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Fifth Indian aircraft lands in Kathmandu with more relief material for disaster-struck Nepal

IANS | September 2, 2026 8:24 PM

Kathmandu, Sep 2 (IANS) As India continues to extend humanitarian assistance to Nepal following the disastrous flash floods that has killed over 1,100 people in the Himalayan nation, a fifth Indian Air Force (IAF) plane landed in Nepal on Wednesday, carrying an 11-member rescue team with specialised equipment and 5.5 tonnes of essential medicines.

RBI Governor meets US Fed chief Kevin Warsh at G20 meet

IANS | September 2, 2026 7:45 PM

Asheville (US), Sep 2 (IANS) Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra participated in the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting in Asheville, in the US state of North Carolina, engaging with global counterparts on key economic and financial priorities.

EAM Jaishankar arrives in Poland

IANS | September 2, 2026 7:05 PM

Warsaw, Sep 2 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar arrived in Poland on Wednesday on an official visit aimed at enhancing bilateral ties. India's Ambassador to Poland, Neeta Bhushan, welcomed the minister at the airport in Warsaw.

Fresh Taliban appointments raise questions over Pakistan's influence in Afghanistan: Report

IANS | September 2, 2026 6:44 PM

Kabul, Sep 2 (IANS) Recent appointments made by the Taliban in southern Afghanistan have sparked questions about the extent of Pakistan's influence over the power structure in Afghanistan and whether Afghanistan's sovereignty is being undermined from within, a report has detailed.

MoS Margherita, President of Pacific island nation Nauru discuss strengthening of development partnership

IANS | September 2, 2026 6:43 PM

Koror, Sep 2 (IANS) Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs, Pabitra Margherita and Republic of Naoero President David Adeang held a meeting in Palau on Wednesday, with discussions focused on the implementation of bilateral projects and ways to strengthen the development partnership between the two nations.

India and Seychelles work on strengthening parliamentary exchanges

IANS | September 2, 2026 5:40 PM

New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday met Seychelles' National Assembly Speaker Azarel Ernesta and the visiting parliamentary delegation, holding discussions on deepening parliamentary exchanges and cooperation in capacity building, digital parliament, Artificial Intelligence (AI), technology, infrastructure, renewable energy and healthcare.

India, Ethiopia discuss ways to strengthen defence cooperation

IANS | September 2, 2026 5:39 PM

New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) India and Ethiopia on Wednesday discussed ways to further strengthen defence cooperation, including training, defence industry collaboration and UN Peacekeeping operations.

India’s electoral democracy advances with technology, transparency and inclusion: Report

IANS | September 2, 2026 3:37 PM

Colombo, Sep 2 (IANS) India’s democratic achievement lies not merely in conducting elections on an extraordinary scale, but in the sustained effort to make the electoral process "accessible, auditable, technology-enabled and participatory". The evolution of India’s electoral democracy is ultimately a story of scale coupled with institutional adaptation, a report has stated.

Nepal PM calls for global response to rising Himalayan climate risks

IANS | September 2, 2026 3:05 PM

Kathmandu, Sep 2 (IANS) Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah on Wednesday called for stronger international attention to growing climate-related risks in the Himalayan region as the death toll from devastating floods in the Bhotekoshi River crossed 1,100.

'Cheap, disgraceful act': BJP, SP slam Pakistan PMO over edited SCO summit photo

IANS | September 2, 2026 2:52 PM

New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) BJP and Samajwadi Party leaders on Wednesday criticised the Pakistan Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) for sharing an edited photograph of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting, that left out Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other leaders, calling it a "cheap and disgraceful act".

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Fifth Indian aircraft lands in Kathmandu with more relief material for disaster-struck Nepal

RBI Governor meets US Fed chief Kevin Warsh at G20 meet

EAM Jaishankar arrives in Poland

Fresh Taliban appointments raise questions over Pakistan's influence in Afghanistan: Report

MoS Margherita, President of Pacific island nation Nauru discuss strengthening of development partnership

India and Seychelles work on strengthening parliamentary exchanges

India, Ethiopia discuss ways to strengthen defence cooperation

India’s electoral democracy advances with technology, transparency and inclusion: Report

Nepal PM calls for global response to rising Himalayan climate risks

'Cheap, disgraceful act': BJP, SP slam Pakistan PMO over edited SCO summit photo

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