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The Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia on Friday confirmed the return of an Indian national who was stranded in the Gulf nation after being duped by an agent who had promised getting him a job in Qatar. Kumar, a resident of Andhra Pradesh, was allegedly cheated by a job agent...

The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday released the revised NEET UG 2024 results, with 17 students achieving a perfect score, marking a 75 per cent drop in the number of toppers from the earlier declared results. In the results announced on June 4, a record 67 candidates had scored...

India has announced a grant amount of INR 7 billion to be provided to Nepal in the current Fiscal Year (FY), which is more than INR 500 million of the last FY. Unveiling the full budget for FY 2024/25 on Tuesday, the Indian government announced to revise the grant to...

India and Russia have doubled their payments in national currencies (rupee-rouble) since last year despite sanctions by the U.S. and European Union, said Russia's largest, state- controlled bank Sberbank that handles a majority of payments for Indian exports to Russia. The surge may rise further after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's...

NEW DELHI: Hundreds of Indians have been duped into working for cyber fraud cells in places like Myanmar, where they are tortured for resistance or have to pay lakhs of rupees to return home. 25-year-old Sagar Chauhan from Lucknow recounts how he was hoodwinked, along with two other friends Ajay...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrapped up a high-stakes visit to Moscow on July 9 -- his first to Russia since 2019 -- that highlighted the fine line New Delhi treads as it bolsters relations with Russia while courting closer ties with the West. On the second and final day...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's coming visit to Moscow is seen as an attempt by New Delhi to reaffirm its strong strategic partnership with Russia and signal its role as a key power balancer amid global geopolitical tensions. Analysts say Modi's two-day trip, which starts on Monday, would reaffirm the...

Matching China’s effort of creating new villages on its side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC), India has decided to set up “new villages” or “habitations” in Arunachal Pradesh “closer to the LAC”. The existing Indian villages in Arunachal Pradesh had benefited from infrastructure under the ongoing Vibrant Villages...

This sharp rise contrasts with the comparatively low influx from other neighbouring countries like the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Myanmar. Government data reviewed reveals that in 202324 India granted only 1,432 medical visas to Sri Lankans, an 11.7 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) decline. Myanmar citizens received 3,019 medical visas,...

NEW DELHI: India and Qatar on Sunday reviewed their bilateral relationship during a meeting between External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar and Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani. "I was delighted to meet the PM and FM of Doha and conveyed...