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India Sends 70 Competitors to WorldSkills Shanghai 2026
India has sent its largest-ever contingent of 70 skilled competitors to the 48th WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai, China, held from 22 to 27 September 2026. Fourteen women are...
India Co-Sponsors Partners for Multilateralism Summit
India co-sponsored the inaugural Partners for Multilateralism (P4M) Summit at the United Nations in New York on 22 September 2026. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar co-chaired the summit,...
WWF Global Conservation Conference Inaugurated in Jaipur
The WWF Global Conservation Conference was inaugurated in Jaipur, Rajasthan, on 21 September 2026. Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav inaugurated the conference, which was...
Indian Naval Ships Join ADMM-Plus Maritime Security Activity
Indian Naval Ships Sahyadri and Kulish participated in the 23rd ADMM-Plus Experts’ Working Group on Maritime Security Joint Cooperation Activity at Subic Bay in the Philippines. The activity...
UN Appoints Luke Lindberg to Head World Food Programme
The United Nations appointed U.S. agriculture official Luke Lindberg as the new Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP) on 18 September 2026. The appointment followed confirmation...
Hansraj Singh Verma Appointed India’s Next Ambassador to Cuba
Hansraj Singh Verma has been appointed as India’s next Ambassador to the Republic of Cuba. The Ministry of External Affairs announced the appointment on 18 September 2026, and...
Maldives Repays $150 Million Loan to India
The Maldives repaid a 150 million loan to India on 17 September 2026. The repayment closed the final 50 million tranche of treasury bills originally subscribed by the...
Trump extends 100,000 H-1B visa fee until September 2027
The H-1B visa is a United States non-immigrant work visa for specialty occupations, and President Donald Trump extended a $100,000 fee on certain H-1B petitions until September 21,...
India and Japan to Mark 75 Years of Diplomatic Relations
India and Japan will mark 75 years of diplomatic relations in 2027 with the observance of the India-Japan Year of Shared Horizons. The anniversary commemorates the establishment of...
SCO Economic and Trade Ministers Meet in Dushanbe
The 25th Meeting of Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation member states responsible for foreign economic and foreign trade activities was held on 17 September 2026 in Dushanbe,...
US Drone Firm Powerus Signs MoU with Pakistan Army
US drone company Powerus signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Pakistan Army on 17 September 2026. The agreement includes an initial order for unmanned aerial systems...
