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Britain Appoints Blaise Metreweli As First Female Head Of MI6 Spy Agency
Britain on Sunday named Blaise Metreweli, a career intelligence officer, as the first female head of the Secret Intelligence Service, the foreign spy service known as MI6.
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Passport Damaged In Probe Agency ED Fire, Maharashtra Minister Allowed To Extend Foreign Trip
A special court has allowed Maharashtra minister Chhagan Bhujbal and his son Pankaj to extend their international travel, considering that their passports got damaged due to a fire at the Enforcement Directorate's Mumbai office in April.
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India And UK Hold High-Level Talks In Delhi To Boost Strategic Partnership
In a significant diplomatic development, Sir Oliver Robbins, Permanent Under-Secretary at the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office arrived in India on Tuesday to review the progress of the UK-India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
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Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus Has A New Social Media Strategy To Counter Critics
From official trips abroad to meetings with political parties that are putting pressure on him to hold elections, Muhammad Yunus finds himself increasingly cornered as he runs a government without a political mandate derived from free and fair polls.
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Trump Administration Orders "Extra Vetting" For Anyone Travelling To Harvard
Per the cable, dated May 30th, if an individual seeks to work at, attend or otherwise visit to Harvard, in the prescreening or interviewing process, consular offices have been instructed to refuse the visa "pending review of their online presence".
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"Feels Like Punishment": Foreign Harvard Student On Donald Trump's Ban
Donald Trump's crackdown on top universities in the United States has taken a more aggressive stance within a few months of the Republican leader taking office for the second term.
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Minister "Ready To Apologise 10 Times" Over Colonel Qureshi Remark
A minister in Madhya Pradesh triggered a row following remarks widely interpreted as an offensive reference to Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, the high-ranking Indian Army officer often seen accompanying Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri during press briefings.
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"If India Attacks Pakistan...": Muhammad Yunus Aide Snubs Bangladesh Ex-Officer's Remark
Weeks after Muhammad Yunus' "chicken's neck" remark drew a sharp response from the Northeast's leaders, a retired Bangladesh officer has made a similar comment on the Indian region, referring to the soaring tensions over the Pahalgam terror attack.
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US Anti-Disinformation Guardrails Fall In Trump's First 100 Days
From slashed federal funding for disinformation research to the closure of a key agency combating foreign influence operations, the United States has dismantled vital guardrails against falsehoods within Donald Trump's first 100 days in office.
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Tariff Blitz And More: 10 Key Moments From First 100 Days Of Trump 2.0
Since his return to the White House, President Donald Trump has turned US foreign policy upside down, sent shock waves through the financial markets, and turned the Oval Office into one "happening" after another.
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15 Foreign Nationals Deportated From Delhi For Visa Violations
Fifteen foreign nationals, including two Bangladeshis, have been sent for deportation after being nabbed by the Delhi Police for staying in India without valid visas, an official said on Monday.
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Probe Agency Questions 'L2: Empuraan' Producer In Chit Fund Case
The Enforcement Directorate on Monday questioned Gokulam Gopalan, one of the producers of the Malayalam movie 'L2: Empuraan', at its Kochi office in connection with a foreign exchange law "violation" by his chit fund company, sources said.
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Nidhi Tewari, IFS Officer From PM Modi's Constituency, His New Private Secretary
Nidhi Tewari, a 2014-batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service, will take over as the next private secretary of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. She is currently serving as the Deputy Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office or PMO
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Probe Agency Raids George Soros' Foundation, Amnesty, Linked NGOs
The Enforcement Directorate has searched offices of George Soros' foundation and non-governmental organisations linked to the OSF, including Amnesty, in what officials said was linked to an ongoing FEMA, or Foreign Exchange Management Act, case.
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US Veep JD Vance, Wife Usha Vance To Visit India This Month: Report
This will be JD Vance's second foreign visit since assuming office and his wife's first time visiting her ancestral country as a second lady.
