Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman needs to see through radical trap: Report

IANS | August 26, 2026 6:53 PM

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS): Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has lost the opportunity to accept Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invitation to visit New Delhi and signal that a Bangladesh Nationalist party (BNP) government could work with its biggest neighbour, an article in 'The Secretariat' website detailed.

El Nino: Jagan slams Chandrababu for not chalking out contingency plan

IANS | August 26, 2026 6:30 PM

Amaravati, Aug 26 (IANS) Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister and YSRCP president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday slammed the coalition government for what he called its inefficiency in chalking out a contingency plan to mitigate the drought conditions prevailing in the state due to El Nino.

'Pune event a cover-up for Italian PM's insult': BJP calls out Rahul's 'double standards' on women

IANS | August 26, 2026 4:02 PM

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday attacked the Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of adopting "double standards" over his recent "smash the patriarchy" remark and claimed that the 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' event in Pune was organised to "cover-up the misogynistic remarks" made by Congress leaders against Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni.

EPFO releases pension to 4,40,901 beneficiaries in Kerala on Onam

IANS | August 26, 2026 3:55 PM

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has credited the pension for the month of August to the accounts of 4,40,901 pensioners under the Kerala Zone on the occasion of Onam, according to an official statement issued on Wednesday.

India calls for community-led rangeland restoration at UNCCD CoP17

IANS | August 26, 2026 3:51 PM

Ulaanbaatar, Aug 26 (IANS) India has called for community-led and science-based restoration of rangelands, emphasising the need to recognise pastoralists as custodians of these ecosystems and strengthen their role in sustainable land management at the 17th Conference of Parties (CoP17) of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.