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Saudi-Pak defence pact formalises long-standing...: US analyst

"As far as Pakistan and Saudi Arabia announcing their deal, I think my understanding always was that they had a de facto alliance, if not an official one. There had always been a question of whether Pakistan would even furnish a nuclear weapon to Saudi Arabia. They are, after all, a nuclear-weapon state outside of the Non-Proliferation Treaty," Horton said.

2025-10-11T01:02:12.433978+00:00 IST

Trump to visit Israel, Egypt as Gaza deal secures hostages, peace

"It is a great deal for Israel, but it's a great deal for everybody, for Arabs, for Muslims, everybody, for the world. On Monday, the hostages come back. They're in some pretty rough places under Earth. Only a few people know where they are... They're also getting approximately 28 bodies. Some of those bodies are being unearthed right now as we speak. It's a tragedy. I'll be going to Israel. I'll be speaking at the Knesset. Then I'm also going to Egypt. Everybody wants this deal to happen," Trump told reporters at the White House.

2025-10-11T00:30:01.872512+00:00 IST

Trump clarifies he hasn’t cancelled meeting with Xi

"No, I haven't cancelled. However, I'm not sure if we'll have it. I'll be there regardless. I would assume we might have it. However, they hit the world with something. It was shocking. Out of the blue, they came up with this whole import-export concept, and nobody knew anything about it," Trump told reporters at the White House.

2025-10-11T00:18:47.614303+00:00 IST

UP Dy CM Maurya leads delegation of monks to transport Buddha

The exposition will be held in the capital city of Elista, the capital city of Kalmykia, from October 11 to 18.

2025-10-10T23:32:44.519077+00:00 IST

Trump reacts to 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, says Machado...

Trump said that Machado called him and accepted the prize "in honour" of him.

2025-10-10T23:22:02.651074+00:00 IST

Trump announces additional 100% tariffs on China

US President Donald Trump on Friday announced that the United States will impose a 100 per cent tariff on Chinese goods "over and above any tariff that they are currently paying," effective November 1, 2025.

2025-10-10T22:13:12.708553+00:00 IST

Multi-party delegation engages with Indian diaspora in New York

The discussion, organised for the delegation to initiate an interaction with the Indian American community residing in New York, was attended by MPs Captain Brijesh Chowta, Nishikant Dubey, Ujjwal Deorao Nikam, S Phangnon Konyak, Dr Medha Vishram Kulkarni, Poonam Ben Maadam, Vamsi Krishna Gaddam, Vivek Tankha, Sribharat Mathukumilli, Rajeev Rai and N K Premachandran.

2025-10-10T21:48:05.644276+00:00 IST

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US Senators introduce India Shrimp Tariff Act

Republican US Senators Bill Cassidy and Cindy Hyde-Smith introduced the India Shrimp Tariff Act to shield local shrimp and catfish farmers from India's allegedly unfair trade practices, specifically the dumping of cheap shrimp into the US market, a statement by Cassidy's office said.

2025-09-20T17:15:21.556567+00:00 IST

Kwatra discuss India-US ties with Republican Steve Scalise

Kwatra said on Friday that Scalise conveyed warm wishes for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday.

2025-09-20T15:41:27.798860+00:00 IST

US carries out a strike on Venezuelan ship killing 3

The announcement, late on Friday, came as Venezuela accused the US of waging an "undeclared war" in the Caribbean and called for a United Nations probe into the strikes.

2025-09-20T12:11:30.072352+00:00 IST

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Rajya Sabha Dy Chair attends inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV

Harivansh extended best wishes on behalf of the people of India, as per a statement by the Office of Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha said.

2025-05-18T13:19:18.627723+00:00 IST

German commissioner urges China to free 11th Panchen Lama

German Commissioner for Freedom of Religion or Belief, Frank Schwabe, has urged the Chinese Government to free the 11th Panchen Lama, Jetsun Tenzin Gedhun Yeshi Trinley Phuntsok Pal Sangpo, also known as Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, and to cease its interference with the religious practices of Tibetan Buddhism, including the reincarnation of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, as reported by the Central Tibet Administration (CTA).

2025-05-18T06:25:55.312164+00:00 IST

World Health Assembly to address health challenges

The 78th session of the World Health Assembly (WHA78) will convene from May 19-27 in Geneva.

2025-05-18T05:59:49.374101+00:00 IST

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MoS Muraleedharan meets Uruguay's Foreign Minister

The two leaders held talks on exploring opportunities to strengthen India-Uruguay cooperation across various areas including tourism, trade and investment.

2024-02-21T18:19:21.892664+00:00 IST

Australia to build largest navy since WW II amid Chinese threat

Australia announced its plans to build its largest navy since the Second World War, allocating more than USD 35 billion for the defence project over the next 10 years, CNN reported.

2024-02-21T00:11:22.424962+00:00 IST

Navalny’s wife accuses Putin of killing her husband with Novichok

"I want to live in a free Russia. I want to build a free Russia," Navalnaya said.

2024-02-19T23:13:30.354455+00:00 IST

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EU President Ursula von der Leyen ahead of EU-India summit

on der Leyen described being invited as Chief Guest at India's Republic Day celebrations as "the honour of a lifetime", underlining the growing strategic convergence between India and the European Union.

2026-01-26T09:31:09.642283+00:00 IST

"Dragon and Elephant should dance together," XI Jinping

The Chinese Ambassador to India, Xu Feihong, in a post shared on X, said, "President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to Indian President Droupadi Murmu on India's 77th Republic Day. It should be the right choice for China and India to be good-neighborly friends and partners that help each other succeed, and have the dragon and the elephant dance together."

