Baloch activist urges UN to review human rights situation in Balochistan

IANS | April 8, 2026 9:15 PM

Quetta, April 8 (IANS) Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) senior leader Sabiha Baloch has expressed serious human rights concerns in Pakistan's Balochistan and urged the United Nations to conduct an independent and impartial review of the human rights situation in the province, local media reported.

Myanmar: MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh visits INS Sandhayak in Yangon

IANS | April 8, 2026 8:57 PM

Yangon, April 8 (IANS) Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh, on Wednesday joined the 'Deck Reception' onboard Indian Navy Survey Ship INS Sandhayak at Yangon, a few hours after he arrived in Myanmar to attend the inaugural ceremony of the country's new President, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, scheduled to be held in the capital, Naypyidaw, on April 10.

'India-EU partnership to play key role in New World Order'

IANS | April 8, 2026 8:28 PM

New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) US President Donald Trump, during his second term in office, is radically altering the close and longstanding ties between India and the United States that had been forged over recent years, as his administration pursues a more isolationist America First policy, and given this, the "new rapprochement between India and the EU is crucially deemed to strengthen stability within the international system", according to an article.

13,000 strikes, 13 US troops killed in war with Iran​

IANS | April 8, 2026 8:28 PM

Washington, April 8 (IANS) The United States struck more than 13,000 targets during Operation Epic Fury, in a massive military campaign that also left 13 American service members dead, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.​

India and Philippines discuss bolstering strategic partnership

IANS | April 8, 2026 7:55 PM

Manila, April 8 (IANS) Secretary (East) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Periasamy Kumaran, held a meeting with the Philippines Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Maria Theresa P. Lazaro in Manila on Thursday, discussing progress of strategic partnership between two nations and India's active support for ASEAN.

New regime shifts Iran’s stance: Hegseth​

IANS | April 8, 2026 7:33 PM

Washington, April 8 (IANS) The United States said a shift in Iran’s leadership has altered its negotiating posture, with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth asserting that a “new regime” in Tehran has been forced to rethink its approach after sustained US military pressure.​