Day after filing contempt notice, Anurag Thakur calls Gandhi family 'arrogant'

IANS | July 31, 2026 1:52 PM

New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) A day after BJP MP Anurag Thakur submitted a notice to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla against Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over his remarks in the Lower House during the debate on the anti-paper leak bill, the former remarked that the Gandhi family as well as the party is filled with "arrogance".

Torture persists in Pakistan’s detention facilities amid weak safeguards, lack of accountability: Rights body

IANS | July 31, 2026 1:46 PM

Islamabad, July 31 (IANS) Despite the introduction of Pakistan’s anti-torture law in 2022, torture and other forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment continue to be reported in detention facilities across the country, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has said, citing poor implementation, weak safeguards and a persistent lack of accountability.

West must take India more seriously in role to balance China: Report

IANS | July 31, 2026 1:41 PM

New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) While for the last 20 years, Western governments have seen India as indispensable to the 21st-century order, they have not matched this with capital investment which has instead been flowing into China over the last 30 years and created a strategic adversary, according to an article published Lowy Institute, an Australian think tank.

SFJ-Bhatti nexus aims to provoke police action, fuel anti-India narrative globally

Vicky Nanjappa | July 31, 2026 1:31 PM

New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) There is a new headache for the Indian security agencies as it has been noticed in recent weeks that foreign networks are using the online space to instigate some youth in the country. Multiple foreign networks have been working in tandem to run a massive propaganda campaign in a bid to instigate the youth into indulging in violence.

Pakistan: Students stage protest against digital library closure in Balochistan

IANS | July 31, 2026 1:23 PM

Quetta, July 31 (IANS) Several students staged a peaceful march in Balochistan’s Khuzdar district against the closure of a Digital Library by Pakistani authorities, alleging that the move had disrupted their education and left them with no option but to study along the roadside, local media reported on Friday.