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June 17, 2026

PM Modi hails India-UK CETA as a major boost for farmers, MSMEs and startups

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) as a historic milestone in bilateral relations, as both countries announced that the agr...

June 17, 2026

PM Modi, US President Trump hold bilateral talks on sidelines of G7 Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump held bilateral talks on Wednesday on the sidelines of the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Evian, focusing on strengthening cooperation across key strategic sectors.  In a post on X, PM Modi said he was pleas...

June 17, 2026

President Murmu to visit Madhya Pradesh, Odisha from June 18-22; PM Modi to join Pahadpur visit

President Droupadi Murmu will undertake a five-day visit to Madhya Pradesh and Odisha from June 18 to 22, during which she will participate in a series of official, social welfare and public outreach programmes. The President will begin her visit in Betul, Ma...

June 17, 2026

Trump criticises Israel's Lebanon campaign as Iran warns of ‘harsh response’

US President Donald Trump has publicly criticised Israel’s military campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon, saying the conflict has gone on for too long and resulted in excessive civilian casualties....

June 17, 2026

India, Thailand agree to deepen defence cooperation at 10th Defence Dialogue in Bangkok

India and Thailand on Tuesday agreed to expand defence cooperation across key areas, including defence manufacturing, research, innovation, and capability development. During the 10th Thailand-India Defence Dialogue held in Bangkok, the high-level dialogue re...

June 16, 2026

Centre dismisses reports on proposed Middle East-India Deepwater Pipeline

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) has categorically denied media reports suggesting that the government is pursuing a proposed deep-sea energy pipeline connecting India with Gulf nations, stating that no such project is currently under consider...

June 17, 2026

Trump criticises Israel's Lebanon campaign as Iran warns of ‘harsh response’

US President Donald Trump has publicly criticised Israel’s military campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon, saying the conflict has gone on for too long and resulted in excessive civilian casualties....

June 16, 2026

Centre dismisses reports on proposed Middle East-India Deepwater Pipeline

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) has categorically denied media reports suggesting that the government is pursuing a proposed deep-sea energy pipeline connecting India with Gulf nations, stating that no such project is currently under consider...

June 16, 2026

US and Iran agree on peace framework; formal signing set for Geneva

A major diplomatic breakthrough has raised hopes of a broader de-escalation in West Asia after the United States and Iran announced a framework agreement aimed at ending nearly four months of conflict. Officials from both countries confirmed that a memorandum ...

June 17, 2026

India-Monaco ties will continue to scale new heights in years ahead: Piyush Goyal

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal met Prince Albert II of Monaco and discussed expanding cooperation between India and Monaco in key sectors such as sustainability, the blue economy, i...

June 12, 2026

The Indo-Pacific connect: Why India and France are natural strategic partners

Thousands of kilometres apart geographically, India and France are finding increasing common ground in the Indo-Pacific region. France remains the only European country with significant territories, military assets and permanent interests in the Indo-Pacific ...

June 12, 2026

AI, innovation and technology define the future of India-France relations

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a key frontier of India-France cooperation, with both nations seeking to shape the future of emerging technologies through collaboration rather than competition. According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), ...

June 17, 2026

Trump criticises Israel's Lebanon campaign as Iran warns of ‘harsh response’

US President Donald Trump has publicly criticised Israel’s military campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon, saying the conflict has gone on for too long and resulted in excessive civilian casualties....

June 15, 2026

PM Modi welcomes US-Iran peace understanding, hopes for stability in West Asia

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday welcomed the understanding reached between the United States and Iran to end the ongoing conflict in West Asia, expressing hope that the agreement would help restore peace, stability, and freedom of navigation in the stra...

June 12, 2026

India lodges 'strong protest' with US over attacks on vessels carrying Indian mariners

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday summoned US Chargé d’Affaires Jason Meeks to lodge strong protest regarding the continuing attacks by US naval forces on commercial vessels carrying Indian mariners in the Gulf of Oman, which have already res...

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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