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Guests from 'undivided India' invited for celebration of IMD's 150 yrs

Officials from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Sri Lanka, and Nepal have been invited to join the celebrations

Taliban hails India as 'significant partner' after high-level talks

Over a million Afghan refugees have returned from Pakistan and Iran since 2023, emphasising the scale of displacement. India has pledged additional support for their rehabilitation and healthcare

16 mining labourers abducted in Pak's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province

The labourers were abducted from a vehicle en route to the Atomic Energy Mine Project site in Lakki Marwat district

India, USA united in fight against terrorism, says US ambassador Garcetti

Addressing a gathering on 'Peace and the role of the US - India defence and security partnership' here, Garcetti said many innocent lives were being snuffed out due to terrorism

Trudeau gone, what next for India-Canada ties? Ujjal Dosanjh explains

In an exclusive conversation with Business Standard, former Canadian minister Ujjal Dosanjh spoke about the India-Canada ties in post-Trudeau era

Canadian court grants bail to 4 Indians arrested in Nijjar murder case

Karan Brar, Kamalpreet Singh, Karanpreet Singh and Amandeep Singh were arrested by Canada's Royal Canadian Mounted Police in connection with the Nijjar murder probe

EAM stresses on importance of diaspora as India builds 'global workforce'

Addressing the Indian diaspora at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention, Jaishankar said that in times of difficulty abroad, they can be confident that the Narendra Modi govt 'has got your back'

Western Sydney University planning to open new campus in Greater Noida

Leading Australian University, Western Sydney University is set to open its campus in India, making it the third Australian university to have a campus in the country.

India to continue working together with Oman in tourism sector, says min

He added that Oman is particularly well-known in the Indian market as a popular wedding destination

Navy conducts workshop on mental health as part of resilience programme

As per the release, the workshop on mental health was held on January 7 at Dr DS Kothari Auditorium, situated in DRDO Bhawan in New Delhi and was led by spiritual teacher BK Shivani

B'desh's ex-PM Khaleda Zia in London for treatment, meets son after 7 years

Earlier, the 79-year-old chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) had an emotional reunion with her eldest son

EAM Jaishankar meets Mauritius delegation on PBD sidelines

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said he jointly met the PBD delegation from Mauritius and appreciated their sentiments in celebration of their roots

UK has strong belief in India's democratic values, growth story: Om Birla

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla noted that his interactions highlighted the strength of the India-UK parliamentary cooperation and the multifaceted nature of the bilateral partnership across sectors

Demerger boosts Rossell Techsys' defence, space ambitions: MD Rishab Gupta

Rossell Techsys MD Rishab Gupta discusses the firm's demerger from Rossell India and its entry into the space sector, highlighting a Rs 2,800 crore order book and a focus on defence and civil aviation

In first high level engagement with Taliban, foreign secy meets Afghan FM

In the meeting, India's foreign sceretary Vikram Misri underlined India's historic friendship with the Afghan people and the strong people-to-people contacts between the two countries

Imran Khan's PTI agrees to 3rd round of talks with govt to ease tensions

The development came a day after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders on Tuesday demanded unrestricted access to the party founder, Khan, as a precondition for engaging in the next round of talks

Indigenously made vehicles to reach Lebanon for Indian troops' use

The fleet comprises high mobility troop carriage vehicles, utility vehicles (one tonne and 2.5 tonne), medium and light ambulances, fuel bowsers and recovery vehicles, they said

Assam mining rescue: Navy deployed with special equipment for search ops

The team includes highly trained Clearance Divers, experts in deep-water recovery, and the underwater ROVs for the search and rescue

India, EU discuss protecting human rights in 11th dialogue meet in Delhi

The issues were extensively discussed at the 11th India-EU Human Rights Dialogue held in Delhi

Every citizen of this country akin to a soldier: IAF chief A P Singh

In his address at the ongoing Republic Day National Cadet Corps (NCC) Camp at Delhi Cantonment, he underlined the ethos of the NCC