In a remarkable turn of events, nine Indian sailors who had been held captive by Libyan rebels since January have finally been released. The crew, consisting of nine Indian sailors recruited through the Greek company M/s Redwings Shipping SA, had been aboard the ship named Maya-1, flying the flag of Cameroon, when it suffered a breakdown near the coast of Libya and was stranded offshore in the Janzour Area.

Nine Indian sailors released from Libyan rebel custody after months in captivity

India has emerged as one of the top buyers of Russian oil after Moscow invaded Ukraine. Historically allies, the two countries are settling a greater share of the trade in national currencies after Russia was cut off from the US dollar-dominated global payments systems.

Russia does not know what to do with $147bn in rupees it has amassed

India announced late Thursday (June 1) that it has conducted a successful training launch of its Agni-1 ballistic missile from the island in the Indian state of Odisha named after former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.

India successfully carries out training launch of Agni-1 ballistic missile

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held wide-ranging talks with his visiting Nepalese counterpart Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ on Thursday, which focused on enhancing India-Nepal cooperation in various areas, which includes energy, connectivity and trade and signed transit agreements.

‘Making our partnership superhit', says PM Modi on talks with Nepalese counterpart Prachanda

The expansion of airfields by China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) since 2020 has enhanced its military's capabilities to conduct multiple ranges of operations and counter comparative advantages of India in some areas, as per an analysis of recent satellite imagery.

China enhances air power along Line of Actual Control, reveal satellite images: Report

Amid the ongoing wrestlers' protest, representatives of khaps or clan-based farmer groups from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and Delhi will meet in Muzaffarnagar to discuss the protests.

India: Khaps to hold mahapanchayat to discuss future of wrestlers' protest

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried out searches at three locations in India’s Kashmir region districts of Budgam and Srinagar on Wednesday (May 31).

India: NIA cracks down on terror outfits across Kashmir, seizes incriminating material

On May 28 (Sunday), India's new triangular-shaped parliament was inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who unveiled several new features and installations in the building compared to the old one.

What is Foucault's Pendulum installed in India's new parliament? Here's everything you need to know

The Narendra Modi government completed nine years in power on May 30 and a report released on the same day stated that India had recorded an extraordinary 23 times rise in military exports during the same period.

India's defence exports grew 23 times in 9 years, surpassed $1.9 billion in FY 22-23

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) - an autonomous body responsible for school education in India - has removed from its class 12 political science textbooks the references to 'Khalistan', the demand for a separate Sikh nation.

India: 'Khalistan' references dropped from Class 12 political science textbook

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was heckled by a group of Khalistani supporters during an event in San Francisco on Tuesday. During the event, the Khalistanis suddenly got up and started waving the Khalistani flag and raising slogans against Gandhi, interrupting his speech.

WATCH | Ghost of Sikh riots haunts Rahul Gandhi's California visit, leader gets heckled by Khalistanis

Indian Army along with Jammu and Kashmir Police foiled an infiltration bid in the Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir and arrested three terrorists along with arms and ammunition.

India: 3 infiltrators apprehended along LoC near Poonch; huge cache of arms, ammunition recovered

Apple supplier Foxconn is ramping up efforts at recruitment and retaining employees at the world’s largest iPhone factory in Zhengzhou, China ahead of the launch of a new model.

Foxconn hikes pay for workers in world’s largest iPhone factory ahead of new model launch

Pakistan is attempting to have its voice heard after India successfully pulled off the G20 Tourism Working Group meeting in Jammu & Kashmir earlier this month. Pakistan's Charge de Affairs (CDA) to India has lodged a protest with the participating countries, according to a Hindustan Times report.

Pakistan lodges protest with countries that attended G20 meeting In India

Top Indian wrestlers, including Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik, and Bajrang Punia were among those detained by the police in the national capital, Delhi, on Sunday (May 28).

India: Protesting wrestlers detained amid march towards parliament building; police register case

Top Indian wrestlers, including Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik, and Bajrang Punia were among those detained by the police in the national capital, Delhi after they tried to march to the new parliament building hours after it was inaugurated, on Sunday.

‘Is this country under dictatorship?’: Protesting Indian wrestlers charged with rioting, unlawful assembly

The USA is edging closer to defaulting on its debt. Unless the debt ceiling is raised by June 5, the country will fall into an economic crisis that may have a far-reaching impact with global spillovers expected, affecting the likes of India, an emerging economy.

US is nearing its debt default deadline. What is its impact on Indian economy?

A United States Congressional Committee on CCP (Chinese Communist Party) recommended the inclusion of India in NATO Plus. The suggestion to add India as a member country comes a month before Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheduled visit to the US.

US House panel recommends inclusion of India in NATO Plus to deter China

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (May 28) unveiled the plaque and inaugurated the country's new parliament building, which has been constructed adjacent to the old one in the national capital.

Indian PM Modi inaugurates new parliament, installs ‘Sengol’ in Lok Sabha

A 24-year-old man was arrested from India’s western Rajasthan state for allegedly killing an elderly woman and then consuming her flesh. It is said that the man—Surendra Thakur, a resident of Mumbai city in Maharashtra—was suffering from “hydrophobia” — a fear of water caused by late-stage rabies infection—causing him to act irrationally.

24-year-old man kills elderly woman in India’s Rajasthan, then eats her flesh

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared a video late on Friday which gave a glimpse of the new parliament complex, which is set to be inaugurated by him on May 28 (Sunday), along with a “special request”.

Watch | India’s PM Modi drops video of new parliament building ahead of its inauguration

In Pics | Glimpses of India's new parliament inaugurated by PM Modi

India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said the country is facing a "very complicated challenge" from China, and that steps have been taken by the government to ensure no attempts are made to unilaterally change the status quo in the border areas.

India faces a 'very complicated challenge' from China, says S Jaishankar

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