India’s vision can guide global unity: RSS

IANS | April 24, 2026 7:32 AM

Washington, April 24 (IANS) RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale outlined a civilisational vision of India rooted in unity, diversity and sustainability, arguing that the country is positioned to play a decisive role in shaping a more harmonious global order.

US brokers Israel-Lebanon truce extension

IANS | April 24, 2026 7:12 AM

Washington, April 24 (IANS) US President Donald Trump announced a three-week extension of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, describing it as a “historic” step and signalling possible direct talks between the two sides in Washington.

Trump touts record drug price cuts

IANS | April 24, 2026 6:45 AM

Washington, April 24 (IANS) US President Donald Trump announced sweeping agreements with major pharmaceutical companies to lower prescription drug costs, calling it “the biggest cut in drug prices in the history of our country.”

RSS outreach, culture can coexist with modernity: General Secretary Hosabale

IANS | April 24, 2026 6:22 AM

Washington, April 24 (IANS) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale outlined the organisation’s global outreach, its civilisational worldview and its role in shaping social cohesion, arguing that cultural values and modernisation “can exist simultaneously” as India deepens engagement with the United States and other Western countries.

India-US ties face trust deficit, need reset

IANS | April 24, 2026 12:23 AM

Washington, April 24 (IANS) A deepening “lack of mutual trust” has emerged as the biggest challenge in India-US ties, even as both sides continue to engage across strategic and economic fronts, speakers said at the Hudson Institute’s New India Conference.