Pakistan brazenly breaching terms of IMF loans: Report

IANS | April 8, 2026 3:28 PM

New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) While the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked Pakistan to remove subsidy on diesel as keeping prices of fuels below the market price violates the conditions that have been fixed for its loans to the cash-strapped country, Islamabad has, in brazen defiance of the norms, gone ahead with reducing the subsidy on petrol as well.

Bangladesh faces stark gender gap in political leadership: UNDP

IANS | April 8, 2026 3:18 PM

Dhaka, April 8 (IANS) Bangladesh's electoral landscape highlights a persistent gender gap, with women active as voters, but their transition to leadership roles remains alarmingly slow, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) had recently highlighted.

EAM Jaishankar to visit Mauritius and UAE, meet top leadership in both countries

IANS | April 8, 2026 2:41 PM

New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar will visit Mauritius and UAE from April 9-12, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Wednesday. During his visit to Mauritius, EAM Jaishankar will attend the 9th Indian Ocean Conference and meet Mauritius leadership to review the entire spectrum of bilateral ties.

'Trump has acknowledged 10-point plan of Iran, but didn't say he agrees'

IANS | April 8, 2026 12:11 PM

New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Foreign Affairs Expert K.P. Fabian on Wednesday welcomed the announcement of a two-week ceasefire agreement by the US and Iran, terming it "very important and a good result." He said that even though Donald Trump has acknowledged the 10-point plan by Iran, it does not mean that the US President agrees to it.

'No labels, just Jihad': Inside the rise of hybrid terror modules in India

Vicky Nanjappa | April 8, 2026 11:47 AM

New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The recent busting of several terror modules created to strike in India has revealed a new pattern. There is not one single group that the members of these modules are attached to. The Faridabad module had members who were part of the Jaish-e-Mohammad. However, the ideology that they largely subscribed to was that of the Islamic State.