Akanksha Swarup

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Times Now Exclusive: Bangladesh PM’s bilateral visit to New Delhi to happen soon but may not be at BRICS. Has India’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi averted a new low between New Delhi and Dhaka?

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Bangladesh PM’s bilateral visit to New Delhi is expected to take place soon, but it may not be during the BRICS Summit.

@akankshaswarups brings you the latest.

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25 Years Of SCO, 10 Members, One Table

Times Now brings you every update, every detail from SCO summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Modi ＠ SCO 2026-Continuous Coverage on TIMES NOW

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25 Years Of SCO, 10 Members, One Table

＠akankshaswarups Brings You Every Update, Every Detail From Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

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25 Years Of SCO, 10 Members, One Table

＠akankshaswarups Brings You Every Update, Every Detail From Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Modi ＠ SCO 2026-Continuous Coverage on TIMES NOW

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PM Modi has arrived in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. During his 2-day visit to Bishkek, the PM will hold bilateral meetings with SCO leaders.

PM Modi will attend the SCO meet on September 1.

Watch this ground report from Bishkek by @akankshaswarups for more details.

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PM Modi sets off for Kyrgyzstan

PM Modi set to attend 26th SCO meet

- PM Modi en route to Bishkek for SCO

We like Indian music, Indian food, and Indian culture...: Women of Kyrgyzstan speak to @akankshaswarups

@prathibhatweets with more details.

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PM Modi in Uzbekistan

India needs to diversify its uranium sources beyond Russia. Uzbekistan’s untapped reserves could give India greater strategic flexibility and support its expanding civil nuclear ambitions: @akankshaswarups shares more details with @SagarikaMitra26

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PM Modi in Uzbekistan: India’s Central Asia Push

For India, Uzbekistan offers major opportunities in pharma, defence, IT and connectivity, while its strategic location makes Central Asia increasingly important: @srinjoyc1

Critical minerals and uranium are emerging as key areas of interest, alongside cooperation in pharma, education, IT, health and digital infrastructure: @akankshaswarups shares more details with @SagarikaMitra26

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets members of the Indian diaspora at a hotel in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Members of the Indian diaspora raised slogans of 'Vande Mataram' and 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai'

@akankshaswarups shares more details with @HeenaGambhir

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PM kicks off 4-day Central Asia Tour

Prime Minister Narendra Modi lands in Tashkent, Uzbekistan – WATCH

- PM Modi on 2-day Uzbekistan visit

- Uzbekistan President welcomes PM Modi

@akankshaswarups share more details with @HeenaGambhir

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WATCH | PM Modi Leaves For Tashkent, Uzbekistan

From key bilateral meetings to a visit to the Shastri Memorial and the SCO Summit in Bishkek— @akankshaswarups takes us through PM Modi’s packed itinerary, key engagements and what to expect from his visit.

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Nepal Rejects Foreign Rescue Teams Amid Floods

Nepal has declined foreign search and rescue teams amid devastating floods, even as India's External Affairs Minister Jaishankar offered full assistance, including NDRF teams, to his Nepalese counterpart, Shishir Khanal.

@WalterAdeeb & @akankshaswarups share more details with @prathibhatweets

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Two Karnataka government school teachers in Yadgir have been suspended for allegedly participating in an RSS event held nine months ago.

BJP criticizes the alleged action against the teachers.

＠KeypadGuerilla & ＠akankshaswarups bring us more details.

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Police Team Attacked in Bengaluru

- Police officer opens fire in self-defence

- Suspect arms maker attacks constable with weapon

- Police officer fires warning shot in air

- Suspect hit in leg after attack

＠AksharaDm6 shares more details with ＠akankshaswarups

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Nepal rejects foreign rescue teams, says its own agencies can handle the operation.

- Nepal invokes the 2015 earthquake experience.

＠akankshaswarups shares more details.

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Fresh Earthquake Hits Southwest China

- 5.1-magnitude quake strikes China's Sichuan

- Fresh quake amid Nepal flood crisis

＠akankshaswarups share more details with ＠Meenakshiupreti

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Amid claims by Nepalese media, China claims 'Glacier collapse'

First big statement from China:

- 'High-altitude glacier collapse caused it'

- 'Drone detected avalanche mountain'

- 'Avalamche detected on Friday morning'

＠DEKAMEGHNA & ＠akankshaswarups with details.

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Amid claims by Nepalese media, China claims 'Glacier collapse'

First big statement from China:

- 'High-altitude glacier collapse caused it'

- 'Drone detected avalanche mountain'

- 'Avalamche detected on Friday morning'

＠DEKAMEGHNA & ＠akankshaswarups share more details with @HeenaGambhir

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Nepal Floods || China orders rescue teams to withdraw after fresh flood threat.

China Angle || The Big Questions:

- Was the first cross-border alert delayed?

- If delay in the cross-border alert, then why?

- Why no real-time upstream data for Nepal?

- Has upstream construction altered flood flows?

- Did China's construction worsen the flow?

- If alert possible for second Barrier Lake, why not first?

＠akankshaswarups & ＠anchoramitaw break down the details.

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Pak Proxy ‘Targets’ India Again

USCIRF's new report on India: 'Religious freedom deteriorating.'

There have been so many incidents of racist attacks and attacks on temples in the US. USCIRF is hate-mongering. All its allegations against India are baseless: @vinod_bansal speaks to @akankshaswarups

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‘Jhoot Ki Goonj’ website 'fact-checks' claims made during Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ campaign, alleging several assertions fail the truth test.

Meanwhile, IYC Karnataka’s legal cell files a complaint, alleging fake, defamatory and derogatory content is being circulated online.

@Aksharadm6 & @akankshaswarups with details.

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Pak Proxy ‘Targets’ India Again

US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) raises concerns over an alleged ‘deterioration in religious freedom conditions in India.’

- FCRA, UAPA, CAA & NRC flagged

- The report comes amid backlash over RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s upcoming event in New York.

@bhavatoshsingh joins @akankshaswarups with more details.