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Comedian Zarna Garg gets locked inside Hermès bathroom, calls it ‘Shakespearean tragedy’

Zarna Garg said she was trapped inside the store’s bathroom in Berlin for about an hour and 20 minutes after its sliding door refused to open.

‘India can play meaningful role in fostering peace in West Asia, everything has its time’—Rajnath Singh

In Berlin, defence minister hails PM Modi's 'balanced approach'. Despite blockade, India has stood out as one of the countries with most ships to have navigated Strait of Hormuz.

Germany releases 1st ever strategy on China — not ‘decoupling’, but looking to ‘reduce dependence’

In its 64-page document titled ‘Strategy on China’, German govt urged its companies to move away from the 2nd-largest global economy and engage in ‘de-risking’ practices.

Berlin peace summit: World leaders agree to uphold arms embargo in Libya

Leaders of Russia, Turkey, UK, Germany and France agreed to not interfere in the conflict in Libya but an official ceasefire is still not in sight.

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VN Sharma wasn’t just the former Army Chief of Staff. He was an institution

A champion of cross-border diplomacy, the former Army Chief brought together Indian and Pakistani military leaders to celebrate their shared alma mater.

Indian govt bets on battery storage boom to help abate mounting solar power losses

India’s transmission system failed to absorb more than 8 billion kilowatt-hours of power in April to June, when 63 billion actually reached the system.

India, Japan look at joint naval shipbuilding, technology transfer with pact to deepen defence ties

Maritime security agreement opens avenues for joint development of naval ships and design, greater use of Indian shipbuilding and repair facilities by Japan.

Gen Vaidya won 2 Maha Vir Chakras, fell to assassins’ bullets 40 yrs ago. India forgot a great soldier

Forty years ago this week, ‘Khalistan Commando Force’ assassins were closing in on Gen Vaidya. So callous was the security of the just-retired Army chief that he was given a solitary police gunman