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NSA Ajit Doval calls on Sri Lankan Prez, discusses economic collaboration

Ajit Doval arrived here on Thursday to attend the Colombo Security Conclave to be held on Friday

Era of uninterrupted dialogue with Pakistan over, says Jaishankar

Jaishankar said that there are strong people-to-people ties with Afghanistan

Mahindra Group, Sentrycs ink pact for development of anti-drone solutions

The MoU relates to the 'anti-drone systems' technology space and will focus on the Transfer of Technology (TOT) and manufacturing of radio frequency-based counter-drone solutions

Taiwan detects 25 Chinese aircraft, 7 naval vessels around territory

Seventeen of the aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's southeastern and southwestern ADIZ

Pak extends invitation to PM Modi for upcoming SCO summit in Islamabad

Notably, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) had earlier denied the media reports suggesting that PM Modi would not attend the upcoming SCO summit

Eastern Ladakh row: India, China discuss situation along LAC to bridge gaps

During the meeting, it was reiterated that restoration of peace and tranquillity, and respect for the LAC

'India engages with world on equal footing': PM Modi tells IFS trainees

During the meeting, the trainees praised the success of the foreign policy under Modi's leadership and sought guidance from him on their upcoming new assignments

At WMCC meet, India, China discuss LAC situation to narrow down differences

The 31st meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation & Coordination (WMCC) on India-China Border Affairs was held in Beijing

Over 1,000 killed during anti-govt protests in B'desh: Interim govt adviser

An anti-discrimination student movement against the government started in mid-July over a controversial quota system in jobs. The protests turned violent after crackdown by the forces

Second nuclear-powered missile submarine commissioned into Navy at Vizag

The commissioning of INS Arighat is being seen as a step towards boosting India's naval prowess and nuclear deterrence capabilities

Pakistan invites PM Modi to Islamabad SCO meet, raises Kashmir issue again

Pakistan is set to host the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation heads of government meeting on October 15 and 16

NIA conducts searches across 7 states to probe leakage of defence secrets

The premises searched by NIA teams were linked with suspects who had received money from Pakistan to undertake spying activities

3 terrorists believed killed in operations along LoC in Kupwara: Army

Operations in the Machhal and Tangdhar areas were launched on Wednesday following intelligence inputs, it said

Govt appoints Rajwinder Bhatti as CISF DG, Daljit Chaudhary as BSF DG

The Central government has also appointed senior Indian Police Service officer Daljit Singh Chaudhary as the Director General, the Border Security Force (BSF) until November 30, 2025

BS@50: How India thrived in adversarial environment in the past 50 years

India at 77 stands as a country that has held its own, showing a remarkable capacity to manage an essentially adversarial external environment

India shares with Israel its concern over escalating situation in West Asia

During the 17th India-Israel Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) hosted here, the two sides also shared views on the prevailing situation in the Indo-Pacific

EU, India announce joint funding initiative to foster research cooperation

This new partnership will strengthen research and innovation ties between Europe and India and drive forward scientific and technological progress

Operations in Bangladesh stabilised, people rejoining factory: Emami CFO

Replying to queries at the AGM, Emami CFO Naresh Bhansali said the business was impacted in Bangladesh due to political turmoil

Indo-US ties a powerful force for global progress, says Ambassador Garcetti

The ambassador made the remarks during his address at the Annual IC3 Conference and Expo 2024 here

India calls for decisive, transparent approach to reform in UNSC talks

Central to India's position is need for text-based negotiations within IGN framework, Patel pointed out that, unlike other multilateral processes, discussions on UNSC reform have that yet to adopt