Will strengthen livelihoods, improve conditions: Farmers hail India-US trade deal

IANS | February 7, 2026 4:25 PM

New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) As the United States and India unveiled an interim trade framework aimed at reducing tariffs and enhancing bilateral economic ties, farmers across the country on Saturday welcomed the development, saying it will prove beneficial for the farm sector. They said the agreement could strengthen farmers’ livelihoods and improve conditions in rural areas.

Foreign women, not Pakistanis: ISI’s suicide bomber strategy to retain deniability

IANS | February 7, 2026 3:22 PM

New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) In January this year, the ISI circulated an audio clip in which Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief, Masood Azhar is heard threatening to unleash thousands of suicide bombers on India. Although, it has not been verified whether the voice was Azhar’s, it is a well-known fact that the JeM is in the process of building an army of suicide bombers. Intelligence inputs have suggested that this suicide bomber unit of the outfit would be women heavy.

PM Modi praises Sadanandan Master’s RS speech, lauds his courage and conviction

IANS | February 7, 2026 12:41 PM

New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Nominated Rajya Sabha member and Kerala BJP vice president C. Sadanandan Master has received a letter from Prime Minister Narendra Modi commending his moral courage and the conviction reflected in his remarks during the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address in the Upper House.