Over 80 lakh e-passports have been issued in India since May 2025, when the country fully switched to the next-generation chipped passports under Passport Seva Programme Version 2.0, a senior official said on Monday.
Delhi's Patiala House court on Tuesday issued notice to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on a plea of Baramulla MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh alias Engineer Rashid seeking interim bail to attend the upcoming parliament session in December.
Puducherry Education Minister A. Namachivayam on Tuesday announced the closure of all private and government schools and colleges in Puducherry and Karaikal due to the heavy rainfall warning.
In a post on X, he said, "Glad to meet FM Sergey Lavrov today in Moscow. Held discussions on our bilateral partnership covering trade and investment, energy, mobility, agriculture, technology, culture and people to people exchanges. Exchanged perspectives on regional, global and multilateral
The Ministry of External Affairs issued an advisory on Monday for Indian nationals travelling to Iran, cautioning them against fake job scams. This advisory comes after Tehran suspended the visa-free facility due to a surge in trafficking cases.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, once again urging the Union government to withdraw the appointment of a retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer as the interlocutor tasked with addressing issues concerning the Gorkha community
The Supreme Court on Monday issued a stern warning to the Telangana Speaker and Congress leader Gaddam Prasad Kumar for his failure to decide timely, the disqualification pleas filed against 10 BRS (Bharat Rashtra Samithi) Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) who defected to the ruling
On the death anniversary of freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai, leaders, officials, and others paid floral tributes at the leader's statue located in Shimla on Monday and recalled his invaluable contributions to India's independence movement.
The Court observed that the case did not warrant immediate one-sided protection at this stage, stating, "I don't think you have a strong enough case right now to justify an ex parte ad-interim injunction. I will issue summons. No ex parte order."
According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, the two ministers are expected to review upcoming political engagements between New Delhi and Moscow, while also discussing major bilateral, regional, and global issues.
Jaishankar is leading a delegation from India for a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Council of Heads of Government hosted by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on November 18.