India and US focus on bolstering defence ties during Military Cooperation Group meeting in Hawaii

IANS | November 4, 2025 2:57 PM

Honolulu, Nov 4 (IANS) Senior military leaders of India and the United States are holding "productive discussions" focusing on strengthening bilateral defence engagements, enhancing interoperability and promoting a free, open and secure Indo-Pacific region, during the two-day India–US Military Cooperation Group (MCG) meeting which got underway at Hawaii, earlier today, India time.

Sindhi leader writes to US lawmaker, alleges political repression, torture in Pakistan

IANS | November 4, 2025 12:34 PM

Berlin, Nov 4 (IANS) Shafi Burfat, Chairman of the Jeay Sindh Muttahida Maha (JSMM), wrote to American Congressman Brad Sherman with copies sent to several international human rights organisations, accusing Pakistan of subjecting indigenous communities, including Sindhis, to the worst forms of slavery, political repression, economic exploitation, and brutal torture of political activists.

Six months after alleged attack in UK, Sikh man accuses police of inaction

IANS | November 4, 2025 12:29 PM

London, Nov 4 (IANS) Six months after allegedly being assaulted by a group of British-Pakistani men, a Sikh man, Harman Singh Kapoor, has accused the UK Metropolitan Police of failing to take appropriate action against the attackers, claiming that despite providing evidence and repeated appeals, authorities have shown “complete indifference” to the incident.