New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Chief of Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi met Ethiopia's Chief of Land Force and Military Advisor General Alemshet Degife Balcha in New Delhi on Friday, with discussions focused on enhancing cooperation in training, peacekeeping and defence capacity-building.
Jagdalpur, Oct 17 (IANS) In a landmark event signalling a severe setback to the insurgency in Chhattisgarh, 208 Naxalites from the remote Maad region formally surrendered on Friday before Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai and Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma, who virtually participated in the programme at the Reserve Police Lines in Jagdalpur, Bastar district.
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Friday held a meeting with the visiting Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin in New Delhi as both sides discussed ways to enhance cooperation across several sectors, including trade, investment, energy, connectivity, health and technology. Alckmin is also Brazil's Minister of Development, Industry, Trade and Services.
Guwahati, Oct 17 (IANS) Unidentified terrorists opened fire on an Indian Army post at Kakopathar in Assam’s Tinsukia district around midnight on Friday, prompting an immediate and measured retaliation from the troops, officials said.
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has issued directions to senior officials for the time-bound implementation of the 'Pradhan Mantri Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana’ and the ‘Self-Reliance in Pulses Mission’, an official statement said on Friday.
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) US singer Mary Millben on Friday chastised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump, saying that the Indian PM is doing the best for his country, and he understands the long game and diplomacy.
New York, Oct 17 (IANS) In the United States, New York City Mayor Eric Adams hosted a Diwali celebration at his official residence, extending warm greetings to the Indian community and lauding their valuable contributions to the city's cultural and economic life.
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya visited NITI Aayog with a focus on fostering deeper collaboration between the two countries and get insights on India’s transformative initiatives in the sectors of infrastructure, education, tourism, skill development and artificial intelligence, it was announced on Friday.
Bagalkot (Karnataka), Oct 17 (IANS) A horrific incident of a son tying up his mother and slitting her throat for refusing to give him money to buy liquor has come to light in the Bagalkot district of Karnataka on Friday.
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) The National Consumer Helpline (NCH) currently receives over one lakh complaints per month, reflecting the growing consumer trust, as average number of monthly complaint registrations increased from 37,062 in 2017 to 1,70,585 in 2025, according to official data.
