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Strong affirmation of India-US counter-terrorism cooperation: EAM Jaishankar on TRF designation

IANS | July 18, 2025 9:20 AM

New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Reacting to the US designating The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO) and Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT), External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar lauded the decision and termed it a strong affirmation of India-US counter-terrorism cooperation.

MoS Margherita meets King of Eswatini during his official visit to African nation

IANS | July 18, 2025 8:09 AM

Mbabane, July 18 (IANS) Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita paid a courtesy call on the King of Eswatini, Mswati-III at Lozitha Palace during his official visit to the African Kingdom.

PM Modi to visit Bihar, West Bengal today, unveil development projects worth over Rs 12,000 Crore

IANS | July 18, 2025 6:49 AM

New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Bihar and West Bengal on Friday, where he will launch a range of developmental projects worth over Rs 12,000 crore.

Mukund Purohit on PM Modi’s Viksit Bharat: A vision rooted in ideas of citizens

IANS | July 17, 2025 11:45 PM

New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) By any measure, Mukund Purohit -- an Indo-Canadian entrepreneur and global trade advisor -- embodies the spirit of bilateral innovation. In his conversations with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Purohit says they often shared a belief that India’s future lies not only in policy but in the power of ideas -- millions of them.

India successfully tests Prithvi-II, Agni-I ballistic missiles in Odisha's Chandipur

IANS | July 17, 2025 10:32 PM

New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) India, on Thursday, successfully carried out the test-firing of two of its key strategic assets -- the short-range ballistic missile Prithvi-II and the ballistic missile Agni-I, the Ministry of Defence officials said.

Maha govt to launch special campaign to ban cow slaughter

IANS | July 17, 2025 10:31 PM

Mumbai, July 17 (IANS) Maharashtra Minister of State for Home Yogesh Kadam in the state Assembly on Thursday announced that the government will launch a special campaign to ban cow slaughter in unauthorised slaughterhouses across the state.

Patna voter list controversy: EC, district admin reject claims in viral clip

IANS | July 17, 2025 10:30 PM

Patna, July 17 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued a categorical rebuttal to a viral video shared by YouTuber Ajit Anjum, calling it "false and misleading" amid ongoing political debate over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.

UP ATS arrests key aide of Chhangur Baba in religious conversion racket

IANS | July 17, 2025 10:19 PM

Balrampur/Lucknow, July 17 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Thursday arrested Rashid, a key associate of self-styled spiritual leader Chhangur Baba, for his alleged role in a large-scale religious conversion racket. The arrest was made from Balrampur’s Utraula area, where the racket is believed to have originated.

Tejashwi criticises Nitish-led Bihar govt over incidents of crime, Special Intensive Revision

IANS | July 17, 2025 10:13 PM

Patna, July 17 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday criticised the 'double-engine' government in Bihar led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over several issues including incidents of crime and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the Election Commission.

PM Modi to target Trinamool Congress at rally in Bengal's Durgapur tomorrow

IANS | July 17, 2025 10:03 PM

Kolkata, July 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that he will launch a scathing attack against the Trinamool Congress-led West Bengal government at his public rally at the industrial township of Durgapur in West Burdwan district on Friday.

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Strong affirmation of India-US counter-terrorism cooperation: EAM Jaishankar on TRF designation

MoS Margherita meets King of Eswatini during his official visit to African nation

PM Modi to visit Bihar, West Bengal today, unveil development projects worth over Rs 12,000 Crore

Mukund Purohit on PM Modi’s Viksit Bharat: A vision rooted in ideas of citizens

India successfully tests Prithvi-II, Agni-I ballistic missiles in Odisha's Chandipur

Maha govt to launch special campaign to ban cow slaughter

Patna voter list controversy: EC, district admin reject claims in viral clip

UP ATS arrests key aide of Chhangur Baba in religious conversion racket

Tejashwi criticises Nitish-led Bihar govt over incidents of crime, Special Intensive Revision

PM Modi to target Trinamool Congress at rally in Bengal's Durgapur tomorrow

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