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Embassy of Westarctica: The unreal life of a fake diplomat & his grand illusion in Ghaziabad

This week, UP STF raided Harsh Vardhan Jain’s rented bungalow in Ghaziabad, which he'd been successfully passing off as embassy of ‘Seborgia, Poulbia, Lodonia and Westarctica’ for 8 yrs.

Indians charged by CBI for 2008 & 2011 murders in UAE & Bahrain—the cases & law barring extradition

These are among unique cases investigated by CBI, based on recommendations from govt, and material evidence shared by MEA as provided by foreign authorities.

India rejects court arbitration on Kishanganga-Ratle dispute, calls it Pakistan’s ‘latest charade’

Never recognised existence in law of this so-called court of arbitration, MEA says, adding that constitution of this so-called arbitral body is in itself a serious breach of IWT.

Operation Sindhu: MEA says over 4400 Indian evacuated from Iran, Israel by 19 special flights

Responding to queries at a media briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, New Delhi was assessing the situation on ground and future decisions would be taken accordingly.

Confident in trajectory of India-US ties, says MEA in response to question about Trump-Munir meet

MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal also answers questions about updated US travel advisory for its citizens and issuance of visas to Indian nationals.

‘Hope Pakistan will stand with Iran,’ says Iranian diplomat, urges India to condemn Israeli aggression

Deputy Chief of Mission Mohamed Javad Hosseini makes it clear that Tehran is not 'disappointed' with India’s position. Around 1,000 Indians are to be evacuated starting Friday.

After Iran, India to now evacuate nationals from Israel under Operation Sindhu

MEA said evacuation process from Israel would involve travel by land within region, followed by air transport to India. 110 Indian students evacuated from Iran have arrived in New Delhi.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Abdelatty in India next week. Focus on joint defence production, exports

Egyptian foreign minister will hold discussions with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, covering a number of topics to deepen strategic partnership between two countries.

India evacuates students from Tehran to other parts of Iran, some leave country via Armenia

As the Israel-Iran conflict intensifies, the embassy has urged Indians and PIOs to leave Tehran. The US President has called on all residents to leave Tehran.

Israel-Iran conflict: India distances itself from SCO statement critical of Tel Aviv

India has not condemned Israel’s airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, but called for dialogue and diplomacy to de-escalate the situation.

On Camera

Modi’s ‘Make in India’—a case study in what happens when strategy is replaced by storytelling

From day one, Make in India was driven by optics than economics. There were global summits, slick visuals, and media blitzes. But the real machinery never showed up.

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 to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

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.