British MPs seek UN intervention to end bloodshed in PoK by Pakistani forces

IANS | August 22, 2026 3:24 PM

London, Aug 22 (IANS) More than 70 British Parliamentarians have written to the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urging intervention over the worsening situation in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), while calling for an end to the bloodshed caused by Pakistani forces and measures to protect civilian lives.

Pakistan's minorities face relentless persecution amid violence and forced conversions

IANS | August 22, 2026 3:20 PM

Washington, Aug 22 (IANS) Fifteen years after the assassination of Shahbaz Bhatti - Pakistan’s first Catholic federal minister for minorities and a prominent champion of religious freedom, minority communities including Christians -Hindus and Ahmadis continue to face discrimination and attacks on places of worship across the country. The abuses also include abductions, forced conversions and child marriages, alongside the misuse of the country’s blasphemy laws, a report has stated.

Oil regulator clears 1,800-km LPG pipeline network worth Rs 7,000 crore

IANS | August 22, 2026 3:16 PM

New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) has authorised the development of nearly 1,800 km of LPG pipeline infrastructure involving an estimated investment of about Rs 7,000 crore across six states to boost India's energy infrastructure and LPG supply chain resilience.

Concerns grow over resurgence of extremist networks in Bangladesh

IANS | August 22, 2026 3:00 PM

Dhaka, Aug 22 (IANS) Bangladesh has witnessed a series of explosions and explosive recoveries over the past month. At least two bomb blasts have claimed one life, while security forces have recovered explosive devices from more than half a dozen locations across the capital Dhaka, including near busy transit hubs such as metro stations, a report has stated,

CJP vs villagers: Rajasthan school shifted within 24 hours in Jaipur

IANS | August 22, 2026 2:57 PM

Jaipur, Aug 22 (IANS) A day after a dispute between the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) and villagers of Rampura over an inspection of a government school in Jaipur escalated into allegations of assault, intimidation and a law-and-order breakdown, the government school was shifted to a building about 50 metres away, within 24 hours of Friday’s clash.