The decision to launch negotiations towards a CEPA was announced following a bilateral meeting between PM Modi and his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney.

India face an uphill battle if they are to avoid another home Test series defeat after South Africa hit 489 on day two of the second Test in Guwahati.

India's Bharat Electronics Limited and France's Safran Electronics and Defence have signed an agreement to produce HAMMER smart precision-guided air-to-ground weapons in India, the country's defence ministry said on Monday.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has had Canada launch a partnership with India and Australia on emerging technologies while at the G20 summit in South Africa. The trilateral agreement aims to have the three democracies work together to diversify supply chains,

India is unlikely to submit its climate pledge before the end of the United Nations climate summit this week, raising concerns about its influence on global climate change efforts.

India's Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) said on Monday the crash of a Tejas fighter jet in Dubai last week was an isolated occurrence caused by exceptional circumstances, without providing further details.

Seven people have been arrested in India after a daring 70m rupees ($800,000; £600,000) heist in which armed men posing as central bank officials robbed an ATM cash van. On Saturday police in the southern city of Bengaluru said they had cracked the case and recovered 57.6m rupees of the money stolen three days earlier.

Officials have yet to grasp the magnitude of heat-related deaths, let alone effectively deal with the problem, public health experts and scientists say.

The upgrade is part of its commitment to continually enhance the quality of passport-related services and to integrate the latest technological advancements.

India clinched the inaugural Blind Women’s T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka with a dominant seven-wicket win over Nepal in the final. At the P Sara Oval in Colombo, India restricted Nepal to 114/5 and then chased the target with authority,