Trump says US sending larger naval force towards Iran

IANS | January 31, 2026 6:35 AM

Washington, Jan 31 (IANS) President Donald Trump said the United States is moving a larger naval force toward Iran, saying Washington hopes to reach a deal but is prepared for other outcomes if talks fail.

India is pursuing trust-based AI governance vision: PSA Sood

IANS | January 31, 2026 6:23 AM

Washington, Jan 31 (IANS) India is pursuing a trust-based approach to artificial intelligence governance that emphasises inclusion, innovation, and safeguards rather than rigid regulation, the country’s top scientific adviser told the think-tank community.

Pakistan’s Christian minority continues to face persecution amid state inaction: Report

IANS | January 30, 2026 11:13 PM

Islamabad, Jan 30 (IANS) The World Watch List 2026 released by global Christian advocacy group Open Doors has highlighted that the Christians in Pakistan — who constitute just 1.8 per cent of the population — continue to face “systemic discrimination, violence, forced conversions, bonded labour, and gender-based persecution”, amid minimal state protection, a report said on Friday.

Troubling nexus between immigration fraud and official corruption exposed in Pakistan

IANS | January 30, 2026 7:54 PM

Islamabad, Jan 30 (IANS) An incident involving two individuals trying to travel to France on forged credentials, uncovered by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) at Islamabad International Airport, exposes a nexus between immigration fraud, abuse of official authority in Pakistan, and the continuous challenge of illegal migration, a report has stated.

China’s top prosecutors directed to uphold CCP, not law: Report

IANS | January 30, 2026 7:42 PM

Beijing, Jan 30 (IANS) China’s recent National Procurators’ Meeting — the country’s highest gathering of prosecutors -- followed the usual political rituals, with participants called on not to uphold justice, but to defend the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Instructions were given not to uphold the law, but to enforce the Chinese President "Xi Jinping thought", and not to defend citizens’ rights, but to safeguard the state’s ideological security, a report said on Friday.