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India-West News Desk NEW DELHI - Thousands of protesters, NDTV, owned by Gautam Adani, reported, joined Rahul Gandhi, Neha Bora, Akhilesh Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav in central Delhi on mOctober 12 as opposition leaders marched toward the Supreme Court to challenge

NEW DELHI-India is in talks with Russia to secure the return of 69 Indian citizens believed to remain with the Russian military, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on October 9, reiterating its concern over the recruitment of Indians

NEW YORK, NY-Hindi continues to retain its non-official language status at the United Nations, with India voluntarily funding efforts to make UN news and information available in Hindi, India's Permanent Representative to the UN, P. Harish, said on October 8. Speaking

LUCKNOW/GUWAHATI- The cabinets of Uttar Pradesh and Assam on October 9 marked Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 25 years in public life with resolutions highlighting his contributions to development, including a proposal to rename Noida International Airport after him and 75

NEW DELHI-The Supreme Court on October 9 ruled out a complete shutdown of Metro services ahead of the proposed Cockroach Janta Party protest at Jantar Mantar on October 10, directing the Centre to ensure that Metro and other railway services

India-West News Desk NEW DELHI — Opposition parties intensified their campaign against the Election Commission on October 8, with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi renewing his long-standing allegations of irregularities in India’s electoral process and demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner

NEW DELHI-Opposition protests against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar intensified on October 7, with Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and several other INDIA bloc leaders detained while heading towards the

NEW DELHI-Prime Minister Narendra Modi, marking 25 years in government on October 7, gave a new rallying cry of “We will do it” as he sought to galvanize the nation towards achieving the goals of a Viksit Bharat by 2047. Addressing

NEW YORK, NY- India, which has consecutively featured on the UN “Honours List” for prompt payment of its dues, has urged all member nations to pay their assessed contributions in full and on time, while stressing the need for adequate

KYIV-One person was killed and several others injured after a pharmaceutical facility belonging to India's Kusum group was damaged in Russian drone attacks in Sumy, Ukraine, media reports said. The main structure of the facility was destroyed in the attack, according

India-West News Desk NEW DELHI - Delhi Police sources said around 1,100 people were detained across the city on October 2 as opposition parties, student groups and activists protested against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Some of those detained were later

India-West News Desk MUMBAI - An estimated 9,000 to 10,000 people gathered at Shivaji Park on October 2 for a Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest seeking the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, according to the Mumbai Police Special Branch. Police

NEW DELHI-Captain Smit Machchhar, the injured pilot who fought off a co-pilot during a fatal attack aboard a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, on October 2 recounted his fightback inside the cockpit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during

NEW DELHI-BAPS Hindu Mandir of Paris, the first traditional Hindu temple of France, has rejected claims that it asked for female employees to be hidden, removed or excluded during a Hindu religious delegation's visit to the Eiffel Tower, saying an

India-West News Desk NEW DELHI - Patrick Branco Ruivo, director general of the Eiffel Tower, will step down at the end of the year following a controversy over the removal of female employees during a private visit by members of the

NEW DELHI - Captain Smit Machchhar, an Indian pilot with Dubai-based flydubai, has been credited with helping avert a potentially serious mid-air disaster after he was allegedly stabbed by his co-pilot during a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. Flight FZ1073,

NEW DELHI-Indian cinema, through generations, has celebrated motherhood and women’s role in agriculture and dairying through productions such as 'Mother India' (1957) and 'Manthan' (1976), among others. In real life, however, their contribution has often received less recognition despite their

NEW DELHI-India on September 29 rejected the "unwarranted references" to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir made by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during his recent address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), asserting that no external party

NEW DELHI-There are currently 163 Indian seafarers on board 12 commercial vessels in the Persian Gulf, west of the Strait of Hormuz, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on September 30. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said six of the vessels

India-West News Desk LOS ANGELES, CA- Thousands of miles from the offices of India’s Election Commission, a Southern California connection runs through the leadership and journalism behind a recent investigation that has put the country’s electoral process under renewed scrutiny. The Indian

NEW DELHI-The Indian government on September 30 once again "strongly discouraged" Indian nationals from taking the "dangerous path" of getting recruited into the Russian armed forces amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. In a fresh advisory for Indians travelling to Russia,

NEW DELHI-Tech giant Apple on September 30, 2026 announced that Apple Pay is now available for users in India across iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, with support for Mac coming soon. Customers with Axis Bank-issued Visa and Mastercard credit cards can

India-West News Desk NEW DELHI - The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has announced a “Jail Bharo Andolan” on October 2 after its founder, Abhijeet Dipke, said Mumbai Police had denied permission for the party’s proposed Gandhi Jayanti protest in Shivaji Park against

India-West News Desk AHMEDABAD-The Gujarat High Court on September 29 dismissed Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal’s appeal against an earlier order that set aside a Central Information Commission directive seeking information on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s academic degree and ordered Kejriwal

NEW DELHI-Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on September 27 shared a philosophical message on social media about staying calm while facing difficult situations, amid the ongoing controversy over the Election Commission of

