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India-Israel farm ties poised for big leap

IANS | March 29, 2026 7:13 PM

New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The India-Israel cooperation in agriculture has received a huge push with the announcement, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Jerusalem last month, of setting up more Centres of Excellence as high-tech agricultural hubs and taking these further to the village level to ensure that the use of modern farm techniques percolates directly to the grassroots.

Pakistan-Afghanistan peace jirga to meet in Peshawar next week

IANS | March 29, 2026 4:48 PM

Islamabad, March 29 (IANS) Former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief secretary Arbab Shehzad Khan said that Pakistan-Afghanistan peace jirga will be held in Peshawar on March 31 to urge leadership of two nations to ease tensions and work towards peace, local media reported on Sunday.

FairPoint: No Lockdowns, no rationing - India stays steady amid world energy crisis

Deepika Bhan | March 29, 2026 4:21 PM

New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) How does it feel to sit steady while everything around you seems to be on fire? It is an unsettling image, but it aptly captures India's position in today's world.

US-based fundraiser raises $200,000 to empower one lakh Indians with disabilities

IANS | March 29, 2026 3:51 PM

Washington, March 29 (IANS) A community-led fundraiser in the national capital has raised $200,000, as a US-based non-profit body set a goal to support 100,000 people with special abilities in India this year through assistive technology, healthcare access, and volunteer-driven programmes.

Book 'Hyderabad Days' by Microsoft executive traces roots of leadership

IANS | March 29, 2026 3:50 PM

Washington, March 28 (IANS) An Indian American senior executive at Microsoft has turned to memory and meaning in a new memoir that argues leadership is shaped long before one writes a line of code.

Sri Lankan President Dissanayake expresses gratitude to India for swift fuel support

IANS | March 29, 2026 3:49 PM

Colombo, March 29 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Sunday expressed gratitude to India for swift support after 38,000 metric tons of fuel shipped by New Delhi reached Colombo.

Nepal’s ex-Energy Minister Deepak Khadka arrested over money laundering charges

IANS | March 29, 2026 2:09 PM

Kathmandu, March 29 (IANS) Police on Sunday arrested Nepali Congress leader and former Minister for Energy, Water Resources, and Irrigation Deepak Khadka, in a money laundering case, a senior police officer said.

Pakistan: Prices of medicines increase in Rawalpindi

IANS | March 29, 2026 1:58 PM

Islamabad, March 29 (IANS) Prices of medicines have increased in the open market and the pharmaceutical hub of Bohor Bazaar in Pakistan's Rawalpindi, with prices rising from 50 per cent to as high as 500 per cent, local media reported on Sunday.

India, Malta agree to deepen cooperation in ICT, healthcare and renewable energy

IANS | March 29, 2026 12:52 PM

Valetta, March 29 (IANS) India and Malta held fourth round of Foreign Office Consultations in Valletta and reviewed bilateral ties. The two nations agreed to take forward cooperation in sectors like Information and Communications Technology, healthcare, renewable energy, pharmaceuticals and education.

Monk’s death in Tibet exposes China’s deepening repression: Report

IANS | March 29, 2026 9:59 AM

Beijing, March 29 (IANS) The death of a young Tibetan monk serves as a stark warning of the escalating repression in Tibet, with Chinese authorities treating even acts such as sharing information on a digital messaging platform as potential security threats, a report this week revealed.

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India-Israel farm ties poised for big leap

Pakistan-Afghanistan peace jirga to meet in Peshawar next week

FairPoint: No Lockdowns, no rationing - India stays steady amid world energy crisis

US-based fundraiser raises $200,000 to empower one lakh Indians with disabilities

Book 'Hyderabad Days' by Microsoft executive traces roots of leadership

Sri Lankan President Dissanayake expresses gratitude to India for swift fuel support

Nepal’s ex-Energy Minister Deepak Khadka arrested over money laundering charges

Pakistan: Prices of medicines increase in Rawalpindi

India, Malta agree to deepen cooperation in ICT, healthcare and renewable energy

Monk’s death in Tibet exposes China’s deepening repression: Report

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