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India has dispatched humanitarian assistance to support ongoing relief efforts in Madagascar. In a social media post, spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs, Randhir Jaiswal, announced that an Indian Air Force C-17 aircraft carrying 12 tonnes of medical supplies and 18 tonnes of...

New Delhi, March 10 Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with several key ministers on Tuesday and asked them to work together to ensure that Indian consumers do not suffer from the impact of the conflict in West Asia on the supply and price of petroleum products, sources said.Amid rising tensions...

Bhubaneswar, March 10 Leader of the Opposition Naveen Patnaik raised questions about the alleged "inaction" of the Odisha government, as hundreds of thousands of people from the state are stranded in West Asia due to the disruption of air connectivity amid escalating conflict.Patnaik, who had...

Ms. Sripriya Ranganathan, Secretary (Consular, Passport and Visa, and Overseas Indian Affairs) in the Ministry of External Affairs, held a virtual meeting with the Chief Secretaries of all States and Union Territories to discuss the evolving situation in West Asia and the Gulf region. During...

London, March 9 Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh held a meeting with the UK's Minister for Latin America, the Caribbean, and Multilateral Affairs, Chris Elmore, on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting (CFAMM) on Monday, discussing...

External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar emphasized that dialogue and diplomacy should be pursued to de-escalate tensions in West Asia. Speaking in the Lower House about the situation in West Asia, Dr. Jaishankar stated that the Indian government had issued a statement on the 20th of the...

New Delhi, March 9 – India has dispatched a humanitarian shipment of 1,000 metric tons of rice to Malawi in response to the drought caused by the El Niño effect, reaffirming New Delhi's continued commitment to supporting partners in the Global South and promoting South-South cooperation...

New Delhi, March 8 With External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar set to make a statement in Parliament on the situation in West Asia, the Congress said on Sunday that the opposition wants a full-fledged debate on the matter, and recalled how a "spirited debate" was held in 2003 when Atal Bihari...

New Delhi, March 8 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will make a statement in the Lok Sabha on the situation in West Asia on Monday.The second half of the Budget session of Parliament will begin on Monday.According to the revised list of business of the Lok Sabha for March 9 circulated...

New Delhi, March 7 India said on Saturday that it is continuously monitoring the evolving situation in West Asia, particularly in the context of the safety of its citizens stranded in the region.In a late-night statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that more than 52,000...

New Delhi, March 7 – The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Saturday that more than 52,000 Indian nationals have been safely brought back from the Gulf region to India between March 1 and March 7, following the outbreak of war in West Asia.The MEA said that of these, 32,107 passengers...

New Delhi, March 7 The NHRC said on Saturday that its intervention in a case involving six Indian workers who were allegedly "tortured while in captivity" by their employer in Thailand over the past several months has resulted in their rescue.The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) had...

Chandigarh, March 7: Marking a significant success in ongoing efforts to track and bring back offenders evading justice overseas, amidst the ongoing 'Gangstran Te Vaar' campaign launched on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, most-wanted gangster Amritpal Singh, alias Amrit Dalam...

New Delhi, March 7 – The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said on Saturday that its independent intervention has resulted in the swift rescue of six Indian workers from Kendrapara district in Odisha, who were allegedly being held captive by their employer in Thailand for several months...

New Delhi, March 7 Newly-appointed Delhi Lt Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu visited the Moti Bagh gurdwara on Saturday and offered prayers, reminiscing about his close personal connection to the area.Speaking to reporters, Sandhu said he had lived in the neighborhood earlier during different...

Parents of Kashmiri students studying in Iran gathered in Srinagar on Saturday, urging the Indian government to urgently evacuate their children amid escalating tensions and security concerns.Mar 07, Srinagar: A group of parents whose children are studying in Iran peacefully gathered at...

New Delhi, March 7 – The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday issued a statement regarding a social media post that was widely circulating online and spreading false information about the alleged detention of an Indian national in Saudi Arabia for being an Israeli spy.The claim...

New Delhi, March 6 In the backdrop of various conflicts taking place in the world, Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi on Thursday said that in these times, countries will have to build their own industrial complex, carry out upgrades of technology while production is taking place, and be...

Jalna, March 6 Jalna Congress MP Kalyan Kale criticised the Union government on Friday for its alleged lack of response and support for Indians stranded in the UAE amid the Iran crisis.Kale, who returned from Dubai on Thursday after being stranded there since February 27, a day before the...

New Delhi, March 6 External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar met with Malta's Deputy Prime Minister Ian Borg on the sidelines of the Raisina Dialogue 2026 in New Delhi on Friday.Following the meeting, EAM Jaishankar posted on X: "Good meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister of Malta this...