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‘Beacon of hope for oppressed nations’—Baloch leader’s letter to PM as Parliament debates Op Sindoor

New Delhi: In a letter addressed to India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior government leaders, Baloch representative Mir Yar has extended “unconditional moral...

Modi calls Male ‘true friend’ of New Delhi at Maldives Independence Day celebrations

Speaking at a banquet, the Prime Minister said Maldives holds a special place in India’s ‘neighbourhood-first’ policy. President Muizzu called New Delhi Male’s ‘closest, trusted partner’.

‘Our friendship will be bright & clear,’ says Modi as India extends $565 mn line of credit to Maldives

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday declared that ties between India and Maldives will “always remain bright and clear” highlighting the growth in...

Pakistan priority in our neighbourhood diplomacy, says China as Munir-Wang Yi meet after Op Sindoor

New Delhi: In a first after Operation Sindoor, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi congratulated Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir’s promotion to Field marshal and...

5 yrs, 33 foreign trips: Modi’s global outreach cost exchequer Rs 362 cr between 2021 & 2025

Data presented in the Rajya Sabha by Minister of State for External Affairs of India Kirti Vardhan Singh showed that Modi's trip to France & US hit the exchequer the most this yr.

Shared history, troubled border. How 11th century Hindu shrine is at heart of Cambodia-Thailand clash

The latest friction was sparked when Thailand Thursday reported spotting a Cambodian drone & armed soldiers near Ta Muen temple. Matter escalated to Thai airstrikes.

Modi in UK takes aim at Sikh separatists. ‘Must not be allowed to misuse democratic freedoms’

Without naming Sikh extremists, Modi says during joint press conference with Starmer that ‘forces with extremist ideologies must not be allowed to misuse democratic freedoms’.

India signs FTA with UK today. A look at how domestic exporters will benefit from bilateral deal

Trade deal is set to cut average tariffs from 15% to 3%. Indian agricultural exporters are set to enjoy duty-free access in a number of sectors, similar to those from Germany.

US says Chinese-origin engineer confessed to espionage, ‘stole’ missile detection tech blueprints

Chenguang Gong (59) also had links with Chinese Communist Party’s controversial ‘talent programmes’ that US authorities have tied to corporate espionage.

Air India crash: India ‘working closely’ with UK after reports of families receiving wrong bodies surface

At least 52 passengers on board the aircraft were British citizens. Daily Mail report says UK has instituted a ‘top level inquiry’ after families receive misidentified remains.

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Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India’s air defence system foiled 1,000 Pakistani drone attacks on 9 May—Modi tells Parliament

New Delhi: India’s air defence systems intercepted and destroyed 1,000 drones and missiles launched by Pakistan on 9 May during Op Sindoor, Prime Minister...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.