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India, EU reiterates commitment to security-defence partnership
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – India Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Friday met with the members of the Political and Security Committee of the Council of the European Union and exchanged perspectives on latest regional and global…
PM Modi’s Manipur Visit: A Timely Push for Stability and Connectivity
Poonam Sharma
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming tour of Manipur could not have been timed better. For months, Manipur has been grappling with ethnic unrest, cross-border tensions, and political agitation. As allegations of foreign…
India, France assessed counter terrorism challenges, condemn Pahalgam attack
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – India and France on Friday condemned the Pahalgam terrorist attack on innocent civilians on 22 April in Jammu and Kashmir, during the 17th Meeting of the India-France Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism…
India, Norway discussed disarmament, non-proliferation, multilateral cooperation
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – India and Norway on Friday discussed developments in the areas of disarmament and non-proliferation and multilateral cooperation during the inaugural India-Norway Maritime Security, Disarmament, and…
US envoy Sergio Gor says India, US close to trade deal
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – The newly named US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor on Friday during his Senate confirmation hearing, revealed that the US has invited an Indian delegation to visit Washington next week and the two sides are…
PM Modi Condoles Hassan Mishap, Announces Ex-Gratia
PM Narendra Modi conveyed condolences to families of those killed in the Hassan, Karnataka accident
Announced Rs 2 lakh each from Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund for next of kin of deceased
Rs 50,000 to be provided to each…
Trump vows justice for Charlie Kirk, calls suspect ‘an animal’
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Friday said investigators are making progress in tracking down the suspect behind the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, called the killer “a total animal.”
Trump…
Netanyahu vows ‘There will be no Palestinian state’
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday vowed there will be no Palestinian state, asserted Jewish ownership over the land, as Israel pushes forward settlement plans in the sensitive E1 area.
The…
Supreme Court on E20 Petrol: Why Consumer Choice Still Matters
Paromita Das
New Delhi, 13th September: This month, the Supreme Court dismissed a petition that argued Bharatiya consumers should have the right to choose between regular petrol and 20 percent ethanol-blended petrol (E20). On the surface,…
Delhi Clears Futuristic Storm Water Drainage Master Plan
First major drainage upgrade in nearly 50 years.
Advanced tools like ArcGIS and SWMM used to map the entire drainage network.
Plan anticipates an 11% rise in rainfall intensity due to climate change.
Focus on lakes, wetlands, green…