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Disguised as activism, Khalistani rhetoric blueprint for terrorism: Report

IANS | January 23, 2026 5:06 PM

Zagreb, Jan 23 (IANS) Khalistani extremists reportedly storming the Indian Embassy in Croatia on Thursday, ripping down the tricolour and hoisting their Khalistani flag is not a victory of self-determination but a pathetic tantrum by fringe radicals who thrive on chaos while cowering from real threats faced by their community, a report stated on Friday.

Pakistan legalising enforced disappearances in Balochistan to silence rising voices

IANS | January 23, 2026 4:18 PM

Quetta, Jan 23 (IANS) The approval of the 'Balochistan Prevention, Detention and Deradicalisation Rules 2025' by the provincial government headed by controversial Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti is an attempt to legalise enforced disappearances in Balochistan, a report has highlighted.

Regulator’s report exposes crisis in Pakistan’s power sector: Report

IANS | January 23, 2026 4:12 PM

New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Pakistan’s National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has released a damning report on the performance of the country’s power sector.

Sindh Governor demands judicial probe as Karachi mall fire death toll rises to 67

IANS | January 23, 2026 3:30 PM

Islamabad, Jan 23 (IANS) Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori on Friday demanded judicial investigation into the Gul Plaza incident in Pakistan's Karachi as the death toll from the fire increased to 67 while 77 people remain missing, local media reported on Friday.

UK counter-terrorism authorities probe targetted attacks on Pakistani dissidents

IANS | January 23, 2026 3:15 PM

London, Jan 23 (IANS) Scotland Yard’s counter-terrorism command is carrying out a probe into a series of "highly targetted" attacks on Pakistani dissidents residing in United Kingdom which may have involvement of States using criminal proxies to silence their critics, local media reported.

Canada intensifies crackdown on extortion cases in British Columbia's Lower Mainland: Report

IANS | January 23, 2026 2:51 PM

Ottawa, Jan 23 (IANS) Authorities in Canada have escalated their crackdown on a series of extortion cases that have been reported across British Columbia’s Lower Mainland, with investigators now analysing the involvement of over hundred foreign nationals, a report has stated.

Bangladesh: BNP leader critically injured in Dhaka shooting amid rising political violence ahead of Feb polls

IANS | January 23, 2026 1:50 PM

Dhaka, Jan 23 (IANS) As political violence intensifies ahead of the February elections in Bangladesh, a leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was critically injured when unknown assailants opened fire in the Keraniganj area of the capital Dhaka, local media reported on Friday.

India, Japan bolster strategic and economic ties

IANS | January 23, 2026 1:32 PM

New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The India-Japan Foreign Ministers’ dialogue in New Delhi this month reflects the strengthening of the “Special Strategic and Global Partnership” between two Indo-Pacific heavyweights navigating geopolitical flux.

Intel warns of orchestrated anti-India violence in Bangladesh as polls near

Vicky Nanjappa | January 23, 2026 1:29 PM

New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The anti-India rhetoric in Bangladesh is set to rise as the country gets set to vote in February to elect a new government. Intelligence agencies have picked up intercepts suggesting that violence is set to go up as the elections near, and these are well-planned events and not sporadic.

Bangladesh elections: NCP, BNP leaders trade barbs as campaigning begins ahead of Feb polls

IANS | January 23, 2026 1:11 PM

Dhaka, Jan 23 (IANS) With campaigning for Bangladesh’s February 12 national elections getting underway, leaders of major political parties, including the NCP and BNP, launched sharp verbal attacks on each other while addressing mass rallies across several districts, local media reported.

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Disguised as activism, Khalistani rhetoric blueprint for terrorism: Report

Pakistan legalising enforced disappearances in Balochistan to silence rising voices

Regulator’s report exposes crisis in Pakistan’s power sector: Report

Sindh Governor demands judicial probe as Karachi mall fire death toll rises to 67

UK counter-terrorism authorities probe targetted attacks on Pakistani dissidents

Canada intensifies crackdown on extortion cases in British Columbia's Lower Mainland: Report

Bangladesh: BNP leader critically injured in Dhaka shooting amid rising political violence ahead of Feb polls

India, Japan bolster strategic and economic ties

Intel warns of orchestrated anti-India violence in Bangladesh as polls near

Bangladesh elections: NCP, BNP leaders trade barbs as campaigning begins ahead of Feb polls

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