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Sergio Gor, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for ambassador to India, told lawmakers Thursday that strengthening Washington’s ties with New Delhi and distancing it from Beijing would be his top priority if confirmed. “While we might…
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The Indian government on Friday expressed sorrow and concern over the killing of Chandra Nagamallaiah, an Indian national who was brutally beheaded at his workplace in Dallas, Texas, in front of his family. The Consulate General of India…
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At least eight Maoists were killed on Thursday in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Gariaband district, police said. The gunfight broke out during an anti-Naxalite operation in a forest under the Mainpur police station…
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Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday accused the petroleum sector of lobbying against the government’s ethanol-blended fuel programme, saying vested interests were attempting to derail the transition.…
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The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to urgently hear a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking cancellation of the India–Pakistan cricket match scheduled for September 14 in the Asia Cup T20 tournament. A bench of Justices JK…
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The European Union is unlikely to join US President Donald Trump’s call for “100% tariffs” on India and China over their continued purchases of Russian oil, Reuters reported, citing EU officials. A delegation of EU officials, including the…
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India is poised to clear a landmark joint project with French aerospace major Safran S.A. and the Defence Research and Development Organisation’s Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE) to co-develop a new fighter jet engine, officials…
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The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday issued a strong advisory cautioning Indian nationals against joining the Russian military, following reports that several Indians who traveled to Moscow were coerced into combat roles in…
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Chosen by Nepal’s Gen-Z protesters to lead after the government’s fall, 73-year-old former judge Sushila Karki on Wednesday spoke warmly of India and expressed hope for strong bilateral ties. “I greet Modi ji. I have a good impression…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday spoke with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, strongly condemning the Israeli airstrikes in Doha and voicing concern over the escalating tensions. Modi stressed that disputes must be…
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