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NYT report on HAL re-routing restricted tech to Russia incorrect: Report

The sources said that the Indian entity mentioned in the report has scrupulously followed all its international obligations on strategic trade controls

Former King Gyanendra Shah responsible for recent violence: Nepal's PM Oli

Oli's remarks prompted protests from lawmakers of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) in the parliament. The party advocates for the reinstatement of the Hindu Kingdom in the Himalayan nation

PM Modi sends Eid greetings to Bangladesh interim govt chief Yunus

Modi wrote over the holy month, 200 million Indians of Islamic faith joined their brothers and sisters across the world in spending pious time in fasting and prayer

Pak records highest number of militant attacks during Ramadan in a decade

The Pak Institute for Peace Studies reported at least 84 attacks during Ramadan, which ended Sunday in Pakistan. It reported 26 attacks during last year's Ramadan

'7 Indian states are landlocked': Yunus calls Bangladesh 'ocean guardian'

During his four-day visit to China, Bangladesh's interim government chief Muhammad Yunus signed nine bilateral deals on economic cooperation, infrastructure, and technical development

Search operations intensified in J&K to track down terrorists; 6 held

Two terrorists and four policemen were killed while three others, including a deputy superintendent of police, were injured during a gunfight in a remote forested area in the Sanyal belt of district

Movement of 3 terrorists likely detected in J-K's Kathua, area cordoned off

Two terrorists and four policemen were killed, and three others, including a deputy superintendent of police, were injured in a fierce gunfight

Changing contours of India's aid to neighbouring countries and regions

Returning the favour, Modi will be the first foreign leader to be hosted by Dissanayake

NIA arrests key accused in human trafficking case via 'dunki' route

The term 'dunki,' which is believed to have originated from the word "donkey," refers to an illegal pathway that immigrants take to enter countries like the US without proper documentation

Afspa extended in parts of Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal for six months

The AFSPA, often criticised as a draconian law, gives armed forces operating in disturbed areas sweeping powers to search, arrest and open fire if they deem it necessary

Iran rejects direct negotiations with the US in response to Trump's letter

The remarks from President Masoud Pezeshkian represented the first official acknowledgment of how Iran responded to Trump's letter

IAF to join 12-day multinational wargame in Greece starting Monday

The assets deployed by the IAF for the biennial INIOCHOS-25 exercise at the Andravida air base include Su-30 MKI fighter jets along with combat enabler IL-78 and C-17 Globemaster aircraft

'Op Brahma': India deploys specialised HDRA team to earthquake-hit Myanmar

A 118-member team comprising medical and communication units air-landed at Naypyitaw International Airport in Myanmar

US approves Holtec to build nuclear reactors in India with Tata, L&T

The DoE approval permits Holtec to share unclassified SMR technology with three Indian entities-Holtec Asia (its regional subsidiary), Tata Consulting Engineers Ltd, and Larsen & Toubro Ltd

12 terrorists killed in Pakistani drone strikes, civilian deaths reported

The counter-terrorism operation on Saturday morning targeted hideouts of terrorists in the remote hilltop area of Katlang in the Mardan district

Need more steps to improve security situation in J&K, says CM Abdullah

He added such incidents had happened in the past as well and "I am of the opinion, although I don't have any intelligence reports, it was a new group (of terrorists) who had crossed into this side

India-US trade talks conclude, sector expert-level round to start soon

The next level of the proposed bilateral trade agreement will be held virtually, eventually looking to finalising the broad contours of trade deal; meanwhile, the threat of reciprocal tariffs kicking

IOS Sagar: Indian Navy trains 44 foreign personnel in high-seas adventure

Participants from the Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Sri Lanka and Tanzania have been undergoing training for the past four days

Two naval ships on way to Myanmar, field hospital to be airlifted: MEA

Besides the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) being sent via aircraft, a field hospital with 118 members from Agra is expected to leave later on Saturday

Top Baloch leader, workers survive suicide blast near protest site in Pak

The suicide bomber blew himself up near their sit-in protest rally near Lucky Pass in Mastung, about 50 kilometre south of Quetta, in Balochistan