HM Amit Shah to chair all-party meeting on West Asia conflict

IANS | March 25, 2026 12:11 PM

New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Home Minister Amit Shah will chair the all-party meeting on Wednesday evening to brief political leaders on the evolving crisis in West Asia, amid rising concerns over its economic and security implications for India.

Pakistan leans on Sunni groups to curb Shia mobilisation, maintain Iran neutrality

Vicky Nanjappa | March 25, 2026 11:33 AM

New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) For Pakistan’s Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, countering the pro-Iran Shia mobilisation in the country is increasingly becoming a headache. For Pakistan, countering this mobilisation is important as it is threatening to become bigger. However, the dilemma the establishment faces is that it cannot use its official machinery to take on the mobilisation of the Shias.

Delhi Police unearth arms trafficking module linked to Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh; 10 held

IANS | March 25, 2026 10:49 AM

New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The Delhi Police Crime Branch on Wednesday busted a major international arms trafficking module with links to Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh, operating from the Walled City area of the national capital. Ten key operatives of the interstate network have been arrested, and a large cache of sophisticated foreign-made weapons has been recovered.