India warns UN may face oblivion without reforms to make it relevant

United Nations (IANS) India has warned that the world body UN could slip into oblivion and be overtaken by more democratic organisations if the UN Security Council is not reformed to make it more relevant to today's geopolitical realities.

New US-bound migrant caravan sets off from Mexico

Mexico City (IANS) A new US-bound caravan with about 500 migrants from Central and South American countries has set off from Mexico's southernmost state of Chiapas, local media reported.

The caravan departed on Monday from Miguel Hidalgo…

Another US delegation lands in Taiwan amid China tensions

Taipei (IANS) Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday received another delegation from the US amid rising tensions with China.

Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb arrived in Taipei on Sunday night for a four-day trip, reports dpa news agency.

Russia detains IS bomber plotting terror attack in India

Moscow (IANS) Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said that it has detained an Islamic State (IS) suicide bomber who was plotting a terror attack in India, the media reported.

In a statement, the FSB said that the IS terrorist was plotting…

FIR lodged against Imran Khan over threats hurled at police, judiciary and bureaucracy

Islamabad (IANS) Former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has been booked for openly hurling threats to senior most police officials, a female judge, the state institutions and bureaucracy during his public…

Russia's war hampered by failings experienced by autocratic states during conflict, says Lawrence Freedman

London (IANS) Russia's war against Ukraine has been hampered by failings experienced by autocratic states during conflict, according to a far-reaching new study of command in war by one of the UK's most prominent academics in the field, Lawrence…

Japan reports Covid spike, medical system overwhelmed

Tokyo (IANS) Amid a resurgence, Japan recorded more than 6 million new Covid-19 cases in the past month, with more than 200 daily deaths on nine of the 11 days, which has further strained its medical system fueled by the seventh wave of the pandemic.

Attacks in Ukraine's Kharkiv likely aimed at diverting troops: UK

London (IANS) Russia's consistent shelling of Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine, is probably aimed at keeping significant troop numbers there, "to prevent them from being employed as a counter-attack force elsewhere", according to the…

Survey finds new Indian exceptionalism, pride in being Indian

Washington (IANS) A new survey has found an extraordinarily high level of self-confidence among Indians about being Indians.

Similar national self-belief is called "American Exceptionalism" in the US, which appears to have been overtaken by…

Pak makes currency declaration by all int'l passengers mandatory

Islamabad (IANS) The Pakistan government has made currency declaration by all international passengers mandatory, as part of the measures taken to curb money laundering to fulfil the condition of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), according to…