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July 8, 2026

'Melbourne may be cold, but the warmth of the Indian community was unforgettable': PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday thanked the Indian community in Melbourne for the warm welcome accorded to him on the first day of his Australia visit, describing the reception as "truly unf...

July 8, 2026

India, Afghanistan agree to set up joint panel to expand agricultural cooperation

India and Afghanistan on Wednesday agreed to work towards setting up a Joint Working Group (JWG) to prepare a roadmap for long-term cooperation in agriculture and livestock, as Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan held bilateral talks with Afghanis...

July 8, 2026

India expresses concern over West Asia tensions, calls for restraint and dialogue

India has expressed deep concern over the recent attacks and the escalation of tensions in West Asia following the fresh targeting of commercial shipping transiting international waterways in the region. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Ministry of Ext...

July 8, 2026

PM Modi, Indonesian President inaugurate India-backed restoration of UNESCO-listed Prambanan Temple, reaffirm shared civilisational ties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Wednesday jointly inaugurated the India-backed conservation and restoration project at the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Pramba...

July 8, 2026

PM Modi shares aerial view of 'majestic' Prambanan Temple

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday shared an aerial view of the majestic Prambanan Temple in Indonesia as he travelled to the UNESCO World Heritage site in Yogyakarta. In a post on X, PM Modi said, "On the way to the Prambanan Temple from Yogyakarta wi...

July 8, 2026

PM Modi highlights 'strong and vibrant' India-Indonesia ties as landmark agreements deepen partnership

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday highlighted the growing strength of India-Indonesia relations during his ongoing State Visit to Indonesia, describing the partnership between the two countries as "strong and vibrant" while sharing key moments from the...

July 7, 2026

EAM Jaishankar meets Bahrain King, Crown Prince; discusses strengthening India-Bahrain ties

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday called on Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and met Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa during his visit to the Gulf nat...

July 6, 2026

Trump says there will either be a deal with Iran or US will 'finish the job'

President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States would either reach a deal with Iran or "finish the job," renewing his threat of military action as Tehran projects defiance following the funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Indirect U.S.-I...

July 5, 2026

Mass grief in Iran at Khamenei funeral after US, Israel war killing

Tens of thousands of Iranians thronged a vast outdoor prayer complex in Tehran on Saturday to view the coffins of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader killed at the start of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, and his family. Dressed in black and draped in th...

July 6, 2026

Trump goads Italy's Meloni again on eve of NATO summit

Italy's defence minister stressed the importance of good transatlantic relations on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump again goaded erstwhile ally Giorgia Meloni, the Italian prime minister. Me...

June 25, 2026

India, European Union hold 12th Human Rights Dialogue in New Delhi, reaffirm commitment to democratic values

India and the European Union (EU) held the 12th India-EU Human Rights Dialogue in New Delhi on Wednesday. The dialogue was co-chaired by Piyush Srivastava, Additional Secretary (Europe West) in India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), and Hervé Delphin, Am...

June 23, 2026

'Very productive 36 hours', says US Vice President Vance as he departs from Switzerland after talks with Iran

US Vice President JD Vance said on Monday that technical talks between the United States and Iran in Switzerland had made significant progress, including agreements on maritime security, regional stability and nuclear oversight, as efforts continued to ease te...

July 6, 2026

Trump says there will either be a deal with Iran or US will 'finish the job'

President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States would either reach a deal with Iran or "finish the job," renewing his threat of military action as Tehran projects defiance following the funera...

July 6, 2026

Kremlin says Putin and Trump agreed during weekend call to talk again in 'near future'

The Kremlin said on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump had agreed in a weekend call that they would talk again "in the near future," suggesting they are likely to talk this week during or after the NATO summit. Trump ...

July 6, 2026

Trump goads Italy's Meloni again on eve of NATO summit

Italy's defence minister stressed the importance of good transatlantic relations on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump again goaded erstwhile ally Giorgia Meloni, the Italian prime minister. Meloni last month accused Trump of fabricating a story about h...

June 17, 2026

PM Modi highlights India's solar-powered agriculture model as blueprint for food security in Africa

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday highlighted India's success in using solar energy to transform agriculture, describing the country's clean-energy-driven farming model as a scalable solution ...

May 27, 2026

Russian scientists develop vaccine for new Ebola strain: Moscow

Russia has announced that its scientists have developed a vaccine against a new strain of the Ebola virus linked to the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Russian Embassy in South Africa, in a post on social media platform X on Tu...

May 22, 2026

International Big Cat Alliance Summit postponed following rescheduling of India-Africa Forum Summit

The first International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) Summit, originally scheduled to be held in New Delhi on June 1, has been postponed following the rescheduling of the Fourth India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS IV), the government said on Thursday. The summit was pl...

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