2026-01-26T08:57:56.720576+00:00 IST

Indian High Commission in Pakistan celebrates 77th Republic Day

The High Commission of India in Pakistan celebrated the 77th Republic Day on Monday. Charge d'affaires Gitika Srivastav unfurled the tri-color which was followed by the singing of national anthem.

2026-01-26T08:55:50.831523+00:00 IST

Middle East

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Air Arabia Abu Dhabi increases flight frequency to Baku, Tbilisi

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi has increased the number of flights to Baku in Azerbaijan and Tbilisi in Georgia, offering more travel options for customers and supporting the growing demand for affordable and direct travel between the UAE's capital and these popular leisure destinations.

2025-08-04T17:54:22.172904+00:00 IST

UAE expresses solidarity with Vietnam

The United Arab Emirates has expressed its solidarity with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam over the dozens of deaths, injuries, and missing people which resulted from floods caused by heavy rainfall.

2025-08-04T17:49:56.118678+00:00 IST

UAE conducts 62nd airdrop as part of ‘Birds of Goodness' operatio

The United Arab Emirates is continuing its humanitarian mission in support of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, carrying out the 62nd airdrop of aid under the "Birds of Goodness" initiative, part of Operation Chivalrous Knight 3.

2025-08-04T17:46:41.532805+00:00 IST

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Monks offer prayers to sacred Buddha relics being taken to Russia

National Museum Director General Gurmeet Singh Chawla and a high-level delegation of 11 senior Indian monks on Saturday offered prayers to the sacred Relics of Gautam Buddha, before departing for Russia's Kalmykia Republic for an exposition.

2025-10-10T21:47:12.003827+00:00 IST

Eight Ukrainian children reunited with families: Melania Trump

"Eight children have been rejoined with their families during the past 24 hours," the First Lady said while addressing the media at the White House. These children had been displaced during the ongoing conflict with Russia.

2025-10-10T21:09:16.458346+00:00 IST

Asia

MJ Akbar slams Pakistan as "corrupt military dictatorship"

"The people of Kashmir who were fooled, or those people in their part of occupied Kashmir, who were fooled into believing this, now know the truth. The truth is that Pakistan is nothing but an acquisitive, corrupt military dictatorship which has seized the country's economy, which has taken over 60 per cent of the country and is running a fragile and deeply corrupt state and holding it up with ideas of supremacism and fascism," Akbar told ANI.

2025-10-10T20:20:44.635742+00:00 IST

Asia

India gifts 20 ambulances to Afghanistan

India will also construct a 30-bed hospital in Kabul's Bagrami district, an Oncology Centre and a Trauma Centre in Kabul, as well as five Maternity Health Clinics across the provinces of Paktika, Khost, and Paktia.

2025-10-10T19:43:48.296509+00:00 IST

Asia

This is the starting point of Pakistan's destruction: MJ Akbar

A series of explosions and bursts of gunfire rattled Afghanistan's capital late Thursday evening, prompting social media speculation that Pakistan was behind the attack, Al Jazeera reported.

2025-10-10T18:26:33.773072+00:00 IST

“No reason to meet Xi”: Trump lashes out at ‘hostile’ China

"I was to meet President Xi in two weeks, at APEC, in South Korea, but now there seems to be no reason to do so," Trump said.

2025-10-10T18:06:59.933112+00:00 IST

Middle East

Smuggling of ketamine filed, two arrested

Ben Gurion Airport's 747 Detective Unit foiled the smuggling into Israel of approximately eight kilograms of ketamine.

2025-10-10T17:41:42.145863+00:00 IST

Europe

EU Chief congratulates Maria Corina Machado on Nobel Peace Prize

In her post on X, von der Leyen described the award as a "powerful message" to authoritarian regimes, asserting that "the spirit of freedom cannot be jailed" and that "the thirst for democracy always prevails," while reaffirming that "the fight continues".

2025-10-10T17:24:25.510836+00:00 IST

Middle East

Israeli forces destroy building hiding Hezbollah weapons

As part of an operation by reserve fighters from the IDF's (Israel Defense Forces) 300th Brigade, a building where weapons belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organisation were found was destroyed this morning in the Ayta ash-Shaab area in southern Lebanon.

2025-10-10T17:13:58.661191+00:00 IST

Middle East

Netanyahu tells nation his govt kept its promise

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a statement Friday to the Israeli public declaring, "Today we celebrate one of our great achievements in the War of Rebirth: the return of all our captives, both living and dead."

2025-10-10T17:12:23.925792+00:00 IST

Asia

Tension between Pak-Afghan will continue to rise: Waiel Awwad

West Asia Strategist Waiel Awwad has warned that tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan are likely to intensify in the coming days, citing the expulsion of Afghan nationals, the influence of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, and broader geopolitical factors in the region.

2025-10-10T17:04:23.386882+00:00 IST

Asia

Young, old queue in Nepal for voter registration

From young teenagers to older generations, people have been queuing outside the election offices to sign themselves up on the voter list for the upcoming March polls, expecting a fresher mandate.

2025-10-10T16:38:28.671081+00:00 IST

Asia

"Ask US and NATO; don’t play games with us": Muttaqi warn Pak

"There has been an attack near the border in remote areas. We consider this act of Pakistan wrong...The courage of Afghans should not be tested. If someone wants to do this, they should ask the Soviet Union, America and NATO, so that they can explain that it is not good to play games with Afghanistan," Muttaqi said while holding a press conference at the Afghanistan embassy in Delhi.

2025-10-10T15:54:33.127753+00:00 IST

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Machado hails Nobel Peace Prize; US says "politics over peace"

White House spokesperson Steven Cheung took to his X social media platform to post "President Trump will continue making peace deals, ending wars, and saving lives. He has the heart of a humanitarian, and there will never be anyone like him who can move mountains with the sheer force of his will."

2025-10-10T15:18:28.834254+00:00 IST