Bangladesh assumes Chairmanship of BIMSTEC for next two years

April 4, 2025 9:06 PM

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Bangladesh assumes Chairmanship of BIMSTEC for next two years

Bangladesh on Friday assumed the chairmanship of the regional grouping - Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (Bimstec) - for the next two years. Upon receiving the Chairmanship from the Prime Minister of Thailand, Chief Adviser of Interim Government of Bang...

PM Modi reaches Colombo on three-day state visit to Sri Lanka

April 4, 2025 9:00 PM

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PM Modi reaches Colombo on three-day state visit to Sri Lanka

          Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached Colombo on a three-day state visit at the invitation of President Anura Kumara Disanayaka. This is PM Modi’s fourth visit to the island nation, six years after his previous one in 2019. Upon arrival, Prime Minister Modi was received by several minis...

SC stays Punjab & Haryana HCs orders of demolition of unauthorised constructions

April 4, 2025 8:28 PM

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SC stays Punjab & Haryana HCs orders of demolition of unauthorised constructions

The Supreme Court today temporarily stayed the Punjab and Haryana High Court order that had previously ordered the demolition of unauthorised constructions in housing units and the sealing of commercial activities in Gurugram's DLF Phases 1 to 5. The top court has initially provided relief for 4 wee...

President Murmu on state visit to Portugal & Slovakia from 7th to 10th April

April 4, 2025 8:46 PM

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President Murmu on state visit to Portugal & Slovakia from 7th to 10th April

President  Droupadi Murmu will embark on State Visits to Portugal and Slovakia from April 7-10, 2025. MEA's Secretary (West), Tanmaya Lal,  informed today while interacting with the media that President will meet and hold delegation-level talks with her Portuguese counterpart, President Marcelo Rebe...

PM Modi meets King & Queen of Thailand, speaks about relics of Lord Buddha

April 4, 2025 8:03 PM

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PM Modi meets King & Queen of Thailand, speaks about relics of Lord Buddha

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a meeting with King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua of Thailand and Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana at Dusit Palace in Bangkok. During the meeting, they exchanged views on shared cultural heritage between India and Thailand. They spoke about the r...

China retaliates by announcing 34 % additional tariffs on US goods

April 4, 2025 7:44 PM

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China retaliates by announcing 34 % additional tariffs on US goods

China announced additional tariffs of 34 per cent on U.S. goods today, the most serious escalation in a trade war with US President Donald Trump that has fed fears of a recession. In the standoff between the world's top two economies, China also announced controls on exports of some rare earth eleme...