December 13, 2025 8:08 AM December 13, 2025 8:08 AM

India, China Officials Hold Talks, Affirm Positive Bilateral Progress

Senior officials from India and China have held a new round of consultations in Beijing, affirming positive progress in bilateral ties. The External Affairs Ministry in a statement said, Sujit Ghosh, Joint Secretary of the East Asia Division of the Ministry of External Affairs concluded his two-day ...

December 13, 2025 7:58 AM December 13, 2025 7:58 AM

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Govt Approves ‘CoalSETU’ Policy for Coal Linkage Auctions

The government has approved the 'CoalSETU' policy, creating a new window for the auction of coal linkages for diverse industrial uses and exports to ensure fair access and optimal utilisation of the resource.   The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi yes...

December 13, 2025 7:53 AM December 13, 2025 7:53 AM

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Communications Ministry, BSE Partner to Train Postal Staff as Mutual Fund Distributors

The Ministry of Communications and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in New Delhi yesterday to train and certify postal employees as mutual fund distributors. The select postal workers will provide investor services and facilitate mutual fund transactions through...

December 13, 2025 7:39 AM December 13, 2025 7:39 AM

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Self-Reliance Key to Meet Defence Challenges: Sanjeev Kumar

Secretary (Defence Production) in Ministry of Defence, Sanjeev Kumar has stressed on the need to achieve self-reliance in defence manufacturing to deal with conventional and unconventional challenges of today. Mr Kumar said this while delivering a lecture organised by the Comptroller and Auditor Gen...

December 13, 2025 7:36 AM December 13, 2025 7:36 AM

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India to Face Egypt in Squash World Cup Semifinal Today

Second seed India will take on defending champions Egypt in the semifinals of Squash World Cup in Chennai today. Top seeds Hong Kong will face Japan in the other semifinal. India stormed into the last four with a commanding 3-Nil victory over seventh seeds South Africa while Egypt eased past Austral...

December 13, 2025 7:32 AM December 13, 2025 7:32 AM

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Thailand, Cambodia Agree to Renew Ceasefire After Border Clashes: Trump

US President Donald Trump has said that Thailand and Cambodian leaders have once again agreed to immediately renew their ceasefire agreement following a week of deadly border clashes that have killed 20 people and led to the displacement of around half a million people. President Trump in a social m...

December 13, 2025 7:28 AM December 13, 2025 7:28 AM

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CoalSETU Policy to Boost Energy Security, Says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, the approval of the CoalSETU policy by the Union Cabinet is an important step towards strengthening India's energy security and accelerating growth. In a social media post yesterday, Mr Modi said, the CoalSETU policy will create a new window to enable seamless,...

December 13, 2025 7:59 AM December 13, 2025 7:59 AM

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PM Modi to Embark on Three-Nation Visit to Jordan, Ethiopia, Oman

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a three-nation visit to Jordan, Ethiopia, and Oman beginning on Monday. Briefing the media in New Delhi last evening, Secretary (South) in the Ministry of External Affairs, Dr. Neena Malhotra, said the Prime Minister will visit Jordan from the 15th to the ...

December 13, 2025 7:11 AM December 13, 2025 7:11 AM

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UNEA Adopts India’s Resolution on Global Wildfire Management

India’s resolution on “Strengthening the Global Management of Wildfires” was adopted at the 7th Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) in Nairobi, Kenya yesterday. The resolution, moved by India, received wide support from Member States, reaffirming global recognition of the urg...