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July 2, 2026

Technology partnership will become strongest pillar of India-Japan cooperation: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said Japan is an important partner of India and expressed confidence that ties between New Delhi and Tokyo will grow even stronger in the years ahead, with tec...

July 2, 2026

FM Sitharaman holds talks with Flying Whales chief on setting up manufacturing ecosystem in India

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman held discussions with Flying Whales President Sebastien Bougon in Paris on Thursday on the French aerospace logistics company's plans to establish its ecosystem in India. Bougon briefed the Finance Minister on Flying Whales...

July 2, 2026

PM Modi, Japan PM inaugurate Maruti Suzuki India's Haryana plant worth Rs 35,000 crore

Maruti Suzuki India on Thursday inaugurated its most advanced vehicle manufacturing facility at IMT Kharkhoda in Haryana, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi jointly dedicating the plant through video conferencing durin...

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...

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...

July 2, 2026

Defence, AI, economic, and energy security: India and Japan unveil new chapter in strategic ties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, on Thursday elevated the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership with a series of landmark agreements spanning defence, artificial intelligence (AI), economi...

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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Assam's Borjuli wetland notified as Biodiversity Heritage Site for wild rice conservation

The Borjuli wetland in Assam, known for harbouring a disease and pest-resistant variety of wild rice, has been notified as a Biodiversity He...

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