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President Droupadi Murmu, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh pay homage to 26/11 victims | Union cabinet approves One Nation One Subscription | 'Left country due to death threats from Dawoon Ibrahim': Lalit Modi | Bangladesh: ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das, known for protesting anti-Hindu violence, arrested over sedition charges | SC wants Delhi schools to reopen despite high pollution, says students staying home won't solve issues | Violence over mosque survey in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal kills five, Rahul Gandhi urges SC to intervene | Parliament's Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day amid uproar | Those rejected by people disrupt Parliament for political gains: PM Modi | India's allround show rout Australia in Perth | Maharashtra Elections: Mahayuti's newly-elected MLAs to select CM in key meeting on Monday

PM Modi praises 'brother' Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi, calls him 'friend of Indian community'

Feb 14, 2024, at 06:56 am

Abu Dhabi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday called UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan his "brother" and praised him for being a good friend and well-wisher of the Indian community,  

PM Modi makes 'third term' pitch in Abu Dhabi, hails India-UAE 'dosti'

Feb 14, 2024, at 05:39 am

Abu Dhabi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesdy applauded the growing synergy between India and the United Arab Emirates and the direction it would take in his "third term".

Narendra Modi, UAE president Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan review bilateral partnership, discuss cooperation in new areas of cooperation

Feb 13, 2024, at 11:40 pm

Indian PM Narendra Modi and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Tuesday held delegation-level talks when they reviewed the bilateral partnership and discussed new areas of cooperation.

MEA to co-host Usanas Foundation's International Conference on universal friend India's global role

Feb 13, 2024, at 06:06 pm

Udaipur/IBNS:  Udaipur-based geopolitics and foreign policy think tank Usanas Foundation will organise its third annual flagship conference "Maharana Pratap Annual Geopolitics Dialogue 2024'' on the theme of “Navigating the Turbulence, Turmoil and Uncertainty: Defining Vishwamitra India’s Role”.  

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar discusses Comprehensive Strategic Partnership' during his meeting with ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn

Feb 12, 2024, at 10:44 pm

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met visiting  ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn on Monday when the Indian leader discussed with him the country's 'Comprehensive Strategic Partnership'.

Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande to embark on US trip tomorrow

Feb 12, 2024, at 10:30 pm

General Manoj Pande, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), embarks on a significant official tour to the United States of America from February 13 to February 16.

India's UPI services now available in Sri Lanka, Mauritius

Feb 12, 2024, at 08:13 pm

India's promising Unified Payment Interface (UPI) services were launched in Sri Lanka and Mauritius on Monday (February 12, 2024) in the virtual presence of PM Narendra Modi.

India planning to set up its first space station named  Bharatiya Antariksh Station by 2035, says Minister Jitendra Singh

Feb 12, 2024, at 12:43 am

India is planning to establish its first space station named  Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS) by 2035, said  Union Minister of Science and Technology Jitendra Singh recently.

India's UPI service to be launched in Sri Lanka, Mauritius tomorrow

Feb 12, 2024, at 12:12 am

India's Unified Payment Interface (UPI) will be launched in Sri Lanka and Mauritius on Monday (February 12, 2024), the Ministry of External Affairs said on Sunday (January 11, 2024).

India-Saudi Arabia joint military exercise concludes in Rajasthan

Feb 10, 2024, at 11:14 pm

The India-Saudi Arabia joint military exercise --Sada Tanseeq-- aimed to achieve interoperability between the two forces and acquaint each other with operational procedures and combat drills under UN mandate, successfully validated at Mahajan Field Firing Ranges in Rajasthan on Thursday.

President Droupadi Murmu meets Hasan Mahmud, says a stable Bangladesh is in India's interest

Feb 10, 2024, at 09:56 pm

Indian President Droupadi Murmu has said she feels a stable and prosperous Bangladesh is in India's interest and hopes that the neighbouring nation will achieve new milestones of progress and prosperity under PM Sheikh Hasina's leadership.

Thailand Parliamentary delegation visits New Delhi, expresses interest in investing in India

Feb 09, 2024, at 11:27 pm

Thailand's Parliamentary delegation, led by Chairwoman Pikulkaew Krairiksh of the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, recently visited India when they expressed their interest in investing in the country.

Bangladesh Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud says his nation's relationship with India is bonded by blood

Feb 09, 2024, at 11:22 pm

Bangladesh Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud recently said the relationship with India is bonded by blood.

