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October 4, 2024 6:33 PM

Foreign Minister Jaishankar to visit Pakistan for SCO summit

Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will visit Pakistan to participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit this month, the foreign ministry spokesman said on Friday. The visit will be the first by an Indian foreign minister to...

October 4, 2024 6:03 PM

EAM Jaishankar, Sri Lankan President Dissanayake discuss ways to strengthen bilateral ties

India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Colombo on Friday, emphasizing the urgency of strengthening bilateral relations to benefit both nations amid growing regional challenges. Durin...

October 4, 2024 5:34 PM

SC forms independent SIT to probe claims of use of animal fat in making Tirupati laddu

The Supreme Court on Friday constituted an independent investigation team to probe allegations that the ghee used in the laddus distributed at the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, was contaminated with animal fat. The newly-...

October 4, 2024 4:52 PM

UK to consider bill to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill

British lawmakers will soon consider whether to give terminally ill adults a choice to end their own lives with medical assistance, after what proponents sayis a shift in public opinion since a similar measure was rejected a decade ago. Kim Leadbeat...

October 4, 2024 4:31 PM

Israel-Iran conflict will not significantly impact India’s crude oil imports

The ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran is unlikely to have a significant impact on India's crude oil imports, as analysts point out that India sources only a negligible volume of oil from Iran. The country currently imports oil from around 40 ...

October 4, 2024 9:26 AM

India regards US as one of our most reliable trade partners: Piyush Goyal

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, on Friday stated that US-India relations are expanding across various sectors, including trade, technology, and investment. Goyal emphasised that India places great importance on its relationship...

October 4, 2024 2:29 PM

Israel blocks Lebanon’s main crossing to Syria, targets Hezbollah in Beirut

Israeli strikes sealed off Lebanon's main border crossing with Syria early on Friday, hours after an intense Israeli attack on Beirut's southern suburbs that is thought to have targeted the heir apparent to Hezbollah's slain secretary general. The s...

October 4, 2024 12:34 AM

EAM Jaishankar to Visit Sri Lanka, Meet Newly Elected President Dissanayake

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar is set to embark on an official visit to Sri Lanka on October 4, where he will hold talks with the country's newly elected leadership. The visit reaffirms India's commitment to its "Neighbourhood First" p...

October 4, 2024 12:21 AM

No effort being made by CAQM to implement its own directions on air pollution: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court expressed dissatisfaction with the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) for failing to enforce its own directives aimed at curbing air pollution, particularly in light of the approaching stubble burning season. "From the af...

October 4, 2024 12:12 AM

Gaza and a ceasefire slip out of focus as Lebanon conflict rages

Palestinians fear the crisis in Lebanon is diverting the world's attention from Gaza, where Israeli strikes killed dozens more people this week, and diminishing already dim prospects for aceasefire a year into a war that has shattered the enclave. A...