1971 tapes: US refused to condemn Pakistan despite 'genocide' warnings

IANS | March 25, 2026 8:53 AM

Washington, March 25 (IANS) Secret transcripts of a 1971 conversation between President Richard Nixon and his National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger show the United States refusing to condemn Pakistan’s military crackdown in East Pakistan, despite warnings from its own diplomat of possible “genocide.”

Centre notifies order to boost natural gas infra, improve access to piped natural gas

IANS | March 25, 2026 8:40 AM

New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) In an effort to strengthen natural gas infrastructure and improve ease of doing business, the government has notified the Natural Gas and Petroleum Products Distribution (Through Laying, Building, Operation and Expansion of Pipelines and Other Facilities) Order, 2026 under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955.

Two killed as bus carrying 25 overturns in Delhi’s Karol Bagh

IANS | March 25, 2026 8:32 AM

New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) At least two people lost their lives, and several others sustained injuries after a bus carrying around 25 passengers overturned in central Delhi’s Karol Bagh area in the early hours of Wednesday, officials said.

US sharpens tech war with China across AI, chips, biotech

IANS | March 25, 2026 8:20 AM

Washington, March 25 (IANS) As the Trump Administration expands its strategic competition with China across artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and biotechnology, top American lawmakers warned that the contest is not just technological but a “moral fight” that will shape global power and economic security.