Indian-American Councilmember seeks LAPD chief's exit over ICE raids

IANS | October 15, 2026 6:56 AM

Washington, Oct 15 (IANS) Indian-American Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman has called for Police Chief Jim McDonnell to be replaced over the department's handling of immigration raids, while Mayor Karen Bass warned that removing him before the 2028 Olympics would send the force into "disarray".

No longer confined to single maritime theatre, Indian Navy operates across regions

IANS | October 14, 2026 9:28 PM

New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) The Indian Navy's operational activity in 2026 demonstrates a force increasingly capable of operating simultaneously across the Indian Ocean, Indo-Pacific, Mediterranean and Atlantic approaches while exercising with major maritime powers. More significantly, its growing global presence is being matched by indigenous warship construction, maritime surveillance, electronic warfare, unmanned systems and technology development, signalling a transition from an Indian Ocean-focused navy towards a broader blue-water and technology-enabled maritime power.

OHCHR’s selective approach undermines its credibility: MEA

IANS | October 14, 2026 7:43 PM

New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Reaffirming its stance, India on Wednesday described the concerns raised by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) over detentions during recent protests in New Delhi as “unwarranted and unacceptable”.