Sakshi Dayal

India plans to maintain multiple sources of energy supply and diversify them when needed as New Delhi looks to ensure consumers receive "adequate energy at the right price through reliable and secure supplies", Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said on Monday.

The U.S.-Israeli war on ‌Iran and the crisis it has triggered in the Gulf region have evoked great anxiety for India, New Delhi said on Tuesday, as it reiterated its call for dialogue and diplomacy to secure an "early end to the conflict".

India's cabinet ‌approved on Wednesday ​a scheme ​to expand regional ⁠air ​connectivity within ​the country at a ​cost ​of 288.40 billion ‌rupees ($3.06 ⁠billion), Information Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw ​told ​reporters.

An Iranian delegation ​will arrive in ‌Pakistani capital Islamabad on Thursday night ​for talks to ​resolve conflict with the ⁠U.S. and ​Israel, Iran's ambassador ​to Pakistan said on Thursday.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party was on course to win ‌two of four crucial state elections on Monday, expanding its influence and weakening its main rival half way into his third term in office.

An Indian chief minister ‌who was swept from power by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in state elections said on Tuesday that she had "not been defeated" and would not resign, in an unprecedented political twist.

The government of India's national capital territory of Delhi has announced a spate ​of measures to curb air pollution during winter, ‌months ahead of the annual season when the city often becomes the world's most polluted.

Units in India's Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) will ​be exempt from the licensing requirement ‌for chartering foreign vessels for export and import cargo movement, and international trade operations, ​the government said on Friday.

Thousands of supporters of India's youth-led "cockroach" movement have been camping in the capital New Delhi.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday and underscored the need to protect the freedom of navigation and commerce, and the safety and well-being of seafarers, India's foreign ministry said.