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Pakistan’s education system fuels extremist ideological narrative: Report

IANS | May 23, 2026 7:58 PM

Rome, May 23 (IANS) Pakistan’s education crisis exposes a deep governance failure, where official claims of combating extremism are undermined by allowing school materials and public narratives that reinforce the ideology sustaining it. For years, the education system in the country has remained a major concern among human rights advocates, minority representatives and education reformers, a report had detailed.

In meeting with PM Modi, Rubio emphasises US energy products can diversify India's energy supply

IANS | May 23, 2026 7:34 PM

Washington/New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Saturday, emphasised that the United States will not let Iran hold the global energy market hostage and affirmed that US energy products have the potential to diversify India’s energy supply, the US State Department has detailed.

India plays an 'important role', at cornerstone of US approach to Indo-Pacific: Rubio

IANS | May 23, 2026 7:09 PM

New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Asserting that India-US partnership continues to deepen, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday said that relationship with New Delhi remains at the cornerstone of Washington's approach to the Indo-Pacific and both countries will have some "exciting and new announcements" to make about the development and the strengthening of the relationship in the coming months.

Trade chiefs of Japan, China briefly met in China amid last year’s row

IANS | May 23, 2026 6:32 PM

Beijing, May 23 (IANS) The Japanese trade minister Ryosei Akazawa said on Saturday that he and his Chinese counterpart Wang Wentao had a brief exchange on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in Suzhou, eastern China, local media reported.

Pakistan's new land route corridor plan sparks concerns over alienation of Balochistan: Report

IANS | May 23, 2026 6:29 PM

Islamabad, May 23 (IANS) The Balochistan province of Pakistan has long occupied a "paradoxical place" in the national imagination, often described as remote when its people demand rights but treated as central when strategic interests come into focus. It is frequently neglected in discussions on basic services and political autonomy, yet it becomes indispensable in debates on Gwadar port, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and regional connectivity.

Confirmed Ebola cases in Uganda rise to five

IANS | May 23, 2026 5:34 PM

Kampala, May 23 (IANS) Uganda on Saturday confirmed three more new Ebola cases, raising the total number of infections in the country to five.

Rubio briefs PM Modi on 'sustained progress' in India-US cooperation across key sectors (Ld)

IANS | May 23, 2026 5:22 PM

New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the "sustained progress" in bilateral cooperation across a wide range of sectors, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) stated on Saturday.

Piyush Goyal to visit Canada with 150 business leaders to boost economic, trade ties

IANS | May 23, 2026 4:45 PM

New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will visit Canada from May 25-27 with a delegation ‌of nearly 150 industry leaders to boost bilateral economic and ⁠trade ties, it was announced on Saturday.

Rubio meets PM Modi, extends Trump's invite to visit White House

IANS | May 23, 2026 4:27 PM

New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Visiting US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, on Saturday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi soon after his arrival in New Delhi and extended an invite on behalf of US President Donald Trump for PM Modi to visit the White House in the near future.

Pakistan lacks deep ‘structural reforms’, stares at acute financial crisis

IANS | May 23, 2026 3:37 PM

New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Pakistan’s external sector has once again exposed the economy’s structural weaknesses amid the ongoing Middle East crisis, according to a new report.

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Pakistan’s education system fuels extremist ideological narrative: Report

In meeting with PM Modi, Rubio emphasises US energy products can diversify India's energy supply

India plays an 'important role', at cornerstone of US approach to Indo-Pacific: Rubio

Trade chiefs of Japan, China briefly met in China amid last year’s row

Pakistan's new land route corridor plan sparks concerns over alienation of Balochistan: Report

Confirmed Ebola cases in Uganda rise to five

Rubio briefs PM Modi on 'sustained progress' in India-US cooperation across key sectors (Ld)

Piyush Goyal to visit Canada with 150 business leaders to boost economic, trade ties

Rubio meets PM Modi, extends Trump's invite to visit White House

Pakistan lacks deep ‘structural reforms’, stares at acute financial crisis

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