PM Modi meets Guterres, highlights 'urgent need' for UN reforms

IANS | September 11, 2026 9:51 PM

New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on Friday underscored the significance of multipolarity and the need to reform multilateral institutions, including the UN Security Council, to reflect contemporary realities.

Pakistani forces kill four civilians during Balochistan raid

IANS | September 11, 2026 9:27 PM

Quetta, Sep 11 (IANS) At least four civilians were killed and several others injured after Pakistan’s Frontier Corps (FC) personnel opened fire during a raid in a residence in Wadh Tehsil of Balochistan’s Khuzdar district, local media reported.

Over 12 Pakistani soldiers killed in 11 attacks across Balochistan, says BLF

IANS | September 11, 2026 9:27 PM

Quetta, Sep 11 (IANS) The Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) claimed to have killed more than a dozen Pakistani military personnel and a police officer in 11 attacks across Balochistan over the past few days, besides targeting a police station and communications infrastructure, local media reported on Friday.

GCL Season 4: Carlsen, Vidit help Alpine Pipers beat American Gambits in top board clash

IANS | September 11, 2026 8:58 PM

Bengaluru, Sep 11 (IANS) World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen ended Candidates 2026 winner Javokhir Sindarov’s three-game winning streak, and Vidit Gujrathi defeated Daniil Dubov in a rook-knight endgame to help defending champions Alpine APL Pipers beat FYERS American Gambits 9-7 in the clash of the top two teams in the penultimate round of Season 4 of the Global Chess League (GCL) in Bengaluru on Friday.

Balochistan crackdown widens as women become targets of Pakistani authorities' repression

IANS | September 11, 2026 8:57 PM

Islamabad, Sep 11 (IANS) The disturbing pattern of enforced disappearances carried out by Pakistani forces in Balochistan has historically been marked by the targeting of men, with women bearing the resulting social, economic and psychological costs. Since 2025, this trend appears to have evolved, with women increasingly becoming direct targets of state action, indicating a broader dimension of repression by Pakistani authorities across the province, a report has stated.