MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh attends NAM ministerial in Uganda

IANS | October 15, 2025 9:18 PM

Kampala, Oct 15 (IANS) Union Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh led the Indian side at the opening ceremony of the 19th Mid-Term Ministerial of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) hosted by Uganda on Wednesday.

Pakistan: Another police personnel shot dead while protecting polio team

IANS | October 15, 2025 7:41 PM

Islamabad, Oct 15 (IANS) Another police constable, who was deployed for the security of polio vaccination team, was shot dead after unidentified assailants opened fire in the Kaahi area of Nizampur in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday, marking the second such incident in last three days, local media reported.

'First responder' India helps Indonesia counter Cs-137 contamination

IANS | October 15, 2025 6:05 PM

Jakarta, Oct 15 (IANS) Reaffirming its commitment to regional cooperation, India on Wednesday acted as a first responder by delivering Prussian Blue (Radiogardase) capsules to Jakarta to help contain the effects of Cesium-137 (Cs-137) contamination in the Southeast Asian nation.

India's 2026 BRICS chairmanship defining moment for Global South: Experts

IANS | October 15, 2025 5:12 PM

New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) India's 2026 BRICS chairmanship will serve as a defining moment - not only for the grouping but for the wider Global South's push for autonomy and reform in global governance - several top experts reckoned during an event organised in New Delhi on Wednesday.