Bangladesh: 10 injured in BNP faction clashes over Gazipur nomination

IANS | December 8, 2025 10:46 AM

Dhaka, Dec 8 (IANS) In yet another instance of escalating internal conflict within the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), at least ten people were injured after clashes broke out between two factions over the party’s nomination for a constituency in Gazipur district, local media reported.

Indian American Sunny Reddy elected Michigan GOP Co-Chair

IANS | December 8, 2025 8:35 AM

Washington, Dec 8 (IANS) Indian American entrepreneur and community leader Sunny Reddy was unanimously elected Co-Chair of the Michigan Republican Party, marking a breakthrough moment for the Indian diaspora in one of America's most competitive political battlegrounds.

India's outreach to Russia driven by China threat, says analyst

IANS | December 8, 2025 7:34 AM

Washington, Dec 8 (IANS) India's engagement with Russia during last week's PM Modi-Putin summit is rooted not in anti-Western sentiment but in a strategic calculus shaped by China's assertiveness, according to a leading technology entrepreneur and geopolitical commentator.

Trump flags antitrust risks in Netflix–Warner mega-merger

IANS | December 8, 2025 7:24 AM

Washington, Dec 8 (IANS) US President Donald Trump raised the possibility of antitrust hurdles for Netflix's proposed acquisition of Warner Bros., warning that the streaming giant's already dominant scale "could be a problem."

US Congress unveils compromise fiscal 2026 defense bill

IANS | December 8, 2025 7:18 AM

Washington, Dec 8 (IANS) Congressional leaders released the compromise version of the fiscal 2026 National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA), setting the stage for a vote this week on the annual legislation that has become a central pillar of US defence and national-security policymaking for more than six decades.

NDAA names India key partner in US nuclear, Indo-Pacific plans

IANS | December 8, 2025 6:44 AM

Washington, Dec 8 (IANS) The latest US defence authorisation bill assigns India a key role in Washington’s Indo-Pacific and nuclear strategies, directing sustained consultations on India’s nuclear liability rules and placing New Delhi among a select group of partners shaping a new defence industrial architecture in the Indo-Pacific region to meet the China challenge.