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Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the third high-level meeting with Secretaries to the Government of India at his residence yesterday and discussed the future action agenda of Ministries and Departments dealing with Infrastructure and Connectivity, Security, External Affairs, and Governance. He urged Secretaries to think with a long-term perspective on how the countrys future should []

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Hakainde Hichilema on being re-elected as the President of Zambia. In a social media post, Mr Modi noted that India greatly values its multifaceted partnership with Zambia. The Prime Minister added that he looks forward to working together with President Hichilema to further strengthen India-Zambia relations. File Image

United States President Donald Trump has announced what he called the most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country against Iran. In a post on Truth Social on Wednesday, President Trump said Iran had failed to take the opportunity to make a deal and warned that the country would face economic warfare and isolation []

India extended their decade-long unbeaten run over arch-rivals Pakistan with a 5-3 win in a high-voltage Hockey World Cup match in Amstelveen city of the Netherlands on Wednesday. Skipper Harmanpreet Singh and striker Abhishek scored a brace each while Hardik Singh converted a penalty stroke for India. Playing their first World Cup in eight years, []

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has dismissed as false the claim that China has entered 60 kilometres into Arunachal Pradesh. In a social media post, Mr Rijiju said photos and videos from Bangladesh were being used to falsely portray Chinese entry into Arunachal Pradesh. He said such claims could demoralise Army personnel guarding the border and []

A massive blaze at a Kolkata hotel early Wednesday killed nine people, including a child, and injured six others. The incident took place around 1:30 a.m. on Free School Street near New Market in central Kolkata. Upon receiving information about the blaze, fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the flames. Several guests []

US President Donald Trump has asked his negotiating team to hold off talks with Iran until Tehran is ready to make a deal, adding that there was no conflict within the administrations position on diplomatic engagement with Tehran. The development comes amid conflicting statements from Washington and Tehran over the status of the Strait of []

The Railway has decided to extend Train Nos. 19223/19224 Sabarmati BGJammu TawiSabarmati BG Express up to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, providing greater convenience to passengers travelling to the shrine town. As part of the extension, the train will receive additional stoppages at Samba, Bari Brahmana and Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan. The revised timetable will []

The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) of the Delhi Government has arrested former Minister and AAP leader Satyendar Kumar Jain, IAS officer and former CEO of Delhi jal Board Udit Prakash Rai and four other accused persons in connection with irregularities and criminal conspiracy in the tendering process relating to augmentation and upgradation of Sewage Treatment Plants []

Iran has decided to shift its policy from defensive to fully offensive due to the deadlock in efforts to agree on a permanent end to its war with the United States. A senior Iranian official said that Iranian entities must be prepared to escalate tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and the wider region. The []

Indonesia was rocked by three major earthquakes within 24 hours, including a powerful 7.7-magnitude quake that struck near the eastern island of Flores on Saturday. Authorities said at least 47 people were killed, with more injured, while rescue operations were complicated by blocked roads, damaged infrastructure and disrupted communications. According to the National Disaster Mitigation []

Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the Gramin Gyan Setu app through video conferencing yesterday. The app has been developed to integrate libraries in the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency of Gujarat. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Shah said the app was launched on the birth anniversary of Padma Shri S R Ranganathan, observed as National []

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) have confirmed that Afghanistan will host India for a three-match T20 International series at the Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium in Delhi from 13 to 17th next month. The series is part of Afghanistans Future Tours Program and will be played []

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced the Class 12 Supplementary Examination 2026 results. Students can check their result through DigiLocker Results Portal at the results.digilocker.gov.in.

A powerful earthquake rocked Colombia and neighboring Latin American countries on Monday. The Mayor of Pereira, Mauricio Salazar said that the death toll has risen to at least 20. In the town of Pereira, 18 people were killed and others were trapped in buildings that collapsed while two people were killed in Manizales. The Colombian []

The Government has notified 11 more International Ports, enabling E-visa holder foreigners to enter India. The Home Ministry said that it includes nine land ports and two airports. This includes airports at Bhopal and Tirupati, and land ports at Attari and Agartala. The Ministry said that the addition of ports further enhances the attractiveness and []

Iran insisted Sunday that it would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until the United States complied with a list of demands, including paying compensation for war damage. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that an agreement with Oman on the strait was in its final stages but repeated that the U.S. must []