Oman overtakes US as India’s top LNG supplier in September

IANS | October 5, 2026 4:14 PM

New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Oman emerged as India’s largest supplier of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in September by replacing the United States as the country continued to diversify energy imports amid ongoing geopolitical disruptions in West Asia, according to a report.

BJP announces eight candidates for Rajya Sabha biennial elections in UP

IANS | October 5, 2026 3:59 PM

Lucknow, Oct 5 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced the names of eight candidates for the upcoming biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh on Monday. The biennial elections for ten Rajya Sabha seats in the country’s most populous state are scheduled on October 16.

India, Switzerland double down on trade, infra, and innovation ties

IANS | October 5, 2026 3:35 PM

New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) India and Switzerland on Monday signed several MoUs to deepen their cooperation across sectors, including sustainable infrastructure development, exchange of young professionals, innovation, technology transfer, and entrepreneurship.

PM Modi, Swiss President Parmelin discuss ways to deepen cooperation in trade, AI and defence production

IANS | October 5, 2026 3:02 PM

New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Swiss President Guy Parmelin on Monday reviewed the entire spectrum of bilateral ties and discussed ways to further deepen cooperation in trade, investment, innovation, Artificial Intelligence (AI), military matters, defence production, nuclear energy, science and technology, and people-to-people ties.