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'Separatists must be punished': India demands stern action against attackers of temple in Canada
World | Nov 04, 2024, 05:20 PM ISTIndia strongly condemned the violent disruption at the Hindu Sabha Temple in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, where an Indian consular camp was attacked on Sunday.
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'India is on side of peace': MEA on Russia-Ukraine conflict, situation in West Asia
India | Oct 25, 2024, 08:52 PM ISTHe said that both leaders expressed satisfaction that considerable progress has been made in the various areas of their bilateral relationship. Misri said that India-Germany bilateral trade stood at USD 33 billion in 2023 and cumulative German investments in India amount to nearly USD 15 billion.
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China confirms agreement with India to end standoff in eastern Ladakh ahead of BRICS Summit
World | Oct 22, 2024, 02:33 PM ISTThe statement from the Chinese side came after the foreign secretary Vikram Misri said the Indian and Chinese negotiators were in touch over the last few weeks to resolve the remaining issues.
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Was India-Pakistan cricket ties discussed during Jaishankar's visit to Islamabad? MEA responds
World | Oct 17, 2024, 05:30 PM ISTEAM Dr S Jaishankar travelled to Pakistan to attend the SCO Summit in Islamabad. He did not hold any formal bilateral meeting with Pakistan, however, did have informal conversations during dinner or lunch. The MEA has responded to the query if cricket ties were discussed during his visit.
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India-Canada diplomatic crisis precipitated by Trudeau's baseless allegations: MEA
World | Oct 17, 2024, 05:06 PM ISTThe relations between the two countries came under severe strain following Trudeau’s allegations in September last year of a “potential” involvement of Indian agents in Nijjar’s killing. New Delhi rejected Trudeau’s charges as “absurd”.
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'Individual named in foiled Pannun murder plot no longer employee of Indian government': US
World | Oct 17, 2024, 08:28 AM IST"It was a productive meeting. They informed us that the individual named in the Justice Department indictment is no longer an employee of the Indian government," Mathew Miller said after a meeting with Indian officials.
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India rebukes Canadian PM's 'no evidence' admission, says 'responsibility for damage lies solely...'
World | Oct 17, 2024, 07:13 AM ISTTrudeau on Wednesday acknowledged that he had only intelligence and no "hard evidentiary proof" when he alleged the involvement of Indian government agents in the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year.
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Trudeau's BIG admission: Had 'no hard proof' of Indian agents involved in Nijjar's killing
World | Oct 17, 2024, 06:53 AM ISTTrudeau said the Indian side asked for evidence "and our response was, well, it's within your security agencies." But the Indian side insisted on the evidence. "And at that point, it was primarily intelligence, not hard evidentiary proof," said Trudeau.
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India to withdraw High Commissioner, other diplomats from Canada, says 'We have no faith...'
India | Oct 14, 2024, 08:12 PM ISTTensions between India and Canada deepened further as Canada announced an investigation into the Indian High Commissioner, terming him as a "person of interest" in the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
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India reacts 'sharply' to attacks on Durga Puja pandals in Bangladesh: 'Systematic pattern of...'
World | Oct 12, 2024, 02:50 PM ISTThe development comes a day after it was discovered that a hand-crafted golden mukut (crown) gifted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was stolen from a Hindu temple in Bangladesh's southwestern Satkhira district amid Durga Puja celebrations, a theft over which India expressed concern.
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India hands over first consignment of emergency relief materials to flood-hit Nepal
World | Oct 08, 2024, 11:24 AM ISTThe 4.2 tonnes of aid supplies handed over on Monday were for families affected by the recent inundation in Nepal. The Indian government was also "arranging other essential hygiene items and medicines as well as other relief materials, which will be delivered soon.
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Zakir Naik's warm welcome in Pakistan 'condemnable but not surprising': Ministry of External Affairs
World | Oct 04, 2024, 05:06 PM ISTZakir Naik is an Indian fugitive who is accused of money laundering and hate speeches. He is in Pakistan for a month-long visit where he will deliver lectures in different cities.
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Differences with India on border issue reduced, some consensus reached in disengagement: China
World | Sep 26, 2024, 11:50 PM ISTAlthough the Chinese military didn’t comment on the progress of the disengagement from the remaining areas including Depsang and Demchok but said both sides will continue to consolidate the outcomes.
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India rebukes Iran over Ayatollah Khamenei's 'suffering of Muslims' remark: 'Look your own record'
World | Sep 17, 2024, 12:03 AM ISTMinistry of External Affairs (MEA) firmly rejected Ayatollah Khamenei's comments, describing them as "misinformed and unacceptable". India also advised countries to look at their own record before commenting on conditions of minorities in India.
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'My father was on flight hijacked in 1984, I was dealing with it,' reveals Jaishankar in Geneva
India | Sep 13, 2024, 09:37 PM ISTRecalling those times, he said it was interesting because, on the one hand, he was part of the team which was working on dealing with hijacking while on the other hand, he was part of the family members who were pressing the government for the hijacking.
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45 Indians released from Russian Army since India took up matter, rest will come soon: MEA
World | Sep 12, 2024, 04:46 PM ISTWhen PM Modi visited Moscow in July, he strongly took up the matter with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Russian side agreed to release all the Indians from their army.
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PM Modi visits Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien mosque, one of the most photographed landmarks, in Brunei
World | Sep 03, 2024, 08:09 PM ISTThe mosque, named after the father of the current Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, was built in 1958. Sultan Saifuddien is regarded as the architect of modern Brunei.
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PM Modi to embark on Brunei visit in a first ever bilateral tour by an Indian Prime Minister: MEA
World | Sep 02, 2024, 12:44 PM ISTThis will be the first bilateral visit of an Indian prime minister to Brunei, Secretary East said at a special media briefing. The visit will also mark 40 years of the establishment of diplomatic ties between India and Brunei, he said.
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'Bangladesh wants good ties with both India and Pakistan, but...': Jamaat-e-Islami chief Rahman
World | Aug 28, 2024, 06:21 PM ISTRehman stated that Jamaat-e-Islami desires India to be a “friend and play a responsible role in bilateral ties,” while also emphasising that his party acknowledges its responsibility to improve relations but insists that these ties must remain “non-interfering in each other’s internal issues.”
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India quashes reports linking opening of Farakka barrage to Bangladesh floods
India | Aug 27, 2024, 07:22 AM ISTEarlier on August 22, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal trashed similar reports which claimed that flooding in Bangladesh was caused by the release of water from Tripura's Dumbur dam into the Gumti River.