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Last updated: 21 Aug, 2025  
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China supplied 26.6 pc of India's auto component imports in FY25: Govt
IANS | 20 Aug, 2025
India imported auto components worth $7,174.73 million during the financial year 2024-25 (FY25), of which $1,912.82 million came from China, the Parliament was informed on Tuesday.
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» NSA Doval meets Russian Security Council deputy secretary in Beijing on SCO sidelines
» US resumes student visas with mandatory social media screening
» Mexican President calls US tariffs on steel, aluminum 'unfair'
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 Asia
bangladesh-2.jpg Awami League blames 'incompetent' Yunus regime for Bangladesh's spiralling economic crisis
IANS | 07 Aug, 2025
Bangladesh's Awami League has sounded the alarm over the nation's worsening economic crisis, blaming  Read more....
» Bangladesh's former Chief Justice arrested in Dhaka amid crackdown on Awami League-era officials
» India, Argentina agree to bolster ties in agriculture sector
» PM Modi arrives in Delhi after concluding 'productive and successful' 5-nation tour
» IMF enquires about elections before releasing fresh tranches to Bangladesh
» Thousands celebrate International Yoga Day across Southeast Asia
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 Americas
tt1.jpg Trump speculates India oil tariff may have influenced 'progress' in Russia talks on Ukraine peace
IANS | 07 Aug, 2025
US President Donald Trump said that Washington and Moscow have made a "lot of progress" in working   Read more....
» India showcases ISRO, CSIR technologies at global biodiversity summit in Guyana
» Brazilian VP decries Trump's tariff as being 'unjust'
» Israel & Iran came to me: Trump reaffirms ceasefire claim amid renewed missile attack
» Everyone should evacuate Tehran: Trump
» Trump signs proclamation banning travel from 12 nations
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 Africa / Middle East
uganda.jpg Uganda to host nearly 2 million refugees by end of 2025 due to escalating crises: UN
IANS | 05 Aug, 2025
Uganda, already home to 1.93 million refugees, is on the verge of hosting 2 million refugees by the   Read more....
» MoS Margherita meets Lesotho's Foreign Minister, interacts with Indian community
» India and Namibia sign two MOUs in fields of health and entrepreneurship
» UAE govt dismisses media reports on lifetime Golden Visa as fake news
» Iran says no agreement made to resume US talks
» Conflict, diseases put millions of Sudanese children at risk: UN
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 Europe
tt4.jpg Trump awaits outcome of envoy’s Moscow talks before deciding on punitive tariffs
IANS | 07 Aug, 2025
US President Donald Trump has said that he was waiting to see what happens at the meeting between Ru  Read more....
» Russian plane crashes in Amur, kills all 49 on board
» Europe facing earlier, stronger heatwaves: Climate scientist
» Sanchez defends Spain's defence budget in response to Trump's threats
» NATO rearmament not threat to Russia: Putin
» Pyongyang slams Macron's criticism over North Korea-Russia military cooperation
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