Bangladesh: Experts fear rise in radicalisation after Jamaat-backed panel sweeps univ elections

IANS | January 8, 2026 3:16 PM

Dhaka, Jan 8 (IANS) Odommo Jobian Oikko, a panel backed by radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami's student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir, has registered a landslide victory, securing 16 of the 21 posts - including those of Vice-President (VP), General Secretary and Assistant General Secretary (AGS) - in the just-concluded Bangladesh's Jagannath University Central Students Union (JnUCSU) elections, the local media reported on Thursday.

India's data centre capacity more than doubled in 2025

IANS | January 8, 2026 2:55 PM

New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) India's data centre capacity additions more than doubled in 2025, reaching 387 MW IT -- from 191 MW IT added in 2024 -- thus marking a robust year-on-year growth of 103 per cent, a report showed on Thursday.

Pakistan: Another journalist held under Peca sent to prison

IANS | January 8, 2026 2:38 PM

Islamabad, Jan 8 (IANS) A Pakistani magistrate has sent journalist Muhammad Aslam Shah to prison on judicial remand a day after he was arrested by National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) in a case lodged under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca) 2025, local media reported on Thursday.