High maternal mortality, gender inequality hampers Pakistan's growth: Report

IANS | January 5, 2026 9:33 PM

Islamabad, Jan 5 (IANS) Pakistan's maternal mortality remains alarmingly high, with millions of women deprived of access to family planning services, persistent early marriages and widespread gender-based violence — all factors influencing fertility patterns, female labour participation and development of human capital, a report said on Monday.

China using Kazakh legal system to silence Uyghur activists: Report

IANS | January 5, 2026 9:25 PM

Astana, Jan 5 (IANS) The lawsuit filed in Kazakhstan against Bekzat Maksutkhan, head of Kazak advocacy group Nagyz Atajurt Volunteers, and 18 other co-defendants on charges of inciting “national (or ethnic) discord against the Chinese people,” has raised concerns over the sovereignty of the Kazakh legal system, a report said on Monday.

US Congressman Krishnamoorthi to step down from China panel role

IANS | January 5, 2026 9:01 PM

Washington, Jan 5 (IANS) Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the US and the Chinese Communist Party, on Monday, announced that he will step down from his leadership role on the panel later this month, bringing to close a three-year tenure that coincided with the committee's formative period.

US to receive $600 bn in tariffs: Trump

IANS | January 5, 2026 8:54 PM

Washington, Jan 5 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Monday said the US has taken in, and will soon receive, more than $600 billion through tariffs, arguing that the policy has strengthened the country financially and bolstered national security.

India and UAE focus on enhancing 'positive military engagement'

IANS | January 5, 2026 7:40 PM

Abu Dhabi, Jan 5 (IANS) India's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Upendra Dwivedi and Commander of UAE's Land Forces, Major General Staff Yousef Maayouf Saeed Al Hallami, held discussions on Monday, focusing on enhancing military engagement, training convergence and advancing bilateral defence cooperation between both nations.