Canada urges US to work together on autos

IANS | October 1, 2026 11:33 PM

Milwaukee, Oct 1 (IANS) Canada has urged the United States to work with it to address pressures on the deeply integrated North American auto industry, with Canadian International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu saying workers on both sides of the border are facing similar challenges.

Second US judge blocks $100,000 H-1B fee

IANS | October 1, 2026 10:57 PM

Washington, Oct 1 (IANS) A second US federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing its $100,000 fee on certain H-1B visa petitions, handing another legal setback to a policy with significant consequences for Indian professionals.

US lawmaker, diplomats hail Indian Flydubai pilot

IANS | October 1, 2026 10:57 PM

Washington, Oct 1 IANS) An American lawmaker has joined US President Donald Trump and Indian diplomats in praising Captain Smit Machchhar for his courage aboard a Flydubai flight, as messages of appreciation for the seriously injured Indian pilot continue to pour in.

India, Bulgaria stress early implementation of India-EU FTA at Foreign Office Consultations

IANS | October 1, 2026 10:56 PM

New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) India's Secretary (West) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Sibi George, and Bulgaria's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Christo Polendakov, co-chaired the India-Bulgaria Foreign Office Consultations, with both sides emphasising the early implementation of the India-European Union (EU) Free Trade Agreement (FTA), the MEA stated on X on Thursday.

Baloch activists spotlight human rights abuses by Pakistan in Balochistan at Geneva

IANS | October 1, 2026 9:48 PM

Geneva, Oct 1 (IANS) Several Baloch National Movement (BNM) members on Thursday raised serious concerns over the worsening human rights situation in Balochistan during the 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, citing Pakistan Army airstrikes in Surab, Zehri and Chiltan and the hardships faced by Baloch women and girls across the province.