (IANS) Millions of Americans caring simultaneously for ageing parents and young children are facing mounting financial, emotional and professional strain, lawmakers and witnesses told a Senate hearing, as calls intensified for stronger federal support for family caregivers.
Washington, May 14 (IANS) India’s massive fertiliser purchases and subsidy-driven farm policies were cited repeatedly during a heated US Senate hearing this week as American lawmakers and farmers warned that global supply disruptions and soaring input costs were pushing US agriculture deeper into crisis.
Jerusalem/Abu Dhabi, May 13 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu paid a secret visit to the United Arab Emirates during the ongoing Operation Roaring Lion, holding high-level talks with UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in what officials are describing as a “historic breakthrough” in bilateral relations.
Quetta, May 13 (IANS) At least one civilian was extrajudicially killed and two others forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, a leading human rights organisation said on Wednesday.
Beijing/Tehran, May 13 (IANS) Chinese components, including sensors, voltage converters and semiconductors, have been identified in Iranian drones, raising concerns over the transfer of sanctioned dual technology.
Washington, May 13 (IANS) China’s boarding-school system in Tibet is seen as a calculated effort towards cultural erasure and ideological control. Through imposition of the Mandarin language, indoctrination with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) thought, and separation of children from their families, Beijing is trying to shape a generation of Tibetans who may no longer think, speak, or identify as Tibetans, a report mentioned.
Dhaka, May 13 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) sweeping victory in the 2026 West Bengal legislative assembly election could not only reshape governance in eastern India but also usher in a new and more productive phase in bilateral relationship between India and Bangladesh, the local media in Dhaka reported.
