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Two busy weeks ahead for MEA as South Block readies hectic calendar

Radoslaw Sikorski, Polish deputy prime minister, who also holds the portfolio of foreign affairs, along with his spouse, journalist and historian Anne Applebaum, will be in India from Monday onwards

70% of Nifty 500 stocks in red Why Indian markets are stumbling into 2026

Indian stock markets have entered 2026 on shaky ground. Nearly 70% of Nifty 500 stocks are in the red by mid-January, making this the second-worst January start in five years.

What is FRBM, the law that limits government spending | Union Budget 2026

In Episode 4 of Budget Basics, we decode FRBM, the law that tells the government how much it can spend, borrow, and save. Why it exists, how it shapes the Budget, and why it matters to you.

India's Tel Aviv Embassy advises against non-essential travel to Israel

Earlier, the MEA issued an advisory urging Indian citizens to avoid travel to Iran until further notice and has asked those already in Iran to leave immediately using available commercial flights

India, EU likely to conclude much awaited FTA talks on January 27

'Sensitive' agri issues may be off the table

ISRO's PSLV-C62 mission fails: Why it couldn't deploy 16 satellites in space

India’s first space mission of 2026 began with power and promise, but ended in uncertainty.

India-Germany ties | German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meets PM Modi: What’s on the agenda?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is meeting German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Ahmedabad during the latter’s first official visit to India.

Suspected Pakistan drones spotted along LoC, IB in J&K: What we know | India-Pakistan

Security forces detected suspected drone activity along the International Border and the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba, Rajouri and Poonch districts on Sunday evening.

PM Modi, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz inaugurate International Kite Festival in Ahmedabad

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reached the Sabarmati Riverfront on Monday to inaugurate the International Kite Festival

Indian envoy to Bangladesh Pranay Verma meets new BNP chief Tarique Rahman

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma on Saturday met BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, a day after the party officially elected him to the position ahead of the scheduled February 12 elections. The meeting lasted for some 40 minutes, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) media cell spokesman Sayrul Kabir Khan told PTI, calling it a courtesy call. BNP emerged as the forerunner in Bangladesh politics, with its once crucial ally, Jamaat-e-Islami, being the main rival, ahead of the scheduled February 12 elections, in the absence of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina's now disbanded Awami League. A student-led violent street movement toppled the Awami League government on August 5, 2024, while the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government disbanded the party in an executive order last year, debarring it from contesting the elections. Rahman has been steering BNP as its acting chairman since 2018. The party's policy-making standing committee on Friday night formally elected him as

Scindia launches speed post 24 and 48, pledges faster India Post delivery

This announcement, made through a local program, is being considered an important step towards the modernisation of postal services

Degrees without power: Why India’s working women are still left behind | India’s gender pay reality

India is producing millions of educated women every year. But a new study shows that education alone is not translating into equal pay, equal power, or equal opportunity.

Why the India–US trade deal stalled, and why tensions are rising again | Trump tariffs | Trade war

The India–US trade deal was expected to be an early win for Washington—but it suddenly collapsed.

India-led ISA to keep working to meet goals despite US withdrawal

The withdrawal would mean ceasing of US participation and funding to these organisations

India voices concern over US action in Venezuela, calls for peace talks

India on Sunday voiced "deep concern" over the US' capture of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and his wife in a military operation and called for a peaceful resolution of the issues to ensure stability in the region. In its first reaction to the unprecedented American action in Venezuelan capital Caracas early on Saturday, New Delhi also reaffirmed its support for the well-being of the people of the oil-rich South American country and said it is closely monitoring the unfolding developments. The United States brought Maduro and his wife, Lady Cilia Flores, to New York to face drug trafficking-related charges. Venezuela, denouncing the US action, has announced a state of national emergency. "Recent developments in Venezuela are a matter of deep concern. We are closely monitoring the evolving situation," the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. "India reaffirms its support to the well-being and safety of the people of Venezuela," it added. New Delhi also called upon "all ..

Tobacco taxes: How India’s new excise rules will push cigarette prices higher | Cigarette prices

From February 1, 2026, cigarettes and tobacco products will be taxed under a new excise framework. The government has scrapped the GST compensation cess and replaced it with a new excise duty,

From herstoric win to space glory, all that shaped the India story

Rediffusion's 'Hits & Misses' survey on what dominated the country's landscape

US remittance tax starts today: What it means for Indians sending money home | Trump | US Visa

A new 1% remittance tax has come into force in the US from January 1, 2026. It affects how NRIs, students and foreign workers send money abroad.

India's tariff to hit China: India slaps 3-year safeguard duty on steel imports: What this means

India has imposed a three-year safeguard duty on select steel products to protect domestic manufacturers from a surge in low-priced imports, mainly from China. The duty will taper annually and follows

Why India doesn't move against CO2's close cousin as methane tracking lags

India is the world's third-largest emitter of methane but lacks clear policy direction and mechanisms to track and mitigate the gas, which is far more potent than carbon dioxide in global warming