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New Delhi : The US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, on Sunday congratulated Air India and Boeing on the arrival of the carrier's second made-for-Air India Boeing 787-9 aircraft, calling it "amazing." The brand-new Boeing 787-9, registered…

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated Ali Falih Kadhim al-Zaidi on assuming office as Prime Minister of Iraq. PM Modi remarked that India highly values its longstanding and friendly ties with Iraq and remains…

New Delhi : High Commissioner of Canada to India, Christopher Cooter, on Saturday held talks on defence cooperation with Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh. Cooter's visit was a follow-up to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's February…

The Hague : Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten on Saturday (local time) described the newly announced strategic partnership between India and the Netherlands as a "great milestone" and underscored that shared values such as democracy, good…

The Hague : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (local time) underscored the need to combine India's "speed and skill" with the Netherlands' expertise to elevate bilateral cooperation across sectors such as innovation, investment,…

The Hague : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday underlined that bilateral cooperation with the Netherlands was steadily expanding, with technology and innovation emerging as key focus areas. Addressing a community event, he…

The Hague : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday praised the Indian diaspora for its contributions to the Dutch society and for serving as a living bridge of friendship between India and the Netherlands. On his arrival in the Hague, PM…

Washington DC : The United States has rolled out a nearly one-billion-dollar upgrade programme for its fifth-generation stealth fighter F-35 Lightning 2 fleet, primarily centred on electronic warfare modernisation and advanced combat…

The Hague : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday shared glimpses of a vibrant welcome accorded to him by the Indian diaspora in the Netherlands as part of his five-nation tour, describing the reception as "remarkable" and highlighting…

Taipei : The Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense (MND) on Saturday (local time) detected eight Chinese naval vessels and one official ship around its territorial waters.In a post on 'X', Taiwan's MND said, "8 PLAN vessels and 1 official…

Karachi : Four people were killed while one was injured in two bridge collapse incidents in Sindh province of Pakistan on Friday (local time), as per ARY News. In the first incident, a section of an under-construction Ghotki-Kandhkot Bridge…

The Hague : Upon his arrival in the Netherlands as part of the second leg of his five-nation tour, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday was graced by an enthusiastic welcome by the Indian community in The Hague. The Prime Minister was…

Washington DC : US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) stated that the US military, in coordination with the Armed Forces of Nigeria, eliminated the second-in-command of the global terrorist organisation Islamic State of Iraq and…

Washington DC : United States and China have agreed that "Iran can't have nuclear weapons," and that the Strait of Hormuz must be opened, according to US President Donald Trump. President Trump met with his Chinese conterpart XI Jinping…

New Delhi : External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday morning held a bilateral meeting with Iran Foreign Minister on the sidelines of the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi, with the discussion centring around the…

Naypyidaw : An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 struck Myanmar on Friday morning, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The tremor occurred at 9:22 am IST on May 15 at a depth of 106 kilometres. As per the NCS, the earthquake…

Havana : Amid strained bilateral ties between Cuba and the United States due to Washington's repeated caveats towards the communist government in the Caribbean country, a US delegation led by the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency,…

Beijing : US President Donald Trump on Friday said that "a lot of different problems" had been resolved during his talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound as part of his two-day visit to the country,…

Beijing : US President Donald Trump on Friday held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping at Zhongnanhai, the highly secured leadership compound of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing, as part of the US President's two-day visit to the…

Tehran : Iran's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), Amir-Saeid Iravani, has sharply criticised the Bahrain-US efforts to rally support for a draft UN resolution on the Strait of Hormuz, calling the campaign "ridiculous,…