India to host second India-Arab Foreign Ministers meeting on January 30
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s expected visit to Israel later this month, India is striking a balancing act, reaching out to the Arab world and hosting the second India-Arab Foreign Ministers meeting on Friday (January 30, 2026). Palestine’s Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin will attend the meeting, a day after she called on India to contribute to the massive reconstruction work required in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.
IAF deploys helicopters to combat forest fires in Arunachal Pradesh’s Lohit Valley
The Indian Air Force (IAF) dropped at least 12,000 litres of water to combat forest fires in the Lohit Valley of Arunachal Pradesh, operating at nearly 9,500 feet in the rarefied Himalayan air. The IAF deployed Mi-17V5 helicopters for the operation, which involved challenging conditions at high altitude. This comes amid a series of rapid response operations by the IAF
Leaders welcome Supreme Court stay of UGC equity rules
