✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS ×××××××××××××××××××××××× 1. The US Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has lifted restrictions on the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), and Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL). These government-run institutions are Read more
✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS ×××××××××××××××××××××××× 1. India is actively seeking to enhance its cooperation with Afghanistan, particularly focusing on development initiatives. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has expressed a commitment to engage with the “government of the people of Afghanistan” Read more
✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS ×××××××××××××××××××××××× 1. India and Sri Lanka have signed an agreement to set up 60 smart classrooms in plantation regions on the island. The project is funded by a grant of 508 million Sri Lankan rupees from the Read more
✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS ×××××××××××××××××××××××× 1. India is set to host the 28th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of Parliaments of Commonwealth Countries (CSPOC) in January 2026. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla announced this during the CSPOC Standing Committee Meeting Read more
✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS ×××××××××××××××××××××××× 1. India has strongly taken up the matter of the death of an Indian national in Russia with the Russian authorities in Moscow and the Russian Embassy in New Delhi. Ministry of External Affairs has reiterated Read more
✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS ×××××××××××××××××××××××× 1. India signs Haj agreement 2025 with Saudi Arabia, securing a quota for over one lakh 75 thousand Indian pilgrims. 2. The Bangladesh Acting High Commissioner to India, Md. Nural Islam was summoned by the Ministry Read more
✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS ×××××××××××××××××××××××× 1. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has been invited to represent the Government of India at the swearing-in ceremony of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on January 20. 2. In Bangladesh, the High Commission of India celebrated Read more
✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS ×××××××××××××××××××××××× 1. India has joined the UN Committee of Experts on Big Data and Data Science for Official Statistics. As part of the committee, India will contribute to shaping global standards and practices in harnessing big data Read more
✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS ×××××××××××××××××××××××× 1. The United States has removed Indian company IREL from its restricted list. This decision will help the Indian government purchase and refine rare metals. The National Security Advisor of the United States, Jake Sullivan, made Read more
✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS ×××××××××××××××××××××××× 1. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas was celebrated in Kathmandu yesterday to recognize the contributions of the Indian diaspora to India’s development and to strengthen the bond between India and its Nepali diaspora. 2. Ten fishermen from Nagapattinam Read more