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Ukraine-Russia delegations meet in Istanbul for first time in three years

India, May 16 -- Russian and Ukrainian delegations met in Turkey's Istanbul on Friday, marking the first time the two nations are directly engaging at any level since 2022. The Ukrainian team is bein... Read More


Pakistan: BLA men attack government-organised rally in Quetta, one killed

India, May 16 -- At least one person died and ten others were injured after an explosion and gunfire targeted a government-organized rally in Quetta city in Pakistan on Wednesday, media reports said. ... Read More


Hyundai India Q4FY25 profit dips 4% YoY, FY25 bottom line slips 7.7%

Mumbai, May 16 -- Hyundai Motor India, the country's second-largest carmaker, posted a 4 percent year-on-year (YoY) decline in standalone net profit for the fourth quarter of FY25. Revenue from opera... Read More


Preparation for Julie's character came naturally: Paoli Dam on playing sex worker-turned-politician in news web-series

Kolkata/IBNS, May 16 -- "Julie", a web series directed by Aritra Sen, features Bengali actress Paoli Dam in a layered role that traces her transformation from a sex worker in Kolkata's red-light distr... Read More


Life expectancy worldwide fell by 1.8 years between 2019 to 2022: WHO

India, May 16 -- In just two years, between 2019 and 2021, life expectancy worldwide fell by 1.8 years - the largest fall in recent history according to the World Health Organization (WHO), in the sha... Read More


Military aviation analyst Tom Cooper says Pakistan is massively misusing religion

India, May 16 -- Military aviation analyst and historian Tom Cooper feels that Pakistan is 'massively misusing religion' and breeding jihadism, a situation that is not expected to change. Coopera tol... Read More


Resignation of Madhya Pradesh minister, slammed for remarks against Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, not on the cards

Bhopal/IBNS, May 16 -- Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has said his government will follow the court order on his colleague Vijay Shah's controversial remarks on Indian Army officer Colonel ... Read More


New UN report shows more than 60 per cent Arab world still outside banking system

India, May 16 -- A new report from the UN Economic and Social Commission in Western Asia (UNESCWA) published on Thursday showed nearly 64 per cent of adults in the 22 countries in the Arab region are ... Read More


India wants IMF to re-think on its funding to Pakistan: Rajnath Singh in Bhuj

Bhuj/IBNS, May 16 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday raised an objection against the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s $1 billion funding to Pakistan and urged the international financial o... Read More


'They can't stop us': Rahul Gandhi meets students in Bihar hostel defying prohibitory orders, case filed

Patna/IBNS, May 16 -- Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, courted controversy on Thursday after he met students at a hostel in Bihar's Darbhanga, despite not being granted permission ... Read More