EAM Jaishankar holds talks with Qatar’s PM & Foreign Minister in Doha
Doha, July 01 (IANS) India and Qatar on Sunday discussed further enhancement of bilateral relations and continued dialogue on issues of mutual interest during External...
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EAM Jaishankar arrives in Doha as India and Qatar deepen bilateral ties
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Doha, June 30 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar arrived in Doha on Sunday on a day-long official visit to Qatar during which he...
EAM Jaishankar to visit Qatar on June 30
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New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar will pay an official visit to Qatar on Sunday (June 30), the Ministry of...
WB approves $1.5 bn more to aid India’s low-carbon emission reforms
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New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) The World Bank on Saturday approved $1.5 billion in financing for a second operation to help India — which is...
India, Bangladesh Customs resolve to boost trade facilitation, cooperation
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Shillong, June 29 (IANS) Customs officials of India and Bangladesh, in their meeting here, have resolved to enhance trade facilitation and cooperation between both nations,...
India, US extend agreement on 2 per cent digital tax
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ew Delhi, June 28 (IANS) India and the US have decided to extend a 2 per cent equalisation levy or digital tax on e-commerce supplies...
India slams ‘deeply biased’ US religious freedom report
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New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) India on Friday slammed the US State Department’s International Religious Freedom report for 2023, calling it a “deeply biased” document...
India is now world’s 3rd largest domestic aviation market, next to US & China
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New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) India has now become the world’s third-largest domestic aviation market after the U.S. and China, as airlines such as IndiGo...
India is first responder, voice of Global South: President Murmu
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New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said due to India’s human-centric approach, the country is the first responder in any crisis, and...
RBI rolls out new SAARC currency swap framework for 2024 to 2027
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Mumbai, June 28 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced on Thursday that it has, with the concurrence of the government of India, decided to...
110 new languages arrive on Google Translate with AI’s help
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New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Using artificial intelligence (AI), Google on Thursday announced to add 110 new languages to Google Translate, including Cantonese, NKo and Tamazight....
India gives UN $1.16 million for promotion of Hindi
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United Nations, June 28 (IANS) India has contributed $1.16 million to the world organisation for the promotion of Hindi. R. Ravindra, the charge d’affaires of...
India’s ‘ambitions great’, will play key role: US official on collaboration on semiconductor
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Washington, June 27 (IANS) India may be at an early stage in semiconductor design and manufacturing but its “ambitions are great” and it will increasingly...
SL thanks India, key bilateral creditors for finalising $10 billion debt deal
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Colombo, June 27 (IANS) With a major move to turn around the country’s worst-ever financial crisis, Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe thanked India and other...
Air India to fly A350 planes on Delhi-London route from Sept 1
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New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Air India announced on Thursday that it will start operating its wide-body A350-900 aircraft on the Delhi-London route with two...
After the Indo-Pacific, India, US to focus on cooperation in the Indian Ocean
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Washington, June 27 (IANS) India and the United States are now turning towards the Indian Ocean as their next frontier of cooperation across a wide...
Australia inks $18 million pact with ISRO’s commercial arm
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New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The Australian government on Wednesday entered into an $18 million memorandum of understanding (MoU) with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the...
India dismisses Pakistan’s attempt to raise Kashmir issue as ‘baseless, deceitful’
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United Nations, June 26 (IANS) India has dismissed Pakistan’s attempt to inject Kashmir into a discussion of the workings of the Security Council as an...
India asks its citizens in Kenya to restrict ‘non-essential’ movement
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New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) India has advised its citizens in Kenya to exercise utmost caution and restrict non-essential movement amid violent protests in the...
US moots one-stop screening with India at aviation summit
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Washington, June 26 (IANS) A top US aviation security official on Tuesday called for a one-stop security screening arrangement with India to reduce duplication of...
New Kuwaiti Ambassador meets EAM Jaishankar, discusses bilateral ties
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New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Meshal Mustafa Jasim Alshemali, the newly appointed Ambassador of Kuwait to India, met External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Tuesday,...