Pakistan fails to meet IMF terms amid rising need for more funds

IANS | March 15, 2026 7:40 PM

New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Pakistan is running into increasing difficulty in meeting the conditions set by the IMF for extending loans, while the country’s rising trade deficit and increased cost of oil imports due to the Iran war are adding to the problem, according to a report.

Bengal opinion polls: BJP’s tally to rise, unlikely to unseat Trinamool ​

IANS | March 15, 2026 7:26 PM

New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), acknowledged as the ‘biggest threat’ to Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC)-regime is set to give the ruling dispensation a shock in the ensuing elections but not strong enough to unseat it from power, finds IANS-Matrize Opinion poll.​

BJP confident of unseating Trinamool Congress in Bengal polls

IANS | March 15, 2026 6:28 PM

New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) With the Assembly election in West Bengal approaching, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday expressed confidence that it will unseat the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government in the state.

Women leading changing social landscape in J&K, RSKS activist tells UNHRC

IANS | March 15, 2026 6:27 PM

New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The emancipation and empowerment of women, powered by their active participation in the labour force has turned out to 'key contributor' in the changing social landscape of Jammu and Kashmir, Rashtriya Sewa Kendra Sangh (RSKS) activist Darakshan Hassan Bhat told the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).