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New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Bhutan’s Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday reviewed the progress in bilateral cooperation in several key sectors – including energy, connectivity, development partnership and people to people connect – on the sidelines of the India-AI Impact Summit in New Delhi. According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the two leaders expressed support for harnessing Artificial Intelligence (AI) for inclusive and human-centric progre…

New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday evening received a phone call from Mauritius PM Navinchandra Ramgoolam as the two leaders reviewed progress in the wide-ranging cooperation between both countries ahead of their meeting during the next week’s AI Impact Summit in New Delhi. “Happy to receive a phone call from my friend, Prime Minister Dr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam. We reviewed progress in the wide-ranging cooperation between India and Mauritius since our memorable meetin…

New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The Indian Army has successfully constructed a third Bailey bridge on Sri Lanka’s B-492 Highway, linking Kandy and Nuwara Eliya in the Central Province, restoring a critical lifeline that was severed for over a month following Cyclone Ditwah. The bridge, measuring 120 feet in length and located at KM 15, was built by the Indian Army’s Engineer Task Force as part of ongoing efforts under Operation Sagar Bandhu.Taking to social media X, Indian Army posted, “The India…

Colombo, Dec 23 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar will meet Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Tuesday in the aftermath of ‘Operation Sagar Bandhu’ launched by India after Cyclone Ditwah devastated the island nation. The EAM arrived in Colombo on Monday to a warm welcome by Sri Lankan Deputy Tourism Minister Ruwan Ranasinghe.In a post on X on Tuesday, the EAM Jaishankar said, “Looking forward to calling on His Excellency President Anura Kumara Dissanayake this mo…