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Four agreements signed between Indian, UAE entities in energy sector

India and the United Arab Emirates have inked four different pacts in energy sector consisting of LNG trade, petroleum supplies, nuclear plants operation and maintenance and production concession pact

Mere painting of marks does not mean China encroached our land: Rijiju

The union minister's comments came amidst reports that the PLA allegedly entered inside Indian territory in the Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh last week and they were camping in the Kapapu area

India to host general assembly of ICA for first time during Nov 25 to 30

International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) is the voice for cooperatives worldwide, a non-profit international association established in 1895 to advance the cooperative social enterprise model

EAM S Jaishankar meets Russian counterpart Lavrov in Saudi Arabia

Earlier, President Putin named India among the three countries he is constantly in touch over the Ukraine conflict and said they are sincerely making efforts to resolve it

Indo-US joint military exercise begins in Raj, focus on counter-terror ops

The 20th edition of the Indo-US joint military war exercise will continue till September 22, Defence spokesperson Amitabh Sharma said in a statement

Maybe by year end: Ukraine envoy on President Zelenskyy's visit to India

The Ukrainian envoy mentioned that Prime Minister Modi's visit to Ukraine was relatively short due to security concerns, however, in India, both leaders would have more time for discussions

Defence ministry, HAL sign Rs 26,000 cr pact for Su-30MKI jets' engines

For Aatmanirbhar Bharat, Defence Ministry signed a contract with HAL for 240 AL-31FP aero engines for Su-30MKI aircraft at a cost of over Rs 26,000 crore, an official readout said

EAM Jaishankar, Qatar PM Al Thani discuss advancing bilateral relations

Jaishankar conveyed warm greetings and wishes from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Qatar Amir Amir, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and Qatar PM

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Al Nahyan receives warm welcome in Delhi on arrival

The visit of Al Nahyan will further reinforce strong ties between India and the United Arab Emirates and open avenues for partnership in new and emerging areas, the Ministry of External Affairs said

NSA Ajit Doval's visit to Russia has multiple aims: Foreign affairs expert

NSA Doval will visit Russia this week, sources said. He will attend the BRICS NSA meeting in Moscow

Two terrorists neutralised in anti-infiltration operation in J&K's Nowshera

The anti-filtration operation named "Operation Kanchi" was conducted based on information obtained from intelligence agencies

Quad summit to take place in Delaware this month, India may host next year

There is no official announcement yet on the date and venue of the high-profile summit. It was India's turn to host the Quad summit this year

Bangladesh-India relations should be based on equity and fairness: Yunus

"We need to maintain good relations with India. But it should be based on equity and fairness," the chief adviser's special assistant Mahfuj Alam quoted him as saying

Two Mizoram teens held by Myanmar militants return with shaved head, burns

Three of the five boys managed to escape and return to India while the two were held hostage by the CDF, the Assam Rifles officer said

Sudan's war has killed at least 20,000 people, says WHO chief Ghebreyesus

Sudan is suffering through a perfect storm of crisis, Tedros said as he wrapped up his two-day visit to Sudan.

Ready for dialogue with Pak if it stops terrorism in J-K: Rajnath Singh

The defence minister said when Pakistan stops sponsoring terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, India will start dialogue with them

WW2 veteran Singh turns 100, Indian Army celebrates his centennial birthday

The Army celebrated his centennial birthday on Saturday at his home in Himachal Pradesh, marking a century of extraordinary life and service

NSA Doval to visit Russia for Brics meet, may discuss Ukraine conflict

Doval's visit to Russia comes two-and-half weeks after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's high-profile trip to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv

Bangladesh to take steps to extradite deposed PM Hasina from India

Following unprecedented anti-government protests that peaked on August 5, Hasina resigned as prime minister and fled to India

PoK residents should join India; we consider them our own: Rajnath Singh

"I want to tell PoK residents that Pakistan is considering you foreigner but the people in India do no consider you as such. We consider you as our own and so come and join us," he said