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<title>India&#45;Nepal Strengthen Ties with Seven New High&#45;Impact Development Projects</title>
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<title>Eighth Indian LPG Tanker Successfully Transits Strait of Hormuz</title>
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<title>Can the Iran Conflict End Without Reopening Hormuz? Markets Rally on Ceasefire Hopes</title>
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<title>Guarding the Global Workforce: Indian Missions Step Up Oversight for Migrant Workers</title>
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<title>Rule of Law Over Political Theatre: Amit Shah Dismantles No&#45;Confidence Motion</title>
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<title>India Acts as ‘First Responder’ Again: 30 Tons of Emergency Aid Dispatched to Cyclone&#45;Hit Madagascar</title>
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<title>India’s People&#45;Centric Policies Build Global Trust: S. Jaishankar at Mumbai Economic Summit</title>
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<title>India Emerges as Global AI Hub: Ashwini Vaishnaw Hails Student Innovation at AI Impact Summit</title>
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<title>Munich Security Conference 2026: Jaishankar Champions UNSC Reform and &amp;quot;Agile&amp;quot; Diplomacy</title>
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<title>MEA’s PDOT Program Transforms Overseas Employment</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ MEA&#039;s PDOT program trains over 2.3 lakh Indians for overseas jobs, focusing on safe migration and cultural orientation. ]]></description>
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<title>Green Partnership: India Powers Bhutan’s EV Ambitions with E&#45;Mobility Project</title>
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<title>Amit Shah Launches &amp;apos;Bharat Taxi&amp;apos; to Revolutionize the Cooperative Sector</title>
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<title>India Illuminates Palestine: A Green Partnership to Tackle Power Crisis</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ India funds solar projects in Al-Bireh, Palestine, providing 50kW of clean energy and $80 million in total developmental aid ]]></description>
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<title>IndiGo Kuwait&#45;Delhi Flight Diverted Over Hijack Message</title>
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<title>Supreme Court Stay&amp;apos;s UGC’s New ‘Equity’ Rules</title>
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<title>Bhutan’s Elite Shooters to Hone Skills at Jitu Rai Academy</title>
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<title>India Hosts BIMSTEC Cancer Training in Vizag</title>
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<title>India Post Launches School Aadhaar Update Campaign</title>
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