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US sanctions 2 Indians for supplying counterfeit fentanyl-laced pills

The US treasury department has sanctioned two Indians and an online pharmacy for selling counterfeit fentanyl-laced pills, blocking their assets and warning of tough action on drug traffickers

Air Force use would have slowed Chinese offensive in 1962 war: CDS Chauhan

Speaking about the war with China 63 years ago, he noted the forward policy should not have been applied uniformly to Ladakh and NEFA (North-East Frontier Agency) or present-day Arunachal Pradesh

Tata, Kalyani not likely to tie up with HAL for Amca race; L&T picks BEL

The major contenders have finished shaping their strategies ahead of the September 30 deadline to respond to the expression of interest (EoI) for AMCA prototype development

Global South mustn't rely on single market, says EAM S Jaishankar

He bemoaned the fact that the "very concept of multilateralism is under attack" with international organisations having been rendered ineffective or starved of resources

Kremlin says Trump claims on war in Ukraine mistaken, offers 'real info'

The Kremlin countered that the Russian economy was stable, despite some problems caused by sanctions

Canada looks to ease tensions with India, China as minister plans visit

Canada must "ensure we have a bilateral relationship with significant economic powers in the Indo-Pacific," Anand said in an interview on the sidelines of the UNGA meetings

India and US continue trade negotiations at multiple levels: official

Goyal visited Washington earlier in May for the trade talks. He held deliberations with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in Washington

Global South must boost supply chain, promote South-South trade: Jaishankar

At a Global South countries' meet in New York, EAM S Jaishankar called for resilient supply chains, fair trade, and stronger South-South cooperation amid global conflicts and trade uncertainties

'Bombing their own people': India condemns Pakistan at UN over airstrike

India condemned Pakistan at the UN after an airstrike in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa killed 30 people, mostly civilians, when eight bombs hit Matre Dara village on Monday

India 'mostly' with Kyiv in conflict with Russia: Ukraine prez Zelenskyy

Expressing cautious optimism, Zelenskyy acknowledged New Delhi's position on energy-related complexities, an issue which has been consistently raised by the US President Donald Trump

L&T, BEL join hands to support India's fifth-gen fighter aircraft programme

The collaboration aims to leverage L&T's expertise in strategic defence and aerospace platforms with BEL's experience in defence electronics and systems to support the AMCA programme

Jaishankar calls for stronger Global South unity, collective UN reform push

Jaishankar also called for comprehensive reform of the UN and 'multilateralism as a whole'

Jaishankar holds high-level UNGA meet to boost Global South collaboration

Jaishankar emphasised the need for multilateralism to tackle global concerns and risks facing developing nations

China, India key funders of Ukraine war through Russian oil purchase: Trump

This is not the first time Trump has made such claims. However, New Delhi has repeatedly rejected them, emphasising that its purchases are essential for energy security

Sudarshan Chakra will be 'mother of all air defence systems': CISC Dixit

Like 'Make in India', you have to start 'Think in India' and ideate, he urged the defence industry

India, China should oppose any form of tariff, trade wars: Chinese envoy

Xu said the two countries should not allow the boundary question to define the current China-India relations and that bilateral trade should be expanded as it has "great potential"

Armed forces to test drones, counter-drone systems during exercise in Oct

"Therefore, we must turn our lessons into actions, collaboration, innovation and unwavering focus to enhance our operational effectiveness," Air Marshal Sinha said

Hope we can fix it, says Rubio on US tariffs on India for Russian oil buy

The White House has imposed a cumulative 50 per cent tariffs on Indian goods, including a 25 per cent penalty for New Delhi buying Russian oil

Diaspora's silence on US' policy change targeting India surprising: Tharoor

The chairman of the Standing Committee on External Affairs said after meeting that one of the points the panel members raised was why the Indian-American diaspora has been "so silent about all this"

Tata Advanced Systems opens first overseas defence facility in Morocco

Tata Advanced Systems has set up a new plant in Morocco to produce the DRDO-TASL developed WhAP 8x8, a modern armoured vehicle built for mobility, protection and versatile missions