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New Delhi, March 30 A CAG report for the year ended March 2024 has flagged "excess expenditure" in the maintenance of certain properties linked to the Indian Embassy in Beijing, China, according to an official statement issued on Monday.Report No. 36 of 2025 of the Comptroller and Auditor...

Additional Secretary (North Europe) of the Ministry of External Affairs and G20 Sous Sherpa Pooja Kapur met with the Foreign Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Elmedin Dino Konaković, to further bilateral discussions between India and the country. In a social media post, the Indian Embassy in...

India and Russia reviewed the full range of their Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership today, and shared perspectives on bilateral, regional, and global issues of mutual interest in New Delhi. In a social media post, the Ministry of External Affairs stated that Foreign Secretary Vikram...

New Delhi, March 30 – The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) issued a fact-check on Monday, rejecting certain social media posts and maps alleging the closure of fertiliser production units in the country and a potential resulting shortage threatening foodgrain availability in the next season as...

New Delhi, March 30 A 32-year-old Nigerian national died under mysterious circumstances after being apprehended by the Special Staff of the West district during an operation called "Kavach" in west Delhi, police said on Monday.The Delhi Police, in a statement, said that the incident occurred...

The Ministry of External Affairs stated that the telephone conversation between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump on March 24th was solely between the two leaders. Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal made this statement in response to reports claiming that tech...

Secretary West Sibi George met with Malta's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Ian Borg. In a post on social media, the Ministry of External Affairs announced that they discussed ways to strengthen the ongoing cooperation between India and Malta, while also expanding the...

New Delhi, March 28 – The Centre on Saturday clarified that the telephone conversation held on March 24 was exclusively between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, dismissing reports that billionaire Elon Musk was also part of the discussion.The call, which took place...

New Delhi, March 27 – The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday that four ships carrying LPG have arrived in India after crossing the Strait of Hormuz, and assured that New Delhi is in contact with concerned countries to ensure the safe transit of its ships to meet its energy needs...

New Delhi, March 27 – India on Friday extended its support to Bangladesh's pursuit of justice over the genocide carried out by Pakistan during 'Operation Searchlight' in March 1971.Speaking at a weekly media briefing in New Delhi, spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Randhir...

March 27, New Delhi: India has strongly criticized Pakistan for the systematic persecution of minorities. In response to media reports on the issue, Randhir Jaiswal, a spokesperson for India's Ministry of External Affairs, described such reports as evidence of Pakistan's poor record in...

March 27, New Delhi: Speaking at an inter-ministerial briefing in New Delhi, officials stated that the government is taking steps to protect the academic interests of Indian students in the Gulf region amid the ongoing situation.Aseem Mahajan, Joint Secretary (Gulf), Ministry of External...

Oslo, March 27: India and Norway held discussions on enhancing bilateral ties and India-Nordic engagement, covering various sectors, including sustainability and climate, innovation and digitalization, shipping and tunneling, and the Arctic.The talks took place during a meeting between...

Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs, Sudhakar Dalela, represented India at the Greek National Day celebrations in New Delhi. In a social media post, the Ministry stated that Mr. Dalela reiterated India's commitment to the Strategic Partnership with Greece and to working together to...

New Delhi, March 26 Senior diplomat Rudrendra Tandon has been appointed as the Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs, according to an official order.Tandon is a 1994-batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service (IFS).The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the...

New Delhi, March 26 Seasoned diplomat Periasamy Kumaran was appointed as India's new High Commissioner to the United Kingdom on Thursday.Kumaran, a 1992-batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service (IFS), is currently serving as Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).The...

New Delhi, March 26. Periasamy Kumaran, currently the Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), has been appointed as India's next High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, the MEA announced on Thursday.Kumaran, a 1992 batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, is expected to...

A three-day Mobile Passport Van Camp, organized by the Ministry of External Affairs, India, concluded today in Rajouri. The initiative aimed to provide passport services directly to residents of the Rajouri and Poonch districts.During the camp, approximately 150 passport application slots were...

New Delhi, March 24 – Secretary (South) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Neena Malhotra, expressed India's commitment to South-South cooperation on Tuesday, aiming to foster collaboration in science and technology, ranging from affordable healthcare to smart agriculture and water and...

March 24, New Delhi — Indian officials held an inter-ministerial briefing on recent developments in West Asia on Tuesday.Speaking at the briefing, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Sujata Sharma, stated that India has sufficient fuel reserves and domestic LPG production has...