India sees US as weak, played it smart staying close to Russia: Nikki Haley

Feb 08, 2024, at 06:55 pm

Washington/IBNS: US Republican candidate Nikki Haley on Wednesday said India wants to be with the Americans but as of now, it sees them as weak so played it smart staying close to Russia amid tectonic global power struggles, media reports said.

Indian-origin student Sameer Kamath found dead in USA, fifth case this year

Feb 07, 2024, at 08:04 pm

An Indian-origin student was found dead in the woods at a nature preserve in the USA on Monday.

India asks citizens to leave Rakhine, avoid travelling to the region amid deteriorating security situation

Feb 07, 2024, at 03:42 pm

The Indian government on Tuesday directed its nationals in Myanmar's Rakhine state to leave the troubled region immediately given the deteriorating security situation in the area.

Entire stretch of Indo-Myanmar border to be fenced, Amit Shah announces

Feb 07, 2024, at 01:52 am

New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: Stating that building impenetrable borders is a commitment by the Narendra Modi-led government, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that the entire 1643-kilometer-long Indo-Myanmar border will be fenced.

Narendra Modi guarantees India will become third third-largest economy if voted to power for another term

Feb 06, 2024, at 12:04 am

Highlighting the actions taken by the government and 'guaranteeing' to make India the third largest economy in the world if voted to power for the third term, Indian PM Narendra Modi on Monday said he will return to power with over 400 seats in the upcoming national polls.

Indian-origin Fiji Deputy PM Biman Prasad to be the first foreign leader to visit Ayodhya's Ram Temple since January 22 consecration event

Feb 05, 2024, at 11:26 pm

Fiji Deputy PM Biman Prasad has arrived in India for his week-long trip to the nation during which he is scheduled to visit Ayodhya.

Opposition has lost the will to fight elections: Narendra Modi

Feb 05, 2024, at 11:04 pm

Indian PM Narendra Modi on Monday slammed the opposition parties in his Motion of Thanks to the President's address in the Parliament and said they have lost the 'will' to fight elections.

President Mohamed Muizzu says Indian forces to leave Maldives by March 10

Feb 05, 2024, at 10:32 pm

Maldives president Mohamed Muizzu on Monday informed the country's Parliament that the first group of Indian troops will move out of the nation before March 10 and the rest by May 10.

Nobel laureate Morten Meldal feels Western nations must learn from India’s innovation funding ecosystem

Feb 05, 2024, at 02:15 am

Nobel laureate Morten Meldal has appreciated India and said the Western nations can learn from the South Asian country as funding agencies for research in the West are “independent” and not very well coordinated.

The multi-sectoral development program of the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs is changing the destiny of Muslims

Feb 04, 2024, at 10:29 pm

Conditions are changing in 90 districts of India because of the developmental plans in the minority-majority districts.

Drone deal takes flight: US approves sale to India despite rumours

Feb 04, 2024, at 12:40 am

While rumors swirled online about a stalled drone sale, the real story took a different path. On February 1st, 2024, the US State Department officially approved a significant $3.99 billion deal to provide India with 31 MQ-9B Sky Guardian drones, missiles, and related equipment.

India to withdraw all troops from Maldives by May 10

Feb 03, 2024, at 06:49 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Amid ongoing tension between India and the Maldives, both nations held a second meeting of the High-Level Core Group in New Delhi on Friday where the Indian government agreed to withdraw troops from all three platforms of Male.

Indian Finance Minister Nirmala SItharaman describes India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor a strategic game changer

Feb 02, 2024, at 11:42 pm

Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman said that the recently announced India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor is a strategic and economic game changer for India and others.

Sri Lankan politicians praise Indian Minister S Jaishankar for promoting tourism to Island Nation

Feb 02, 2024, at 11:30 pm

Sri Lankan politicians have appreciated Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar for promoting Sri Lanka as a tourism destination.

US government notifies Congress of possible 31 MQ-9B UAV sale to India

Feb 02, 2024, at 10:28 pm

The US Congress on Thursday formally notified the possible sale of 31 MQ-9B high altitude long endurance armed Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) to India.

Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha lays the foundation stone for construction of King Ashoka’s Dharma Pillar in Sri Lankan temple

Feb 02, 2024, at 08:43 pm

India’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha on Sunday (January 28, 2024) laid the foundation stone for the construction of  King Ashoka’s Pillar of Dharma at the Rajaguru Sri Subuthi Temple in Wadduwa town.

Indian-origin student Shreyas Reddy Benigeri found dead in Ohio, third case in two weeks sparks concern

Feb 02, 2024, at 02:56 pm

An Indian-origin student was found dead in Ohio state of the US, leaving the community shocked.