Rights group condemn placing Baloch activists under Pakistan's Anti-Terrorism Act

IANS | November 5, 2025 1:01 PM

Quetta, Nov 5 (IANS) Human rights body Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) slammed Pakistani authorities for placing Baloch political activists and human rights defenders from across Balochistan in the Fourth Schedule of Pakistan's Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA). The rights body described the move as an attempt to end the Baloch public struggle through the use of force.

US Transportation Secretary warns of ‘chaos’ as govt shutdown continues

IANS | November 5, 2025 8:36 AM

Washington, Nov 5 (IANS) US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has warned that the ongoing government shutdown is pushing the nation’s air travel system towards chaos, cautioning that air traffic controllers missing a second paycheck next week could lead to mass flight cancellations and even temporary airspace closures.

PM Modi hails 1,125 pc surge in Indian universities in QS Asia rankings 2026

IANS | November 4, 2025 10:35 PM

New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to his official X platform on Tuesday to celebrate what he called a record leap in Indian higher education, declaring himself glad to see the number of Indian universities in the QS Asia University Rankings soar by 1,125 per cent over the past decade, from a mere 24 in 2016 to 294 this year.

Bangladesh: BNP fears Yunus govt may secure victories for Jamaat, NCP in Feb election

IANS | November 4, 2025 9:34 PM

Dhaka, Nov 4 (IANS) The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Tuesday expressed serious concern over the possibility of the Muhammad Yunus led interim government employing "unlawful means" to secure electoral victories in favour of the two political parties it currently depends on -- radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami and the National Citizen Party (NCP) -- in February 2026 polls, local media reported.