🇮🇳🇷🇺| India is gearing up to open two new consulates in Kazan and Yekaterinburg, Russia, during the 2025-26 financial year, as revealed by the Ministry of External Affairs to a parliamentary panel.

‼️This move complements India's existing diplomatic network in Russia, which includes the embassy in Moscow and consulates in St Petersburg and Vladivostok, and is part of a broader initiative approving five new missions in Europe and the Latin America-Caribbean region, with additional consulates already operationalized in places like Belfast, Manchester, and Fukuoka..

🔴🤩Breaking : Jammu and Kashmir Police have been conducting raids at the residences of over a dozen suspected terror operatives in Doda district.

🇵🇰Target: Pak-based terrorists’ OGWs & proclaimed offenders in & PoK. More details are awaited

🇮🇳🛢🇷🇺Indian companies continue to import Russian oil, a source in the Indian oil industry told TASS.

“Oil companies still purchase Russian oil. Volumes may have declined, though purchases have not stopped,” he said. “All companies support a commercially advantageous deal, we continue to purchase Russian oil or any other that is cheaper,” the source noted.

🗣️It is customary practice on the spot market if the volumes of purchases from different suppliers change from month to month, which is due to price fluctuations, supply conditions, the quality of oil, seasonal demand, and logistics, he added. “However, the Indian government has made it clear that there is no interruption in Russian oil supplies. Russian oil is not under sanctions,” the source said.

🇨🇳🇵🇭🇹🇼🇮🇳China has filed a formal diplomatic protest against the Philippines following President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s recent remarks that the country would be inevitably drawn into a conflict over Taiwan if tensions with China escalate into war.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry, in a strongly worded statement, accused Marcos of “interfering in China’s internal affairs” and violating the One China principle, a core policy that recognizes Taiwan as part of Chinese territory.

🗣️Marcos: PH can’t stay neutral if war breaks out,In an interview with Indian news outlet Firstpost, Marcos had said that the country’s location, and the large Filipino population in Taiwan make it impossible to remain uninvolved in a cross-strait conflict.

“To be very practical about it, if there is a confrontation over Taiwan between China and the United States, there is no way that the Philippines can stay out of it simply because of our physical geographic location,” Marcos said.

🇮🇳🇵🇭VISA-FREE ENTRY TO INDIA FOR FILIPINOS

🗣The Indian embassy in Manila announced that Filipinos can now get a gratis (no fee) 30-day e-tourist visa to India from Aug. 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026.

🛸🇵🇰🇮🇳🚫🔫Sky-borne threat: Pakistan’s drone network fuelling drugs, arms smuggling and infiltrations into India

Aug 8: Post Operation Sindoor, there was a lull in rogue drones entering Indian territory. However, recent sightings in Punjab of drones once again put the security agencies on high alert.

⚡️The problem, however, this time is that the drones are different and far more capable than the ones that were being sent in earlier. They fly at higher altitudes and are capable of penetrating Indian territory more deeply.

🇮🇳🇺🇸🗣Reuters writes that India suspends plans to purchase weapons from the United States, the Defense minister canceled his visit to the United States

🏔🚝New Vande Bharat Express Launch

🇮🇳Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and flag off (via video conferencing) the New Vande Bharat Express between Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra – Amritsar on Sunday, 10th August 2025 at 9:30 AM from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Railway Station.

🇮🇳📞🇺🇸🇵🇰A tense 35-minute phone call between Trump and Modi over Pakistan in June sparked the unraveling of US-India ties, according to Bloomberg.

🟠In the 35-minute conversation, Modi told Trump that the two nations directly discussed a ceasefire upon Pakistan’s request following a bombardment by India. Modi said India “does not and will never accept mediation,” according to an Indian readout, adding that Trump “listened carefully.”

🇵🇭🇮🇳BrahMos an important part of PH deterrent capability - DND chief

❗️The Indian-made BrahMos cruise missile system, three batteries of which were acquired by the Philippines in 2022, is an important part of the country's deterrent capabilities, Philippines Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said Thursday.

“The experience has been very, very enlightening for us. It is an important part of our deterrent package and we will continue to advance discussions on how we can envelop the partnership on a sustainable basis," he said in response to queries of Indian media about the Brahmos missile in Philippine service and whether there are plans to acquire more units.

🇮🇳🛸GOC WhiteKnightCorps alongwith GOC CrossedSwords division visited forward areas of Sunderbani Sector to assess the prevailing security situation and review the operational readiness of troops deployed along the Line of Control.

During the visit, the GOC emphasied on maintaining robust defensive and surveillance measures along the LOC to ensure mission effectiveness in safeguarding territorial integrity

🇮🇳🗣🇷🇺📱Prime Minister Modi says he looks forward to hosting Putin in India

🇵🇰🚊📹💥07-August-2025, The Baloch Republican Guards (BRG) freedom fighters targeted the Jaffer Express train with a remote-controlled IED bomb near outer signal in sibi. As result of the train damage seriously in the attack.

🇮🇳🩸🪖Two commandos from the Central Reserve Police Force’s elite CoBRA 209 battalion were injured on Thursday morning after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonated during an ongoing anti-Naxal operation in Jharkhand’s Saranda forest, authorities confirmed.

The blast occurred around 11 a.m. in the Mankey region near Jaraikela, deep within the dense Saranda jungles—often regarded as one of Asia’s thickest forest belts. The troops were conducting a combing operation in the area when the explosion took place, a senior police official said.

‼️Both personnel sustained splinter injuries in the blast. Despite the remote location, quick response teams initiated an evacuation on foot to the nearest base at Digha camp

🇮🇳🇺🇸🗣Piyush Goyal said on tariff - 'No one has been able to bow down India'

🇮🇳🇧🇩🪖BSF pushes 18 illegal people into Bangladesh

The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) :- has pushed a total of 18 illegal people, including females and children, into Bangladesh through different border points here in the early hours of today.

🗣Patrol Commander of BOP Dhamirhat Kalupara under Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) 14, Rupan Chakma said the BGB team detained them after they entered Bangladesh.

📍They are Badsha Mia, 20, Imran Gazi, 34, Nazmul Hasan, 24, Suma, 4, Raihan, 4, Nupur, 22, Ashika, 4, Munia, 18, Rakeya, 28, Babu, 17, Priya, 26, Fatema, 7, Babita, 35, and Duli, 40.

📍Besides, the BSF pushed in four people – two females and two children – through the Bamanpara border of Sapahar Police Station early today, and BGB members on patrol duty detained them inside Bangladeshi territory.

📍They are Hena Khatun, 38, Rupali Khatun, 35, Chadni, 8, and Ramjan, 2.

🇮🇳🫡Arunachal Pradesh: Indian Army builds 110-foot bridge across Kundao-Chu river

🗣️The Spear Corps of the Indian Army has completed the construction of a 110-foot bridge across the Kundao-Chu River, providing a significant connection between the Lohit Valley and the forward areas of Arunachal Pradesh.The new bridge will improve both military logistics and civilian infrastructure in the region. It will facilitate the movement of troops and equipment, while also providing residents with enhanced access to essential services, markets, and economic opportunities.