India must reinforce maritime security in IOR amid regional tensions: Report

IANS | April 29, 2026 5:42 PM

Sofia, April 29 (IANS) India must strengthen cooperation with littoral countries to conduct persistent surveillance across the vast Indian Ocean Region (IOR) through regional frameworks such as the Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) and the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS), it was highlighted on Wednesday.

How Pakistan’s power sector borrowed its way into a deep crisis

IANS | April 29, 2026 4:19 PM

New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The deep crisis in Pakistan’s power sector, in which consumers are left to pay huge electricity bills amid widespread outages, has resulted from excessive borrowing and financial mismanagement by the ruling establishment, according to an article in Geo News.

Sindhi leader calls for global intervention over human rights abuses in Pakistan

IANS | April 29, 2026 3:49 PM

Berlin, April 29 (IANS) Shafi Burfat, Chairman of the Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (JSMM), on Wednesday drew the attention of the global community to the alarming situation in Pakistan, citing enforced disappearances, political repression, illegal arrests, torture, and the dumping of mutilated bodies of Sindhi political activists and leaders.

Rights body flags ban of pro-Awami League lawyers from Bangladesh Bar Association polls

IANS | April 29, 2026 3:40 PM

Paris, April 29 (IANS) A leading international human rights organisation strongly condemned the Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association's (SCBA) decision to cancel the nomination papers of more than 20 lawyers allegedly affiliated with the Awami League, effectively barring them from contesting the upcoming SCBA elections scheduled for May 13–14, 2026.