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Britain Appoints Blaise Metreweli As First Female Head Of MI6 Spy Agency
Britain on Sunday named Blaise Metreweli, a career intelligence officer, as the first female head of the Secret Intelligence Service, the foreign spy service known as MI6.
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Passport Damaged In Probe Agency ED Fire, Maharashtra Minister Allowed To Extend Foreign Trip
A special court has allowed Maharashtra minister Chhagan Bhujbal and his son Pankaj to extend their international travel, considering that their passports got damaged due to a fire at the Enforcement Directorate's Mumbai office in April.
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India And UK Hold High-Level Talks In Delhi To Boost Strategic Partnership
In a significant diplomatic development, Sir Oliver Robbins, Permanent Under-Secretary at the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office arrived in India on Tuesday to review the progress of the UK-India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
-
Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus Has A New Social Media Strategy To Counter Critics
From official trips abroad to meetings with political parties that are putting pressure on him to hold elections, Muhammad Yunus finds himself increasingly cornered as he runs a government without a political mandate derived from free and fair polls.
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Trump Administration Orders "Extra Vetting" For Anyone Travelling To Harvard
Per the cable, dated May 30th, if an individual seeks to work at, attend or otherwise visit to Harvard, in the prescreening or interviewing process, consular offices have been instructed to refuse the visa "pending review of their online presence".
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"Feels Like Punishment": Foreign Harvard Student On Donald Trump's Ban
Donald Trump's crackdown on top universities in the United States has taken a more aggressive stance within a few months of the Republican leader taking office for the second term.
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Minister "Ready To Apologise 10 Times" Over Colonel Qureshi Remark
A minister in Madhya Pradesh triggered a row following remarks widely interpreted as an offensive reference to Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, the high-ranking Indian Army officer often seen accompanying Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri during press briefings.
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"If India Attacks Pakistan...": Muhammad Yunus Aide Snubs Bangladesh Ex-Officer's Remark
Weeks after Muhammad Yunus' "chicken's neck" remark drew a sharp response from the Northeast's leaders, a retired Bangladesh officer has made a similar comment on the Indian region, referring to the soaring tensions over the Pahalgam terror attack.
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US Anti-Disinformation Guardrails Fall In Trump's First 100 Days
From slashed federal funding for disinformation research to the closure of a key agency combating foreign influence operations, the United States has dismantled vital guardrails against falsehoods within Donald Trump's first 100 days in office.
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Tariff Blitz And More: 10 Key Moments From First 100 Days Of Trump 2.0
Since his return to the White House, President Donald Trump has turned US foreign policy upside down, sent shock waves through the financial markets, and turned the Oval Office into one "happening" after another.
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15 Foreign Nationals Deportated From Delhi For Visa Violations
Fifteen foreign nationals, including two Bangladeshis, have been sent for deportation after being nabbed by the Delhi Police for staying in India without valid visas, an official said on Monday.
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Probe Agency Questions 'L2: Empuraan' Producer In Chit Fund Case
The Enforcement Directorate on Monday questioned Gokulam Gopalan, one of the producers of the Malayalam movie 'L2: Empuraan', at its Kochi office in connection with a foreign exchange law "violation" by his chit fund company, sources said.
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Nidhi Tewari, IFS Officer From PM Modi's Constituency, His New Private Secretary
Nidhi Tewari, a 2014-batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service, will take over as the next private secretary of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. She is currently serving as the Deputy Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office or PMO
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Probe Agency Raids George Soros' Foundation, Amnesty, Linked NGOs
The Enforcement Directorate has searched offices of George Soros' foundation and non-governmental organisations linked to the OSF, including Amnesty, in what officials said was linked to an ongoing FEMA, or Foreign Exchange Management Act, case.
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US Veep JD Vance, Wife Usha Vance To Visit India This Month: Report
This will be JD Vance's second foreign visit since assuming office and his wife's first time visiting her ancestral country as a second lady.
