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G20's ability to harmonise views key to drive global agenda: Jaishankar

Jaishankar is in Johannesburg on a two-day visit to South Africa to participate in the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting

Jaishankar calls on S African prez, meets counterparts from Russia, China

Jaishankar, who is in Johannesburg on a two-day visit to South Africa to participate in the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting, assured India's support for South Africa's G20 priorities

Trump claims USAID funding in India was to get 'someone else elected'

Donald Trump's remarks came days after DOGE disclosed that the United States Agency for International Development contributed $21 million to boost 'voter turnout' in India

Red Sea crisis geopolitical, cannot control it, says IMO secretary general

He said that his organisation facilitates conversations between the key players, either directly at IMO or with the relevant UN agencies

US refuses to co-sponsor UN motion backing Ukraine territorial integrity

The step appears to mirror a widening rift between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump

MoD inks contract worth Rs 1,220 cr with BEL for software defined radios

As per the ministry release, these state-of-the-art radios will enable secure and reliable information sharing, collaboration, and situational awareness through high-speed data

'Unrealistic': What Omar Abdullah said on possibility of India-Pak dialogue

Omar Abdullah, who is also the vice-president of the National Conference (NC), said that that Pakistan must address India's concerns to build a cooperative relationship

'Please help us': Indians among 300 US deportees stranded in Panama

Nearly 300 US deportees, including Indians, stranded in Panama as the authorities scramble to send them home. Detainees plead for aid from hotel windows

Indian deportees from US arrive in Panama, embassy secures consular access

The group of Indians is part of a larger group of 299 migrants sent to Panama by the US government

Reports of attacks on minorities in Bangladesh 'exaggerated': BGB chief

The BGB chief said issues related to fencing were discussed at length at their bi-annual meeting with the BSF as it was the most focussed agenda

KIIT launches scholarship in memory of Nepalese student amid backlash

The KIIT suicide case has led to diplomatic concerns between Nepal and India as the Nepalese government warned that it might reconsider sending students to Indian institutions if justice is not served

Taiwan detects 36 Chinese aircraft sorties, 8 vessels near its territory

The Taiwan-China issue is a complex and longstanding geopolitical conflict centred on Taiwan's sovereignty

Indian Air Force likely to advise Centre to go for stealth aircraft

Need for such a purchase is based on India's threat assessment in its neighbourhood

'Nobody can argue with me': Trump on reciprocal tariff talks with PM Modi

Speaking to Fox News' Sean Hannity, Trump recalled his conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asserting that the US would match any tariffs imposed by India on American goods

India, Malaysia expand defence ties, advance Su-30 upkeep cooperation

The 13th Malaysia-India Defence Cooperation Committee meeting was held in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday during Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh's visit to Malaysia, where he co-chaired the discussions

Foreign secy Misri briefs Parliamentary body following PM Modi's US visit

Misri assured members of the Standing Committee on External Affairs about the measures being taken by the Indian government to ensure that deportees are not mistreated

India-Malaysia joint focus group to tackle new maritime security threats

The meeting was co-chaired by Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and Lokman Hakim Bin Ali, Secretary General, Ministry of Defence, Malaysia

KIIT suicide: Nepal's FM Deuba speaks with Odisha's education minister

Republica daily quoted acting Chief District Officer of Parsa Nishan Raj Gautam as saying that a total of 76 male and 19 female students have reached Nepal via Birgunj border entry point

Concerned over Pak Army, ISI presence in Bangladesh: Army chief Dwivedi

Recently, the Pakistan army and ISI officials visited very sensitive areas near the Indian border, near the chicken's neck in Bangladesh

India, Argentina sign agreement to explore lithium, other critical minerals

Senior officials from both sides engaged in discussions on policy frameworks, regulatory aspects, and sustainable mining practices to ensure a mutually beneficial partnership