Lavrov and Rubio discuss Ukraine peace talks

IANS | April 28, 2025 3:20 PM

Moscow, April 28 (IANS) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held a telephonic conversation with the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, highlighting the importance of strengthening conditions to launch talks on achieving peace in Ukraine, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday.

Lynched for belief: The systemic persecution of Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan (IANS Analysis)

IANS | April 27, 2025 4:21 PM

New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) On April 18 this year, a 47-year-old car workshop owner was brutally killed with sticks and bricks as a mob of hundreds stormed his place of worship, while numerous others had to be rescued by police in the city of Karachi, Pakistan. This horrific incident, which should provoke national outrage and deep sorrow, failed to elicit a strong response from civil society or a decisive intervention from the state.

How US Congressmen and senators denounced Pahalgam terror attack, rallied behind India

IANS | April 27, 2025 2:48 PM

New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The cowardly and dastardly terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam received world-wide condemnation and also severe criticism for the perpetrators as well as terror sponsors, whose despicable act resulted in the loss of 26 innocent lives. All major economies including the US, France, Italy and even the Islamic nations voiced their support to India in its fight against terror, while expressing concerns over ‘highly disturbing and excruciating’ terror attack in the picturesque meadows of Pahalgam.