German military to leave base in Iraq’s Irbil by September, Spiegel reports

BERLIN(RAHNUMA): Germany will withdraw troops from the northern Iraqi city of Irbil and close a field camp there, after US moves to remove a protection force as part of its own drawdown plans, Spiegel reported on Friday. The troops will go by the end of September, Spiegel said, citing a parliamentary defense committee briefing. There […]
Lebanon must remove Hezbollah threat from south: German minister

JERUSALEM(RAHNUMA): Germany’s foreign minister on Tuesday urged Lebanese authorities to confront Hezbollah and reassert state control over the country’s south, where the militant group has been engaged in hostilities with Israeli forces. During a visit to Jerusalem, Johann Wadephul, who backed Israel’s ground invasion of southern Lebanon earlier this year, also praised the US-brokered agreement […]
Klopp appears to rule out German job after their World Cup debacle

New York, June 30 (IANS) Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has appeared to rule himself out of replacing Julian Nagelsmann as Germany national team coach in the wake of their shock World Cup Round-of-32 exit after a penalty shootout defeat to Paraguay on Monday night. Nagelsmann has said he wants to carry on as coach, […]
PM Modi and Chancellor Merz hail renewed momentum in India-Germany Strategic Partnership

Evian (France), June 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G7) Summit in France’s Evian on Wednesday, discussing ways to further strengthen bilateral cooperation. According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the two leaders reviewed the progress in bilateral […]
Telangana, Germany’s Thuringia state sign MoU for tech, skilling, life sciences

Hyderabad, June 3 (RAHNUMA): Recognising Telangana’s rapidly growing economy and its strengths in IT, life sciences and advanced manufacturing, German state of Thuringia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Telangana government for cooperation in areas like technology, skill training, startups and life sciences. The agreement was signed on Wednesday during a high-level delegation meeting […]
More employment opportunities through partnership with Germany: Vivek

Hyderabad, June 3 (RAHNUMA): Minister for Labour, Employment, Mines and Geology Dr. G. Vivek Venkatswamy said that stronger coordination and collaboration between Telangana and Germany would create significant opportunities for both regions, particularly in the areas of skill development, employment generation and industrial cooperation. Addressing a high-level delegation from the German state of Thuringia at […]
India, Germany deepen quantum and photonics partnership through Thuringia dialogue

New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) India and Germany have advanced a new phase of bilateral cooperation in frontier technologies, with both sides agreeing to deepen collaboration in quantum communications, photonics, secure networking, and commercial space technologies during the visit of Thuringia Minister-President Mario Voigt to New Delhi. The discussions, held with Union Minister of State […]
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to begin three-day Germany visit from April 21

New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will undertake an official three-day visit to Germany from April 21 to 23, 2026, aimed at further strengthening the strategic defence partnership between India and Germany and expanding bilateral cooperation. During the visit, Rajnath Singh is scheduled to hold bilateral talks with his German counterpart Boris […]
Rajnath Singh to visit Germany next week to discuss strengthening defence cooperation

New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will travel to Germany for an official visit from April 21-23 to further strengthen the defence partnership between the two nations. During his visit, Rajnath Singh is set to hold talks with his German counterpart, Boris Pistorius, and other senior leaders of the government. Discussions will […]
India and Germany agree to deepen cooperation in critical and emerging technologies, defence

Berlin, April 15 (IANS) India and Germany held Foreign Office Consultations in Berlin and agreed to further deepen and diversify cooperation in areas of contemporary relevance, including critical and emerging technologies, defence, industrial collaboration, digital governance, renewable energy, green hydrogen, innovation, and development cooperation in third countries, the MEA said on Wednesday. During the meeting, […]