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Modi government's packed diplomatic calendar signals intensified outreach

New Delhi hosts a flurry of high-level visits from Sri Lanka, Brazil, and others as India prepares for Putin, Albanese, and Macron's trips amid global trade and security shifts.

Alckmin meets Rajnath, to hold trade meeting with Piyush Goyal on Oct 16

He is also scheduled to meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Oil Minister Hardeep Puri. Alckmin is set to attend the India- Brazil Business Forum, the Ministry of External Affairs said

India expands Mongolia footprint with defence attache, energy cooperation

New Delhi to back border training, refinery project as both nations mark 70 years of ties

Creating quantum computing ecosystem is next big thing: Nara Lokesh

The Andhra Pradesh government will sign a pact with Google to set up a one gigawatt hyperscale data centre campus in Visakhapatnam, anchoring the $10 billion 'AI City Vizag' project

NDA's election plan for Bihar: BJP and JD(U) get 101 seats each

Both get 101 seats. Other NDA allies welcome formula. PM announces farm projects worth ₹35,000 cr on JP's birth anniversary

Vacancies cripple information commissions as RTI Act turns 20, shows data

The SNS collated information by filing 146 RTI applications with 29 information commissions to assess their performance

Muttaqi to meet industry bodies, talk opportunities in Afghanistan

Amir Khan Muttaqi meets Indian business leaders to boost economic cooperation as Taliban-Pakistan border clashes escalate during his India visit

MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh to represent PM at Gaza peace deal signing

Sergio Gor meets PM Modi and senior officials ahead of India's participation in the Trump-El Sisi-led Gaza peace summit, with talks focusing on trade and defence

New Delhi upgrades status of technical mission in Kabul to embassy

New Delhi and Kabul renew ties after four years, with plans to boost trade, mining investment, and restore the air freight corridor via Chabahar port

India inks critical mineral, climate change and defence deals with UK

Modi, Starmer seek to build on FTA signed on July 24

Bihar govt spent ₹3,200 crore on pre-poll welfare schemes, shows data

Bihar announces ₹3,200 crore pre-poll welfare schemes, including ₹10,000 for 15 million women, ahead of election schedule announcement

British PM Keir Starmer calls for quicker UK-India FTA implementation

Speaking to journalists on a flight from London to Mumbai, Starmer said easing visa restrictions "isn't part of the plans" under the FTA

Ramgoolam, Starmer, and probably Putin: Hosting world leaders outside Delhi

PM Modi's meetings with global leaders outside New Delhi mark a shift toward decentralising India's diplomacy, with Mumbai, Varanasi and possibly Goa hosting summits

Two-phase Bihar Assembly polls on November 6 & 11; counting on 14

Polling this time will be shortest for the state in over a quarter century

Trade to climate: Modi, Starmer set to discuss 'Vision 2035' this week

The two will also engage with businesses and industry leaders on opportunities presented by the India-UK CETA as a central pillar of the future India-UK economic partnership

India pleased with UK FTA; keen to have trade pact with US: Jaishankar

He said India should focus on signing FTAs with countries having predictable economies, and which are non-competing

Putin orders his govt to address India's trade imbalance concerns

Orders bringing down trade barriers to purchase pharma, agri produce

India, Brazil discuss trade, critical minerals ahead of Lula's visit

Ajit Doval and Celso Amorim co-chaired the 6th India-Brazil Strategic Dialogue, reviewing ties in defence, energy and critical minerals as Lula prepares to visit India

No substitute for self-reliance: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on US tariffs

At centenary rally, Mohan Bhagwat stresses swadeshi, environment, and vigilance in security and society

Obituary: Vijay Kumar Malhotra, Delhi BJP's last link with Partition

In the 2004 Lok Sabha polls, Malhotra was the only BJP candidate to retain his Lok Sabha seat, with the Congress winning the remaining six