Maharashtra ATS arrests engineering student over alleged links to JeM, ISIS

IANS | March 5, 2026 10:16 AM

Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested a 21-year-old engineering student, Ayan Sheikh, for his alleged links to Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and the proscribed global terrorist organisation Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), officials said on Thursday.

DMK-Cong seal TN poll pact: Congress gets 28 seats, one RS berth

IANS | March 4, 2026 10:22 PM

Chennai, March 4 (IANS) Ending days of intense negotiations and uncertainty, the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the Congress on Wednesday formally signed their seat-sharing agreement for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. ​

BJP confident of winning autonomous body polls: Tripura CM ​

IANS | March 4, 2026 10:17 PM

Agartala, March 4 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Wednesday asserted that the overall development of the Janajati (tribal) community remains one of the primary goals of the government led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). ​

Kunal Ghosh says visits by BJP leaders from outside Bengal won't impact voters

IANS | March 4, 2026 9:26 PM

Kolkata, March 4 (IANS) Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh on Wednesday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the increasing visits of its leaders from outside West Bengal ahead of the Assembly elections, describing them as "political tourists" and claiming such efforts would not influence the state's electorate.

Pakistan's upper class exploiting domestic workers

IANS | March 4, 2026 7:37 PM

New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Domestic workers in Pakistan's Sindh are some of the most sought-after yet oppressed people in the region. Constantly flouted labour laws have resulted in a cemented culture of child labour practice, inhumane working hours, meagre pay that more often than not misses the minimum wage mark, as well as disputes that are resolved on the basis of power dynamics, according to an article in the Pakistani media.