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India approves $5.46 billion deal for new weapons in latest military equipment purchase
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India approves $5.46 billion deal for new weapons in latest military equipment purchase

India cleared a $5.46 billion defense deal, marking a major update to India's military equipment purchase strategy with new missiles and drones

PM Modi's visit to Indonesia, Australia, and New Zealand to strengthen strategic Indo-Pacific ties
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PM Modi's visit to Indonesia, Australia, and New Zealand to strengthen strategic Indo-Pacific ties

PM Modi's visit to Indonesia, Australia, and New Zealand from July 6-11 will boost maritime security, trade partnerships, and critical mineral defense pacts

India, UAE groups ink pact for $11.5 bn Indian aluminium project
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India, UAE groups ink pact for $11.5 bn Indian aluminium project

Adani Group and UAE's IHC sign pact for $11.5 billion aluminium project in Odisha, India's largest FDI in metallurgy.

Indian expats in UAE face passport delays as consular services shift providers
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Indian expats in UAE face passport delays as consular services shift providers

Indian passport services in the UAE face delays as operations shift from BLS to Alhind, leaving expats worried about travel and admissions

India's Congress demands Rajnath Singh's resignation for misleading Parliament over military casualties
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India's Congress demands Rajnath Singh's resignation for misleading Parliament over military casualties

India's Congress party demands the removal of Rajnath Singh, accusing him of misleading Parliament over military casualties from a 2025 conflict

Indian sailors fear returning to Gulf after Middle East war
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Indian sailors fear returning to Gulf after Middle East war

Thousands of Indian sailors fled the Gulf during the Middle East war, and many now fear returning to the Strait of Hormuz despite economic pressure.

Pakistan rejects India's allegations, accuses New Delhi of backing terrorism
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Pakistan rejects India's allegations, accuses New Delhi of backing terrorism

Pakistan's Foreign Office rejects India's allegations on counterterrorism strikes, accusing New Delhi of backing militants operating from Afghan soil

India's bullet train project picks up speed ahead of 2027 launch
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India's bullet train project picks up speed ahead of 2027 launch

India's first bullet train will open between Surat and Vapi in 2027, a milestone officials say will power the country's wider high-speed rail ambitions

'Unbearable': Tracking heat in one of New Delhi's poorest areas
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'Unbearable': Tracking heat in one of New Delhi's poorest areas

Greenpeace India is documenting extreme indoor heat in Delhi's Sundar Nagri, where families record temperatures up to 45C at night, pushing for stronger heat protections

India to resume Bangladeshi tourist visas
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India to resume Bangladeshi tourist visas

India will resume Bangladeshi tourist visas from June 28, nearly two years after relations soured following Sheikh Hasina's ouster

India hails progress in US trade talks, but no deal yet
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India hails progress in US trade talks, but no deal yet

India hails progress in US trade talks after talks with Jamieson Greer, but key tariff and market access gaps remain unresolved

India tightens FCRA rules for NGOs, bars foreign nationals as key functionaries
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India tightens FCRA rules for NGOs, bars foreign nationals as key functionaries

India has amended FCRA rules, requiring NGOs to declare activities, disclose social media accounts, and bar foreign nationals as key functionaries from receiving overseas funds

India monsoon sweeps north but brings less rain than usual
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India monsoon sweeps north but brings less rain than usual

India's monsoon has swept north and reached Mumbai, but rainfall remains well below the seasonal average due to El Nino

Tata Electronics confirms cyber breach, data on Apple and Tesla supplier files leaked
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Tata Electronics confirms cyber breach, data on Apple and Tesla supplier files leaked

Tata Electronics confirmed a cybersecurity incident after hackers claimed to leak over 630GB of data including Apple supplier specifications and Tesla documents

Kunal Shah, CRED founder, named new WhatsApp head as Meta leads $900M funding round
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Kunal Shah, CRED founder, named new WhatsApp head as Meta leads $900M funding round

CRED founder Kunal Shah has been named the new global head of WhatsApp, succeeding Will Cathcart, as Meta also leads a $900 million investment in Shah's fintech firm

Modi reports significant progress in US-India trade talks after Trump meeting
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Modi reports significant progress in US-India trade talks after Trump meeting

Modi and Trump met at the G7 in France, reporting significant progress on a US-India trade deal and discussing Gulf sailor safety

The Indian workers training AI robots to take their jobs
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The Indian workers training AI robots to take their jobs

Indian workers earn $2.60 an hour filming chores so AI robots learn to move like humans, a job that may erase their own

India turns to biofertilizers as Mideast war threatens fertilizer supply
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India turns to biofertilizers as Mideast war threatens fertilizer supply

India sees rising biofertilizer demand as Mideast conflict disrupts chemical fertilizer imports ahead of the monsoon planting season

Military transport plane crashes in India, casualties unknown: air force
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Military transport plane crashes in India, casualties unknown: air force

An IAF AN-32 transport plane crashed while landing at Jorhat Air Force Station in Assam on Saturday. Casualties remain unknown as an inquiry is under way

India demands end to US attacks on ships after three sailors killed
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India demands end to US attacks on ships after three sailors killed

India has summoned the US envoy and demanded a halt to attacks on shipping after three Indian sailors were killed in a US strike on the tanker Settebello