BLF claims its female unit targetted Pakistani military convoy in Balochistan (Ld)

IANS | September 23, 2026 1:17 PM

Quetta, Sep 23 (IANS) Baloch armed group, Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF), has claimed that several Pakistani military personnel were killed and injured in the first attack carried out by the group's newly formed female unit, in which they targetted a Pakistani military convoy on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) highway near Turbat in Balochistan, local media reported on Wednesday.

EAM Jaishankar discusses collaboration in AI, space, energy with counterparts from UAE, France

IANS | September 23, 2026 11:51 AM

New York, Sep 23 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar, UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot participated in the India-UAE-France trilateral on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, where they discussed collaboration in Artificial Intelligence (AI), space, health sciences, energy and culture.

Indian Americans raise immigration concerns

IANS | September 23, 2026 9:31 AM

Washington, Sep 23 (IANS) Indian American community leaders have raised concerns about immigration challenges affecting students, families and healthcare professionals during a meeting with Congressman Jim McGovern in Massachusetts.

US says Sudan’s warring leaders cannot govern

IANS | September 23, 2026 9:15 AM

Washington, Sep 23 (IANS) The United States has declared that the leaders of Sudan’s two warring military factions are unfit to govern the country, accusing both sides of rejecting a humanitarian truce and intensifying attacks that have killed civilians.

Trump urged to press Xi on political prisoners

IANS | September 23, 2026 9:02 AM

Washington, Sep 23 (IANS) A senior Democratic senator has urged President Donald Trump to press Chinese President Xi Jinping for the release of several political prisoners during their meetings in the United States this week.