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Punjab Police busts Pak-linked terror module; one held, six pistols seized

Sharing operation details, Amritsar Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said the arrest followed precise intelligence inputs and coordination

Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan will never be restored: Amit Shah

India will not restore the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, says Amit Shah. A new canal will divert water to Rajasthan, marking a major shift in India's river policy and bilateral water sharing

India evacuates citizens from Iran, extends help to Nepal, Sri Lanka

In Colombo, the Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry also advised its citizens in Iran to contact the Indian Embassy in Tehran if they wish to leave the country

Operation Sindhu: 827 Indian nationals brought back from Iran, says MEA

A fresh batch of Indian nationals evacuated from Iran landed safely in Delhi on Saturday under Operation Sindhu, as part of the Government of India's ongoing efforts to bring back its citizens

Brics envoys push for anti-terror unity, trade in local currencies

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to travel to the Brazilian city to attend the crucial BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) summit

International Yoga Day celebrated at UN with special meditation session

India's UN envoy P Harish said this year's Yoga Day theme, 'Yoga for One Earth, One Health', draws from the 'One Earth, One Health' vision introduced during India's G20 presidency in 2023

Iran-Israel conflict: India to evacuate Nepalese, Lankans under Op Sindhu

Amid escalating Iran-Israel tensions, India will now help evacuate Nepalese and Sri Lankan citizens from Iran under its ongoing Operation Sindhu mission

Israel in constant contact with MEA: Amb. Azar on evacuation of Indians

The Indian Embassy in Israel has been issuing advisories since the start of the conflict, urging Indian nationals there to take adequate precautions

Operation Sindhu: 290 Indian students return from Iran, land in Delhi

Two more flights are scheduled to arrive later in the night, including one from Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, around 3 am, bringing home around 1,000 Indian nationals

Russia advancing long-term economic cooperation plans with India: Putin

Putin announced that Moscow is advancing long-term economic cooperation plans with its key partners, including India

China, Pakistan, Bangladesh hold inaugural trilateral ministerial meet

It is the second such trilateral that China has established in India's neighbourhood after its foreign ministers' mechanism with Pakistan and Afghanistan last month

Datanomics: Iran accounts for nearly 20% of Indian students in West Asia

From 2015 to 2025 so far, around eight countries in the world have experienced war-type conflicts

Nepal authorities lift restrictions on organising protests in Kathmandu

The protests were disrupting business activities and transportation services, the local administration had said

Major progress in developing indigenous post-quantum tools: Indian Army

In a post on X, ADG PI - Indian Army also shared some photos along with a caption titled - 'Enabling the Battlefield of Tomorrow with Quantum Tech'

Kenya's ex-PM disappointed Adani deal for JKI airport expansion failed

Odinga, while speaking on the second day of the National Executive Retreat in Karen in Nairobi, also said that the deal was politicised, resulting in its cancellation

British stealth jet stays parked in Kerala days after emergency landing

A Royal Navy helicopter flew into Kerala earlier this week and unsuccessfully attempted to fix the aircraft that some experts said possibly developed a hydraulic system failure.

Operation Sindhu: Iran opens airspace for Indian evacuation flights

Iran opens airspace exclusively for Indian flights as India begins evacuating students from conflict-hit nation under Operation Sindhu

Indian deposits in Swiss banks fall 18% over 10 years, shows SNB data

Indian deposits in Swiss banks fell 18 per cent over the last decade, but 2024 saw a sharp rebound, with total funds surging over threefold to 3.5 billion Swiss francs, SNB data shows

Operation Sindhu in progress, India to evacuate nationals from Israel

According to the MEA, their travel from Israel to India will be facilitated through the land borders and thereafter by air to India

Foreigners evacuated by air, land and sea as Israel-Iran conflict worsens

Some governments are using land borders to get their citizens out by road to countries where airports remain open.