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Indian PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday welcomed US President Donald Trump's new plan to end the Gaza conflict and said it will provide a viable pathway to long-term and sustainable peace.
Forty-eight hours after a stampede at a Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) rally in Karur killed 41 people, police have arrested TVK Karur West District Secretary Mathiyazhagan, holding him responsible for lapses that triggered the tragedy.
In a major crackdown on transnational crime, Canada has officially designated the Lawrence Bishnoi gang as a terrorist entity under the country’s Criminal Code, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree announced Monday evening.
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar discussed geopolitical trends while meeting UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in New York on the sidelines of the UNGA.
The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the EFTA countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland), which was finalised in March 2024, will come into effect from October 1, 2025, said Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal on Monday.
New Delhi/IBNS: In more political ramifications of Team India's Asia Cup 2025 final victory, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has slammed the Congress and its top leader Rahul Gandhi for no congratulatory message for Team India who won the title beating Pakistan by five wickets on Sunday.
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi jibed at Pakistan while congratulating Team India for winning Asia Cup 2025 beating the arch-rival.
Chennai: Actor-politician Vijay’s party, Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK), has alleged a DMK-led conspiracy behind the stampede at its rally in Karur that killed 40 people and left nearly 100 injured on Saturday, media reports said.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called on Indians to commit to buying locally made goods, urging citizens to make Swadeshi products their shopping mantra during the upcoming festive season.
Washington, DC: In a fresh warning to India amid ongoing trade negotiations with the United States, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick of the Trump administration said New Delhi “needs fixing,” cautioning that if it wants access to American consumers, it must “play ball with the President.”
The foreign ministers of the G4 nations—India, Japan, Germany, and Brazil—called for urgent reform of the United Nations Security Council amid rising instability in the international order.
The Indian government recently launched a series of transformative initiatives by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), aimed at enhancing operational efficiency and creating a future-ready, globally competitive logistics ecosystem in the country.
Karur/IBNS: The death toll from the stampede at a political rally in Karur district, organised by actor‑turned‑politician Vijay of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), has climbed to 39, officials confirmed.
Karur (Tamil Nadu): A horrific tragedy struck Tamil Nadu’s Karur district as a stampede at Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay’s rally left at least 38 people dead, including 10 children and 17 women, media reports said
New York: Bhutan’s Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay on Friday (local time) voiced strong support for India and Japan’s bid for permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), describing them as “deserving nations” and emphasising the urgency of reforming the global body.
New York: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Saturday launched a scathing attack on Pakistan at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, saying that “major international terrorist attacks are traced back to one country.”
New York: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Saturday launched a scathing attack on Pakistan at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, saying that “major international terrorist attacks are traced back to one country.”
Chennai: Tamil Nadu BJP leader K Annamalai on Saturday blamed the ruling DMK government for “gross negligence” after a stampede at Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay’s campaign rally in Karur claimed at least 38 lives and left dozens injured.
Karur (Tamil Nadu): A political rally led by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay in Tamil Nadu’s Karur district turned tragic on Saturday when a stampede claimed 36 lives and left 46 others injured, media reports said.
Karur (Tamil Nadu): A political rally led by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay in Tamil Nadu’s Karur district turned tragic on Saturday when a stampede claimed 36 lives and left 46 others injured, media reports said.
Leh: A Pakistan connection has surfaced in the case against Ladakh statehood activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was arrested on Friday for allegedly inciting a mob that turned violent and left four protesters dead on Wednesday, media reports said.
Harjit Kaur, a 73-year-old woman of Indian origin who was recently deported from the United States, has alleged that she was denied medicines and served non-vegetarian food while being held in a detention centre.
Russian Deputy PM Dmitry Patrushev met Indian PM Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Thursday, when they discussed enhancing cooperation in agriculture, fertilizers, food processing and other areas of mutual interest.
India has mocked Pakistan on the global stage of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) after the neighbouring country's Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, claimed victory in the bilateral military conflict that occurred on May 7-10, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday unveiled BSNL's 'Swadeshi' 4G network in a big "indigenous" push to the telecom sector, media reports said.
Bareilly/IBNS: Tauqeer Raza, a local cleric in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly, who gave a call for protest with the "I love Mohammad" campaign causing tension in the city was detained on Saturday, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has named Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra in the Rs. 150-crore bitcoin scam, media reports said.
India hit back at Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s remarks at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), accusing him of “glorifying terrorism” and indulging in “absurd theatrics.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Odisha on Saturday. At around 11:30 AM, he will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate multiple development projects worth over Rs. 60,000 crore in Jharsuguda.
Bharaich: Forty girls, aged seven to 14, were found confined inside a toilet at an unregistered madrasa in Payagpur tehsil of Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, during an inspection by district authorities on Wednesday evening.
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