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Kabul/New Delhi: Continuing with its humanitarian support for Afghanistan, India Friday delivered 20 tonnes of Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) and Tetanus & Diphtheria (Td) vaccines to Kabul to boost immunisation efforts among Afghan children. Taking to X, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson, Randhir JaiswaL...

Kathmandu: Two Indian mountaineers who summited Everest have died while descending, an official said Friday. The climbers, identified as Arun Kumar Tiwari and Sandeep Are, were exhausted while they were coming down from the peak and could not be saved despite the best efforts of...

Washington: US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio mixed warnings with diplomacy in their latest comments on Iran, stressing that Tehran would not be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons. The coordinated remarks came amid rising tensions in the Gulf, concerns over energy...

Tegucigalpa (Honduras): Gunmen opened fire in two separate attacks Thursday on the Honduran coast, killing at least 25 people, including six police officers, authorities said. The first incident took place at a plantation in the municipality of Trujillo in northern Honduras, where at least 19...

New Delhi: Hamza Burhan, one of the key planners behind the Pulwama attack, was killed by unknown gunmen in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). The incident took place at Muzaffarabad in PoK, and Burhan is said to have been shot multiple times. He was attacked and killed...

Kathmandu: Three Indians were among 274 climbers who successfully summited Mount Everest from Nepal's side, setting a new record for the highest number of ascents ever recorded in a day. All 274 climbers reached the 8,848.86-metre peak Wednesday. These climbers, including 150 Nepalese sherpas, reached...

United Nations: India highlighted Afghan civilian deaths and injuries caused by cross-border violence by Pakistani military forces, saying such "heinous acts" of aggression should not come as a surprise from a country that bombs its own people and conducts systematic genocide. In a strong retort...

New Delhi: Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides kickstarted a three-day visit to India Wednesday to boost bilateral cooperation in areas of trade, investment, defence and technology. Christodoulides, accompanied by a high-level delegation comprising senior ministers, officials and business leaders, began his trip from Mumbai and will...

Rome: India and Italy Tuesday decided to elevate their ties to special strategic partnership and enhance cooperation in areas of trade, investment and new technologies following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni. "We deliberated extensively on enhancing India-Italy ties,"...

Tallinn: Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna has called for more high-level visits from India to deepen bilateral ties and said Estonia would be "very happy" if Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits the northern European country. In an exclusive interview with PTI , Tsahkna said Estonia...