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PM's US visit went very well, Trump-Modi had good chemistry: EAM Jaishankar

Prime Minister Modi had paid an official working visit to the US on February 12-13 during which the two leaders held discussions on a broad range of bilateral issues

Govt looking into it, facts will come out: Jaishankar on USAID funding row

He also said USAID was allowed in India "in good faith, to do good faith activities", and suggestions are being made out of America that "there are activities which are in bad faith"

Pak govt unveils 1 bn PKR master plan for renovation of temples, gurdwaras

Under a master plan, temples and gurudwaras will be decorated and development works will be done with a budget of PKR 1billion

Health is central to development, key to global cooperation, says EAM

He underlined that India today has delivered more than 600 significant development projects to 78 nations across the world and many of those are in the health sector

Trump to soon impose reciprocal tariffs on India, China; reiterates stance

Hours before his bilateral meeting with Modi, Trump announced that the US will impose reciprocal tariffs on trading partners

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'