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We missed no targets in Pakistan; not even a glass pane broken in India: NSA Doval on Operation Sindoor

National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Friday delivered a sharp rebuke to the foreign media’s reporting on Operation Sindoor, challenging it to produce any credible evidence of damage on the Indian side. Speaking at the 62nd convocation of ...

July 11, 2025 3:41 PM

798 people killed while receiving aid in Gaza, says UN human rights office

The U.N. human rights office said on Friday that it had recorded at least 798 killings both at aid points run by the U.S.- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) and near humanitarian convoys run by other relief groups, includin...

July 11, 2025 3:44 PM

NHAI tightens norms for reporting and blacklisting ‘Loose FASTags’

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has strengthened its mechanism for reporting and blacklisting ‘Loose FASTags’ - commonly referred to as “tag-in-hand” - in a bid to enhance tolling efficiency and ensure the authenticity of FAST...

July 11, 2025 4:38 PM

Heavy Rain to Lash Central and Northwest India; Delhi-NCR to Experience Moderate Showers

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday said that heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to continue over central and adjoining northwest India for the next four to five days, with possibility of very heavy rainfall over southern Uttar Pr...

July 11, 2025 3:47 PM

Semicon India 2025 to feature global pavilions, country roundtables, and record participation

The fourth edition of Semicon India 2025, scheduled for September 2–4 at Yashobhoomi, previously known as India International Convention and Expo Centre – IICC, New Delhi, will see the largest-ever global participation, the Ministry of Electronic...

July 11, 2025 2:42 PM

China’s GDP growth set to slow, raising pressure on policymakers

China's economy is expected to have slowed down in the second quarter from a solid start to the year as trade tensions with the United States added to deflationary pressures, reinforcing expectations that Beijing may need to roll out more stimulus. ...

July 11, 2025 2:33 PM

NPCI International Accelerates UPI Adoption Across UAE to Support Cashless Economy Vision

NPCI International Payments Limited has announced significant progress in expanding India's Unified Payments Interface acceptance across the United Arab Emirates, unveiling strategic initiatives to deepen the digital payment platform's integration as...

July 11, 2025 1:33 PM

Rubio meets China’s Wang in Malaysia amid trade tension

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Kuala Lumpur on Friday, their first in-person meeting at a time of simmering trade tensions between the two major powers. Washington's top diplomat is in Malaysia on hi...

July 11, 2025 1:25 PM

Security, trade in focus as Australia PM Albanese heads to China

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese leaves for Shanghai on Saturday on an official visit to China where regional security tensions and efforts to grow economic ties are likely to dominate talks. Australia's exports to China, its largest tradi...

July 11, 2025 1:37 PM

Indian Coast Guard rescues 2 crew members from stranded U.S. vessel off Andaman & Nicobar Islands

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Thursday rescued two crew members from a U.S.-flagged sailing yacht stranded near Indira Point, off the coast of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The yacht, Sea Angel, issued a distress alert after encountering rough ...

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