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November 4, 2025 12:35 PM

Mansukh Mandaviya to lead Indian delegation to World summit for social development in Doha

Union Minister for Labour & Employment and Youth Affairs & Sports, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, will lead the Indian delegation to the Second World Summit for Social Development (WSSD-2), scheduled to be held in Doha, Qatar, from November 4 to 6. ...

November 3, 2025 9:21 AM

Trump says China, other countries can’t have Nvidia’s top AI chips

Artificial intelligence giant Nvidia's most advanced chips will be reserved for U.S. companies and kept out of China and other countries, U.S. President Donald Trump said. During a taped interview that aired on Sunday on CBS' "60 Minutes" program an...

November 2, 2025 11:13 AM

What did Trump, Xi agree to on tariffs, export controls and fentanyl

The White House on Saturday released details about the agreement that U.S. President Donald Trump reached this week with Chinese President Xi Jinping to de-escalate their countries’ trade war, including U.S. tariff reductions and a pause in Beijing...

November 2, 2025 2:27 PM

Syrian president will visit White House in early November, foreign minister says

Syrian Foreign Minister Asad al-Shaibani confirmed on Sunday that President Ahmed al-Sharaa will visit the White House in early November and discuss the reconstruction of Syria. U.S. Special Envoy Tom Barrack said the previous day that Sharaa would ...

November 2, 2025 6:44 PM

Pentagon chief urges closer ties with Vietnam amid prolonged arms supply talks

The United States wants deeper military ties with Vietnam, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Sunday at the start of a visit to Hanoi, amid prolonged talks for the potential supply of military equipment to Washington's former foe. The South...

October 31, 2025 4:33 PM

Israel launches more strikes on Gaza overnight, testing fragile truce

The Israeli military attacked the Gaza Strip for a third day on Thursday night, killing two people, the Palestinian Authority's official news agency said, in another test of a fragile ceasefire agreement. One Palestinian was killed by Israeli shelli...

October 31, 2025 9:39 AM

Hamas hands over bodies of two Israeli hostages

Palestinian militant group Hamas handed over two bodies of deceased Israeli hostages on Thursday, a day after the tenuous Gaza ceasefire was shaken by a series of deadly Israeli strikes across the enclave. The bodies of hostages Amiram Cooper and Sa...

October 30, 2025 9:52 PM

Explained: What Indian Expats in the UAE Need to Know About the New Chip-Enabled E-Passport System

The Embassy of India in Abu Dhabi has announced the launch of an upgraded passport system that will issue e-passports with embedded chips to all Indian nationals in the UAE beginning October 28, 2025. The new Global Passport Seva Programme (GPSP 2.0)...

October 29, 2025 11:19 PM

Looming Trump-Xi meeting revives hope of US-China trade truce

As U.S. President Donald Trump and China's leader Xi Jinping prepare to kick off talks on Thursday, U.S. negotiators have signaled they seek a return to a fragile trade war truce, but tensions remain high and longer-term economic irritants will likel...

October 29, 2025 11:21 PM

India highlights justice reforms and digital initiatives at SCO Justice Ministers’ Meeting

Union Minister for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal represented India at the Twelfth Session of the Justice Ministers’ Meeting (JMM) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Member States held through video conferencing on Wednesday. The mee...

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