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PM Modi meets Vietnam's President To Lam, discusses ways to bolster ties

On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, Modi met To Lam

Sri Lanka's leftist President Dissanayake takes office as IMF worries grow

Dissanayake, 55, defeated opposition leader Sajith Premadasa after two rounds of counting in the country's first-ever runoff, sweeping Ranil Wickremesinghe, the previous president out of power

Global action on terrorism, issues must match global ambition: PM Modi

Modi said terrorism continues to be a serious threat to global peace and security. He added that areas such as cyber, maritime and space are emerging as new theatres of conflict

Sitharaman to visit Uzbekistan from Sept 24 to 28, attend AIIB annual meet

During the visit, the finance minisrtry said Sitharaman will sign a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) between India and Uzbekistan

Adani project to China: What Sri Lanka President's stance means for India

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, known for pro-China leanings in the past, on Monday officially took the oath of office as Sri Lanka's new President

We expect over 12,000 Indian tourists in 2024: Israel Ministry of Tourism

Israel's Tourism Ministry expects to double the 6,800 tourist footfalls to over 12,000 in 2024, from India that it received in the first eight months of this year

Election Commission failed to perform its duties in Feb 8 elections: Pak SC

Order also expressed 'some doubts about whether the commission has the power to reject the certificate of intra-party elections' which resulted in all kinds of legal and political implications for PTI

Tibetan leaders respond to Biden, Modi's remarks on China at Quad Summit

Earlier on Saturday, the Wilmington declaration of the Quad grouping expressed serious concern about the coercive and intimidating manoeuvres in the South China Sea

Modi meets leaders including Nepal PM, Palestine President in New York

Modi also accepted Nepal PM Oli's invitation to visit the Himalayan nation, as Nepal Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba's press advisor also confirmed that PM Modi accepted Nepal's invitation

IAF airlifts live organs from Pune to Delhi enabling life-saving surgery

A Green Air corridor was created for the C-17 aircraft to facilitate airlift of live organs from Pune to Delhi

MQ-9B drones to Tejas engines: PM Modi's US visit impact on Indian military

PM Modi began a three-day visit to the US on September 21, including a meeting with US President Joe Biden

China blows hot, cold over Quad summit; calls it US tool against Beijing

Lin accused the US of pooling together countries to muster military and security cooperation under the pretext of maritime issues to contain China by peddling the China threat narrative

India extend unprecedented invite to Myanmar's anti-junta forces: Report

Speaking of the seminar, Sui Khar, vice chairman of one the ethnic rebel groups, the Chin National Front, said, "We are going to send representatives"

Pakistan's ISI gets a new chief in Lt Gen Md Asim Malik: Who is he?

Gen Malik will succeed Lieutenant General Nadeem Anjum, who was appointed as DG ISI in 2021 by former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan

Semiconductors on agenda of 1st Quad Commerce and Industry meeting: WH

There was a memorandum of cooperation between Quad countries for the semiconductor supply chain contingency network

Inspired by Che: Who is new Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake?

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a Marxist-leaning politician, has been sworn in as Sri Lanka's new President. Who is he? Why did he join politics? How does he view India? All your questions answered

Have very ambitious goals; India a land of opportunities: PM Modi in US

During my third term, I have very ambitious goals to achieve, we have to move forward with three times the strength, Modi added

India to get first national security semiconductor fabrication plant

A release said Modi and Biden commended ongoing efforts to build more expansive cooperation around 5G deployment and next-generation telecommunications

US President Biden fumbles again while introducing PM Modi at Quad event

After finishing his speech at the Cancer Moonshot event on Saturday, Biden, 81, appeared to have forgotten the name of the next leader who was going to speak -- and asked his staffers

Now in open-ended battle of reckoning with Israel: Hezbollah dy leader

Naim Kassem added that Hezbollah, which has lost a group of senior military leaders in recent months has returned stronger, and the front line will witness this