India sends essential relief supplies and critical medicines to flood-hit Mozambique

IANS | March 10, 2026 5:05 PM

New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) India on Tuesday dispatched 500 metric tonnes of rice, 10 metric tonnes of essential relief supplies such as tents, hygiene kits and rehabilitation support items and three tonnes of critical medicines to Mozambique following the floods that have impacted the African nation's central and southern provinces.

China’s consumer inflation rises over 1 pc in Feb

IANS | March 10, 2026 4:53 PM

New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The consumer price index (CPI) of China -- a main gauge of inflation -- increased 1.3 percent YoY last month, driven by the effects of the Spring Festival holiday, official data showed.

UN warns restrictions on women undermining Afghanistan's progress

IANS | March 10, 2026 3:24 PM

Kabul, March 10 (IANS) The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has warned that the restrictions imposed on women in Afghanistan are harming country's progress and deteriorating humanitarian challenges, local media reported on Tuesday.

Two men linked to Pakistan’s ISI killed by Baloch armed group in Balochistan

IANS | March 10, 2026 11:17 AM

Quetta, March 10 (IANS) At least two men allegedly linked to Pakistan’s intelligence agency were killed, while another was detained after a Baloch armed group set up a checkpoint on the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) highway in Balochistan’s Khuzdar district, local media reported on Tuesday.