Bengaluru FC appoint Savio Medeira as Head of Youth Development

IANS | April 1, 2026 5:16 PM

Bengaluru, April 1 (IANS) Bengaluru FC have announced the appointment of Savio Medeira as the club’s Head of Youth Development. Medeira will take charge of the club’s youth development programme as the Blues continue to strengthen their pathway from grassroots to the first team.

Pakistan: Four men allegedly gang rape woman in moving van

IANS | April 1, 2026 5:16 PM

Islamabad, April 1 (IANS) In yet another shocking crime details emerging from Pakistan, four men allegedly gang raped a woman in a van that moved around the Baga Sheikhan area which comes under the jurisdiction of Rawat police in Pakistan's Punjab province, local media reported.

UN expert slams ban preventing Afghan women from entering its offices

IANS | April 1, 2026 4:55 PM

Kabul, April 1 (IANS) UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, has criticised the continued ban preventing Afghan women from accessing United Nations offices, terming the policy discriminatory and unjustifiable, local media reported on Wednesday.

India’s flex office market surges 8-fold in 8 years: Report

IANS | April 1, 2026 4:50 PM

New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The flexible office space market of India has witnessed a sharp surge over the past eight years, with annual transaction volumes rising 8.4 times from 2.2 million sq ft in 2017 to 18.6 million sq ft in 2025 across the top eight cities, a report showed on Wednesday.

Recycled content rule in food packaging to boost India's circular economy

IANS | April 1, 2026 4:34 PM

New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Association of PET Recyclers (APR) Bharat on Wednesday said that the government guidelines mandating brands and producers to use 40 per cent recycled content in food‑grade PET packaging effective April 1 will boost India's circular economy, a report said on Wednesday.