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October 7, 2026 7:44 PM

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UAE begins crackdown on packaged food products to control obesity

  The UAE has started implementing new limits on sodium, processed sugar and fat content in selected packaged food products, as part of a national effort to improve nutrition and reduce obesity and other noncommunicable diseases linked to unhealthy diets.   The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoH...

October 7, 2026 9:49 PM

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Ukraine: 19 killed, 60 wounded in Russian missile attacks

  Russian missiles and drones pounded Kyiv and a dozen other Ukrainian regions overnight, killing 19 civilians, including four children, and wounding around 60 others. Ukrainian officials said the worst-hit area was Pryluky in the northern Chernihiv region, where a Russian strike destroyed an apartm...

October 7, 2026 2:19 PM

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Bhutan Prime Minister lauds PM Modi’s 25 years in public service

Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay has lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 25 years in public service, describing India’s development journey under his leadership as increasingly significant not only for India but also for its neighbours and the wider Global South. In an article in Hindi Daily,...

October 7, 2026 1:39 PM

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Bangladesh plans to acquire 10 Airbus aircraft for Biman Bangladesh Airlines

Bangladesh is seeking to strengthen its aviation sector as the government moves ahead with plans to acquire 10 Airbus aircraft for Biman Bangladesh Airlines, with deliveries targeted before 2030.   Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister M Rashiduzzaman Millat discussed the plan with a Lufthansa delegat...

October 6, 2026 10:05 PM

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MEA Secretary (West) Sibi George receives Austrian NSA Dr. Peter Vorhofer

Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs Sibi George received the National Security Advisor of Austria Dr. Peter Vorhofer. In a social media post, External Affairs Ministry said that they discussed ways to further strengthen India-Austria cooperation in security and strategic matters, in...

October 6, 2026 9:58 PM

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FM Nirmala Sitharaman meets Swiss President Guy Parmelin in New Delhi

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today called on Swiss President Guy Parmelin in New Delhi. In a social media post, the Ministry of Finance said that both sides held discussions on issues of common interest to both India and Switzerland. They also held discussion of taking forward negotiati...

October 6, 2026 5:53 PM

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India condemns attack on MV ROYAD MAMMADOV in Black Sea that killed two seafarers

India has condemned the attack on MV ROYAD MAMMADOV in the Black Sea, in which two foreign seafarers were killed. Some members of the crew, including Indian nationals, were injured in the attack. The injured have been rescued by Romanian authorities and are receiving medical attention. The three Ind...