A sudden and powerful flash flood swept through central Nepal on Wednesday, killing more than 160 people and leaving over 750 others missing. The disaster struck near the Nepal–China (Tibet) border, hitting districts along the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli rivers.
Nepal Police reported 157 deaths...
As India and China prepare for their 25th round of Special Representative talks on the boundary in Beijing on 25 August 2026, the message from both capitals is cautious optimism. National Security Advisor...
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the transfer of technologies developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for India’s conventional missile systems to eligible domestic defence companies.
The decision is aimed at...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted India’s medal winners from the Commonwealth Games 2026 at his official residence, 7 Lok Kalyan Marg, in New Delhi.
The meeting was held to recognise the athletes’ strong performances at the...
India is negotiating free trade agreements (FTAs) with eight to nine additional country groups and individual nations, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said during his visit to Japan.
The proposed agreements could give...
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India and China have agreed to speed up work on an “early and substantial harvest” of boundary delimitation and to hold the next meeting of their Expert-Level Mechanism on trans-border rivers in September. The two sides also pledged to keep communicating on hydrological data sharing, a key issue for flood forecasting in Brahmaputra/Siang basin states.
The outcomes follow the 25th round of Special Representatives (SR) talks between National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing, which produced an eight-point consensus aimed at stabilising the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and advancing the long-pending border question.
What “early and substantial harvest” means
The phrase refers to identifying relatively...
The PM CARES Fund received nearly ₹480 crore in donations during the financial year 2024–25, marking a reported 592% increase over the previous year....
India and China have agreed to speed up work on an “early and substantial harvest” of boundary delimitation and to hold the next meeting of their Expert-Level Mechanism on trans-border rivers in September....
A sudden and devastating flash flood has struck Nepal’s Rasuwa district near the Tibet border, leaving at least 105 Indian tourists among 291 foreign nationals reported missing, according to the Nepal Tourism Board.What...
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant has made it clear that artificial intelligence (AI) should support, not substitute, human decision-making in India's judicial...
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