India launches 'One Stop Centre for Women' in Canada

IANS | December 27, 2025 8:00 PM

Toronto, Dec 27 (IANS) The Consulate General of India in Canada's Toronto has set up a dedicated One Stop Centre for Women (OSCW), to assist Indian women facing distress, covering issues including domestic violence, abuse, family conflict, abandonment, exploitation and legal challenges. The Centre would operate from the Indian mission in Toronto.

American tech giants pour billions into India's data hubs: Report

IANS | December 27, 2025 7:33 PM

Washington, Dec 27 (IANS) American technology giants are pouring tens of billions of dollars into India as the country emerges as a key global hub for data centres and Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure, a New York Times report detailed on Saturday.

Pakistan central bank chief's warning hints clock has run out: Report

IANS | December 27, 2025 7:16 PM

New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) State Bank of Pakistan Governor Jameel Ahmad's warning that Pakistan’s growth model is "unsustainable" for a population of 250 million comes at a time when business cycles in the country shorten, and each recovery is weaker than the one before, a report said on Saturday.

Violence and persecution normalised, Bangladesh faces grave democracy crisis (IANS analysis)

IANS | December 27, 2025 7:06 PM

Dhaka: As Bangladesh gears up for its 13th national election slated in February 2026, Dhaka's political climate is marred with challenges the country has never faced before. Since August 2024, communal violence, mobocracy, ethnic attacks, the rise of Islamist extremism, systemic target of dissident voices and aggressive attempts at historical revisionism have become akin to 'new' Bangladesh. The Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus, however, promised this election to be Bangladesh's first 'free and fair' democratic transition after 15 years.