India, UAE, Israel partnership can bring stability to West Asia: Report

IANS | May 17, 2026 5:42 PM

New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The art of Indian diplomacy will be to keep the relationships with UAE, Isreal and Iran in conversation without pretending that they are identical, writes Sergio Restelli, a geopolitical expert, in The Times of Israel. He urged India to reassure the Gulf without closing the door to Iran and to deepen cooperation with Israel without losing room for manoeuvre in the Arab world.

Validity of dozens of Pakistani lawmakers still in question after two years of election

IANS | May 17, 2026 5:40 PM

Islamabad, May 17 (IANS) Dozens of lawmakers in Pakistan are sitting in the National and provincial assemblies while the validity of their elections is still in question, as the election tribunal was not able to provide a resolution to petitions on time, according to a report in the Pakistani media.

Global oil prices to stay in $90 to 110 per barrel range during 2026: Moody’s

IANS | May 17, 2026 5:24 PM

New Delhi, May 17 (IANS): Oil prices in the global market are likely to remain in the high range of $90 to 110 per barrel "as there is little prospect of a swift and durable settlement between the US and Iran and with it the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz", according to a Moody’s global report on geopolitical risks.

Assam CM Sarma reaffirms commitment to reclaim over 1250 sq km of encroached land

IANS | May 17, 2026 4:22 PM

Guwahati, May 17 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday reiterated the NDA government’s commitment to reclaiming encroached land across the state, stating that ground-level operations have already begun as part of the administration’s larger campaign against illegal occupation of land.

FairPoint: From Nehru’s 'dead horse' to Congress' Kerala reality today

Deepika Bhan | May 17, 2026 4:16 PM

New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) ‘Kerala will never forgive you’ -- the posters are likely to haunt the Gandhi siblings for a long time. These were not ordinary political posters meant to mock a leader or score a point. They were a bitter reflection of the kind of politics the Congress high command has increasingly found itself engaged in.

Pakistan: BLA claims control of Dalbandin city and Quetta-Taftan highway

IANS | May 17, 2026 3:37 PM

Quetta, May 17 (IANS) The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has said that its fighters had "taken control" of Dalbandin city and the Quetta-Taftan main highway in Pakistan's Balochistan and warned mineral transporters that convoys carrying what it termed "looted Baloch resources" would no longer be able to travel through the route, local media reported on Sunday.

Rahul Gandhi reiterates demand to sack Dharmendra Pradhan over NEET paper leak

IANS | May 17, 2026 3:03 PM

New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Sunday reiterated his demand for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET-UG 2026 exam paper leak, accusing the BJP-led Centre of not taking accountability for such "repeated" instances.

‘PM’s foreign visits aimed at speeding up Viksit Bharat mission, says Sanjay Saraogi

IANS | May 17, 2026 2:59 PM

New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Bihar BJP State President Sanjay Saraogi on Sunday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s foreign visits are focused on strengthening India’s global standing and speeding up its Viksit Bharat mission.

Kerala CM-designate V.D. Satheesan seeks blessings of Cardinal Cleemis Bava

IANS | May 17, 2026 2:57 PM

Thiruvananthapuram, May 17 (IANS) A day before his swearing-in as the 13th Chief Minister of Kerala, Congress leader V.D. Satheesan on Sunday met eminent Cardinal Moran Mor Baselios Cleemis, also known as Cleemis Bava.

Trinamool orchestrated fear psychosis: Jadavpur Prof, arrested in 2012 over Mamata's cartoon, recalls legal battle (IANS Exclusive)

IANS | May 17, 2026 2:56 PM

Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) Ambikesh Mahapatra, the Jadavpur University professor who was arrested in 2012 for circulating a cartoon of former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the Trinamool Congress supremo, accusing her of fostering “hooliganism” in the state and enforcing "excessive control over institutions", ranging from the police administration to the media.

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India, UAE, Israel partnership can bring stability to West Asia: Report

Validity of dozens of Pakistani lawmakers still in question after two years of election

Global oil prices to stay in $90 to 110 per barrel range during 2026: Moody’s

Assam CM Sarma reaffirms commitment to reclaim over 1250 sq km of encroached land

FairPoint: From Nehru’s 'dead horse' to Congress' Kerala reality today

Pakistan: BLA claims control of Dalbandin city and Quetta-Taftan highway

Rahul Gandhi reiterates demand to sack Dharmendra Pradhan over NEET paper leak

‘PM’s foreign visits aimed at speeding up Viksit Bharat mission, says Sanjay Saraogi

Kerala CM-designate V.D. Satheesan seeks blessings of Cardinal Cleemis Bava

Trinamool orchestrated fear psychosis: Jadavpur Prof, arrested in 2012 over Mamata's cartoon, recalls legal battle (IANS Exclusive)

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