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Canadian pension fund arm co-leads $180 mn investment in India's Mintifi

Canadian investors, especially pension funds, have been present in India for many years and have backed a slew of entities and projects for handsome returns

Ahead of 2025 summit, India, EU to hold strategic foreign policy dialogue

The move to hold the dialogue comes months before India and the EU hold summit-level talks in New Delhi that is expected to see significant outcomes in terms of deepening of cooperation

Faiz Hameed case: Why this former Pakistan ISI head is facing court martial

Retired Lt Gen Faiz Hameed is the first former intelligence chief in Pakistan's history facing a court martial

Pakistan indicts former ISI chief Faiz Hameed on multiple charges

Hameed, who served as director general of the ISI from 2019 to 2021, was considered extremely powerful when he headed the spy agency

India's 2024 missile breakthroughs: Game-changing tech boosts defence might

India's defence strides in 2024 bring it closer to elite powers like the US, Russia, and China. Discover how groundbreaking missile tech is reshaping its nuclear deterrence and warfare edge

EAM Jaishankar concludes four day official tour to Qatar, Bahrain

Jaishankar started his tour by visiting Qatar on December 6, where he took part in the 22nd edition of Doha Forum

Xi asks officials to enhance governance, prioritise national security

He said it is essential to uphold the party's overall leadership in all aspects and throughout the entire governance process in border areas

Attacks on minorities: Bangladesh counters India with 'fake news' charge

India on Monday raised concerns over 'regrettable incidents' of attacks on minorities in Bangladesh, which Dhaka dismissed as 'misleading and false information' as their foreign secretaries met

Key thing is to see how Bangladesh acts after this meeting: Expert

Foreign Affairs expert Robinder Sachdev said that after Misri's meeting, if Bangladesh government doesn't act right, it would mean they intentionally don't want to keep good relations with India

March against attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh held from White House

Hindus are being targeted, their temples are being burnt down and destroyed. Their houses are being looted

Ethnic armed group 'captures' Myanmar town, controls border with Bangladesh

The capture by the Arakan Army makes the group's control of the northern part of Rakhine state complete, and marks another advance in its bid for self-rule there

Trump nominates Harmeet Dhillon as civil rights' Assistant Attorney General

I am pleased to nominate Harmeet K. Dhillon as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the US Department of Justice, Trump announced on Truth Social

Indian envoy Shambhu S Kumaran presents credentials to Pope Francis

The Holy See is the universal government of the Catholic Church and operates from Vatican City State

India adopts balanced approach to West Asia conflict: Jaishankar in Bahrain

Jaishankar, 69, also reiterated that India supports a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine issue during an interaction with the Indian community here

Hasina accuses Muhammad Yunus of being 'mastermind' behind student protests

Ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina claimed that despite all the demands of the protesters being met, the unrest continued across the nation

India, Bahrain highlight growing ties, reaffirm pledge to combat terrorism

The two ministers also expressed satisfaction at the growth in two-way tourism and the increasing number of Bahraini students choosing to study in India

After Israeli missile, IAF's 'super' Sukhoi-30 to get another major upgrade

Even as the 'Super Sukhoi' programme gathers pace, recently tested upgrades have already boosted SU-30 MKI's capability for suppression or destruction of enemy air defences and ground attacks

India calls for stability, unity and territorial integrity of Syria

Russian state media reported that Assad is in Moscow and will be given asylum. His nearly 14-year tenure was marked by civil war, bloodshed and brutal crackdown on his political opponents

Rajnath Singh attends commissioning ceremony of INS Tushil in Russia

The ships construction was closely monitored by an Indian team of specialists from the Warship Overseeing Team stationed at Kaliningrad, under the aegis of the Indian Embassy in Moscow

India desires positive, constructive ties with B'desh: Foreign secy Misri

The Foreign Secretary, who visited Bangladesh, told reporters in Dhaka that he had frank, candid, and constructive exchange of views with his interlocutors in the neighbouring country