America’s bet on China for pharma, drugs may be highly risky: Report

IANS | August 26, 2025 2:53 PM

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) While the US sources cheap medicines ranging from everyday painkillers like ibuprofen and acetaminophen to critical antibiotics and chemotherapy agents from China, increasing dependency on the country may introduce serious risks, according to a report.

Australia joins India, others in suspending postal deliveries to US

IANS | August 26, 2025 8:54 AM

Sydney, Aug 26 (IANS) Postal services in Australia and Switzerland have become the latest to announce a suspension of deliveries to the United States, joining a growing list of countries halting shipments in response to the Trump administration's sudden tariff changes.

Pakistani forces accused of assaulting Baloch woman

IANS | August 25, 2025 9:10 PM

Quetta, Aug 25 (IANS) Sammi Deen Baloch, an activist of the human rights organisation Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), on Monday accused the officials of Pakistan's Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of brutally assaulting a Baloch woman who tried to prevent the forceful abduction of her brother from a street in Karachi, finally leading to his enforced disappearance.