Digital project forms key part of IMEC: Report

IANS | October 5, 2026 1:43 PM

New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) The agreement for the proposed India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), announced at the G20 summit in 2023, includes plans for digital and electricity cables, and a pipe to export clean hydrogen apart from the railway link, according to a new report.

Bangladesh in serious constitutional crisis, says former PM Hasina

IANS | October 5, 2026 1:24 PM

Geneva, Oct 5 (IANS) Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina warned that the country is grappling with "a serious constitutional crisis", asserting that its future must be determined by the “free and informed will” of its people rather than fear or force.

BLF claims killing 18 Pakistani soldiers in Balochistan's Washuk

IANS | October 5, 2026 11:28 AM

Quetta, Oct 5 (IANS) The Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for killing 18 Pakistan Frontier Corps (FC) personnel and injuring several others in an attack on an FC camp in the Mashkel area of Washuk district in Balochistan, local media reported on Monday.

AI self-policing proven failure: Former FTC chair

IANS | October 5, 2026 11:02 AM

Washington, Oct 5 (IANS) Former Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan has warned against allowing artificial intelligence companies to police themselves, calling Big Tech self-regulation a "proven failure" and urging investigations, enforcement of existing laws and new legislation to address risks posed by increasingly powerful AI systems.