Prof Raj Kumar, Shashi Tharoor address Japan's parliament as JGU deepens academic ties

IANS | July 1, 2026 3:34 PM

Tokyo, July 1 (IANS) On the eve of the visit of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to India, Professor C. Raj Kumar, Founding Vice Chancellor of O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU), and Dr Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament, addressed a distinguished bipartisan gathering of Members of the National Diet of Japan at the National Diet Building in Tokyo.

PoK unrest: Pakistani authorities arrest JAAC leader Shaukat Nawaz Mir

IANS | July 1, 2026 3:11 PM

Islamabad, July 1 (IANS) As the ongoing unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), which has claimed dozens of lives so far, continues to escalate, the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) said that the arrest of its leader, Shaukat Nawaz Mir, by Pakistani authorities would make the movement stronger rather than weakening it.

Nepal govt's procurement of Chinese aircraft comes under scrutiny again

IANS | July 1, 2026 2:49 PM

Kathmandu, July 1 (IANS) Nepal's controversial procurement of six Chinese aircraft a decade ago has once again come under scrutiny after the country's Supreme Court issued a show-cause notice to the government, seeking an explanation regarding the procurement that left the state-owned national flag carrier with a huge financial burden.

Pakistan’s crackdown fails as PoK movement grows beyond its leaders

Vicky Nanjappa | July 1, 2026 2:08 PM

New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) There is panic and anxiety within Pakistan’s establishment with the protests in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) continuing unabated despite a massive crackdown. After using brute force against the protesters, the establishment now hopes that these people can be demoralised if top-level arrests are made.

Pakistan: Young doctors announce suspension of emergency facilities in Quetta

IANS | July 1, 2026 2:07 PM

Quetta, July 1 (IANS) Protesting young doctors have announced the suspension of all emergency services and routine medical facilities in public sectors hospitals, including Civil Hospital Quetta, after they were stopped from holding a protest sit-in in Red Zone of capital of Pakistan's southwestern province Balochistan, local media reported on Wednesday.

No organs in Indian seafarer's body who died in Venezuela, says autopsy report; family seeks probe

IANS | July 1, 2026 1:22 PM

New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The family of an Indian seafarer, who allegedly died of a cardiac arrest in Venezuela in May, has claimed that several of his internal organs, including the brain, heart and lungs, were missing when his body was repatriated to India, prompting the Federation of Seafarers' Unions of India (FSUI) to demand a comprehensive investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death.