Sri Lanka has sought a USD 500 million credit line from India to pay for its crude oil purchases amid a severe foreign exchange crisis in the island nation. The move came few days after energy minister Udaya Gammanpila warned that the current availability of fuel in the country can be guaranteed only till next January.

Lanka seeks USD 500 million loan from India for fuel purchase

An elderly woman could be seen running from one person to another screaming through the rain swept roads in this high range hamlet, located at the foothills of Western Ghats mountain ranges, on Sunday morning.

A day after torrential rains, heart-wrenching scenes in Kerala's high ranges

India recorded 15,981 COVID-19 cases in a day, taking the infection tally to 3,40,53,573 while 166 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 4,51,980, according to the Union Health Ministry's data on Saturday.

India records 15,981 COVID-19 cases, 166 fatalities in a day

At least six people died and a dozen were missing on Saturday as heavy rains pounded south and central Kerala causing flash floods and landslides in many parts, prompting the state government to seek the assistance of the defence forces for rescue operations.

Six people dead, a dozen reported missing as rains lash Kerala

India has proposed to host an in-person meet of the National Security Advisors (NSA) on Afghanistan in Delhi in November. Many countries in the region and key stakeholders like Russia and Pakistan have been invited.

India to host in-person NSA meet on Afghanistan, Pakistan's Moeed Yusuf invited

India's former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh was diagnosed with dengue at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), in New Delhi. The hospital said that his condition was improving.

Former Indian PM Manmohan Singh diagnosed with dengue, health improving

India's electricity demand grew 4.9 per cent during the first half of October, with supply falling short of demand by 1.4 per cent despite a 3.2 per cent rise in coal-fired generation and 30 per cent rise in solar output, a Reuters analysis of government data showed.

India's electricity demand picks up in October as coal shortage lingers

A day after a 35-year-old man was found brutally lynched with his hands and legs chopped off at the farmers’ protest site at Singhu on India’s northern Delhi-Haryana border, the police on Saturday said they have arrested a member of the warrior Sikh order ‘Nihang’ in the case.

Murder, killings, violence: A look at how these events shaped Indian farmers’ protest

India has not only faced the COVID-19 crisis with great resilience and fortitude but has also played a major role and "walked the talk" on the global fight against it, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said.

India has faced Covid crisis with resilience and fortitude: Sitharaman

There is more transparency, trust and technology-driven approach in India's defence sector now than ever before and major reforms are taking place for the first time since Independence while discarding stagnant policies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday.

Make India the world's biggest military power: PM Modi inaugurates seven new State-run defence firms

Chief of US naval operations Admiral Michael Gilday on Thursday hosted Indian Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh and 11 other senior military officials aboard nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier Carl Vinson in the Bay of Bengal.

Top US naval commander hosts senior Indian Navy officers aboard USS Carl Vinson

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on an important visit to the US that has seen him holding several high-profile parleys in addition to attending the UN General Assembly.

India being weakest link in Quad just a narrative, says Dhruva Jaishankar

In a stinging reaction to China's official spokesperson's comments about Arunachal Pradesh, India declared on Wednesday that Arunachal Pradesh is an important and inalienable part of India.

India-China conflict | Arunachal Pradesh integral and inalienable part of India: MEA rebuffs China

The Indian envoy to the United States Taranjit Singh Sandhu in an interaction with Wion's Principal Diplomatic Correspondent Sidhant Sibal said that the "character and content" of Indo US relationship is very substantial.

Character and content of India-US relations substantial: Indian Envoy to US Taranjit Sandhu

India reported 15,823 fresh cases of COVID-19 and 226 fatalities in the last 24 hours, informed the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday. Out of 15,823 new cases and 226 deaths reported in India, Kerala reported 7,823 cases and 106 deaths on Tuesday.

India reports 15,823 fresh COVID-19 cases, 226 fatalities

Backdrop The 13th round of Corps Commander level talks between India and China ending at an awkward note, was not a surprise to anyone analysing Chinese activities and signaling prior to the talks.

India border issues: Strategy beyond talkathon to deal with China

Pakistan was ranked among the worst countries in Digital Quality of Life (DQL) Index 2021, slipping 14 places since last year and standing at the 97th spot among 110 countries, The Express Tribune reported.

Pakistan lags India in Digital Quality of Life

Exciting news emerged on October 5 that the foreign ministers of India, Greece, Cyprus, Israel, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arabi Emirates (UAE) would meet at the upcoming 12th Sir Bani Yas Forum in Dubai to discuss plans for connectivity from India to the Mediterranean via the Gulf.

Opinion: Indo-Mediterranean connect via Gulf isolates Pakistan-Turkey nexus

The Indian government has received the third set of Swiss bank account information from Switzerland. This was done, as part of an annual exercise, under which the European nation shared details of nearly 33 lakh financial accounts with 96 nations.

India gets third set of Swiss bank details; mostly businessmen, NRIs

Shri Ramlila Committee, which organises one of the oldest Ramlila in Delhi at a ground near Ajmeri Gate, will not be staging Ramlila this year, saying that authorities granted permission for the event too late.

Delhi: Over 150-year-old Ramlila will not take place this year

A group of 136 countries on Friday set a minimum global tax rate of 15 per cent for big companies and sought to make it harder for them to avoid taxation in a landmark deal that US President Joe Biden said levelled the playing field.

India, 135 Other Nations Agree On Landmark Global Corporate Tax Deal

India and Denmark on Saturday inked four agreements and decided to further co-operation in "Green strategic partnership for the Green transition". Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after his bilateral talks with his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen said that that last year both the countries took a historic step to establish a `Green Strategic Partnership` which has been a fine example of our far-reaching approach towards the environment.

India-Denmark strike four agreements, stress on 'Green strategic partnership'

Danish Ambassador to India Freddy Svane said on Saturday that judiciaries of India and Denmark were looking into the matter of Kim Davy extradition. He was asked whether the issue had figured during meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen.

Kim Davy extradition: India-Denmark stress on letting law take its own course

In the last 24 hours, India reported 21,257 fresh COVID-19 cases and 271 deaths, the Union Health Ministry said in its latest update on Friday. With the new fatalities, the country's overall death toll has increased to 4,50,127, according to the Ministry.

India logs 21,257 new Covid cases, 271 deaths

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