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Ajit Doval in Beijing: India-China Border Talks and Xi Visit

Eyes on Xi’s possible visit, and that ‘early harvest’ talk, as Doval flies to Beijing

Ajit Doval is heading to Beijing this week. India’s National Security Advisor will sit down with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi for the 25th round of those Special Representatives talks on the border. The formal gatherings are lined up for Monday and Tuesday. The timing feels deliberate. India is hosting the BRICS summit in the […]

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Jaishankar on India-Bangladesh Ties: Mutual Interest Matters

‘Not expecting neighbours to do only what’s in my interest’: Jaishankar on Bangladesh amid Hasina row

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar was saying on Saturday when he spoke about India and Bangladesh. He was at the Economic Times World Leaders Forum in Delhi, and someone asked him about the current awkwardness between the two countries—especially Bangladesh’s demand that India hand over Sheikh Hasina, and the question mark hanging over a possible

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India Economic Growth 2026: PM Modi Calls India a Global Hope

‘World looking at India as bright spot of growth & hope’: PM Modi at Economic Times World Leaders Forum 2026

It was one of those evenings in the capital when the air itself seemed to carry a quiet confidence. At the Economic Times World Leaders Forum 2026, held at the Taj Palace, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stood before a hall packed with business leaders, investors and policymakers and said something that felt both simple and

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DMK slams Vijay over delimitation

‘U-turn in a week’: DMK hits out at Vijay over his delimitation stand after meeting Amit Shah

Politics in Tamil Nadu can turn on a dime, and Thursday was one of those days. The DMK came out swinging against Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, accusing him of doing a full U-turn on the delimitation issue within a week. The spark? Vijay’s meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the Southern Zonal

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Sheikh Hasina Extradition: What Can Stop India From Sending Her Back?

Can India Extradite Sheikh Hasina Under the 2013 Treaty with Bangladesh?

Sheikh Hasina off back to Bangladesh under that extradition treaty they signed in 2013? It sounds straightforward on paper, but once you sit with it, it’s anything but simple. Let me walk you through it the way I’d explain it to a friend over coffee. Hasina’s been living in India since August 2024. She left

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Smriti Irani Returns to BJP Core Team With Key National Role

Smriti Irani’s Big Comeback As BJP 3.0 Gets Massive Women Representation

Monday’s announcement from the BJP felt exactly like that. After more than two years on the sidelines of the party’s core organisational structure, Smriti Irani is back — and not in some ceremonial role. She’s been named one of the national general secretaries in the fresh team under new party president Nitin Nabin. And the

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Shehzad Poonawalla BJP Exit

Shehzad Poonawalla Presses BJP to Accept His Resignation After Party First Said No

Look, political exits in India rarely happen cleanly or quietly. On Monday, 17 August 2026, Shehzad Poonawalla, the BJP’s national spokesperson who has been a familiar, often fiery face on television debates for years, made it clear he wants out. He has submitted a second resignation letter and is pressing the party to accept it

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Air India to Test Every Pilot for Banned Substances After Phuket Flight Scare

Air India to Test Every Pilot for Banned Substances After Phuket Flight Scare

Air India has decided enough is enough. Starting today, every pilot working for the airline and its budget sister company Air India Express will have to undergo mandatory testing for banned substances and medications that aren’t allowed under aviation rules. That’s more than 5,000 pilots in total. No exceptions. The move follows a frightening incident

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NEET Protest Row: Amit Shah Offers Debate, Rahul Gandhi Hits Back

Amit Shah Says He’s Ready for Any Question, Rahul Gandhi Says They’re Not Here for His Lecture

Home Minister Amit Shah came out and basically said, look, we’re ready. We can talk about everything that happened with the students. The ones who marched towards Parliament on July 20 over the NEET paper leak mess. He told reporters outside that the government has nothing to hide. Kiren Rijiju had already said the same

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Zepto Warehouse Raid in Bengaluru: Officials Flag Major Hygiene Violations

“Extremely Unhygienic”: Raid Exposes Filth In Zepto’s Bengaluru Warehouse

Food safety officials walked into a Zepto warehouse out in Hoskote, on the rural edge of the city, and what they saw stopped them cold. Organic waste just lying around. Discarded wrappers and empty bottles scattered across the floor. Dirt built up in places it shouldn’t be. Empty cardboard boxes left wherever. The whole place

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