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Kabul : An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 struck Afghanistan on Sunday, as reported by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). In a post on X, it said that the earthquake occurred at 2:54 AM Indian Standard Time, at a depth of 160…

New Delhi : Delegates from BRICS nations attending the 2nd Culture Working Group Meeting in Varanasi visited the sacred Jyotirlinga Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple on Saturday. In a post on X, the Ministry of Culture said, "To experience the…

New Delhi : Nepal Foreign Affairs Minister Shisir Khanal, who arrived in India on June 5 at the invitation of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, held bilateral talks in New Delhi on Saturday. They reviewed the full spectrum of…

Tehran : Amidst escalating diplomatic frictions in West Asia, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has fiercely rejected allegations levelled by Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, who accused Tehran of exploiting Lebanon as a "bargaining…

Moscow : Russian President Vladimir Putin praised the strong India-Russia relationship, saying that India and Russia share a "brotherly" and "trust-based" relationship in all senses of the word. He also lauded the talent and competencies…

Washington, DC : US President Donald Trump has claimed that Iran's missile capabilities have been severely degraded, saying Tehran now possesses only a fraction of the arsenal it had before recent hostilities. In an interview with NBC…

Washington DC : US President Donald Trump on Thursday said that any killing of US troops by Iran would be a "good reason" to restart war. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said, "If they killed US Troops, it would be a good…

New Delhi : Ambassador Sergio Gor said on Friday that the United States is set to invest USD 1.5 billion towards facilitating building energy security infrastructure across the Indo-Pacific--with a focus on South and Southeast Asia. The…

Paris : Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal AP Singh concluded a three-day official visit to France, reaffirming the strong and enduring partnership between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the French Air and Space Force (AAEF), the…

St Petersburg: Russian President Vladimir Putin said India and Russia enjoy a special privileged strategic partnership. Speaking at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum on Thursday, Putin expressed confidence in the future of India-Russia…

Washington, DC : United States President Donald Trump expressed confidence that Washington and New Delhi will soon reach a trade agreement, while describing Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a "good friend". Speaking to the reporters at…

Kuwait City : Ambassador Paramita Tripathi on Wednesday met the Indians who were injured in the attack on the Kuwait International Airport and assured of all assistance to them by the Embassy. She also visited the Central Mortuary of Kuwait…

Washington, DC : In a significant diplomatic breakthrough, Israel and Lebanon have found common ground on "the implementation of a ceasefire", which remains strictly conditional on "a complete cessation" of Hezbollah fire and the removal of…

Washington, DC : The ongoing diplomatic engagements between the United States and Iran have hit a severe impasse following Tehran's rigid demand for the immediate unfreezing of capital at the very start of the process. According to a…

Seoul : North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a newly launched nuclear material production facility on Wednesday, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing the Korean Central News Agency. As per the report by Yonhap, Kim Jong Un vowed to…

Beijing: India and Afghanistan held discussions on strengthening cooperation in mutual areas of interest during the meeting between Ambassador Vikram Doraiswami and Afghan envoy to China, Asadullah Karimi on Wednesday. Sharing the details…

Kathmandu : As India and Nepal deepen their engagements across all fronts, the second cohort of the India-Nepal Startup Partnership Network (IN-SPAN) programme commenced from Monday. Under this, 25 Nepali startups are undergoing an…

New Delhi : Veteran diplomat Vipul has been appointed as India's next ambassador to Saudi Arabia, an assignment widely regarded as a critical deployment in light of the Gulf country's expanding regional influence and the highly volatile…

Washington, DC : US President Donald Trump has dismissed media reports suggesting that diplomatic negotiations between Washington and Tehran have stalled, maintaining that dialogue persists despite intensifying geopolitical friction across…

Florida : The United States military announced that American forces had "successfully defeated" a succession of Iranian missile and drone operations directed against neighbouring nations in the region, while simultaneously executing…