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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

Message for China in BLA's massive Balochistan attack? Here's what we know

Sunday night's wave of attacks in Balochistan is likely to add to the challenges Islamabad faces as it looks to revive its economy, which has faced a nearly two-year slump

B'desh wants cordial ties with India, but doesn't want interference: JeI

The Jamaat-e-Islami suggested that it would have been better if former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, after resigning due to unrest, had not fled to India

Indian Army expands arsenal with additional 73,000 SIG716 rifles from US

This purchase comes in the wake of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's recent trip to the United States and builds on a previous contract signed in 2019, taking the total count to 145,400

PM Narendra Modi shares Kyiv visit 'insights' with Russian President Putin

Speaks with Russian President hours after briefing Biden

Maldivian President Muizzu accuses opposition of attempting financial coup

On Sunday, the Bank of Maldives (BML) suspended foreign transactions for existing debit cards, as well as new debit and credit cards linked to MVR accounts

Bangladesh forms commission to identify victims of forced disappearance

According to the notification, the five-member commission has been entrusted with the task of tracing and identifying the missing people and investigating circumstances in which they were disappeared

Five more murder cases filed against ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

The number of cases filed against Hasina has risen to 71

Russian attacks on Ukraine kill five on 2nd day of major strikes, says Kyiv

Two people were killed when a hotel was "wiped out" by a missile in the central city of Kryvyi Rih, regional officials said

PM Modi conveys his readiness to President Putin to attend Brics summit

During a telephonic conversation, the two leaders also discussed implementation of trade agreements reached during the Prime Minister's visit to Moscow in July

Decoded: How Farakka Barrage Pact determines India-Bangladesh water sharing

The purpose of the Farakka barrage is to divert water into the canal. It is carefully done using a system of gates on the main Ganga river

If anything happens to me, Army chief, ISI's DG responsible: Imran Khan

Khan, 71, lodged at the Adiala Jail since last year, also blamed the current dispensation for being averse to criticism

After Joe Biden, his Russian foe Putin-PM Modi discuss his Ukraine trip

Last Friday, PM Modi visited Ukraine after concluding his visit to Poland. He met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and invited Zelensky to visit India during their talks

UN human rights watch tells Bangladesh interim govt to investigate abuses

This domestic mechanism should operate with UN support and oversight to ensure its independence and adherence to international human rights standards, the letter added