NEW YORK, NY - Sibi George, Secretary at the Ministry of External Affairs, on September 24 emphasized India’s human-centric and inclusive approach to development, anchored in the principles of ‘Sarvodaya’, at the second G7 Development Ministers meeting in New York. George

India-West News Desk NEW DELHI- The Cockroach Janata Party has demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar within 48 hours, called for a freeze on the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and upcoming elections, and sought an independent

India West News Desk MUMBAI- Five Adani Group companies have paid ₹1.5 crore collectively to settle cases brought by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) over disclosure and audit-report compliance issues. The Sebi proceedings followed the regulator’s wider review of

NEW YORK, NY- External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held a series of meetings with foreign leaders and counterparts in New York, discussing bilateral ties, economic cooperation and major international developments ahead of the United Nations General Assembly's high-level week. Jaishankar assured

NEW YORK, NY- Peacekeeping is a priority in India’s bid for election to the UN Security Council for 2028-2029, with the country committed to ensuring that the UN’s core mechanism has the resources it needs and that its operations are

NEW DELHI-Ordinary Indian passports issued to children below 15 years of age will now be valid for five years or until the child turns 18, whichever is earlier, under new rules notified by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The Passports

UJJAIN/BHOPAL-Madhya Pradesh on September 17 witnessed the simultaneous lighting of 3.55 crore 'Ashirwad Diyas' across the state to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday and launch the month-long 'Seva Sankalp Abhiyan'. The main celebration was held in Ujjain, where 33.27 lakh

NEW DELHI- India has been discussing expanding the use of steel obtained from ship recycling across additional sectors, with a focus on increasing value generation from the industry and strengthening India’s position as a leading global ship recycling hub. Ship recycling

GENEVA-An Indian NGO has called for a review of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), arguing that changing water-security conditions in the region require the 1960 agreement between India and Pakistan to be reassessed from a contemporary human-rights perspective. The Delhi-based NGO

NEW YORK, NY-India has denounced Pakistan over its links with "the worst of humanity" — al-Qaida terrorists who killed thousands in the US in the September 11, 2001, attacks — saying the same environment that sheltered the architects of 9/11

NEW DELHI- India on September 16 expressed deep concern over a drone attack near Mecca. It called for the early restoration of peace and stability in the region as fighting between Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthi group continued to escalate. Indian

LUCKNOW-For thousands of tourists visiting religious and historical sites in Uttar Pradesh, getting information about their history, archaeological significance and associated beliefs will no longer depend solely on guides or locals. The Uttar Pradesh government has introduced plaques with barcodes at

NEW DELHI - Veteran actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty has taken on a new role in public life as Cultural Adviser to the West Bengal government, with a focus on culture, tourism and sports development. Chakraborty, whose iconic 'Disco Dancer'

NEW DELHI- Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on September 12 confirmed that the extradition of fugitive Islamic preacher Zakir Naik was discussed with India on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi. Ibrahim, who met Prime Minister Narendra

NEW DELHI-Chinese President Xi Jinping said on September 12 that China and India are partners, not rivals, and opportunities, not threats, for each other's development during his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS

WASHINGTON, DC- The International Monetary Fund has described India as a key engine of global growth after the country's economy expanded 7.8 per cent in the second quarter, exceeding the IMF's expectations and the consensus among other observers. The stronger-than-expected performance

NEW DELHI - A veteran police officer, foreign affairs expert and political leaders across the spectrum on September 10 criticized a new United Nations map that depicted Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin as separate regions positioned between the respective "claim

CANBERRA-India wants BRICS to advocate the interests of the Global South without turning the grouping into an anti-Western bloc. China's President Xi Jinping is confirmed to arrive in New Delhi this weekend for the first time in seven years, reportedly accompanied

KATHMANDU- On August 26, a glacier broke loose above the Nepal-Tibet border, sending a wall of ice, rock and water crashing down the Bhote Koshi valley. Within days, Nepal had reported more than 1,300 deaths and thousands of people still

NEW DELHI-A group of Indian traders who have travelled to Kandahar to buy dried fruit are looking to send their purchases to New Delhi through alternative Asian routes as the closure of land routes and rising air freight costs disrupt

BEIJING-The Chinese government deployed a familiar pattern of restricted coverage, censorship and emphasis on positive news to shape the narrative surrounding the floods in Tibet, according to a report in The Diplomat. “As a general practice, China’s state media outlets are

DEHRADUN-Acharya Balkrishna, Managing Director of Patanjali Yogpeeth and a close associate of yoga guru Baba Ramdev, received major relief on September 7 when a Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Court in Dehradun acquitted him of all charges in a

BEIJING-The Embassy of India in Beijing on September 7 requested families of Indian nationals who remain missing following the devastating mudslide and flash flood of August 26 to submit DNA samples to assist in the identification process. The Embassy requested families

Photo: screengrab from YouTube India-West News Desk NEW DELHI - India on September 8 distanced itself from the controversy that erupted at Paris’ Eiffel Tower after women employees were allegedly sidelined during a visit by a delegation of 100 men from the

NEW DELHI- Neelkanth Mishra, India’s Executive Director at the World Bank, on September 3 rejected what he called “ill-educated and egregiously wrong claims made by some” that India’s GDP growth in the June 2026 quarter would have been much lower