50 Nepali officials leave for India for natural farming training

IANS | September 28, 2026 9:07 PM

Kathmandu, Sep 28 (IANS) A group of 50 Nepali officials have left for India to attend a five-day natural farming training programme aimed at strengthening their knowledge and skills in sustainable agricultural practices, the Indian Embassy said on Monday.

India and Poland focus on operationalising Joint Action Plan 2024-28

IANS | September 28, 2026 8:36 PM

New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) India and Poland on Monday discussed further strengthening institutional, defence and defence industrial cooperation and operationalising the 2024–2028 Joint Action Plan. The discussions were held as Secretary of Defence Production Sanjeev Kumar and Poland’s Secretary of State and Deputy Minister Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka co-chaired the India-Poland Joint Working Group (JWG) meeting in New Delhi, the Ministry of Defence stated.

India and Ethiopia discuss military exercises, defence cooperation

IANS | September 28, 2026 7:57 PM

Addis Ababa, Sep 28 (IANS) India and Ethiopia held the second Joint Defence Cooperation meeting in Addis Ababa on Monday, where they discussed areas of mutual interest in the fields of military training, military exercise, medical cooperation, peacekeeping and defence industries.

Indian contingent departs for joint military exercise in Kazakhstan

IANS | September 28, 2026 7:27 PM

New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) A 60-member Armed Forces contingent from India departed on Monday for Oskemen in Kazakhstan to take part in the ninth edition of the India-Kazakhstan Joint Military Exercise 'Kazind', which will be conducted from September 28 to October 11, the Ministry of Defence confirmed.

Chinese Communist Party seeks to shape environment in which information is produced, circulated and interpreted: Report

IANS | September 28, 2026 5:59 PM

Colombo, Sep 28 (IANS) China has developed one of the world's most extensive information control systems over the past two decades, with the use of the Great Firewall, imposing restrictions on foreign media, removing online content and arresting journalists and activists. However, information control in China has acquired a broader institutional and political purpose under Chinese President Xi Jinping, a report has highlighted.