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India, Qatar exchange agreement on establishment of strategic partnership

The documents were exchanged in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani here

PM Modi holds delegation-level talks with Amir of Qatar in New Delhi

Qatar's Amir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad AL Thani arrived in Delhi on Monday on a two-day State visit, during which he will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Amit Shah reviews implementation of J-K's new criminal laws with Abdullah

In February, the Home Minister reviewed the implementation of these laws in a meeting with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Maharashtra and asked him to implement these laws

PM Modi's adviser calls USAID a 'scam', questions funding for India polls

Sanjeev Sanyal has questioned the recipients of the alleged US funds in India. In a post on X, he criticised USAID, demanding transparency regarding the funds allocated to India

Defence budget will go up by 9.5% to Rs 6.81 trn in 2025-26: Secretary

He further said that relaxation in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy and industrial licensing procedure are other elements that will propel the growth in the defence industry

KIIT suicide row: Nepal PM steps in; accused held - what we know so far

A third-year BTech student from Nepal was found dead in her hostel room, with allegations surfacing that she was harassed and blackmailed by her 21-year-old batchmate from Lucknow, Advik Srivastava

Jaishankar meets ex-UK PM Sunak, deputy foreign minster of Italy in Delhi

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar appreciated his constant support for strengthening India-UK relations

Amir of Qatar begins India visit; to meet Prez Murmu, PM Modi on Tuesday

According to a media advisory issued by the MEA on Monday, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will call on the Amir of Qatar later in the evening

'Will deepen our close bonds': Jaishankar after meeting Amir of Qatar

Extending a rare gesture of hospitality, Modi went to the airport to receive the Amir of Qatar, who arrived in Delhi on Monday evening

'Risked our lives': US deportees from Punjab recall perilous 'donkey route'

On the morning of January 27, they were arrested by the Border Police after they were made to cross the border to sneak into the US

US reciprocal tariff may impact India exports only by 3-3.5%: SBI Research

US President Donald Trump last week announced his plans to impose country-specific reciprocal tariffs to address "unfair and unbalanced" aspects of bilateral trade

Tanzania in discussions with India to adopt LPG subsidy mechanism

Country invites Indian investors to invest in solar projects

SL president Dissanayake says no regret over Adani exit from energy project

Adani last week announced that they were quitting the over USD 400 million investment for its green energy project in the northeastern region of the island

PM Modi personally receives Amir of Qatar in diplomatic gesture at airport

His visit comes at the invitation of Prime Minister Modi. This would be the second state visit of the Amir of Qatar to India. He earlier visited India in March 2015, the MEA earlier said

India, Qatar to discuss ways to boost bilateral trade, investments

It is being organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in collaboration with the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)

INC slams Trump's F-35 fighter jet offer, Russia makes its own pitch

After meeting Modi in Washington last week, Trump said the U.S. will increase military sales to India starting in 2025 and will eventually provide the fifth-generation F-35 fighters

Govt plans more tariff changes to curb US President Trump's trade threats

Weeks after she unveiled sweeping cuts to duties on imports from textiles to motorcycles, India's finance minister said that she will carry on the process of reforming the nation's tariff regime

Global aerospace firms turn to India amid Western supply chain crisis

JJG Aero, also in Bengaluru's industrial hub, took 12 years to hit $2 million in revenue but soared to $20 million in the last six, said CEO Anuj Jhunjhunwala

Ex-Air Force chief lists nuances of building resilient air defence system

Our own AMCA (Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft) program has just started and we want that whatever technologies come, it should encourage our self-reliance a little more, ex-Air chief marshal said

Row over Sikh immigrants deported without turbans, SGPC condemns US

SGPC member Gurcharan Singh Grewal condemned the incident, labelling the deportation of Sikhs without turbans as a serious affront to their religious identity