Pakistan witnessing its worst internal security slide under Asim Munir: Report

IANS | July 21, 2026 9:13 PM

Islamabad, July 21 (IANS) Under Army Chief Asim Munir, Pakistan has heavily relied on narrative management, with every major failure portrayed as a foreign conspiracy, every protest considered security threat and every military escalation presented as national resolve. Munir, who is portrayed as a "global stabiliser", has presided over one of Pakistan's worst internal security slides in more than a decade, a report has detailed.

India delivers relief material to flood-stricken Afghanistan

IANS | July 21, 2026 9:07 PM

Kabul, July 21 (IANS) India on Tuesday delivered relief material, including food items and family tents, to Afghanistan’s National Disaster Management Authority to support affected communities amid devastating floods in Nuristan.

Kickstart, Nita, HOPS march into AIFF U17 Women's Youth League quarterfinals

IANS | July 21, 2026 8:52 PM

Narainpur (Chhattisgarh), July 21 (IANS) Kickstart FC, Nita Football Academy and HOPS FC booked their berths in the quarterfinal stage as the second round of group stage matches in the AIFF U17 Women’s Youth League 2026-27 drew to a close at the RKM Football Academy in Narainpur, Chhattisgarh on Tuesday.

Lalit Modi cleared in key 2009 IPL South Africa case after tribunal verdict

IANS | July 21, 2026 8:31 PM

New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Former chairman Lalit Modi was cleared in the principal proceedings arising from the 2009 Indian Premier League's staging in South Africa after the Appellate Tribunal under SAFEMA set aside the penalties imposed on him, rejecting the Enforcement Directorate's core case that the foreign remittances were capital account transactions.

Calcutta HC grants interim protection to Mahua Moitra

IANS | July 21, 2026 8:26 PM

Kolkata, July 21 (IANS) A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday granted interim protection from coercive police action, including arrest, to two-time Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member from Krishnanagar constituency in Nadia district of West Bengal, Mahua Moitra, in a case where she has been accused of making violence-inciting statements in public.