‘Right to health is integral to right to life’: BJP MP Arun Govil highlights India’s SC rulings at UN

IANS | October 23, 2026 8:20 AM

New York, Oct 23 (IANS) BJP MP Arun Govil highlighted India’s judicial efforts to strengthen the right to health, citing the Supreme Court’s expansive interpretation of Article 21 of the Constitution during an interactive dialogue with the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health.

'Development cooperation central to India's foreign policy'

IANS | October 23, 2026 2:08 AM

United Nations, Oct 23 (IANS) "For India, development cooperation is a central pillar of our foreign policy," Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, the leader of the delegation of MPs to the UN, has said at the India-UN Fund Annual Event-2026.

India reaffirms commitment to strengthen partnership with Hungary

IANS | October 22, 2026 11:14 PM

New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) India on Thursday reaffirmed its commitment to further strengthening its partnership with Hungary across diverse sectors, including trade, investment, technology, innovation, education and people-to-people ties, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.

Pakistan 'wrong country' to turn US pressure on Iran: Report

IANS | October 22, 2026 9:33 PM

Islamabad, Oct 22 (IANS) Pakistan is the wrong country to entrust with converting Washington’s sustained pressure on Tehran into practical next steps, as Islamabad needs a workable relationship with Iran to protect its own economic and security interests, while Tehran has several ways to make any deterioration in ties painful for Pakistan, a report has stated.

India and UAE continue to add momentum to high level exchanges

IANS | October 22, 2026 9:30 PM

New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) The Deputy Chairman of the UAE’s Presidential Court arrived in New Delhi on Thursday, with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) saying the visit adds to the momentum of regular high-level exchanges between the two countries.

India ascertaining details of incident involving 14 Indians on yacht off Yemen coast

IANS | October 22, 2026 9:17 PM

New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) India on Thursday said it was ascertaining details of an incident involving 14 Indian nationals on board a yacht off the coast of Yemen and would extend all possible help to ensure their safety, hours after Yemen’s Houthis claimed their forces were rescuing them following what they called a Saudi attack on the vessel.