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Cricket, Kalashnikovs and Pakistan’s radicalised psyche (IANS Analysis)

IANS | September 28, 2025 7:31 PM

New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Cricket has been described as a gentleman’s game where grace, patience, and fair play come together to create a spectacle for the masses. Like any sport, its traditions have long dissuaded political sloganeering or any form of disposition to violence. Yet, when Pakistani batter Sahibzada Farhan mimicked firing an AK-47 rifle with his bat during a recent Asia Cup T20 match against India, it was a moment of dragging this celebrated sport into a darker terrain.

Naval officers of India, Kenya discuss topics of mutual interest

IANS | September 28, 2025 6:03 PM

Mombasa, Sep 28 (IANS) Senior Officer of the First Training Squadron (1TS) and Commanding Officers (COs) of visiting Indian ships met Kenyan Navy Commander Major General Paul Owuor Otieno on Sunday and held discussions on topics of mutual interest.

Vishwa Sewa Pakhwada: Special prayers held for PM Modi at 600-year-old temple in Japan

IANS | September 28, 2025 5:42 PM

New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) As part of the ongoing two-week long ‘Sewa Pakhwada’, to celebrate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday, a special Buddhist prayer was organised at a 600-year-old temple in Japan -- Zojo-ji, where the head priest offered special prayers for him.

Singapore envoy offers prayers at Durga Bari Mandir in Delhi

IANS | September 28, 2025 5:41 PM

New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) With the Durga Puja festivities in full swing, Singapore High Commissioner to India Simon Wong, on Sunday, offered prayers at the Durga Bari Mandir in New Delhi.

Four people killed in Russia's strikes on Ukraine: Zelensky

IANS | September 28, 2025 5:31 PM

Kyiv, Sep 28 (IANS) Hitting out at Russia for the new wave of attacks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that four people, including a child, were killed and 40 others injured in Moscow's latest strikes, adding that the main targets of Russian strikes were Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, Khmelnytskyi, Sumy, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv, and Odesa regions.

Taiwan reports Chinese military activity near its territory

IANS | September 28, 2025 5:05 PM

Taipei, Sep 28 (IANS) Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) stated on Sunday that it detected six Chinese military aircraft, seven naval vessels, and two official ships near its territory until 6 am (local time).

Bangladesh: Election Commission begins talks with stakeholders ahead of polls

IANS | September 28, 2025 3:14 PM

Dhaka, Sep 28 (IANS) Ahead of the next general election in Bangladesh, planned to be held in February next year, the Election Commission on Sunday began a series of talks with various stakeholders, local media reported.

Infiltration bid foiled on J&K LoC, two terrorists killed

IANS | September 28, 2025 2:18 PM

Srinagar, Sep 28 (IANS) The joint security forces on Sunday foiled an infiltration bid on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, killing two intruding terrorists.

India walks out of UNGA as Pakistan delivers venomous speech, admitting to being 'terroristan'

IANS | September 28, 2025 8:59 AM

United Nations, Sep 28 (IANS) India staged a walkout from the General Assembly as Pakistan sprayed venom against India while making the admission it is “Terroristan”.

EAM Jaishankar addresses UNGA, calls Pakistan 'epicentre of global terrorism'

IANS | September 27, 2025 11:46 PM

United Nations, Sep 27 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Saturday targeted Pakistan, calling it an “epicentre of global terrorism.” Addressing world leaders at the UN General Assembly in New York, EAM Jaishankar asserted that India “exercised its right to defend its people against terrorism", highlighting India's response after the Pakistan-sponsored terror attack in Pahalgam in April.