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October 9, 2025
Amit Shah reviews J&K security, reaffirms commitment to terrorism-free region
Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a high-level meeting in New Delhi on Thursday to review the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, reaffirming the Modi government’s resolve to achieve a terr...
October 9, 2025
India, UK reaffirm partnership, sign tech, trade and defence initiatives during Starmer visit
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer paid a two-day visit to India from October 8–9 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The visit, Starmer’s first to India, followed PM Modi’s July trip to the UK, during which the two countries signed th...
October 9, 2025
Over 59,000 join Swachhata Hi Seva 2025 campaign led by I&B Ministry
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) successfully concluded the Swachhata Hi Seva (SHS) 2025 campaign, held from September 17 to October 2, with over 59,000 participants engaged in more than 2,700 activities across the country. A total of 2,766 ...
October 8, 2025
US targets Chinese companies over drone components used by Hamas, Houthis
The United States said on Wednesday it was adding 15 Chinese companies to its restricted trade list for facilitating the purchase of American electronic components found in drones operated by Iranian ...
October 8, 2025
All stranded Everest hikers evacuated from remote Tibetan valley
Rescuers guided all of the remaining trekkers near the east face of Everest in Tibet to safety on Tuesday, including hundreds of local guides and yak herders, authorities said, ending one of the largest search-and-rescue operations in the region. Hundreds o...
October 7, 2025
Hamas says on war anniversary it’s serious about Gaza deal, but conditions remain
Hamas said on Tuesday it wants to reach a deal to end the war in Gaza based on U.S. President Trump's plan but still has a set of demands, a statement signalling that indirect talks with Israel in Egypt could be difficult and lengthy. Senior Hamas official Fa...
October 7, 2025
Hamas says on war anniversary it’s serious about Gaza deal, but conditions remain
Hamas said on Tuesday it wants to reach a deal to end the war in Gaza based on U.S. President Trump's plan but still has a set of demands, a statement signalling that indirect talks with Israel in Egy...
October 7, 2025
Tens of thousands killed, widespread destruction as Gaza war rages on
Israel's offensive in Gaza, launched in response to the Palestinian militant group Hamas's attack on southern Israeli communities on October 7, 2023, has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and laid waste to swathes of territory. Below is a summary of th...
October 6, 2025
Piyush Goyal Launches UPI in Doha, Strengthening India-Qatar Economic Ties
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal launched India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) at the Lulu Mall in Doha, marking a new milestone in digital and financial cooperation between India and Qatar. The launch symbolises growing trust across ...
October 8, 2025
EU’s plan to phase out Russian energy clears first political hurdle
European Union countries' ambassadors on Wednesday agreed to move ahead with the bloc's plan to end Russian oil and gas imports by 2028, EU diplomats said, clearing the law's first political hurdle be...
October 8, 2025
Italy’s Meloni says she has been reported to ICC for complicity in genocide
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday that she and two of her ministers had been reported to the International Criminal Court for alleged complicity in genocide in connection with Israel's offensive in Gaza. Speaking in an interview with state...
October 6, 2025
Macron tasks his outgoing PM with holding last-ditch talks to end crisis
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday tasked his outgoing prime minister, who had resigned earlier in the day, to hold last-ditch talks with other political parties to try and chart a path out of the crisis. Sebastien Lecornu had tendered his government'...
October 8, 2025
US targets Chinese companies over drone components used by Hamas, Houthis
The United States said on Wednesday it was adding 15 Chinese companies to its restricted trade list for facilitating the purchase of American electronic components found in drones operated by Iranian ...
October 8, 2025
Trump calls for jailing Democratic leaders as troops prepare for Chicago deployment
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for jailing Chicago's mayor and the governor of Illinois, both Democrats, as his administration prepared to deploy military troops to the streets of the third-largest U.S. city. Neither Chicago Mayor Brandon Joh...
October 7, 2025
Trump’s threat to invoke Insurrection Act escalates showdown with Democratic cities
Donald Trump's threat to invoke a federal anti-insurrection law to expand his deployment of military personnel to U.S. cities has intensified his legal battle with Democratic-led cities over presidential authority, as hundreds of National Guard troops from Tex...
August 14, 2025
Ethiopian fossils reveal new species in human evolutionary lineage
Researchers have unearthed tooth fossils in Ethiopia dating to about 2.65 million years ago of a previously unknown species in the human evolutionary lineage, one that lived in the same time and place...
August 3, 2025
Trump reaffirms support for Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara
U.S. President Donald Trump has reaffirmed support for Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara, saying a Moroccan autonomy plan for the territory was the sole solution to the disputed region, state news agency MAP said on Saturday. The long-frozen conflict ...
July 24, 2025
Indian medical team arrives in Dhaka to treat plane crash victims: MEA
A team of Indian medical specialists arrived in Dhaka on Wednesday night to assist in the treatment of victims injured in the July 21 fighter jet crash in Bangladesh’s capital. According to Randhir Jaiswal, the Official Spokesperson of India’s Ministry of...
