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India, Finland agree to strengthen ties in trade, digitalisation and AI

IANS | November 6, 2025 8:34 PM

Helsinki, Nov 6 (IANS) India and Finland held 13th Foreign Office Consultations in Helsinki on Thursday and reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral cooperation, while agreeing to further strengthen ties in trade and investment, digitalisation, quantum computing, 5G/6G, Artificial Intelligence (AI), sustainability, clean technologies, circular economy, education, research and development, people-to-people ties and mobility.

Bihar polls between ‘Dharma’ and ‘Adharma’: MP CM invokes Mahabharata

IANS | November 6, 2025 8:32 PM

Patna, Nov 6 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Thursday invoked the epic Mahabharata war, asserting that elections in Bihar are between ‘Dharma’ (truth) and ‘Adharma’ (falsehood).

EAM Jaishankar congratulates Faure on becoming Seychelles Minister of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora

IANS | November 6, 2025 8:23 PM

New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday congratulated Barry Faure on his appointment as Seychelles' Minister of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora and stated that he looks forward to working with him in strengthening the bilateral partnership.

Global praise for Bihar polls: Delegates hail India’s ‘inspiring’ and ‘transparent’ democracy

IANS | November 6, 2025 8:19 PM

New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) As the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections got underway, a group of 16 international delegates from six countries arrived in the state to witness the vibrant democratic process of the world’s largest democracy.

‘Congress-RJD protected infiltrators’: PM Modi lashes out at INDIA Bloc

IANS | November 6, 2025 8:12 PM

Patna, Nov 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday addressed separate rallies in Bihar during the ongoing Assembly election campaign, sharply criticising the RJD and Congress and accusing them of misrule and corruption in the past.

President Murmu to visit Angola and Botswana, meet her counterparts and address parliaments

IANS | November 6, 2025 8:05 PM

New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu will be on a State visit to Angola and Botswana from November 8-13, during which she will hold talks with her counterparts, address parliaments of the two nations, and interact with Indian diaspora in Luanda and Gaborone, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Thursday.

Committed to nurturing one lakh young entrepreneurs: Uttarakhand CM

IANS | November 6, 2025 7:36 PM

Dehradun, Nov 6 (IANS) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday said the government’s scheme to make one lakh youth 'CM Young Entrepreneurs' is bearing fruit with many being trained in new fields like nature guide, drone pilot, and wildlife photographer.

‘RJD’s signature is violence,’ says Rajnath Singh in Bihar

IANS | November 6, 2025 7:31 PM

Patna, Nov 6 (IANS) With campaigning for the second phase of the Bihar Assembly election underway, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the RJD, alleging that the party historically encouraged violence in the state.

High turnout marks polling in constituencies that voted in Bihar's first phase

Jayanta Bhattacharya | November 6, 2025 7:23 PM

New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Bihar recorded an estimated voter turnout of 60.18 per cent in the first phase of its Assembly elections on Thursday even as the official time for polling came to a close at 5 p.m.

‘Instagram and Facebook are new alcohol’: Rahul Gandhi’s jibe at PM Modi

IANS | November 6, 2025 7:09 PM

Patna, Nov 6 (IANS) The Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a massive rally in Bihar’s Purnia on Thursday, accusing him of distracting the nation’s youth by providing them cheap data, (by calling it ‘addiction of the 21st century’), instead of providing employment.

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India, Finland agree to strengthen ties in trade, digitalisation and AI

Bihar polls between ‘Dharma’ and ‘Adharma’: MP CM invokes Mahabharata

EAM Jaishankar congratulates Faure on becoming Seychelles Minister of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora

Global praise for Bihar polls: Delegates hail India’s ‘inspiring’ and ‘transparent’ democracy

‘Congress-RJD protected infiltrators’: PM Modi lashes out at INDIA Bloc

President Murmu to visit Angola and Botswana, meet her counterparts and address parliaments

Committed to nurturing one lakh young entrepreneurs: Uttarakhand CM

‘RJD’s signature is violence,’ says Rajnath Singh in Bihar

High turnout marks polling in constituencies that voted in Bihar's first phase

‘Instagram and Facebook are new alcohol’: Rahul Gandhi’s jibe at PM Modi

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