India conveyed concerns over SRIA to US Congressional delegation: MEA

IANS | September 29, 2026 8:25 PM

New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) India conveyed its concerns to a visiting US Congressional delegation over the Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act (SRIA), including the impact it could have on bilateral relations and on the international energy market, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Tuesday.

India in talks with China for use of airspace for flights amid Pakistan closure

IANS | September 29, 2026 7:51 PM

New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) India is in talks with China over the use of the Asian neighbour's airspace in the Xinjiang region by Indian commercial airlines to reduce the longer time and higher costs involved for flights to western countries due to the continued closure of Pakistani airspace, Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu said on Tuesday.

India hosts 11th BIMSTEC meeting on counter terrorism, transnational crime

IANS | September 29, 2026 6:35 PM

New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) India hosted the 11th meeting of the BIMSTEC Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (JWG-CTTC) in New Delhi on September 28 and 29 with delegations from all member states in attendance, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Tuesday.

Formed to protect British, Congress attacking ECI today: BJP

IANS | September 29, 2026 5:33 PM

New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday accused the Congress of "tearing apart" India's constitutional framework, especially the Election Commission of India (ECI), despite being the party formed to "provide protection" to the then British government.

SC quashes Mulla Afroz’s NSA detention in Sambhal violence case, imposes Rs 10 lakh costs on UP govt

IANS | September 29, 2026 5:08 PM

New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court has quashed the preventive detention of UP cleric Mulla Afroz under the National Security Act (NSA) in connection with the 2024 Sambhal violence case, holding that a confessional statement made before a police officer cannot, by itself and without independent supporting material, form the basis for preventive detention.