Poverty, inequality on the rise in Pakistan

IANS | March 4, 2026 4:56 PM

New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Both inequality and poverty have increased in Pakistan during the last six years, a report released by the country's Planning Commission clearly indicated.

Oppn’s Iran strike theory is ‘malicious conspiracy’: BJP

IANS | March 4, 2026 4:40 PM

New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) BJP leader Amit Malviya, who heads the party's National Information and Technology Department, has sharply criticised India's opposition and what he described as the left-leaning ecosystem, including parts of the media, for their handling of recent developments in the escalating conflict between the US, Israel, and Iran. ​

EU-India FTA comes as strategic hedge amid new world order

IANS | March 4, 2026 3:29 PM

New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) The successful conclusion of the negotiations on the EU-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) comes against the backdrop of the dramatic shift in the global strategic environment, which led to a stepping up of efforts by the two sides to recalibrate the bilateral economic partnership, according to an article published by the European Policy Centre (EPC).

Iran Embassy opens condolence book for Ayatollah Khamenei

IANS | March 4, 2026 1:54 PM

New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Iran's Embassy in New Delhi has announced that a condolence book will be opened in memory of late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Imam Ali Khamenei, who was “martyred” on February 28, during joint United States and Israeli military strikes on Tehran.

Gujarat targets 5.50 lakh girls in statewide HPV vaccination drive

IANS | March 4, 2026 1:27 PM

Gandhinagar/Ahmedabad, March 4 (IANS) Gujarat has set a target of vaccinating 5.50 lakh adolescent girls against cervical cancer under a statewide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) immunisation campaign launched from Ahmedabad, following the national roll-out announced last week.

Two nations, two deposed Premiers, two different political fates

Jayanta Bhattacharya | March 4, 2026 11:50 AM

Kathmandu, March 4 (IANS) Two subsequent youth-led protests in South Asia led to regime changes in two nations bordering India - in Bangladesh in the east, with former premier Sheikh Hasina in exile with a death sentence hanging over her head and having her party banned, and in Nepal to the north, where deposed Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli is contesting again in Thursday's election.