PM Modi and Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez to inaugurate C-295 aircraft plant in Vadodara

Ahmedabad (IANS) Accompanied by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the final assembly line of Tata Advanced Systems' aircraft manufacturing plant in Vadodara on October 28. 

The plant, a collaboration…

India-China breakthrough: LAC patrol pact enables disengagement ahead of PM Modi's BRICS engagement

Delhi (IANS) In a major breakthrough ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to Russia for the BRICS summit, India and China have established arrangements for patrolling along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Himalayas, which could lead…

Russia has never done anything to impact India's interests negatively: EAM Jaishankar

New Delhi (IANS) A day ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's departure to Kazan for the 16th BRICS Summit, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar hailed the longstanding and time-tested India-Russia relationship which has advanced to…

EAM Jaishankar slams Canadian 'double standards'

New Delhi (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Monday slammed the "double standards" adopted by the Justin Trudeau-led government in Canada on the way it treats Indian envoys, and its expectations from New Delhi on Canadian diplomats'…

Prabowo Subianto sworn in as Indonesian president

Jakarta (IANS) Indonesia's former army general, Prabowo Subianto, was sworn in as the country's eighth president on Sunday morning at the parliament building, succeeding Joko Widodo, who led the world's fourth most populous nation for…

Pannun 'murder plot': Gupta pleads not guilty, asks for Hindi-speaking lawyer, return of prayer book

New York (IANS) Nikhil Gupta who has been accused of trying to hire a hitman to attack Khalistani leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun has reiterated his innocence and asked a federal judge for a Hindi-speaking lawyer saying that he was not fluent in English. 

Drone from Lebanon targets Netanyahu's residence: PM office

Jerusalem (IANS) A drone, launched from Lebanon on Saturday, was targeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's private residence in the northern coastal town of Caesarea, the Prime Minister's office said. 

The office said Netanyahu…

Israel confirms it has eliminated Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar

Jerusalem (IANS) In yet another blow to Hamas, Israel on Thursday evening confirmed that it has eliminated Yahya Sinwar -- the chief planner of the horrific October 2023 attacks that killed 1200 people in Israel and resulted in over 250 being taken…

US charges former RAW officer Vikash Yadav over plot to murder Khalistani separatist Pannun

New York (IANS) US prosecutors have charged a former Senior Field Officer of RAW, Vikash Yadav, in an alleged murder-for-hire plot against Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun residing in New York City. 

In a strongly worded statement,…

US Congressman seeks briefing on 'plight of Hindus' in Bangladesh

Washington (IANS) US Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has requested a briefing from the State Department on reports of "the rise in harassment and violence against Hindus" and other minority communities in Bangladesh following the ouster of former…