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Amassive flash flood originating in Tibet swept into central Nepal on Wednesday, killing more than 160 people as search and rescue efforts to locate the hundreds missing continue. The flash flood washed away important bridges, damaged roads and disrupted hydropower projects as torrents of water, mud, rocks and debris moved downstream. The disaster was initially … Read more

The argument over the future of the Indian Space Research Organisation has moved well beyond the familiar debate over whether private enterprise should have a role in India’s space programme. Private participation is no longer hypothetical. It is government policy, backed by legislation, regulatory changes, foreign investment liberalisation, technology transfers and an expanding ecosystem of … Read more

Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit India soon. If confirmed, this would mark the Chinese leader’s first visit in nearly seven years. Xi is expected to visit India with a large delegation in time for the BRICS Summit 2026 in New Delhi, people familiar with the matter told HT. The summit wil be … Read more

The government on Monday responded to US ambassador Sergio Gor’s remarks about the external affairs ministry seeking a “no questions” media interaction between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump by saying this is the “standard practice” for foreign visits by the PM. Gor said, while participating in a media conclave on Sunday, that … Read more

External Affairs Minister (EAM) Subrahmanyam Jaishankarr called on Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday and conveyed greetings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. According to a statement released by the Kremlin, during the meeting, Putin stated that EAM Jaishankar’s visit underscores the level of relations that has been established between Russia and India over … Read more

New Delhi: Government sources have called US Ambassador Sergio Gor’s remarks on India-US media protocol “normal practice,” Times Now has learnt. Advertisement The clarification comes after Gor said on Saturday that India had specifically asked the US administration not to hold a media interaction following the bilateral meeting between on the sidelines of the G7 Summit … Read more

The India-Bangladesh relationship can work if it meets the “test of mutual interest”, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday against the backdrop of Dhaka linking Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s possible visit to New Delhi to the extradition of former premier Sheikh Hasina. India does not expect its neighbours to only do what is … Read more

India’s attention towards Pakistan was driven largely by the continuing threat of terrorism, but China is going to be New Delhi’s main competitor across multiple domains in the long term, former Army chief General Manoj Naravane has said. While refraining from using the term “enemy” in the context of China, he stressed the need for … Read more