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July 3, 2026

Varanasi biscuits enter Oman market as first 40 MT shipment leaves under India-Oman CEPA

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said that, for the first time, 40 metric tonnes (MT) of biscuits manufactured in Varanasi have been exported to Oman under the India-Oman Comprehensive Economi...

July 3, 2026

AI-ready workforce making India preferred GCC destination, says FM Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said India's AI-ready workforce and industry-backed skilling programmes are creating new opportunities for the country's middle class while making India the preferred destination for Global Capability Centres (GCCs...

July 3, 2026

Vice President hails Organiser's role in strengthening democratic discourse at 80th Foundation Day

Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan on Friday said democracies thrive when the press informs, questions and promotes informed public debate while remaining committed to facts, credibility and the highest professional standards. He added that press freedom is me...

July 3, 2026

Japan PM Sanae Takaichi leaves for Tokyo after three-day India visit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi concluded her three-day official visit to India on Friday after holding wide-ranging discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the 16th India-Japan An...

July 2, 2026

MoS Pabitra Margherita, Bihar Governor to represent India at funeral of Iran's late Supreme Leader

Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita and Bihar Governor Lt. General (Retd.) Syed Ata Hasnain will visit Iran on July 3 to attend the funeral ceremony of Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the late Supreme Leader of Iran. The Ministry of...

July 2, 2026

'Free, prosperous, rules-based Indo-Pacific is our shared priority': Japan PM Takaichi; says India's MAHASAGAR aligns with FOIP

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday underscored the importance of deepening strategic cooperation with India, saying that a "free, prosperous, and rules-based Indo-Pacific" remains a shared priority for both countries. She also said that Prime M...

June 30, 2026

UAE launches first inter-emirate passenger rail service with landmark trial

The United Arab Emirates has achieved a historic milestone in its transport infrastructure today. The first Etihad Rail passenger train has completed its inaugural trial journey, travelling from Fujai...

June 30, 2026

UAE steps up humanitarian aid to Lebanon as travel restrictions ease

The UAE has announced a fresh humanitarian assistance package for people affected by the ongoing crisis in Lebanon, reaffirming its long-standing commitment to supporting the Lebanese people. The assistance is announced under the directives of President Sheikh...

June 30, 2026

Doha diplomacy faces early test as U.S. and Iran differ on talks

Diplomatic efforts to reduce tensions in West Asia have encountered an early hurdle as the United States and Iran offer conflicting accounts of the next stage of discussions in Doha. Uncertainty has grown over the future of U.S.-Iran engagement after Presiden...

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'...

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...

June 22, 2026

Ten years on, Brexit disputes still hold back Britain's reconciliation with EU

Ten years on from Britain's shock vote to leave the European Union, much of the rancour and vitriol between London and Brussels has gone. But the tensions that drove the historic rupture - over immigration and ideology - remain. Compounding that, the sides ar...

June 26, 2026

Explainer: US Congress backed an Iran war powers resolution. Now what?

This week both the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate passed a resolution directing President Donald Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran, reflecting grow...

June 26, 2026

US Supreme Court lets Trump end deportation protections for Haitians and Syrians

The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way on Thursday for President Donald Trump's administration to strip hundreds of thousands of Haitian and Syrian immigrants of a humanitarian status that protects them from deportation, giving another boost to his hardline ap...

June 26, 2026

World court judges sue Trump administration over sanctions

Three International Criminal Court judges on Wednesday sued U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration over sanctions imposed on them last year, arguing that the measures were unlawful. In the lawsuit filed in the federal court in Manhattan, judges Ki...

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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