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Manipur Meitei organisation demands more time to surrender illegal weapons

Bhalla had on February 20 urged the people of the state to surrender weapons within seven days, assuring no punitive action would be initiated against those giving up arms during this period

India, Bhutan enjoy exemplary ties of friendship, cooperation: MEA

Tobgay paid an official visit to India from February 20 to February 21 to participate in the inaugural leadership conclave of the School of Ultimate Leadership (SOUL), which was inaugurated by PM Modi

India, Japan to hold joint military exercise from February 24 to March 9

The Indian Army contingent departed on Saturday for the sixth edition of the India-Japan Joint Military Exercise 'Dharma Guardian'

India assumes chairmanship of Bay of Bengal Inter-Governmental Organisation

The event was part of the high-level conference 'Policy Guidance for Mainstreaming Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) in Small-Scale Fisheries'

PM Modi to attend Mauritius' National Day celebrations as guest of honour

Addressing the National Assembly, Mauritian Prime Minister Ramgoolam said it is indeed a singular privilege for our country to host such a distinguished personality despite his very tight schedule

159 students of Odisha univ return to Nepal, claim were treated 'inhumanly'

Assistant Chief District Officer, Parsa, Suman Kumar Karki said that 159 Nepali students arrived home from the Raxaul border point till Thursday evening

Army plans to boost air defence capabilities with new guns, potent radars

Asserting the need for modernisation with an emphasis on 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat', Lt Gen D'Cunha also cautioned that the Indian industry must offer "reduced timelines" when it comes to delivery

EU Commission prez, top Europe leadership to visit India from Feb 27-28

During the visit, the College of Commissioners and the Indian government will hold a plenary session chaired by President on der Leyen and Prime Minister Modi

Ukraine war: US objects to calling Russia 'aggressor' in G7 statement

One senior official from a G7 country said that Canada had circulated the first draft of the statement to the other six member countries

Israeli PM Netanyahu decries release of wrong body as ceasefire violation

The incident raised questions about the future of the fragile ceasefire deal, which has paused over 15 months of war and is due to see its first phase end in early March

S Jaishankar, Chinese counterpart discuss bilateral ties, border peace

The meeting lasted for about 30 minutes, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told reporters in response to a query during his weekly briefing

Bhutan PM calls Modi his 'mentor', seeks guidance for public service reform

In his address, the Bhutanese prime minister humbly submitted that he had come to attend the event to not offer any leadership lessons but to learn as a student

India, Bangladesh agree to launch new 'hotline' between border forces

This was the first time that a high-level meeting between the two forces took place after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government in Bangladesh on August 5 last year

SC orders Yasin Malik to appear virtually before Jammu court from Tihar

Mehta said it appeared all the accused were working in tandem to delay the trial while pointing out that Malik refused to engage a lawyer and others were opposing the transfer of trial

'Deeply concerning': MEA reacts to Trump's claim on $21 mn USAID funding

Relevant departments and agencies are looking into this matter, said MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on Donald Trump's remarks regarding the '$21 million allocation to India for voter turnout'

EAM Jaishankar stresses G20's importance, calls for finding common ground

Jaishankar was speaking at the G-20 Session titled 'Discussion on the Global Geopolitical Situation' in South Africa on Thursday

Trump again slams $21 mn USAID funding for India, calls it kickback scheme

Speaking at the Republican Governors Association meeting in Washington DC, US President Donald Trump questioned the rationale behind the expenditure

India, Pak hold flag meeting along LoC in J&K's Poonch to ease tensions

The ceasefire violations along the borders of Jammu and Kashmir have been rare since the two countries renewed an agreement on February 25, 2021

VP Jagdeep Dhankhar urges exposure of those behind attack on democracy

Last week, the US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) led by billionaire Elon Musk had announced a series of expenditure cuts, including USD 21 million allocated for voter turnout in India.

ED conducts searches in Mohali in connection with Canada's gold heist case

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday searched the Mohali premises of a man who is an alleged suspect in Canada's biggest-ever gold heist of more than USD 20 million, official sources said.