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'World faces a defining choice...': PM Modi's joint op-ed with Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson

IANS | May 20, 2026 3:25 PM

New Delhi/Gothenburg, May 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson on Wednesday jointly wrote an op-ed titled “India and Sweden: Delivering Growth, Resilience and Sustainability… Together”, highlighting the urgent need for stronger international cooperation to tackle climate change, economic fragmentation and industrial transformation.

Expanding with unprecedented momentum, India-Italy relationship in decisive phase: PM Modi, Meloni

IANS | May 20, 2026 3:23 PM

Rome, May 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Italian counterpart, Giorgia Meloni, on Wednesday said that India and Italy can effectively address common global challenges by building upon the deep strategic partnership and longstanding cultural ties while placing people at the centre of a future-oriented bilateral relationship.

From hunger to horror: Afghan families selling kids, often daughters, to stay alive

IANS | May 20, 2026 3:13 PM

New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Multiple international media reports, including the BBC, describe the deepening humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, where extreme poverty is reportedly forcing families to sell their children for food, medical treatment, or relief from debt.

US indicts Chinese executives, major container firms over alleged global shipping price-fixing conspiracy

IANS | May 20, 2026 2:15 PM

New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The United States Department of Justice has indicted seven Chinese executives and four of the world’s largest shipping container manufacturing companies for allegedly conspiring to restrict output and fix prices of standard shipping containers during the Covid-19 pandemic, a move authorities said inflated global prices and disrupted supply chains.

Two killed, several injured as heavy rainfall wreak havoc in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

IANS | May 20, 2026 1:53 PM

Islamabad, May 20 (IANS) At least two people were killed, and 11 others were injured in rain-related incidents in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as heavy rains and thunderstorms lashed parts of the province, local media reported on Wednesday.

Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides to arrive in India today for four-day visit

IANS | May 20, 2026 1:50 PM

New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides will be on a State visit to India starting Wednesday at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

South Korea needs to bolster strategic ties with India: Report

IANS | May 20, 2026 1:36 PM

New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s recent visit to India resulted in further deepening of economic relations between the two countries, but there is a need for Seoul to seize the opportunity to build a broader strategic partnership with India, which would help mitigate its acute vulnerabilities in maritime security, supply chains, and technological resilience, according to an article in The Korea Times.

Pakistan: PTI stages sit-in protest after police stop them from meeting Imran Khan

IANS | May 20, 2026 12:56 PM

Islamabad, May 20 (IANS) Several leaders and workers of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party staged a sit-in protest in Rawalpindi after they were once again denied a meeting with their founding chairman and former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who remains imprisoned in Adiala Jail, according to local media reports.

Khalistan networks replicate Mumbai underworld model, groom juveniles for low-cost, high-success attacks

Vicky Nanjappa | May 20, 2026 12:45 PM

New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The crime landscape in Punjab is fast changing with terror groups and criminal networks deploying new strategies almost daily to disrupt law and order. While the larger push that is being made is for a separate Khalistan nation, these syndicates at play are carrying out low intensity explosions to keep the state on the boil. The Khalistan networks are also trying to replicate the Mumbai underworld model of grooming juveniles for low-cost, high-success attacks.

PM Modi gifts ‘Melody’ to Giorgia Meloni, revives viral ‘Melodi’ moment

IANS | May 20, 2026 12:23 PM

Rome, May 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented a light-hearted and unique gift -- a “Melody” toffee packet-- to his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni, bringing back the widely popular “#Melodi” moment that has often gone viral on social media.

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'World faces a defining choice...': PM Modi's joint op-ed with Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson

Expanding with unprecedented momentum, India-Italy relationship in decisive phase: PM Modi, Meloni

From hunger to horror: Afghan families selling kids, often daughters, to stay alive

US indicts Chinese executives, major container firms over alleged global shipping price-fixing conspiracy

Two killed, several injured as heavy rainfall wreak havoc in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides to arrive in India today for four-day visit

South Korea needs to bolster strategic ties with India: Report

Pakistan: PTI stages sit-in protest after police stop them from meeting Imran Khan

Khalistan networks replicate Mumbai underworld model, groom juveniles for low-cost, high-success attacks

PM Modi gifts ‘Melody’ to Giorgia Meloni, revives viral ‘Melodi’ moment

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