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“When you come here, you enrich our country as well”: Mauritius PM Ramgoolam hails PM Modi’s visit

Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Mauritius, acknowledging India's significant contributions to the country's development across various sectors. He expressed gratitude for India's continu...

March 11, 2025 11:18 PM

PM Modi spreads Holi cheer in Mauritius, vows to carry festive colours back to India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday addressed the Indian diaspora in Mauritius, reflecting on his previous visit to the island nation a decade ago, which coincided with the Holi festival. With just three days remaining for the festival of colour...

March 11, 2025 10:10 PM

Centre bans Awami Action Committee for five years under UAPA

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday declared the Jammu and Kashmir-based Awami Action Committee (AAC) an unlawful association under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, imposing a five-year ban on the organization. The decision w...

March 11, 2025 9:11 PM

Mauritius honours PM Modi with highest national award

Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam announced on Tuesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be conferred with The Grand Commander of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean, the highest national honour of Mauritius. This r...

March 11, 2025 8:32 PM

Happy that Ayurveda is gaining popularity in Mauritius”: PM Modi visits Ayurveda Garden developed in collaboration with India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Ayurveda Garden at the State House in Mauritius on Tuesday, a site developed in collaboration with the Government of India. PM Modi was accompanied by the President of Mauritius, Dharambeer Gokhool, during the...

March 11, 2025 8:24 PM

MHA bans Jammu and Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen for five years

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has declared the Jammu and Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen (JKIM) an unlawful organization and imposed a five-year ban on the group, on the grounds that it is engaged in activities that threaten the country's integrity,...

March 11, 2025 6:29 PM

Airtel partners with Musk’s SpaceX to bring Starlink’s high-speed internet to India

Telecom major Airtel on Tuesday said it has signed an agreement with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to bring Starlink’s high-speed internet services to its customers in India. This is the first agreement to be signed in India, which is subject to SpaceX rec...

March 11, 2025 5:08 PM

Separatist group fires upon passenger train in Pakistan carrying hundreds

Separatist militants fired at a passenger train carrying hundreds of passengers in southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, injuring a train driver, police and railway officials said. The Jaffar Express, with around 400 passengers on board in nine bogies, ...

March 11, 2025 5:03 PM

India’s security, facility management services to clock double-digit growth in 2025-26: Crisil

Rapid urbanisation, rising industrial investments and expanding commercial spaces will help the organised domestic security and facility management services sector clock 10-12 per cent revenue growth in the next financial year, according to a Crisil ...