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April 9, 2026 8:04 PM
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A fragile two-week ceasefire across West Asia appeared to be largely holding today, with fewer attacks reported across the region, even as tensions escalated following Israel’s largest strikes on Lebanon in the current phase of the conflict. Hundreds were reported killed or wounded after Israeli air...
April 9, 2026 8:53 PM
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External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar today said that the partnership between India and Mauritius has witnessed remarkable and substantive progress in the span of just over a year. In his statement to the media in Mauritius today, Dr Jaishankar highlighted that during the state visit of Prime Mi...
April 9, 2026 7:45 PM
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Reserve Bank of India has asked banks to speed up cross-border payments. In guidelines issued today, the RBI has said that it has been observed that several banks rely upon end-of-day statements of the nostro account for confirming and reconciling receipts in the nostro accounts, resulting in a dela...
April 9, 2026 7:56 PM
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The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said today that it has killed Ali Yusuf Harshi, personal secretary of Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem, in Beirut. Harshi was also a nephew of the Hezbollah chief who heads the Lebanese group backed by Iran. In a statement, the IDF said that it has also hit ...
April 9, 2026 7:23 PM
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One man was killed, and several women were injured in a drone strike carried out by Pakistani forces in the Mastung district of Balochistan today. The Balochistan Post reported that Pakistani forces targeted a house in the Kurdgap area of Mastung with a drone, fatally injuring a man, Abdul Samad, wh...
April 9, 2026 7:55 PM
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Prime Minister of Nepal Balendra Shah has relieved Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security Dipak Kumar Sah from his post today. Mr Shah dismissed Dipak Kumar Sah from his post as per the recommendation from the ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party. Minister Sah is accused of misusing the dign...
April 9, 2026 6:14 PM
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Bangladesh is set to import 200 broad-gauge railway coaches from India, with deliveries expected to begin this year and be completed by December 2027, Railways Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam told Parliament on Thursday. The project, financed by the European Investment Bank, is expected to see the coa...
April 9, 2026 6:06 PM
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Iran's Parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, has warned that continued Israeli attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon would bring explicit costs and strong responses. He insisted that the two-week ceasefire be extended to Lebanon, denied by both Israel and the US. Qalibaf has been discussed as a pos...
April 9, 2026 6:00 PM
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Minister of Health and Mass Media of Sri Lanka, Dr Nalinda Jayatissa, today visited the Ministry of External Affairs for a briefing on India’s flagship digital health initiatives. In a social media post, Spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs, Randhir Jaiswal, said that C-DAC India and the...
April 9, 2026 5:44 PM
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As part of the Akashvani series 'People's Padma on Akashvani', in the upcoming episode, we speak to Ms Kollakal Devaki Amma G, who has worked in the field of environmental conservation. Ms Kollakal Devaki Amma G will be honoured with Padma Shri. Here are snippets from the interview, which are dubbed...
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